Prioritization of Open Governance Components in Municipalities

Subject Areas : International Journal of Finance, Accounting and Economics Studies

Masoud Mirzapour ¹ , Sadigheh tootian Isfahani ² , Gholam reza Memarzadeh Tehran ³ , Gholam Reza Hashemzadeh Khorasgani ⁴

1 - Department of Public Administration, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Associate Professor, West Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran
3 - Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran
4 - South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran

Received: 2023-05-10 Accepted : 2023-08-19 Published : 2023-09-28

Keywords: traditional governance, Municipality, digital transformation, open governance,

Abstract :

The introduction of the open governance approach in urban management during the last decade, the impact of all influential urban elements on city management, with all the mechanisms that move towards the excellence of the city and citizens, has been seriously emphasized. Therefore, this article has been investigated with the aim of identifying and ranking the components of open governance in municipalities. In the current research, a field study was conducted by designing a questionnaire and distributing it among 205 academic experts and experts in the field of open governance at the level of the municipality of Tehran. After collecting the data, they were analyzed using Smart-PLS 2 and Super-Decision software. The results of the research showed that the conceptual model obtained from the Smart-PLS2 software has good validity and reliability, and the results of the ranking using the network analysis process showed the open service factor with a relative weight of 0.667 It is the most important and the open process factor with a relative weight of 0.166 In the second priority and the open data factor with a relative weight of 0.156 It is in the third priority.