Factors Affecting the Achievement of Municipality Administration
Keywords:
Achievement, Administration, Municipality in Phrae ProvinceAbstract
The objectives of the study were 1) to investigate the administrative achievement of the municipalities in Phrae Province, 2) to compare the managerial achievement of different municipalities in Phrae Province, 3) to study the factors affecting the managerial achievement of municipalities in Phrae Province and 4) to provide the suggestions of municipalities administration in Phrae Province for higher achievement. This study was survey research. The population included 661 officials in 25 Municipality offices and 25 local administrators in Phrae Province. The sample consisted of 250 municipal officials and 3 local administrators. The sample size was determined based on Yamane's formula. The research instruments were questionnaires and interview forms with reliability ranged between 0.923 -0.972. Data were analyzed using statistics, including frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and stepwise multiple regression.
The results of this research indicated that 1) the level of administrative achievement of municipalities in Phrae Province was not less than 80 percent with a statistical significance level, 2) the municipalities level in Phrae Province had different of administrative achievement with a statistical significance level, 3) good governance, strategic management, and result-based management were three factors affecting the administrative achievement of municipalities in Phrae Province with a statistical significance level of .05, and 4) the suggestions for higher managerial achievement as follows: good governance principles should be strictly and consistently implemented in administration; authority and responsibility should be assigned for decision-making based on suitable authority and duty; result-based management should be emphasized by raising awareness of organizational engagement among officials; indicators should be identified to measure resource utilization in order to evaluate the official performance at an individual level, and lastly environmental assessment should be conducted in a clarified manner.
References
Boonyarataphan, T. (2006). Public Administration and Civil service reform. Information Concepts, Theories and Principles of Public Administration (unit 11). Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University. [In Thai]
Bunkerd, P. (2015). The Relationship Between the Paradigm Shift, Culture and Working Values of Government Officials Based on I AM READY Model and Operational Effectiveness in the Office of Public Works and Town & Country Planning, Southern Region, Ministry of Interior. (Thesis of Master of Public Administration, unpublished). Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Nonthaburi. [In Thai]
Burikul, T. (2006). Good Governance.Public Administration (Unit 10). Nonthaburi: Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University. [In Thai]
Ketsuwan, R. (2010). Introduction to Public Administration. Bangkok: Bophit Printing. [In Thai]
Meesamonai, C. (2011). Human Resource Management Based on Competency. Human Resource Management (Unit 14). Nonthaburi: Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University. [In Thai]
Meksawan, T. (1996). Result Based Management - RBM. Bureaucratic Reform Panel, Office of the Prime Minister. [In Thai]
Meksawan, T. (1997). Reform of the Public Sector to the State Desirable-: Who is Responsible for what. Civil Service Journal, 42(2), 24-43. [In Thai]
Office of the Civil Service Commission (OCSC). (2010). Guide for the core Competencies-Based Development of Civil Servants. Institute of Civil Service Development, August 2010.
Office of the Official Information Commission. (2014). The Municipality Act B.E. 2496 (1953) and Amendment (No. 13) B.E. 2552 (2009). Bangkok. Retrieved from http://www.oic.go.th/FILEWEB/CABINFOCENTER19/DRAWER016/GENERAL/DATA0000/00000240.PDF [In Thai]
Office of the Official Information Commission. (1997). Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand 1997. Retrieved from http://www.oic.go.th/act/cons2540.pdf [In Thai]
Office of the Official Information Commission. (2017). Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand 2017. Retrieved from http://www.oic.go.th/act/cons2560.pdf [In Thai]
Office of the Public Sector Development Commission (2012). Good Governance Principles. Bangkok: Cabinet and Royal Gazette Publishing Office. [In Thai]
Petchkong, C. (2008). Work Motivation of Government Officials at District Agricultural Office in Chumphon province. (Term paper of Master of Arts, unpublished). National Institute of Development Administration, Bangkok. [In Thai]
Plans and Process of Decentralization to Local Government Organization Act B.E. 2542 (1999). Royal Gazette, Volume 116, Section 114 Kor. Page 48, dated 17 November 1999. [In Thai]
Pornnasri, K. (2008). Factors Affecting the Operation Achievement of the Department of Agricultural Extension Officers in the Eastern Area. (Master’ thesis). Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University. [In Thai]
Sirisampan, T. (2006). Direction and trend of Public Administration. Information Concepts, Theories, and Principles of Public Administration (unit 15). Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University. [In Thai]
Sirimai, K. (2011). Interesting Knowledge About Competencies. Retrieved September 30, 2017, from http://competency.rmutp.ac.th.
Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University. Thirathiti, C. (2011). Strategic Management. Seminar in Public Administration (Unit 9). Nonthaburi: Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University. [In Thai]
Tabtub, S. (2011). Factors Influencing Achievement in the Practices of Government and Employees Phuket Provincial Administrative Organization. (Master’ thesis). [In Thai]
Wannawong, A. (2006). Public Administration Paradigm. Public Administration (Unit 11). Nonthaburi: Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University. [In Thai]
