Browsing GSPA: Dissertations by Title
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Credit outreach impact on non-performing loans of bank for agriculture and agricultural cooperatives
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2005) -
Critical determinants of gender inequality from five different perspectives
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2020)
Gender inequality (GI) still prevails due to multi-faceted reasons. Therefore, multi-dimensional approaches to examine the root-causes of GI are necessary. In this regard, with the adoption of multi-perspectives and multi-level analyses, i.e. macro- vs. micro-analysis (OECD membership, gender, and regions), the study aims to find out the key determinants affecting GI in five different models, comprised of 17 socio-economic and institutional determinants: the capability-related model (CRM), the livelihood-related model (LRM), the formal ... -
Critical success factors for total quality management implementation within Thai public hospitals
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2016)
The objectives of this research were to examine the critical success factors for total quality management implementation and the hospital accreditation level in Thai public hospitals, and to explore the theoretical linkage between the critical success factors for total quality management and hospital performance. The Pearson’s correlation and regression analysis were used to find out the relationship among the variables. The data were collected from Thai public hospitals. The findings showed that 9 critical factors of TQM (leadership, ... -
Data driven government: precondition and mediating variables to unleash the power of data
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2020)
Open government data (OGD) are currently recognized as a strategic asset for public administration. However, there is still a knowledge gap on how data yield their value in practice. Little is known about how to use and unleash the power of OGD. The mismatch between the supply and demand sides may increase costs and limit the potential impacts of the data to produce changes in social, economic, and government outcomes. This dissertation raised simple, but very important questions by asking the following: “What are the determinants that influence ... -
Decentralized school governance policy : a comparative study of general public schools and community-managed schools in Nepal
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2013)
The literature reviewed for this study revealed that school governance policies have changed over time to respond effectively both to national demands and global changes. These changes take place, time and again, due to the shift in roles of the national government and changes in the technological and socio-economic profiles of a nation. As a result, centralized governance policy appears, disappears, and reappears in many countries in a cyclic process. The movement toward decentralizing the responsibility of school governance to communities has ... -
Determinants of corporate governance : empirical evidence from publicly listed companies in Thailand
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2010)
The objectives of this research were to assess the impact of the business sector, firm assets, and firm age on corporate governance and to identify the determinants of corporate governance in the overall stock market and business sector. The ultimate objective was to propose policy implications and recommendations in order to enhance corporate governance performance based on empirical evidence from Thai publicly listed companies. The research applies the corporate governance rating 2009 evaluation by the Institute of Directors (IOD) in accordance ... -
Determinants of SMEs' e-commerce adoption in Thailand
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2003) -
Determinants of strategic human resource management effectiveness of companies in the garment and electronics industries in Thailand
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2008) -
Determinants of Thailand's bilateral free trade agreement negotiations with Australia, Japan and the United States
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2008) -
Development of education loan model in the higher education of Thailand
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2015)
The purpose of this research is to study educational loan models for higher education in Thailand, the United Kingdom and Australia, as well as their strengths and weaknesses, and to propose educational loan models that are suitable for Thailand. Research information and tools to support the research included documents related to educational loans, in-depth interviews with administrators involved at the policy level, and interviews with borrowers of the Student Loan Fund (SLF) in Thailand. The findings of the research were as follows: 1) There ... -
Development of military logistics model for disaster relief operations (Flooding) of the Royal Thai Army
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2016)
This research aimed to 1) investigate the conditions and problems of military logistics for disaster relief operations (flooding) of the Royal Thai Army (RTA), 2) to examine the factors affecting the success of military logistics for disaster relief operations (flooding) of RTA, and 3) to develop the military logistics model for disaster relief operations (flooding) of RTA. The research was based on mixed method between survey research with a questionnaire as a data collection tool, and qualitative research with documentary research, in-depth ... -
Disparities in the allocation of mineral royalties to local governments : a case study of Ban Dong sub-district administrative organization and Mae Mo sub-district municipality in Lampang province
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2019)
This research is aimed at studying disparities in the allocation of mineral royalties, as well as the criteria and methods of mineral royalties to local administrative organizations with a case study of Ban Dong Sub-district Administrative Organization and Mae Mo Sub-district Municipality in Lampang Province. The study is based on qualitative research through the collection of budget documents from both local governments between 2012 and 2017, meeting agendas, laws and relevant documents. Additionally, in-depth interviews with chief executives ... -
Distance learning : a case study of Ramkhamhaeng and Sukhothai Thammathirat open universities
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2001) -
Domestic influences affecting Thailand's foreign economic cooperation policy : a case study on AFTA
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2001) -
Domestic violence against women and the implementation of the domestic violence (prevention and protection) act 2010 : reflections from rural Bangladesh
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2015)
Over the last few decades, domestic violence against women has received increasing attention as an insidious problem for women both on the global and national scale. Despite this attention, studies on domestic violence are still limited in Bangladesh, as such, many issues remain under-researched, unexplored, or underexplored. Moreover, studying domestic violence through the qualitative approach is also hardly visible. With this backdrop, the present study aimed at filling in some of the methodological and theoretical gaps in the existing ... -
Downsizing and public productivity : a case study of the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority, Thailand
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2002) -
Dynamic analysis on expenditure budget of tambon administrative organization
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2016)
Although the government has a policy of transferring its mission to the local government organization to provide access to more people's problems and allow local people to obtain sustainable development, the results of the policy have still not been successful. There is also a growing problem of inequality and injustice that has arisen regularly in the provision of basic public services on education, public health, social welfare, and infrastructure development. The rich who are of good economic status have access to basic public services better ... -
Economic burden on households with people with non-communicable diseases, with special reference to cancer: priorities for policy options pertaining to the Sri Lankan context
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2016)
Non-communicable diseases have become a major threat to Sri Lanka as well as all developing and developed countries. Though the government provides all health facilities free of charge at public hospitals, people have to bear the out-of-pocket expenditure. The expenditure compared to other diseases is double the burden from non-communicable diseases -
Education decentralization policy in Thailand: macro goals and micro realities
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2017)
It has been nearly three decades since Thai basic education was affected by major changes adopted in the name of educational decentralization. A central aspect of implementing educational decentralization is shifting authority to schools. However, to date there is no literature that rigorously investigates the extent and degree of changes to reveal if decision making authority has shifted to schools. Moreover, the effects of the changes experienced by school settings have not been studied. In addressing these gaps, this study intends to: ... -
Effect of corporate governance and competitive advantage on firm performance: a case study of listed companies in the stock exchange of Thailand
; (National Institute of Development Administration, 2016)
The purposes of this research were 1) to study the effect of corporate governance on firm performance, 2) to examine the effect of corporate governance on competitive advantage, and 3) to find out the effect of competitive advantage on firm performance. The quantitative data consisted of 5-year longitudinal/panel data (2011- 2015). Only qualified companies listed in the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) were selected as population. The total of 203 shortlisted companies were good for 1,015 observations. The dummy variables derived from IOD corporate ...