The Relationship between Self-Leadership and the Implementation of Integrity and Transparency in the Palestinian Public Sector Institutions: “Ministry of Finance as a Model”

Authors

Diab Ali Jarrar Dr, Alquds open universityFollow
Marwa Said Zaki Farah, Community activist – PalestineFollow

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the importance of self-leadership and its relationship with the application of integrity and transparency in the Palestinian public sector institutions. To achieve this objective; the study adopted the descriptive analytical approach, and a questionnaire was prepared with variables that were derived after an in-depth review of the relevant literature, and it was distributed using a stratified relative sample to a sample of (259) respondents, and it was analyzed through the (SPSS25) program. The study was supported with planned interviews with specialists in law, Psychology, sociologists, key employees in the ministry of finance. The study came up with a conclusion that: There is a positive direct relationship between the independent and dependent variables; the higher the level of "self-leadership" among Palestinian public sector employees; higher is the application of integrity and transparency. The study made several recommendations, the most prominent of which are: caring for individuals who lead themselves well, motivating them and enhancing their integrity values, including psychologists and sociologists in the organizational structure of the public sector institutions ,the necessity to study the psychology of individuals and societal phenomena, and creating a unit of "socio-psychological control" in institutions; responsible for measuring the psychological stability of employees at the public sector institutions.

Recommended Citation

Jarrar, Diab Ali Dr and Farah, Marwa Said Zaki (2022) "The Relationship between Self-Leadership and the Implementation of Integrity and Transparency in the Palestinian Public Sector Institutions: “Ministry of Finance as a Model”," Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education (مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية (للبحوث في التعليم العالي: Vol. 42: Iss. 4, Article 8.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/jaaru_rhe/vol42/iss4/8