Key Factors Affecting the Management and Forecasting of Solid Waste Management of Local Administrative Organizations in Bueng Kan Province

Abstract

This cross-sectional analytical research aimed to study key factors affected to solid waste management of Local administrative organizations in Bueng kan province, Thailand. The study population was 131 officers who responsible and working on solid waste management in local administrative organizations. Data were collected from the entire study population by using a questionnaire which has been verified for content validity (Item Objective Congruence; IOC > 0.50) and reliability (Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficient = 0.98). The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation, maximum, minimum and median, and the inferential statistics such as Pearson’s correlation coefficient statistic and stepwise multiple regression analysis.

          The results of the correlation analysis revealed that factors positively correlated to solid waste management of local administrative organizations in Bueng Kan province with statistically significant (P-value<0.01) consisted of organization characteristics, decentralization, specialization, technology, formality, organizational structure, characteristics of the environment, organizational atmosphere, coordination, characteristics of people in the organization, engagement, performance of duties, motivation, characteristics of management and operations, leadership, setting clear goals and resources allocation.

          Key factors affecting solid waste management of local administrative organizations in Bueng kan province including motivation, decentralization, organizational structure and specialization which can be forecasted the solid waste management at 70 percent (R2 = 0.51, P-value<0.01). The forecast equation can be written as follows: Y = 1.164 + [0.374* motivation] + [0.268*decentralization] + [-0.323* structure,] + [0.335* specialization]