THE INFLUENCE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP, STRATEGY THINKING AND MANAGEMENT INNOVATION TO JOB PERFORMANCE' S ROYAL THAI ARMY PERSONNEL
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This research aims to: 1) study the level of transformational leadership, strategic thinking, management innovation, and job performance' s royal Thai army personnel, 2) examine the influence of transformational leadership, strategic thinking, and management innovation on job performance' s royal Thai army personnel, 3) develop the causal relationship model of the job performance' s royal Thai army personnel. The research is quantitative and utilizes a questionnaire as a data collection tool from a sample group of 280 cavalry soldiers. The sample size is based on 20-time criteria of parameter and a proportional stratified random sampling method. Data is analyzed using mean and standard deviation, and structural equation modeling. The findings revealed that 1) transformational leadership, strategic thinking, management innovation, and job performance' s royal Thai army personnel were all at a high level, 2) strategic thinking, management innovation and transformational leadership influenced the job performance' s royal Thai army personnel at .05 statistical significance level respectively. The three variables together explain 89.0% (R2) of job performance' s royal Thai army personnel, 3) the causal relationship model of job performance' s royal Thai army personnel model was congruent with the empirical data. The model was called SIT Model (S = Strategy thinking, I = Management Innovation, T = Transformational Leadership). The findings of this research can be further applied as a policy guideline for commanders in every unit of royal Thai army to support strategic thinking for their personnel and implement management innovations to use in operations in all unit of royal Thai army.
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