Imagination of Glass Government Based on the Level of Transparency, Corruption, Public Awareness, and Trust in Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

Background and Purpose: In order to have an imagination of glass government, it is a priority to consider corruption, transparency, trust, and awareness. The present research aimed to model the relationship between the mentioned variables in the hospitals of Mazandaran Medical Science University. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive research. The population included all medical and administrative staff of selected hospitals from east of Mazandaran in ۲۰۱۹, consisting of ۴۲۵۱ persons (۱۷۷۴ male and ۲۴۷۷ females), and the research was carried out on the basis of data from ۳۵۳ subjects according to Cochran formula by classified sampling fitted to the size of each class. The required data were collected by using standard questionnaire and analyzed by SPSS and AMOS Software. In descriptive statistics, descriptive indicators, such as mean, variance, minimum and maximum and frequency tables, were used and in inferential statistics, the collected data were analyzed by using Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests to check the normality of the data, and path analysis. Results: The findings from confirmative factor analysis showed that transparency had a significant effect on perceived corruption (with standard deviation of ۰.۳۲ and T value of ۴.۸۱۴), public awareness (۰.۲۲ and ۳.۲۸۴), trust in government (۰.۲۳ and ۳.۳۰۳), trust in administrative evolution committee (۰.۴۸ and ۷.۱۰۹), perceived corruption on trust in government (۰.۲۸ and ۴.۴۳۶), trust in administrative evolution committee (۰.۳۳ and ۵.۴۸۳), public awareness on perceived knowledge (۰.۲۰ and ۳.۰۵۲), and trust in administrative evolution committee (۰.۱۶ and ۲.۸۷۸) and trust in administrative evolution committee had effect on trust in government (۰.۲۹  and ۳.۴۵۳), but public awareness had no significant effect on trust in government (۰.۱۰  and ۱.۷۱۵). Conclusion: Glass government should pursue reducing corruption at the level of subordinate organizations with more transparency and awareness and by doing so, trust in the government and administrative evolution committees will be achieved.

Keywords:

Glass Government , Transparency , Corruption , Public Awareness , Trust