The 29th NISPAcee Annual Conference

The 29th NISPAcee Annual Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia, October 21 - October 23, 2021

Excellent conference. I really enjoyed the papers, speakers, schedule and location and great staff!

D.B., United States, 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2019, Prague

...relating to public administration and policy. Good opportunities for networking.

N.D., Georgia, 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2019, Prague

Excellent participants, argument-driven discussions, impartial and supportive Chairs in the Working Group.

D.G., Republic of North Macedonia, 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2019, Prague

...to detail and I really enjoyed the supportive and encouraging atmosphere there. Thank you!

R.B., Lithuania, 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2019, Prague

...both in terms of academic quality and logistics, and also social events. It was a true joy.

E.Z., Bulgaria, 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2019, Prague

...The special programmes were really excellent and we took home many varied experiences.

P.N., Hungary, 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2019, Prague

...Sessions were interesting, scholars were engaging and all the social events were amazing!

B.K., Kazakhstan, 26th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2018, Iasi

Excellent organization, excellent food. Compliments to the organizers, they did a wonderful job!

V.J., Netherlands, 26th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2018, Iasi

...I must say that the PhD pre-conference seminar was the most useful seminar of my life. Very well...

K.V., Czech Republic, 26th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2018, Iasi

... I would even argue that they are the very best - both in terms of scientific content and also entertainment…

P.W., Denmark, 26th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2018, Iasi

An opportunity to learn from other researchers and other countries' experiences on certain topics.

G.A.C., Hungary, 25th Conference 2017, Kazan

Very well organised, excellent programme and fruitful discussions.

M.M.S., Slovakia, 25th Conference 2017, Kazan

The NISPAcee conference remains a very interesting conference.

M.D.V., Netherlands, 25th Conference 2017, Kazan

Thank you for the opportunity to be there, and for the work of the organisers.

D.Z., Hungary, 24th Conference 2016, Zagreb

Well organized, as always. Excellent conference topic and paper selection.

M.S., Serbia, 23rd Conference 2015, Georgia

Perfect conference. Well organised. Very informative.

M.deV., Netherlands, 22nd Conference 2014, Hungary

Excellent conference. Congratulations!

S. C., United States, 20th Conference 2012, Republic of Macedonia

Thanks for organising the pre-conference activity. I benefited significantly!

R. U., Uzbekistan, 19th Conference, Varna 2011

Each information I got, was received perfectly in time!

L. S., Latvia, 21st Conference 2013, Serbia

The Conference was very academically fruitful!

M. K., Republic of Macedonia, 20th Conference 2012, Republic of Macedonia

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 Paper/Speech Details of Conference Program  

for the  29th NISPAcee Annual Conference
  Program Overview
WG5: Public Finance and Public Financial Mngmt. (Physical)
Author(s)  Dejan Ravšelj 
  University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana  Slovenia
Aleksander Aristovnik, Faculty of Public Administration, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia 
 
 Title  The role of auditing for public sector quality: A structural equation modelling approach
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Presenter  Dejan Ravšelj
Abstract  
  
A well-functioning public sector is essential for many aspects of contemporary society, such as political, social and economic outcomes. Namely, citizens are becoming increasingly demanding and accordingly expecting high quality of public services. However, recent trends related to modernization have placed public sector in front of different challenges, which increase the demand for oversight and inspection of the overall public sector. In this context, increasing emphasis is being placed on Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs), which provide unbiased and objective assessment of whether public resources are managed responsible in compliance with existing rules and regulations. Accordingly, the main aim of the paper is to examine the role of auditing for public sector quality from the perspective of public service quality and public sector corruption. Therefore, the paper utilizes a Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) approach with a cross-sectional design on a sample of 968 experts in public sector. The empirical results demonstrate that audit quality enhances the public service quality and reduces public sector corruption, thus having important implications for overall public sector quality. Moreover, transparency and professionalism as two practices of good governance can serve as good channels to further exploit benefits of audit quality to public sector quality. The paper provides several theoretical and practical implications. From the theoretical perspective, it provides additional empirical support for the main theoretical foundations, while from the practical perspective, it gives some in-depth insights for internal and external stakeholders.