Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to compare the actual and expected outcomes of the management of Thailand s para table tennis team based on value chain. A total population of 57 key informants voluntarily participated in this study. The population were divided into three groups, i.e., 7 members of board of director and/or key sponsors, 20 national coaches and supporting staff, and 30 former or current Thailands para table tennis players. Three questionnaires and interviews were used to collect the information for each specific group. The face validity and reliability for board of director and major sponsors were 1.00 and 0.93, while for coaches and supporting staff were 0.96 and 0.84, and finally for former and currect players were 0.95 and 0.88. The results obtained from the three questionnaires were statistically analyzed in terms of frequency, percentage, means, and standard deviation. The results were as follows. There were only litter discrepancy between the actual and expected outcomes perceived among three groups of populations. The mean values of discrepancy between the actual and expected outcomes for three groups of population were 1.97, 2.13, and 2.39, respectively. Further analysis suggested that the greatest difference perceived among three groups was follow-up issues where coaches and supporting staff and former and current players perceived a moderate discrepancy between the actual and expected outcomes, but the management felt small discrepancy between the actual and expected outcomes.