Nurturing Accountability Practices among Bureaucrats: What Contextual Factors Tell Us?
Memupuk Amalan Akauntabiliti di Kalangan Birokrat: Apakah Faktor Kontekstual Memberitahu Kita?

Faculty of Business and Economics
Universiti Malaya
50603 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA.

nurulliyana@um.edu.my

Public Works Department Malaysia
JKR Headquarters, Jalan Sultan Salahuddin,
50582 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA.

sherilyn@jkr.gov.my

Faculty of Business and Economics
Universiti Malaya
50603 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA.

nurhairani@um.edu.my

Abstract

This study was carried out to scrutinise the influence of internal factors (in the form of the integrity system, internal control system, and leadership qualities) on the accountability practices among bureaucrats. A total of 371 bureaucrats participated in the study, representing an 86.3 per cent response rate. Findings from multiple linear regression demonstrated that integrity system and leadership qualities were significantly related to accountability practices. The influence of internal control systems, however, is not supported. Research on the determination of accountability practices among bureaucrats, particularly in the Malaysian public sector, is vital but remains scarce. The findings can serve as empirical points by offering some insight on accountability practices among bureaucrats, thus benefitting policymakers in executing human capital policies and nurturing better service performance to the nation.

Keywords

Accountability practices; integrity; internal control; leadership; public sector
https://doi.org/10.17576/pengurusan-2022-64-04

Citation

Mohd Kamil, N. L., Shariffuddin, S. E., & Abd Rahman, N. H. (2022). Nurturing Accountability Practices among Bureaucrats: What Contextual Factors Tell Us?. Jurnal Pengurusan, 64, 45–56. https://doi.org/10.17576/pengurusan-2022-64-04

@article{mohdkamil2022nurturing,
  title={Nurturing Accountability Practices among Bureaucrats: What Contextual Factors Tell Us?},
  author={Mohd Kamil, Nurul Liyana and Shariffuddin, Sherilyn Emariza and Abd Rahman, Nur Hairani},
  journal={Jurnal Pengurusan},
 

volume={64},
  number={},
  pages={45—56},
  year={2022},
  doi={https://doi.org/10.17576/pengurusan-2022-64-04},
  publisher={Penerbit UKM},
}

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Article received: July 3, 2021 
Accepted for publication: April 13, 2022 
Available online: October 7, 2022

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