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An Examination of the Impact of Local Government Service Factors on Public Trust

Daugherty, Jordan D
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1654620018557487

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2022, Doctor of Organization Development & Change (D.O.D.C.), Bowling Green State University, Organization Development.
This dissertation evaluates the current phenomenon of public distrust in local government. More specifically, the research focuses on significant determinants of public trust in local government: public service quality and the way these are delivered to local residents. Drawing upon Coulter and Coulter’s (2002) pioneering research, this study focuses on the relationship between customer trust antecedents and service providers and extends their research to local government. Evidence suggests that components of service quality (i.e., promptness, reliability, customization, and competence) and the manner of service delivery (i.e., civility and compassion) have direct bearing on customer trust in service providers. Scholars offer further indication that these factors are subject to a moderating effect when length of relationship (residency) between customer (resident) and service provider (local government) is considered. Provided that service delivery is at the core of local government’s mission, this research seeks to measure the impact of local government services on constituent trust with additional inquiry into the moderating effect of length of constituent residency. Testing of hypotheses included split results with the correlation hypotheses (H1 – H6) being supported and the moderating hypotheses (H7(a-f)) failing to be supported. Findings and implications of this research demonstrate how local government service and way of delivery can be managed such that public trust is engendered.
Michael Zickar, Ph.D (Committee Chair)
Deborah O'Neil, Ph.D (Committee Member)
Donna Trautman, Ph.D (Committee Member)
Radhika Gajjala, Ph.D (Other)
128 p.
Behavioral Sciences; Public Administration
Public trust; public service; local government; compassion; civility; competence; customization; reliability; promptness

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  • Daugherty, J. D. (2022). An Examination of the Impact of Local Government Service Factors on Public Trust [Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1654620018557487

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Daugherty, Jordan. An Examination of the Impact of Local Government Service Factors on Public Trust. 2022. Bowling Green State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1654620018557487.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Daugherty, Jordan. "An Examination of the Impact of Local Government Service Factors on Public Trust." Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1654620018557487

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