Strengthening Systems Accountability for Enterprise Performance and Development Planning

"It's a long time coming. Entrepreneurship has developed into a blossoming industry far off the days when merchandising reigned. A noble way of providing wealth, employment, and FDI. Now, is it a free for all? This book puts into perspective the level of reflection needed.Indeed, its written by seasoned professionals who know the intricacies of accountability in planning with practical experiences gained internationally. In the contemporary environment therefore, the outlook of practitioners in strengthening successes in enterprise and development is the way forward. This book is highly recommended."

Professor Yao Semarco, Bpp University, United Kingdom

One of the driving forces in catalyzing sustainable development interventions is systems accountability. This book tackles the notion of systems accountability in the context of enterprise and broader development planning, providing diversely institutionalized and applied implications for Africa. This compilation of innovatively selected chapters is not only relevant to contemporary corporate and public sector management, but also a timely guide on the role of digitalization in delivering real-time traceability by bridging gaps in confidence, data silos, distrust, shared credentials, and accountability. Understanding how to eliminate unnecessary layers of middlemen policy brokers and their rent seeking behaviors would provide further insights into how small enterprises and non-profit operate, their challenges or pitfalls, and how they can be improved to better manage the relevant systems.

Gbadebo O.A. Odularu lectures at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), United States. In addition to advancing Economics Science research frontiers, he also deploys data visualization and geo-spatial analytics to provide evidence-based policy tools for enhancing post-pandemic socioeconomic recoveries among vulnerable communities. He holds a Ph. D. degree from the University of Sunderland, UK.