Quality of life according to sufficiency economy and quality of working life of employees' in Kasikornbank Public company Limited.: a case study branch of sale and service zone 1
Abstract:
This research has the objective to study the quality of life in accordance with the principle of sufficiency economy; to study the working life of the employees of Kasikorn Thai (Thai Farmers Bank) Bank Public Limited Company in the branches attached to the Service and Sales Zone 1 of the relation between the quality of life in accordance with the principle of sufficiency economy and the quality of working life; and to conduct a comparative study of the quality of life in accordance with the principle of the sufficiency economy and the quality of working life in relation to personal factors. The sample group applied to this study is 190 members of the staff (employees) of Kasikorn (Thai Farmers Bank) Bank Public Limited. The tool used in gathering the information is the Questionnaire of the Confidence Value Assessment 0.9092; the statistics applied to the data analysis is the percentage of the average value; the deviation value standard, t - test value, F - test Value, One-way ANOVA and the Pearson co-efficient by defining the material statistical importance at the 0.05 level.
The findings of the research are that the sample group in this research in the majority was male, aged over 40 years old; their educational level was Bachelor Degree; marital status was single and income level by the average was from 30,000 Baht upwards. The quality of life in accordance with the principle of sufficiency economy collectively was at the very much level. The break-down in terms of income found that in terms of the sufficiency, reasonableness, knowledge and virtues were at the very much level; in relation to good self-immunity, it was at the medium level. As for the quality of working life collectively, it was at medium level. Break - downs in terms of each particular aspects, it was found that the aspect of intra-organization relationship was at the much level; the aspects of remuneration, security and career progress; the safety and working environment and social responsiveness aspects were at the medium level; and it was further found that quality of life in accordance with the principle of sufficiency had a positive association with the quality of working life with material statistical significance at the 0.01 level. In addition, it was found that the personal factors in terms of sex, education level, marital status and the average monthly income level did not have effect on the quality of life in accordance with the sufficiency economy and the quality of working life. The age had impact on the quality of working life; but it did not have impact on the quality of life in accordance with the principle of the sufficiency economy.
The recommendations in the development of the quality of life in accordance with the principle of the sufficiency economy and the development of the quality of working life are the employees should emphasize self-development by acquiring more knowledge as to enhance ones own vision and potential and should apply the principle of sufficiency economy to daily life and work life. As for the Bank, it has received the products of good quality in its employees; which is the thing that every organization is inspiring to have. The Bank should therefore focus on personnel development; on boosting the staff morale and motivation in the course of performing their work; organizing refresher course for employees; instilling good attitude, working value including boosting good organizational relationship and employee relationship in every level. If personnel are satisfied with things they have received from the organization and they have faith in their working progress; this will have direct effect on the quality of their work performance with maximum efficiency.