International Journal of Nonlinear Analysis and Applications

Developing and validating the model of improving good governance in public administration using structural equations

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Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Department of Management, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran

Abstract

Good governance is a new theory in the world because every organization needs it to achieve success. Despite the introduction of different characteristics to realize good governance, there is no consensus on these characteristics. Therefore, in this study, the development and validation of the model for improving good governance in public administration is the main goal. This study is qualitative-quantitative and inductive in terms of execution method and cross-sectional in terms of time. The statistical population of the qualitative section is made up of 13 people who know public administration, governance and system approach, and who were selected purposefully. The statistical population of the quantitative part of the study includes officials and senior managers of government organizations in Tehran province, and according to their willingness to cooperate, a sample of 384 people was estimated by adopting the available sampling method. The method of data collection for the theoretical and background foundations was of the library type and related to phishing tools. The method of data collection was a survey and interview, and finally, the proposed model was fitted with the PLS structural equation method. Based on the obtained results, it can be said that causal factors (management skills, unity of direction and common goals and organizational culture), background factors (supervision and control, organizational rules, knowledge management and sustainable development) and intervening factors (Human resources, weakening factors and clarification) affect improving good governance in government organizations with a systemic approach. An issue that will follow the strategies of organizational justice, economic reforms, political and legal reforms, as well as the consequences of people's trust, organizational health, reducing economic problems, and increasing organizational efficiency and transparency.

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International Journal of Nonlinear Analysis and Applications

Articles in Press, Corrected Proof
Available Online from 23 October 2025
  • Receive Date: 04 February 2024
  • Revise Date: 25 March 2024
  • Accept Date: 06 April 2024