FACTORS INFLUENCING THE NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT APPROACH OF SUB-DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIONS IN ROI ET PROVINCE

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate : 1) the current state of modern public sector management in sub-district administrative organizations, and 2) factors influencing modern public sector management in sub-district administrative organizations. The sample group used in this research consisted of 339 civil servants from sub-district administrative organizations in Roi Et province. Determine the sample size using Taro Yamane's formula and select a multi-stage sampling method. The research instrument used was a 5-level Rating scale questionnaire with content validity values between 0.66 - 1.00 and reliability coefficients of 0.87 and 0.82, respectively. The statistical methods used for data analysis included the mean ( ), standard deviation (S.D.), and stepwise multiple regression analysis.

The study found that : 1) the overall state of new public sector management in sub-district administrative organizations in Roi Et Province was at a high level. When analyzed by aspect, it was found that all aspects were at a high level. The aspect with the highest mean score was the learning organization aspect, followed by the strategic planning aspect. The aspect with the lowest mean score was the performance evaluation aspect and 2) there were 3 factors that significantly influenced modern public sector management in sub-district administrative organizations (Y) at a statistical significance level of 0.05 (p ≤ 0.05). They are ranked in order of predictive power from highest to lowest as follows: The predictor coefficients for the predictor variables were: managerial competence (X₄), followed by organizational commitment (X₁), and organizational culture (X₂), The raw score predictor coefficients (b) were 0.503, 0.268, and 0.101, respectively, while the standardized score predictor coefficients (b) were 0.573, 0.317, and 0.124, respectively. With a predictive power (R²) of 86.60 percent.