The Influence of Transformational Leadership- Based Administration on Administrative Effectiveness of Sub-District Municipality Administrators in Sakon Nakhon, Thailand

Abstract

The influence of transformational leadership on the administrative effectiveness of the administrators of sub-district municipalities in Sakon Nakhon province was investigated in this study, the results of which could be applied for the sake of the development of public administration. The samples were 56 sub-district municipal clerks within Sakon Nakhon province who were administered a close-ended questionnaire soliciting their opinions towards the elements of transformational leadership and administrative effectiveness. Descriptive analysis, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis were performed to analyze the data. The results revealed that (1) the transformational leadership and the administrative effectiveness of the administrators of sub-district municipalities in Sakon Nakhon province (henceforth SMSN) were at a high level; (2) Overall, there was a positive and significant relationship between transformational leadership and administrative effectiveness at a moderate level (p = <.05, r =0.737); and (3) two elements of transformational leadership-Idealized influence and individualized consideration-could predict the level of administrative effectiveness of the SMSN by 57.90 per cent. Other predicting factors accounted for another 42.10 per cent. The derived raw-score and standardized score prediction equations were as follows: Prediction equation in raw score form Y = .966 + .284(X1) + .201(X2) + .010(X3) + .301(X4) Prediction equation in standardized score form ZY = .328(Z1) + .264(Z2) + .017(Z3) + .334(Z4) Recommendations for the development of transformational leadership and administrative effectiveness of the administrators of sub-district municipalities were made with the emphasis on idealized influence, intellectual stimulation, and organizational development.