EFFICIENCY IN THE PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES RELATED TO THE PROTECTION OF NATIONAL INTERESTS IN THE THAI SEA

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) To study the level of operational efficiency in protecting national interests at sea. 2) To study factors affecting operational efficiency in the defense of national interests at sea. A questionnaire was used to collect data from 243 practitioners who had previously worked under the command of the Maritime National Interest Center. Statistics were used to analyze the data, including frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and multiple regression analysis. The results showed that 1) operational efficiency in protecting national interests at sea; the overall picture is at the highest level. When considered individually, it was found that it was at the highest level in terms of working personnel, performance, and motivation. As for the policy and management aspects, the resource aspect used in the operation was at a high level, respectively. 2) Factors in the work system, management style, and skills had an influence on the performance in maintaining national maritime interest results in 67.3%.