<![CDATA[This article aims to review the literature on the leadership effectiveness of Acting Regional Heads within the context of local government governance. The study employs a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) method based on PRISMA 2020 guidelines, involving processes of identification, screening, eligibility assessment, and the selection of studies for analysis. The research corpus comprises 37 articles from two sources: 26 obtained via the Scopus database and 11 additional articles from non-Scopus sources that met the selection criteria. The review reveals that existing literature on Acting Regional Head leadership predominantly focuses on personal characteristics, leadership styles, and administrative aspects. Conversely, studies linking leadership to public service outputs and outcomes, as well as regional development achievements, remain limited. The analysis also indicates that political factors and institutional contexts are crucial to understanding the leadership effectiveness of Acting Regional Heads. These findings highlight the need to distinguish between leadership evaluation and leadership performance evaluation, despite their interconnectedness. This study proposes an evaluation framework that integrates administrative indicators, public service quality, and development achievements to serve as a basis for measuring the performance of Acting Regional Heads in a more quantifiable and accountable manner.]]>
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