Browsing GSPA: Dissertations by Title
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Geographical differences in the evolutionary pattern of Nepali nongovernmental organizations and not for profit companies
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2019)
Nepal has a little over 54,000 registered Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) and a little over 1,700 registered Not for Profit Companies (NFCs). While the former types of organizations have existed a little over half a century, the later have a history of only fourteen years. The number of both types of organizations is on the rise; however, this rise is not even in the country. One in every three NGOs is registered within Kathmandu Valley and a similar trend persists among the not-for-profit companies. However, the phenomenon of organizational ... -
Governance, openness, and economic performance : an empirical study of Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2015)
The relationship between governance, openness, and economic performance of a country has been a topic of significant interest, not only among scholars but also policymakers in all countries around the world. The objectives of this study were: first, to examine the relationship between governance, openness, and economic performance in the context of developing countries; second, to examine how each factor makes a difference in the way in which countries develop; and third, to examine the differences in the relationships among governance, ... -
Government reinvention and organizational effectiveness : a case study of the local government in the United States
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Grassroots financing and alternative development in Thailand
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2007) -
Happiness and its influencing factors among household heads in urban and rural areas of Thailand
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2010) -
Health decentralization policy to local administrative organizations : an alternative model for Thailand
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2006) -
Hospital charge policy : a case study in Thailand regional hospitals
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2001) -
Hospitality management and its factors : a comparative study of public and private hospitals in Thailand
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2014)
The objectives of this research were to identify the perceived service obtained by customers and to examine the opinion of employees towards hospitality management in both public and private hospitals in Thailand. Based on the objectives of the study, the theoretical linkage between the hospitality factors affecting customer satisfaction, which consist of service, employee behavior, and physical environment, was explored. Moreover, the theoretical linkage between service quality (mediating variable) and employee satisfaction, which consist ... -
How do local governments manage their performance? the effect of psm, organizational, and environmental determinants on effective performance management in Ghana: the case of local government employees in the greater accra region
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2017)
Managing people for development is not an easy task and at the same time finding a management tool to effectively unleash the potential of employees to contribute to development through a local government system may appear a difficult exercise. In the management literature, reference is made to several tools developed, especially in private sector, to make organisations monitor and use performance information to measure employees’ performance. However, the managerial principles that govern the public sector make it highly challenging to introduce ... -
Impact evaluation of EDI policy : a stakeholder approach
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2000) -
Impact of decentralization on education expenditure and quality of education service delivery in Thai local government
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2014)
The objectives of this study were: 1) To investigate the impact of decentralization policy on municipal governments’ budget allocation for education; and 2) To investigate the impact of decentralization policy on the quality of education provided by municipal governments. The methodology for this study can be divided into 2 parts. Firstly, the study of municipal government budget allocation for education was conducted using secondary data from the previous local government budget law passed between 2007and 2013, and results of the first ... -
Impact of leader-member exchange, communication, and corporate social responsibility on employee performance and turnover intention : a case study of True Corporation Public Company Limited
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2019)
During this digital disruption era, many organizations have to prepare themselves to be ready for coping with all the changes. One of the approaches that many organizations choose to perform is to create workforce flexibility by recruiting employees as short-term contract. The other approach is to replace some jobs that are currently performed by human with automation or robot. Anyway, many research papers found that jobs that will continue being performed by human are those jobs that require human skill, for example customer service or sales ... -
The impact of learning organization and competitive advantage on organizational performance in SMEs (Thailand): an empirical study
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2016)
This research studied the impact of learning organization and competitive advantage on organizational performance by analyzing empirical data in order to develop and examine the goodness of fit of the causal model. The research data was collected from 227 samples from two industries: 1) textile and apparel manufacturers, and 2) footwear and leather manufacturers. In terms of the organizational unit of analysis, the researcher studied and analyzed the results of interviews in order to verify the data obtained from the literature review and ... -
Impacts of board roles and responsibilities, leadership styles and information and communication technology adoptions on organizational performance : A study of nonprofit organizations in Thailand
; (สถาบันบัณฑิตพัฒนบริหารศาสตร์, 2013)
This research aimed to explore how these key factors – leadership styles, board roles and responsibilities, and ICT adoption – are related to the performance of nonprofit organizations (NPOs) in Thailand. The resource-based view theory, the agency theory, the resource dependent theory, the institution theory, leadership theories, as well as concepts about ICT adoption were studied to create factors that affect the performance of NPOs. The samples used in this research were 906 NPOs that were registered with the Ministry of Social Development ... -
Impacts of financial restructuring programs on performance of commercial banks in Thailand
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2002) -
Implementation of essential drug policy in public hospital
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2001) -
Implementation of knowledge management : a comparative study of the secretariat of the house of representatives and the senate of the Thai parliament
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2016)
The problem addressed in this study is that little action is taken to create the value of Knowledge Management (KM) implementation for the Thai Parliament. There is a need to increase the understanding of KM in terms of the characteristics, processes, outcomes, and critical success factors (CSFs) in order to integrate a framework to study KM. The purpose of this study was to investigate the KM elements, in terms of characteristics, processes, outcomes, and the CSFs at the Thai Parliament. The research questions were: 1) How do KM characteristics ... -
The influence of individual and organizational factors on the post-program transfer of training: a study of management development programs of Bangladesh civil service
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2017)
The management development programs of the Bangladesh Civil Service are traditionally seen as using a piecemeal approach; no linkage is found among the program performance, transfer performance, and career advancement of trained officials. Moreover, no effective mechanism is found in public organizations to assess or monitor the issue of the post-program transfer of training. This study conducted an in-depth investigation into the factors affecting the post-program transfer of training. The study made a detailed investigation into the ultimate ... -
The influence of total compensation management affects on employee motivation, employee commitment and employee performance : a case study of Royal Thai Army
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2016)
The aim of this dissertation is to examine the relationship of total compensation management, employee motivation, employee commitment and employee performance. The objectives of this study are as follows: first, to determine the relationship of TCM (cash compensation and benefits), employee motivation (expectancy, instrumentally, valence, equity) employee commitment (affective, normative, continuous) and employee performance (task, contextual, adaptive, counter-productive performance) within the Royal Thai Army (RTA); second, to identify ... -
The influence of transformational leadership on followers' performance outcomes : the case of Thai Chamber of Commerce
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2019)
The aim of this research was to examine the influence of transformational leadership and the followers' performance outcomes of the Thai Chamber of Commerce using the moderating variables of political skill, innovative work behavior, and creative work environment. The question remains unanswered as to how the leaders of non-governmental agencies such as the Thai Chamber of Commerce perform in the challenging economic world. The study used empirical research in order to ascertain the important characteristics of transformational leadership in order ...