Abstract:
Objectives of this research were: 1. To study the general conditions of tourism management effectiveness promotion of tourism companies in Bangkok Metropolis, 2. To study the factors affecting the tourism management effectiveness promotion of tourism companies in Bangkok Metropolis, and 3. To propose the Buddha-dhamma integration for tourism management effectiveness promotion of tourism companies in Bangkok Metropolis, conducted by the mixed methods. The quantitative research, data were collected from 330 samples and analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Correlation analysis and Multiple Linear Regression using statistical program package. The qualitative research, data were collected from 18 key informants in in-depth-interviewing and from 9 participants inf focus group discussion to confirm the body of knowledge after the data synthesis.
Findings were as follows:
1. The general conditions of management effectiveness of tourism companies in Bangkok Metropolis were found that the management effectiveness of tourism companies in Bangkok Metropolis, by overall, were at high level (x bar= 4.19, S.D. = 0.610). Each aspect by the order of the mean value, it was found two aspects were at the highest levels. They were development was at x bar= 4.22, followed by satisfaction that was at x bar= 4.21. 3 aspects were at high levels, they were change was at x bar= 4.19, production or products were at x bar= 4.17, efficiency was at x bar= 4.17, respectively.
2. Factors affecting the tourism management effectiveness of tourism companies in Bangkok Metropolis were found that: 1) the management of the tourism companies affected the management effectiveness of the tourism companies in Bangkok Metropolis in 5 aspects, they were budget, coordination and man power management with the statistically significant level at 0.01, together could predict the tourism management effectiveness of tourism companies in Bangkok Metropolis at 58.9 percent (Adjust R2=0.589), 2) the integration of Sappurisa-dhamma affected the tourism management effectiveness of the tourism companies in Bangkok Metropolis in 6 aspects, consisted of knowing individuals (Puggalannuta), knowing communities (Parisannuta), knowing occasions (Kalannuta) knowing causes (Dhammannuta) knowing moderation (Mattannuta) and knowing the consequence (Atthannuta) with statistically significant level at 0.05, that could together predict the tourism management effectiveness of the tourism companies in Bangkok Metropolis by 74.6 percent (Adjust R2=0.746).
3. Buddha-dhamma integration for tourism management effectiveness promotion of tourism companies in Bangkok Metropolis was as follows: 1) Dhammannuta, knowing causes, the tourism companies must design the tour package appropriately to the seasons, knowing the tourists needs, and Mattannuta, knowing moderation, emphasizing quality tourism, appropriately to the price of tourism production or products, 2) Attannuta, knowing self, the tourism companies must develop personnel in foreign languages, human relations, service loving mind that could be integrated with efficiency of resource uses of tourism companies, 3) Atthannuta, knowing the consequence, the tourism companies must apply corporate governance for management and Puggalannuta, by developing tourism networks for organizational development that could be integrated with tourists satisfaction creation, 4) Kalannuta, must prioritize the management to integrated with the change of tourism companies, 5) Parisannuta, knowing communities, the tourism companies must follow-up the change and tourist attraction development regularly, that was the integration with the tourism companies development