THE INFLUENCE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE NORTHEASTERN REGION OF THAILAND

Abstract

Organizational performance is an expected public outcome, particularly in the challenging context of Thailand’s public transformation into the twenty-first century. Entrepreneurial leadership is critical in developing public entrepreneurship and, ultimately organizational performance. This research study aims to investigate the influence of entrepreneurial leadership on public entrepreneurship and organizational performance as well as the influence of public entrepreneurship on organizational performance of local administrative organizations in the northeastern region of Thailand. A cross-sectional questionnaire study is used in this study. Data were collected from 400 people through five-point Likert scale questionnaires with validity and reliability analyses. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data in preparation for ordinary least square regression analysis. According to the findings of the study, entrepreneurial leadership has a significant direct influence on public entrepreneurship with a standardized coefficient of 0.852. Public entrepreneurship has a significant direct influence on organizational performance with a standardized coefficient of 0.775. Entrepreneurial leadership has a significant direct influence on organizational performance with a standardized coefficient of 0.735 at a 0.05 significance level. In order to accomplish the desired public results for local administrative organizations, local administrative organizations should encourage leadership styles of entrepreneurial orientation to turn Thailand’s public sector into a competitive public entrepreneurial sector.