Degree of Administrative Transparency at Princess Nora Bint Abdulrahman University

Abstract

This study aims at identifying the degree of administrative transparency from the perspective of deans and their deputies, department chairs and faculty at Princess Nora University. Administrative areas investigated are: information, communication, accountability, participation, and procedure. Study targeted significant statistical differences to position, experience, academic grade and college type variables. Study employed the descriptive approach and random sampling. Data collection performed through an electronic questionnaire circulated by the Deanship of Scientific Research. Study results show: medium degree of practicing administrative transparency, significant statistical difference with respect to experience and degree of transparency variables, where faculty with less experience rated university administrative transparency higher than faculty with long years of experience, information system is the most transparent followed by communication, participation and accountability. Work procedure is the least transparent among administrative areas, it received a weak rating.