This research examines the organizational capabilities of the Government Internal Supervisory Apparatus (APIP) in conducting financial audits within South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. The study identifies significant limitations in APIP’s effectiveness across three dimensions of organizational capability—routines, resources, and resilience—as conceptualized in dynamic governance frameworks. Through a qualitative case study approach utilizing in-depth interviews with key stakeholders and comprehensive document analysis, the research reveals systemic challenges including technological deficiencies, data access constraints, human resource limitations, compromised independence, and inadequate legal standing of audit findings. The study’s theoretical contribution lies in proposing an enhanced organizational capabilities model that introduces authority as a critical fourth dimension. This expanded framework addresses five essential components: quality assurance and consulting functions, auditor immunity protections, audit result legitimacy, data access privileges, and accelerated career advancement pathways. The research demonstrates that strengthening APIP’s formal authority through regulatory reforms at national and local levels would significantly enhance its capacity to ensure financial accountability within regional governments. The findings have important implications for policy development in Indonesia’s decentralized governance structure, particularly concerning the coordination between internal audit institutions and law enforcement agencies. The proposed model offers a comprehensive framework for improving financial governance and corruption prevention mechanisms throughout South Sulawesi Province, and potentially across similar regional contexts in Indonesia.
Nugraha et al. (Tue,) studied this question.