Proceedings of 3rd Global Accounting, Finance and Economics Conference
5 - 7 May, 2013, Rydges Melbourne, Australia, ISBN: 978-1-922069-23-8
Exploring Readiness and Commitment of Senior
Management towards Public Sector Transformational
Change: A RASCH Analysis
Nazirah Aziz*, Wee Shu Hui**, and Zamalia Mahmud***
In enhancing efficiency and effectiveness in delivering public services, the
Government of Malaysia grapples with various issues concerns continual
administrative reforms, in particular, issues pertaining to improvement of
performance. Consequently, the Performance Management and Delivery Unit
(PEMANDU) was set up to oversee the successful implementation of
Government Transformation Programme (GTP). GTP inevitably implies that
change is essential for success.The purpose of this paper is to provide
empirical evidence on the perceived readiness of managers towards public
sector transformational change. A total of 40 useable responses were collected
from June to August 2012 using a web-based survey. Data was analysed using
Rasch measurement and Winsteps@ 3.72.3. The study shows that the public
sector managers highly recognize the role and commitment of the senior
management as an important driver towards successful implementation of
change.
Keywords: Public sector change, Rasch analysis, performance measurement,
commitment of senior management, Malaysia.
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*Nazirah Aziz, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Accountancy, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
Email : nazirah_00@yahoo.com
**Associate Prof Dr. Wee Shu Hui, Fellow researcher, Accounting Research Institute, Senior lecturer,
Faculty of Accountancy, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. Email: weesh411@salam.uitm.edu.my
***Associate Prof Dr. Zamalia Mahmud, Senior lecturer, Centre for Statistical Studies, Faculty of
Computer Science and Mathematics, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
Email: zamalia@tmsk.uitm.edu.my