FACTORS AFFECTING THE ADMINISTRATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF SUBDISTRICT ADMINISTRATION ORGANIZATIONS IN SAKON NAKHON PROVINCE

Abstract

          This research aimed to 1) study the level of administrative effectiveness of sub-district administrative organizations in Sakon Nakhon Province, 2) analyze the factors affecting the administrative effectiveness of sub-district administrative organizations in Sakon Nakhon Province, and 3) propose guidelines for developing the administrative effectiveness of sub-district administrative organizations in Sakon Nakhon Province. The population was 3,499 sub-district administrative organization personnel. The sample group was quantitative research, which was 347 sub-district administrative organization personnel, obtained by using the Cressy and Morgan formula and stratified sampling. The qualitative research for in-depth interviews included 16 district chiefs in Sakon Nakhon Province, who were selected by purposive sampling. The research instruments were questionnaires and in-depth interviews. The statistics used for data analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation, and multiple regression analysis.

The research results found that:

1. The overall level of administrative effectiveness of sub-district administrative organizations in Sakon Nakhon Province was at a high level.
2. Analysis of factors affecting administrative effectiveness of sub-district administrative organizations in Sakon Nakhon Province found that they affected administrative effectiveness of sub-district administrative organizations in Sakon Nakhon Province by 73.90 percent, with statistical significance at the .05 level.
3. Guidelines for developing administrative effectiveness of sub-district administrative organizations in Sakon Nakhon Province must be implemented as follows: In terms of resource procurement and allocation, administrators should invest in various activities to procure resources. In terms of internal processes, administrators should effectively translate operational plans into action. In terms of operational results, administrators should allow people to participate in administration, in addition to those specified in regulations and laws. In terms of organizational development, administrators should organize the organizational structure to facilitate administration.