STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP AND MOTIVATION TO WORK AFFECTING PERFORMANCE EFFICIENCY OF THE PERSONNEL OF THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATIONS IN NAKAE DISTRICT, NAKHON PHANOM PROVINCE

Abstract

The purposes of this study included the following: 1) To investigate the administrators’ strategic leadership and motivation to work, and the personnel’s performance efficiency in the Local Administrative Organizations in Na Kae District, Nakhon Phanom Province, 2) To examine the influences of the strategic leadership on the performance efficiency of the Local Administrative Organizations’ personnel, and 3) To study the influences of motivation to work on the performance efficiency of the Local Administrative Organizations’ personnel. The samples consisted of 204 personnel of the Local Administrative Organizations in Na Kae District, Nakhon Phanom Province. They were obtained through stratified random sampling technique. A questionnaire with .869 reliability and 0.379-0.815 discrimination was employed as the data collection tool while statistics used for data analysis were composed of frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and Multiple Regression Analysis.     The study revealed these results: 1) The strategic leadership of the administrators of the Local Administrative Organizations in Na Kae District, Nakhon Phanom Province, as a whole, was at the high level ( =3.82). Likewise, the motivation to work of the personnel of the Local Administrative Organizations in Na Kae District, Nakhon Phanom Province ( =3.92) as well as their performance efficiency ( =3.96) were also at the high levels. 2) The variables of strategic leadership could be used jointly to correctly predict the performance efficiency of the personnel of the Local Administrative Organizations in Na Kae District, Nakhon Phanom Province 86.90% (R^2Adj=.869) at .01 statistical level of significance. Considering each variable, these variables had high influences: revolutionary thinking, establishing/creating vision, gathering multiple inputs to formulate the strategy; they contained the forecasting coefficients of  .684 .266 and .124, respectively. 3) The variables of motivation to work could be used jointly to correctly predict the performance efficiency of the personnel of the Local Administrative Organizations in Na Kae District, Nakhon Phanom Province 77.10% (R^2Adj=.771) at .05 statistical level of significance. Contemplating each variable, these variables had high influences: progress opportunity, job achievement, receiving development, and job traits; they possessed the forecasting coefficients of .382 .240 and .157, respectively.

                 Altogether, these sustaining factors of the motivation to work could be used to accurately predict the performance efficiency of the personnel of the Local Administrative Organizations in Na Kae District, Nakhon Phanom Province 86.50% (R^2Adj=.865) at .05 statistical level of significance. Considering each sustaining factor, these factors had high influences: policy and work administration, career status, job supervision, relationships with colleagues, salary and welfare/benefits; these variables contained the predictive coefficients of .619 .322 .256 .077 and .070, respectively.