Local Government Response to the Completion of Follow-Up on BPK RI Recommendations

Abstract

This study aims to examine the correlation between the characteristics of local heads and the response to the completion of follow-up on BPK RI recommendations. The characteristics in this study were measured by: age, educational level, educational background, bureaucratic experience, and entrepreneurship experience. This study used purposive sampling, with a sample used of 344 districts / cities in Indonesia in 2015-2017 (1032 observations). Data processing was conducted using STATA software version 14.0. The results proved that educational level and bureaucratic experience of local head significantly affect the response in following up on recommendations. Furthermore, age, educational background, and entrepreneurship experience did not significantly affect the response of local heads in completing the recommendations of BPK examination results.