THE CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP MODEL OF ADMINISTRATIVE FACTORS AFFECTING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROVINCIAL SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS
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Abstract
The purposes of this research was to study administrative factors affecting the effectiveness of provincial sports associations in order to construct and verify consistency the causal relationship model of administrative factors affecting the effectiveness of provincial sports associations with empirical data. The sample consisted of 480 provincial sports association administrators and directors of Sports Authority of Thailand Provincials Center. The research instruments used were questionnaires on administrative factors affecting the effectiveness of provincial sports associations. Data was analyzed by LISREL program versions 8.72 to verify validate and consistency the structural relationship model.
The findings were as follows: The causal relationship model of administrative factors affecting the effectiveness of provincial sports associations showed congruity with empirical data and accepted. The administrative factors most affecting effectiveness of provincial sports associations were leader characteristics of administrators. This was followed by leadership, organizational climate and achievement motives. They could predict effectiveness of provincial sports associations by 91 percent with statistical significance at .01 level. The administrative factors that directly affected effectiveness of provincial sports associations were leader characteristics of administrators, leadership and organizational climate. Whereas achievement motives was indirectly affecting effectiveness of provincial sports associations by passing organizational climate.