INNOVATING NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT TO MONKHOOD AFFAIRS FOR COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WAT PA LE LAI VARAVIHÃRA AMPHOE MUANG, SUPHANBURI PROVINCE
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This qualitative documentary research was aimed (1) to explore Verse No. 2 of the Sangha Act (No.4) BE. 2560 (AD 2017) amended BE 2506 and BE 2505 on controlling and promoting religious orderliness, religious studies, welfare for education, Buddhist mission, public utility, but particularly on public welfares in Wat Pa Le Lai Voravihara, Amphoe Muang: Suphanburi Province; and (2). to explore innovative New Public Management to monkhood affairs on public welfare for communities around the Wat Pa Le Lai Varavihãra, Amphoe Muang, Suphanburi Province. The researcher explored scriptures (tipitaka), aṭṭhakathã, authentic and credible books, textbooks, research reports and related researches to accomplish triangulation technique (Denzin, N. K., 1978/2012).
The researcher found that Wat Pa Le Lai Varavihãra launched activities of 1) organizing Social-Service-Spirit Economy in Natural Way, 2) functioning Ascetic Saturday, 3) establishing Banana Varieties Conservation center in Suphanburi, 4) establishing the center for the agricultural learning to sell community products to raise income for households, and to promote the foundation for economy-flows within surrounded communities and 5) organizing water-trip, religious activities, entertainments, horticultures and value-added waste leaves. In Objective II: Wat Pa Le Lai Varavihãra had achieved PBM-based (private business management) dependency, governance-based model, reducing red-tape, market-oriented paradigm, reward-oriented professionalism, PMA-focused improvement, result-focused, organizational change and SWOT analysis, possible measures to change public sectors, efficient services like private, improving performance, political free market-based model, and efficiency and effectiveness-oriented. Also, Wat Pa Le Lai Varavihãra innovated INPM, by adding technology, opened government policies, tools to innovate approaches, a new office architecture, news skills, redesign, and modernize recruitment processes.
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