Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the components and indicators of innovative leadership among administrators of the Faculty of Nursing, Praboromarajchanok Institute. A quantitative research design employing Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was utilized. The sample consisted of 240 nursing faculty members in the 2025 academic year from colleges under the Faculty of Nursing, Praboromarajchanok Institute. The sample size was determined according to the criteria of Hair et al. (2010), and participants were selected through proportional stratified random sampling and simple random sampling.

The research instrument was a researcher-developed questionnaire comprising two parts: (1) demographic information and (2) a five-point Likert-scale questionnaire measuring innovative leadership components and indicators. The instrument demonstrated content validity indices (IOC) ranging from 0.57 to 1.00 and a high reliability coefficient (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.98). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and exploratory factor analysis with Principal Axis Factoring and Promax rotation.

The findings revealed four components with twelve indicators of innovative leadership: (1) Innovative Vision (3 indicators; factor loadings ranged from .477 to .761), (2) Innovative Organizational Climate (3 indicators; factor loadings ranged from .411 to .968), (3) Innovative Creative Thinking Skills (3 indicators; factor loadings ranged from .420 to .865), and (4) Innovative Teamwork and Participation (3 indicators; factor loadings ranged from .414 to .666). These four components jointly explained 73.886% of the total variance.

The results suggest that educational institutions, particularly faculties of nursing, may apply these components and indicators as a framework for designing leadership development programs to enhance innovative leadership capacities among administrators.

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