Learning about Accountability: The Case of the Operations Evaluation Department at the World Bank

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorByers, Erin Dianeen
dc.contributor.committeechairWeisband, Edwarden
dc.contributor.committeememberLuke, Timothy W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHult, Karen M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHoon, Parakhen
dc.contributor.departmentPolitical Scienceen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:35:31Zen
dc.date.adate2008-06-05en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:35:31Zen
dc.date.issued2008-04-28en
dc.date.rdate2010-12-22en
dc.date.sdate2008-05-07en
dc.description.abstractFor decades, the World Bank has been criticized for the social and environmental consequences of its practices in implementing projects. In response, many different groups, including NGOs, have demanded greater World Bank accountability. One avenue through which accountability can be achieved is organizational learning. The Operations Evaluations Department (OED) at the World Bank is one organization that can hold the World Bank accountable through learning. Therefore, this study examines the OED as a learning organization. It does this by applying Peter Senge's conceptualization of learning as "systems thinking." The study seeks to answer the question: Has "systems thinking" contributed to organizational learning in the case of the OED? The study finds that the answer to this question is "yes." This finding also has implications for the study of "systems thinking" itself through developing a method to measure "systems thinking" and for accountability at the World Bank through the OED organizational learning.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Artsen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05072008-142038en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05072008-142038/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/32323en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartfinaldraft6.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectOrganizational Learningen
dc.subjectWorld Banken
dc.subjectAccountabilityen
dc.subjectSystems Thinkingen
dc.titleLearning about Accountability: The Case of the Operations Evaluation Department at the World Banken
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplinePolitical Scienceen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
finaldraft6.pdf
Size:
325.8 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download

Collections

Masters Theses