Transformational Leadership of Local Administrative Organization Leaders of Surin Province in the 21st Century

Abstract

The objectives of this research are 1) to study transformational leadership of local administrative organization leaders of Surin Province in 21st century, 2) to compare transformational leadership of Surin local administrative organizations leaders in the 21st century classified by individual factors, and 3) to suggest guidelines for developing Surin local government organization leaders’transformational leadership in the 21st century. Participants for this quantitative research are 384 Surin local administrative organization personnel. The instrument used for data collection is 0.97 reliability questionnaire. Statistics used for analyzing and processing data are percentage, mean, standard deviation, t–test, F-test and Least Significant Difference test (LSD).

            The findings are as follows:

1. Four aspects of transformational leadership of local administrative organization leaders of Surin Province in the 21st century include Idealized Influence, Intellectual Stimulation, Individualized Consideration, and Inspiration Motivation are responded at a high level.
2. Personnel of different genders and local administrative organizations affiliated with have no significantly different opinions on transformational leadership of local administrative organization leaders of Surin Province in the 21st century. However, ages, levels of education, and work experiences express significantly different at 0.05.
3. Guidelines for developing transformational leadership of local administrative organization leaders of Surin Province in the 21st century suggest that leaders should 1) possess virtue and merit, honesty, decisiveness, and selflessness for the benefit of the organization; 2) be professionals with knowledge and visions, leadership, human relations, and democratization;
   3) encourage and support their personnel to attend trainings and seminars; and 4) be aware of individual differences in organizations.