51. Factors affecting public trust in government agencies in Tehran
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Behzad Gharahkhani, Habibollah Taherpour, Farajollah Rahnavard, and Farrokh Mostafavi
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Public trust ,factor analysis ,government agency ,Social capital ,Trust ,Political institutions and public administration (General) ,JF20-2112 - Abstract
The current research aims to identify and prioritize the factors affecting public trust in government agencies in Tehran. For this purpose, 39 variables that affect public trust were extracted by reviewing the literature of the context, then, they were used for preparing the questionnaire. Research methods are descriptive, exploratory, applied and fieldwork. Validity and reliability of the questionnaire are evaluated at the appropriate level based on Cronbach’s alpha (0.925) using literature review and the experts' corrective ideas. The questionnaire was distributed among a sample of 303 people from the unlimited population using statistical technique, which includes the clienteles of government agencies in Tehran. By using exploratory factor analysis and according to variance explained percent, the variables were classified into seven main factors respectively including: satisfaction with the performance and services, quality of services, clientele participation, social trust, official corruption, clientele awareness level and information.
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- 2014
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