This study propose and test a theoretical framework concerning the relationship between good governance, leadership style and organizational culture on public performance accountability in a public sector context. This study aims to determine the effect of good governance, leadership style and organizational culture on public performance accountability of government institutions (Case Study in Bandung Highways and Irrigation Office). The study took a positivist approach as the philosophy of the study. Using quantitative methods, a cross-sectional survey was used to collect data from 36 public officers working in Bandung Highways and Irrifation Office, East Java, Indonesia. Multiple regression analysis was applied in this study and found that two of three hypotheses proposed are rejected.The findings imply that it is important that the Bandung Highways and Irrigation Office makes an effort to retain higher public performance accountability are readily showing high levels of Organizational Culture. The study focused on an overlooked area in the study of performance accountability in the public sector. Furthermore, the results show how the specific context (organizational culture) of public organizations determines the public performance accountability.
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To Cite this Article: Sedarmayanti, Gunawan, S., Pradesa, H. A., & Sitorus, T. A. T. (2019). The Effect of Good Governance, Leadership and Organizational Culture on Public Performance Accountability. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 10(1), 70–81.
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