The Influential Behavior of Individual, Group, and Organizational Levels towards Police Station Performance in the Task of Providing Security for the Public

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Korkaew Jankingthong

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the influential behavior from individual, group, and organizational levels most affect the task of providing public security for people’s well-being. Two hundred police stations from Provincial Police Regions 1-9 in Thailand were selected for this study at the organizational level. Data collected by questionnaires and LISREL 8.80 was used to analyze the data.The results revealed that task performance, contextual performance, public service motivation, transformational leadership, and organizational justice have effects onthe task of providing security for the public.

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