IMPLEMENTING POLICIES TO IMPROVE THE LIFE QUALITY OF PEOPLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP AFFECTING THE LIFE QUALITY OF PEOPLE IN SAMUT PRAKAN PROVINCE

Abstract

The research purposes were: 1) To study the life quality levels of people in Samut Prakan Province, 2) To analyze the implementing policies to improve the life quality of people for implementation and transformational leadership affecting the life quality of people in Samut Prakan Province, and 3) To propose the guidelines for improving the life quality of people in Samut Prakan Province. This was the quantitative and qualitative research. The population was the people aged 18 years, had voting rights and had house registration in Samut Prakan Province. The sample group of quantitative research was the 400 people, and the research instrument was the questionnaire; the sample group of qualitative research was the 20 people, and the research instrument was the in-depth interview form. The data analysis statistics were the frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and multiple regression analysis. The research findings were: 1) Implementation of public policy found the overall was at a high level; the descending mean were the policy support, policy sources, incentives for implementers, administrative complexity, resource allocation, and policy clarity, respectively; 2) The implementing policies to improve the life quality of people for implementation and transformational leadership found the policy support, ideological influence, resource allocation, and policy clarity affected the life quality of people in Samut Prakan Province at a statistical significance level .05; and 3) This research has recommendations to promote and support policies that can actually be implemented, the policies should be clear, the policies are within the scope of appropriate resources, and support leaders with ideals and determination, intending to create the good life quality for the people.