Abstract:
This research aimed to: 1) study the management characteristics of cleaning service business; 2) analyze the common management characteristics of the cleaning service business; and 3) develop an efficiency management model of the cleaning service business. Regarding qualitative research, data were collected with an in-depth interview. 10 key informants were selected by purposive sampling. Data were analyzed by audio transcription and divided into categories according to the study dimension. The common features were analyzed by using content analysis and infer the results to develop an efficiency management model of cleaning service business.
The results showed that the management of cleaning service business was applied POSDCoRB concept. The administrators had leadership, applied human resource management, focused on service quality, and used service innovation for business efficiency.
Regarding the common management features of the cleaning service business, the first three priority aspects of the POSDCoRB were planning, staffing, and coordinating. The management was focused on result-oriented, quality of service, worthiness and rapidness. The development of efficiency management also focus on 4 more aspects: 1) regarding leadership aspect, the administrators should have appropriate attributes, mental leadership, knowledge and ability, and business vision. 2) Regarding human resource management, business operators had the strength in putting the right man on the right job and dividing jobs according to job descriptions. All personnel could work interchangeably by focusing on personnel quality and individual compensation. The benefits consisted of monetary and non-monetary benefits. In terms of human resource development, business operators focused on personnel development by providing continuous trainings knowledge and service mind, together with the use of technology-related media. According to human resource maintain, business operators applied a mechanism for organization development to keep knowledgeable and capable personnel. 3) Regarding service quality, business operators should create credibility and confidence to customers by demonstrating knowledge, skills, ability to provide services and respond to the needs of clients with modesty and good manners, including using efficient communication to ensure that customers would receive the best service. 4) Regarding service innovation, business operators had new forms of service to enhance customer satisfaction, including creation of new services, new methods, and new technology application to service.
The results of the study could be inferred as a model for efficiency management of the cleaning service business with 5 focused aspects: 1) management of cleaning service business using POSDCoRB concept of Gulick & Urwich (1937); 2) organization Leadership focusing on the key features of the leader, "Excellent in working, staffing, and thinking; 3) human resource management focusing on assigning, developing, and maintaining human resource as a mechanism for organization development; 4) service quality focusing on credibility, responsiveness, empathy, and trust of staff towards service users; and 5) service innovation focusing on creating new services, new methods and applying new technology to help promoting development of efficiency in cleaning service business, including others related matters of public relations through various media to build good relationship with customers.
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