The Development Guidelines of Administrative Competency in accordance with Itthibada 4 Principle of the Plubplachai Subdistrict Administrative Organization, U Thong District, Suphanburi Province

Abstract

This research aimed to: 1) study the administrative competency in accordance with Itthibada 4 principle, 2) study the development of personnel competency in Plubplachai subdistrict administrative organization, and 3) study the relationship between the administrative competency in accordance with Itthibada 4 principle and the development of personnel competency in Plubplachai subdistrict administrative organization, and 4) propose guidelines for the development of administrative competency in accordance with Itthibada 4 principle of the Plubplachai subdistrict administrative organization, U Thong district, Suphanburi Province. The research instrument were questionnaire and In-depth interview.
The samples used in quantitative research were 69 personnel of Plubplachai subdistrict administrative organization by simple random sampling; and qualitative research were 9 people of monks, local administrators, and senior management or academics by purposive random sampling. The data was analyzed by using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Pearson Correlation Coefficient in qualitative research. In-depth interviews were conducted with 9 key informants or individuals, and data were analyzed using contextual analysis. The research found that 1) the administrative competency in accordance with Itthibada 4 principle of administrator overall were at a high level (x̅= 3.93). When each aspect was considered, it was found that the all aspects were at a high level of Vimangsa (x̅= 4.03), Chitta (x̅= 3.96), Viriya (x̅= 3.90), and Chanta (x̅= 3.83), respectively, 2) the development of personnel competency overall were at a high level (x̅= 3.97).
When each aspect was considered, it was found that the all aspects were at a high level of competency in self-management (x̅= 4.10), competency in globalization awareness  (x̅= 4.01), competency in communication (x̅= 4.00), competency in strategic action (x̅= 3.95), competency in teamwork (x̅= 3.94), and competency in planning and management (x̅= 3.82), respectively, 3) the administrative competency in accordance with Itthibada 4 principle relationship between the development of personnel competency overall, it was at a low level (r = .219) with a statistically significant level of 0.05, and 4) guidelines for the development of administrative competency in accordance with Itthibada 4 principle of the Plubplachai subdistrict administrative organization: 4.1) Chanta (planning): supervisors should open opportunities for personnel to participate willingly in developing work and organizational policies and develop personnel by organizing training both inside and outside the organization, 4.2) Viriya (implementation of the plan): personnel should try to practice, develop yourself to be proficient in your job by learning more. Researching their work to their full potential and striving to continually improve, 4.3) Chitta (Audit): organizations should promote the application of Itthibada 4 principle to enhance their working potential. Always encourage personnel to develop themselves, and 4.4) Vimangsa (improvements): executives should focus on personnel development by evaluating the performance of personnel appropriately and have solved the problems of personnel's operations for better development.