Effect of Supply Administration within Good Governance on Work Efficiency of Government Disbursing Agencies in Maha Sarakham Province

Abstract

Background and Aims: The management of government agencies' supplies in Maha Sarakham Province is a crucial tool and factor in supporting the disbursement of annual budget expenditures to meet the set targets, which in turn affects the economic system of Maha Sarakham Province. The purposes of this research were: 1) To study the management of supplies according to the principles of good governance of the disbursing government agencies in Maha Sarakham Province. 2) To study the performance of the disbursing government agencies in Maha Sarakham Province. and 3) To test the impact of good governance material management on the performance of the disbursing government agencies in Maha Sarakham Province.

Methodology: Quantitative research by collecting data from 247 government procurement officers in Maha Sarakham Province and using questionnaires as research tools. The statistics used for data analysis were mean, standard deviation, multiple correlation, and stepwise multiple regression analysis.

Results: 1) Good governance material management of the disbursing agencies in Maha Sarakham Province. The officers working on material management of the disbursing agencies in Maha Sarakham Province have the highest opinions on material management according to the principles of good governance in 4 aspects: morality, transparency, rule of law, and responsibility; and high opinions on 2 aspects: value for money and participation. 2) The overall performance efficiency of the disbursing agencies in Maha Sarakham Province is at a high level. When considering each aspect, it is at a high level in all aspects, including work quality, work quantity, cost, and time. 3) Material management according to the principles of good governance, consisting of the principles of the rule of law, morality, transparency, participation, responsibility, and value for money, has a positive relationship with performance efficiency. Material management according to the principles of good governance, consisting of the principles of value for money, participation, rule of law, and responsibility, positively affects the performance efficiency of the disbursing agencies in Maha Sarakham Province. As for morality and transparency, there is no impact on the performance efficiency of the disbursing agencies in Maha Sarakham Province.

Conclusion: The performance efficiency of disbursing agencies in Maha Sarakham Province is positively impacted by excellent governance-based material management, with a particular emphasis on value for money, participation, the rule of law, and responsibility. Despite their high regard, morality and transparency have little effect on performance efficiency.