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Assessing and managing the impact of COVID-19: a study of six European cities participating in a circular economy project

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  • Cristiana Parisi
  • Justyna Bekier

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Purpose - This paper aims to explore the role of performance measurement systems as technologies of government for the assessment and management of the effects of COVID-19 in the context of six cities involved in a large European project. Design/methodology/approach - Based on the field study of a large European project, this paper relies on a comparative case study research approach (Yin, 2003). This research design allows insights into the role of central and local key performance indicators (KPIs) in managing the ongoing pandemic. Findings - This paper explores the role of accounting in the assessment of the COVID-19 pandemic. Its findings illustrate how the “adjudicating” and “territorialising” roles (Miller and Power, 2013) of local and central accounting technologies rendered the COVID-19 pandemic calculable. Originality/value - This paper connects central and local performance management systems in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It relies on a governmentality approach to discuss how different programmes and the relative KPIs were impacted by the ongoing global crisis.

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  • Cristiana Parisi & Justyna Bekier, 2021. "Assessing and managing the impact of COVID-19: a study of six European cities participating in a circular economy project," Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 35(1), pages 97-107, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:aaajpp:aaaj-08-2020-4837
    DOI: 10.1108/AAAJ-08-2020-4837
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