John Mayne’s Contribution to Performance Audit

Authors

  • Maria Barrados Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.75467

Keywords:

John Mayne, managing for results, accountability, performance reporting

Abstract

John Mayne brought the results orientation and thinking from evaluation to performance audit. During his time at the Office of the Auditor General of Canada he developed frameworks and applications for a federal government environment, the details of which are discussed in this article. His time at the OAG was highly productive for John personally, for the Office, and the public service.

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2023-03-17

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Barrados, M. (2023). John Mayne’s Contribution to Performance Audit. Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, 37(3), 461–472. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.75467

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Vol. 37 No. 3 (2023): March

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