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The accountability process during the centrality of state institutional logics: a case from an African rural context

Diab, Ahmed·2021·Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies
DOI 10.1108/jaee-06-2020-0126
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Purpose: This study investigates state institutions' influence on corporate accountability and control practices in a rural African context. Exploring the different rationales behind state existence in the context of sugar production in Egypt, this work clarifies how accountability is practised differently in the case of the high centrality of state logics in the business sector. Design/methodology/approach: Theoretically, the study draws insights from the institutional logics perspective. Following the case study approach, data are collected through interviews, observations and documents. Findings: The study found that state institutions can play a supportive rather than a mere constraining role in the management, accountability and control processes. Notably, it clarified how state-related institutions were highly central and influential in a way that enabled them to curb the (negative) influences of the community and business institutions. In this context, it is social – rather than functional – accountability which emerges as the central control practice to achieve answerability and enforcement. Originality/value: Thus, this study's reported findings confirm the role of institutional (political) logics as supportive in society.

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Authors
Diab, A.
Venue
Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies
Publisher
Emerald
Published
2021-02-09
Volume
11
Issue
3
Pages
341-366
ISSN
2042-1168
DOI
10.1108/jaee-06-2020-0126
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