FACTORS FACTORS RELATED TO GOOD MANAGEMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES: A CASE STUDY OF MUNICIPALITIES IN UDON THANI PROVINCE

Abstract

This research aims to 1) study the administrative status of municipalities in Udon Thani Province, 2) analyze factors related to good municipal governance, and 3) suggest guidelines for developing municipalities into well-managed municipalities. This research is a quantitative study. The sample population consists of 513 people residing in the municipal areas of three municipalities: Nong Samrong Municipality (261 people), Non Sung-Nam Kham Municipality (81 people), and Ban Dung Municipality (171 people). The researcher used Taro Yamane's formula to calculate the sample size, resulting in 345 people. The research instrument was a questionnaire. Data statistics and analysis included percentages, means, and standard deviations.

The research results showed that the analysis of opinions on factors related to good municipal governance in Udon Thani Province, based on questionnaires distributed and analyzed using the mean, revealed that overall, opinions were at the highest level, with an overall mean of 4.30 (SD = 0.53). When considering each aspect, in descending order of importance, the results were: operational processes, public participation, efficiency, effectiveness, personnel, service delivery ability, budget, and management methods. Organizational structure, good governance principles, and factors with moderate correlation or moderate relationship, namely management methods and service delivery capabilities, management methods and personnel, and budget and service delivery capabilities, were analyzed to determine approaches to developing good management practices for municipalities in Udon Thani Province.