MANAGING THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AS A SUSTAINABILITY ORGANIZATION ACCORDING TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF SUFFICIENCY ECONOMY

Abstract

Objectives of this research article were: 1. To study factors that support the management of the Department of Corrections, 2. To study the application of the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy in the management of the Department of Corrections, and 3. To propose guidelines for becoming a sustainable organization based on the philosophy of sufficiency economy, conducted by the quantitative research method. The samples used in this research were 452 correctional officers. The research tool was a questionnaire. Analyzed data by stepwise multiple regression.

The results were as follows: by overall, the administrative factors were at a highest level. By overall, the application of the philosophy of sufficiency economy in management was at the highest level. And guidelines for sustainable development organization were at the highest level and priority to the sustainability of the organization in terms of environmental dimensions, cultural dimensions, social dimensions and economy dimensions. There were 3 administrative factors affecting being an organization of sufficiency, which were management, money, and man. Were found the best predictors that could predict the afrfectiveness at 43.90 percent. The sufficiency economy factors affecting being an organization ofsufficiency were with 4 factors: Moderation, good immunity, knowledge and reasonableness were found the best predictors that could predict the affectiveness at 51.30 percent.