Abstract:
The objectives of the thesis were to conduct a research on the leadership
styles of executives of metropolitan police stations under Metropolitan Police
Division 7 to find out the subordinates’ satisfaction level in their governmental work
and to find out the relationship between the commanders’ leadership styles and the
subordinates’ job satisfaction. The populations of the research included
commissioned police officers starting from the level of Sub-Inspector up in all
working lines and the level of Deputy Superintendent in all working lines of
metropolitan police stations under Metropolitan Police Division 7, which totaled 11
police stations for 324 police officers. The research instrument was the 4-section
questionnaire.
It was found from the study that the leadership styles of executives of
metropolitan police stations were mostly the consultation type for 197 persons or
60.8%, second was artistic dictation type for 73 persons or 22.5% and the last type
was participatory for 54 persons or 16.7% while no executives were in the dictatorial
type. For subordinates’ job satisfaction in association with working security, status of
practitioners, opportunities of work progress, respect and honor given by
subordinates, receipt of equality and work performance relevant to capabilities, they
were in the moderate level with the average value at 3.38. Moreover, the different
leadership styles of executives of metropolitan police stations led to the different
relationship in job satisfaction of subordinates.
The research suggestions were divided into 3 parts: 1) suggestions for
executives of police stations and the superintendents who are chiefs of police stations
to apply Maslow’s Need Hierarchy Theory for their management to create their
subordinates’ job satisfaction, 2) suggestions for The Royal Thai Police to develop
the leadership of executives of police stations and to enhance the participatory
leadership, and 3) suggestions for further research to be conducted by means of
interviewing police leaders who are top management of the organization to better
explain the research in other related aspects.