Social Capital:Mediator of Citizens Behaviour and Public Accountability in Local Governments of Uganda
Keywords:
citizens2019; behaviour, social capital, local governments, mediating effects, public accountability, Uganda
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Purpose To examine the mediating role of social capital in the relationship between citizens behaviour and public accountability in the local governments of Uganda Design methodology approach The paper used a c rosssectional research survey design to study a period accountability of local governments drawing a sample of 600 respondents from 120 local governments of all the four regions of Uganda The study secured a response rate of 85 2 The study employed Analysis of Moment Structures AMOS a form of Structural Equation Modelling SEM to test for mediating effects based on bootstrap Findings Evidence show that public accountability in local governments is a function of citizens behaviour and social capital Social capital emerged a partial mediator in the relationship between citizens behaviour and public accountability Research limita tions implications The cross-sectional research design adopted in the study captures only one-time period Future studies could appropriately use a longitudinal research approach to establish this relationship so as to overcome the limitations associated with single period method
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2019-07-15
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