Organizational Factors Affecting Good Governance Application of Thai Higher Education Institutions

Abstract

          The purposes of this research were: (1) to study organizational factors of Thai higher education institutions; (2) to study good governance application of Thai higher education institution; (3) to find a relationship between organizational factors and good governance application of Thai higher education institutions; and (4) to analyze organizational factors influencing good governance application of Thai higher education institutions. The samples used in this study were 350 employees working at Thai higher education institutions in Bangkok Metropolitan Areas. The instrument used to collect data was a research questionnaire. Statistics used in this research consisted of percentage, mean, standard deviation, correlation and multiple regression analysis. The research results showed that: 1) the opinions of respondents towards organizational factors of Thai higher education institutions, in total, were at high level. In particular, an organizational structure had the highest mean value, followed by organizational culture and administrator’s leadership; 2) good governance application of Thai higher education institutions, in total, was at high level. In particular, accountability had the highest mean value, followed by participation, virtue, rule of law, economy, and transparency; 3)the correlation coefficient between organizational factors and good governance application of Thai higher education institutions was positive at the .01 level of statistical significance; and 4) the organizational factors had and influence on good governance application of Thai higher education institutions at the .01 and .05 level of statistical significance. Administrator’s leadership had the highest influence on good governance application of Thai higher education institutions, followed organizational culture and organizational structure respectively.