أثر تطبيق الشفافية على مستوى المساءلة الإدارية في الوزارات الأردنية

Abstract EN

This study aimed mainly to investigate the impact of transparency implementation on the level of administrative accountability in Jordanian ministries.

To achieve the objectives of the study, a questionnaire was developed to collect the data.

It was distributed to a sample from the study population, which was consisted of all employees in Jordanian ministries.

The sample size consisted of (661) employees, which represents (40%) of the total employees working in the centers of (6) Jordanian ministries.

The total number of workers in these ministries were (1653) employees.

The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS V- 10) was utilized to analyze the data of the questionnaire.

The Study revealed the following findings: 1 The respondents perceptions of the degree of transparency implementation, and the level of administrative accountability in the surveyed ministries were medium.

2 There is a significant statistical impact of the degree of transparency implementation, both collectively and individually, on the level of administrative accountability in the ministries under study, as the transparency of decision-making has the highest effect among areas of transparency at the level of administrative accountability, while the transparency of legislation has the least effect.

3 There is a significant statistical differences in the level of administrative accountability due to respondent’s variables (gender, age, number of years of experience, education level, and administrative level).

4 There is a significant statistical differences in the respondents perceptions of the degree of transparency implementation due to their variables (gender, age, and administrative level).

The Study recommended the need to strengthen the concept of transparency among the ministry's employees, since this plays a positive role in creating the appropriate environment and provides the conditions and prerequisites for improving the level of administrative accountability to increase its effectiveness depending on transparency in the various areas of work.