The phrase "assign accountability" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to the assigning of responsibility or liability to someone for a task or action. For example, "We must assign accountability for this project so that everyone knows who is responsible for what."
Mrs. Clinton publicly took responsibility in October for the attack, but Mr. Pickering said the panel's mandate was to assign accountability to specific individuals who decided security measures.
It appointed a commission more than a year later to determine what changes needed to be made in U.S. security, not to assign accountability.
Therefore, it is more difficult than with conventional QA procedures to assign accountability for quality outcomes to a specific service provider.
In disciplining these employees the director of central intelligence, George J. Tenet, properly assigned accountability within his agency.
Yesterday Curley backed Paterno by asking the Big Ten to review all aspects of its football officiating, and he mentioned "crew assigning, accountability, training, use of technology".
Meanwhile, the arrest of Mr. Krajisnik and others indicted for war crimes rightly assigns accountability for the horrors of 1992-95 to leading policy makers rather than to the entire Bosnian Serb population.
Companies get control and visibility over their most important information and ensure improvement by scorecarding and assigning accountability to their management teams".
I find it balances out those valuable debates of creative friction to ensure an outcome everyone agrees upon, while assigning accountability.
UPDATE: During his visit to Wheat Ridge 5-8, Sen. Bennet admitted concern that his proposed reforms to No Child Left Behind do not go far enough in assigning accountability, but says it's a lesser evil to leaving things status quo according to the Associated Press.
But in accordance with our findings, Davis [ 17] pointed out that the problem with bundled payments lies in assigning accountability for care across different settings and over time.
Whether it's a coach, a mentor, a mastermind buddy or your mum, assign yourself an accountability partner.
