Abstract

Hayat, Ngusmanto.

This study sought optimally to portrait and analyze the promotion pattern of bureaucracy official in the direct election era of regional head. The results showed that the pattern of patronage system (spoil system) in the official promotion of bureaucracy was still so dominant than Skills System (Merit System). This is a significant proof of the political official’s strong interest, political forces and successful team in determining promotion. As a consequence, a lot of mindsets, attitudes, and acts of political officials who are directly contrary to the pattern of merit system (skills), the more powerful and growing reent-seeking bureaucrats, nepotism, like and dislike of the political officials interest point of view, infidelity (mutualism symbiotic relationship) between official of political and bureaucracy to be mutually reinforcing and beneficial, protect and secure the interests of pragmatic respectively, the right man on the right place principle is neglected, a lot of bureaucratic officials were unqualified, lack of initiative and afraid of taking policy or risks, the malfunction of the Advisory Board Positions and Rank (BAPERJAKAT) because it was replaced by the dominance of political forces and successful team who work behind the scenes signs or rules largely ignored, provided requirement of ranks are met, and each time if there would be a promotion or bureaucratic reshuffle of rank always raised a fidgety, intrigue behavior, feel persecuted, jealousy, frustration and decreased the work ethic of bureaucrats.