Abstract:
The purposes of this thesis are 1) to study concepts and evolution of quality management in the Thai public sector 2) to study the effectiveness of quality management through the Thai public sector quality development model (Public Sector Management Quality Award: PMQA) 3) to develop a proposal to raise quality management that is suitable and in accordance to Thai public agencies by setting up research scope for in-depth interviews with thirtynine public agencies at the departmental level, analyze document, review the public organizations performance information between 2548-2556 B.E. in parallel with quantitative analysis methods by collecting 654 questionnaires from public officials. This research discovers that 1) quality management does not raise performance of Thai public organizations any higher; moreover, it turns out that the performance has been declined in statistically significant manner 2) public sector quality development model (Public Sector Management Quality Award: PMQA) is not always suitable for every public organization, but it is suitable for only some particular organizations 3) quality management in public organizations in Thailand creates fragmentation among each division because public organizations have a tendency to focus on their own tasks and therefore integration with other units in organization has been lacking. The recommendations are derived from the finding indicating that each organization needs to choose and develop their own quality management path and model. The Office of the Public Sector Development Commission (OPDC) has to provide more resources and guide each public agency more closely in order to empower these public organizations regarding quality management to confer to state mission, and achieve result in order to truly benefit Thai citizens.