The Effect of Political Ideology on Government Efficiency with the Mediating Role of Bureaucratic Quality

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of political ideology on government efficiency with the mediating role of bureaucratic quality. This research is an applied goal that has been done in a descriptive survey method. The statistical population of the study includes all employees of eight central organizations of economics-based organizations in Tabriz, 1775 people, which according to Morgan table, 317 people were selected as a statistical sample using stratified random sampling. The required data collection tools include four questionnaires: Chenagchi (2011) for authoritarianism, Leader Ghazi et al. (2015) for conservatism, Farahmand et al. (2014) for democracy, and Mojahedin (2001) for change in political orientation. Also, Ahmadi et al.'s (2012) questionnaire was used for the quality of bureaucracy, and finally the Bigdelou Bagheri (2015) questionnaire was used for government efficiency, the validity of which was confirmed based on structural, diagnostic and convergent validity. Findings indicate that political ideology has a negative effect on government efficiency and political ideology has a positive effect on the quality of bureaucracy and the quality of bureaucracy has a negative effect on government efficiency. Also, the quality of bureaucracy mediates the relationship between political ideology and government efficiency.