BUDDHA-DHAMMA INTEGRATION FOR PROMOTING MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES OF THE OFFICE OF PUBLICHEALTH, CHANTHABURI PROVINCE

Abstract

Objectives of this research article were: 1. To study the level of results-based management at the Chanthaburi Provincial Public Health Office; 2. To examine the relationship between Iddhipada 4 and results-based management; and 3. To propose the integration of Iddhipada 4 for promoting results-based management at the Chanthaburi Provincial Public Health Office, conducted by the  mixed  methods research. The quantitative data were collected from 110 personnel of the Chanthaburi Provincial Public Health Office, including civil servants, government employees, Ministry of Public Health employees, and contracted staff. The research instrument was a questionnaire with an overall reliability coefficient of 0.939. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Pearson’s correlation coefficient. The qualitative data were obtained through in-depth interviewing 9 key informants.

The findings revealed that: 1. The overall level of results-based management was high (µ = 4.23, S.D. = 0.44). Responsibility had the highest mean score, followed by transparency, effectiveness, efficiency, and economy, respectively. 2. Iddhipada 4 had a very high positive correlation with overall results-based management (r = .901**) at statistically significant level of 0.01 and was positively correlated with all dimensions of results-based management, namely effectiveness, economy, accountability, transparency, and efficiency. 3. The integration of Iddhipada 4 could strengthen public health management by balancing outcomes, ethics, and resource utilization. Chanda promoted motivation and responsibility; Viriya strengthened perseverance under budgetary and workforce constraints; Citta enhanced attentiveness to service quality; and Vimamsa supported evidence-based review and continuous improvement. The findings could be applied as policy and operational guidelines for personnel development and for enhancing provincial public health administration in terms of efficiency, transparency, accountability, and sustainability.