Comparison of the Success of Creative Leadership Among Leaders with Different Educational Levels of the Provincial Administrative Organizations in Thailand

Abstract

This article was aimed at studying the success of creative leadership and comparing the success of creative leadership of the leaders of the Provincial Administrative Organizations in Thailand with different levels of education. A quantitative research method was used, and the data was collected from the sample group of 380 representatives who had the administrative roles and duties in the 76 provincial administrative organizations. Selected from each province, these individuals included the president, the permanent secretary, the director of the budget and planning, finance, and engineering offices.
The questionnaire was employed to collect the data, and the obtained data were analyzed by univariate analysis and subsequently presented by means of descriptive statistics. The one-way ANOVA was applied for multiple comparisons based on Fisher’s Least Significant Difference (LSD). The results showed that the levels of education influenced the attitudes toward the success of the leaders with creative leadership in the Provincial Administrative Organizations, with a mean score of 4.48. Among many aspects, positive work attitudes were rated with the highest mean score, followed by building trust in the organization and improving efficiency in organizational communication, respectively. Hence, the results indicated that creative leaders with different levels of education obviously expressed different attitudes toward the success of creative leadership. It is recommended that concerned organizations promote and support personnel to pursue higher education to develop their organizational leadership.