Analysis of Resource-Based View Model as a Source of Improvement of Educational Organizations to High-Performance Organizations in Surat Thani’s Primary Schools

Abstract

This research was conducted using Mixed Methods methodology, collecting quantitative data from 380 samples via online questionnaires, and analyzing by using the Structural Equation Model (SEM) along with in-depth interviews with four experts to enhance the completeness of the data. The research results found that the model was very consistent with the empirical data (x2 = 318.098, df = 582, p = 1.000, x2/df = 0.547, GFI = 0.936, CFI = 1.000, TLI = 1.016, RMSEA = 0.000, RMR = 0.010), consisting of eight main components: transformational leadership, organizational culture, management system, organizational structure, reputation and image, relationship with stakeholders, teacher and personnel competence, and high-performance organizations. It was found that teachers and personnel had the highest component weights (0.91-0.92) and transformational leadership had a high level of direct influence on other components (β = 0.86-0.93). 2) This research also aims to establish guidelines for raising the standard of high-performance organizations that includes developing transformational leadership of executives, creating a strong organizational culture, developing an efficient management system, adjusting the organizational structure to be flexible, building a good reputation and image, developing relationships with stakeholders, and continuously developing the competencies of teachers and personnel. 3) It aims to identify the components of leadership of educational administrators. 4) It also aims to reveal the components of strategic management of administrators, and 5) delineate the causal relationships of leadership and strategic management of administrators. In conclusion, the study results can be used as a guideline to upgrade these organizations to be highly effective organizations in developing primary schools in Surat Thani Province, Thailand.