This research aims at explaining the relation between organizational structure and public service satisfaction. The survey is conducted technically by requesting some respondents to grade the implementation of changes in organizational structure and performance of Licensing Department of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The academic findings are: (1) the implementation of the policy of changes in organizational structure led to the characteristics of post-bureaucratic organization, (2) the public service satisfaction has been in the relatively high level, and (3) the relationship between organizational structure and public service satisfaction is positive and significant. The theoretical implication of this research is that the empirical study supports the assumption which the organizational structure affects public services. The practical implication that could be recommended is that the characteristics of organizational structure should be fostered. Thus, the citizens obtaining services from the institution would be very satisfied. The limitation of this research is the small population of samples and respondents so that it would be hard to generalize the findings. It is suggested that the explanation of why public organization could provide access and assurance for citizens in lower level could be the issues to be investigated further.
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