Downward Accountability as a Tool to enhance Malaysian NPO's Effectiveness

Hasnatulsyakhira Abdullah Hadi; Ahmad Naqiyuddin Bakar; Nurul Hidayana Mohd Noor; Afief El Ashfahany

doi:10.21834/ebpj.v8i24.4612

Authors

Hasnatulsyakhira Abdullah Hadi Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia
Ahmad Naqiyuddin Bakar Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia
Nurul Hidayana Mohd Noor Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia
Afief El Ashfahany Islamic Economics and Law Department, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v8i24.4612

Keywords:

Information Disclosure, Participation Mechanism, NPO Effectiveness, Nonprofit Organisation

Abstract

The important role of nonprofit organisations (NPO) as service providers, they have been demanded to prove their accountability towards their stakeholders. Downward accountability mechanism is believed can improve NPO effectiveness. This paper aims to assess the relationship between information disclosure and participation mechanism with NPO effectiveness. This study will employ a quantitative research strategy, and it will be a cross-sectional survey. The instrument that will be used is a structured questionnaire that involved 214 staff from welfare NPOs in the Klang Valley, Malaysia and analysed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The findings will give better insight into the Malaysian third sector.

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