2009年9月2日 · Note also that simply "being accountable" (on its own, without an object) is different from "being responsible." "Being accountable" means that your actions can be explained or justified; whereas "being responsible" means to display a character trait of responsibility or trustworthiness in general. Finally, from a thesaurus:

2008年2月6日 · Again, there must be some thing for which one is thus responsible : therein lies the confusion/conflation of the two terms. Note that one can be responsible for something without being accountable for it, and (less often) vice versa , but as Karl and pescara have said, they often go hand-in-hand

2010年1月7日 · Hello, everyone I'm writing a business mail;I wonder which one is better or whether there is some difference between the two. This is the context. I ask you to maintain the inventory in proportion to the quantity ordered. and then I …

2015年5月2日 · be held responsible vs hold responsible. Thread starter skydown13; Start date May 2, 2015; S. skydown13 ...

2010年11月12日 · I am accountable to my boss. I am responsible for my children. I have obligations to both. My boss can choose to be accountable to me, and I can choose to be accountable to my children, but choices are not obligations. "Accountability" also differs in terms of grammar. In your context "obligation" is very concise:

2012年3月16日 · Usually there are four words: Responsible, Accountable, Informed and Consulted when talking about the role and responsibility in a company's SOP. I was confused about Responsible and Accountable. What's the difference beteween "somebody is responsible for something" and "somebody is...

2010年8月18日 · Hello everyone, What is the difference between accountability and responsibility? To be responsible for and to be accountable for seem different to me (and in job clarification's check list it is different, actually) but the translation in French are the same : responsable. Could you please help...

2011年7月5日 · Dear all, speaking about management, what is the difference between RESPONSIBILITY and ACCONUTABILITY? What is an example of their use?

2020年1月2日 · The bacterium responsible = The bacterium responsible for causing the disease. The responsible bacterium = The bacterium that has a sense of responsibility. The way it's worded is the usual way of referring to something that's responsible for (being the cause of, not being accountable for or in charge of) something.

2006年3月13日 · When problems occur that cause monetary loss, injury, or even death to people, responsible (accountable) parties may be held liable (legally responsible) for these damages.