Financial reporting, public services and local executives’ re-electability in Indonesia

This study aims to analyze the effects of audit findings, follow-up of audit recommendations, quality of financial reporting and public services on the incumbent electability. Using subnational elections data in Indonesia in 2015 and 2017, the final sample amounted to 291 observations, which consist...

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Autores principales: Andi Chairil Furqan, Ratna Wardhani, Dwi Martani, Dyah Setyaningrum
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:e41e9a912a7a4195bbbdcea4033a0de02021-12-02T16:09:31ZFinancial reporting, public services and local executives’ re-electability in Indonesia2331-197510.1080/23311975.2021.1939229https://doaj.org/article/e41e9a912a7a4195bbbdcea4033a0de02021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2021.1939229https://doaj.org/toc/2331-1975This study aims to analyze the effects of audit findings, follow-up of audit recommendations, quality of financial reporting and public services on the incumbent electability. Using subnational elections data in Indonesia in 2015 and 2017, the final sample amounted to 291 observations, which consisted of 11 provincial elections, 55 municipal elections, and 255 district elections. The results showed a negative effect of audit findings on the incumbent electability, as hypothesized. Further findings present the positive influences of the follow-up of audit recommendations, financial reporting quality on incumbent electability. The last result implies the originality of the study in which non-financial performance factor as proxied by the quality of public services in subnational entities in Indonesia are used as the basis for political decision-making by constituents to elect the incumbent or challenger. The practical implications are the need for subnational executives to pay attention to the importance of accounting and auditing practices as well as public service in increasing local community satisfaction and trust. The theoretical findings are insightful in providing mechanisms of government accounting management and the usefulness of public sector information in influencing electoral democracy in local governments in Indonesia. The novelty of this study is in the empirical examination to link auditing practices and its political consequences.Andi Chairil FurqanRatna WardhaniDwi MartaniDyah SetyaningrumTaylor & Francis Grouparticlepublic sector managementfinancial reportingaudit findingsfollow-up of audit recommendationspublic servicesincumbent electabilityindonesiaBusinessHF5001-6182Management. Industrial managementHD28-70ENCogent Business & Management, Vol 8, Iss 1 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic public sector management
financial reporting
audit findings
follow-up of audit recommendations
public services
incumbent electability
indonesia
Business
HF5001-6182
Management. Industrial management
HD28-70
spellingShingle public sector management
financial reporting
audit findings
follow-up of audit recommendations
public services
incumbent electability
indonesia
Business
HF5001-6182
Management. Industrial management
HD28-70
Andi Chairil Furqan
Ratna Wardhani
Dwi Martani
Dyah Setyaningrum
Financial reporting, public services and local executives’ re-electability in Indonesia
description This study aims to analyze the effects of audit findings, follow-up of audit recommendations, quality of financial reporting and public services on the incumbent electability. Using subnational elections data in Indonesia in 2015 and 2017, the final sample amounted to 291 observations, which consisted of 11 provincial elections, 55 municipal elections, and 255 district elections. The results showed a negative effect of audit findings on the incumbent electability, as hypothesized. Further findings present the positive influences of the follow-up of audit recommendations, financial reporting quality on incumbent electability. The last result implies the originality of the study in which non-financial performance factor as proxied by the quality of public services in subnational entities in Indonesia are used as the basis for political decision-making by constituents to elect the incumbent or challenger. The practical implications are the need for subnational executives to pay attention to the importance of accounting and auditing practices as well as public service in increasing local community satisfaction and trust. The theoretical findings are insightful in providing mechanisms of government accounting management and the usefulness of public sector information in influencing electoral democracy in local governments in Indonesia. The novelty of this study is in the empirical examination to link auditing practices and its political consequences.
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author Andi Chairil Furqan
Ratna Wardhani
Dwi Martani
Dyah Setyaningrum
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Ratna Wardhani
Dwi Martani
Dyah Setyaningrum
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title Financial reporting, public services and local executives’ re-electability in Indonesia
title_short Financial reporting, public services and local executives’ re-electability in Indonesia
title_full Financial reporting, public services and local executives’ re-electability in Indonesia
title_fullStr Financial reporting, public services and local executives’ re-electability in Indonesia
title_full_unstemmed Financial reporting, public services and local executives’ re-electability in Indonesia
title_sort financial reporting, public services and local executives’ re-electability in indonesia
publisher Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/e41e9a912a7a4195bbbdcea4033a0de0
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