Abstract:
This research aimed to (1) investigate the level of organizational engagement of generation Y employees of Provincial Electricity Authority, Central area 2, Chonburi (2) to study exploratory factors affecting organizational engagement of generation Y employees of Provincial Electricity Authority, Central area 2 , Chonburi (3) to examine confirmatory factors affecting organizational engagement of generation Y employees of Provincial Electricity Authority, Central area 2, Chonburi and (4) to examine the model fit of factors affecting organizational engagement of generation Y employees of Provincial Electricity Authority, Central area 2, Chonburi, developed from empirical data. The research was conducted on the basis of a quantitative research design. The sample was 450 generation Y employees of Provincial Electricity Authority, Central area 2, Chonburi. Statistics used in the study were percentage, mean, standard deviation, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and causal structural equation modeling. The findings from the study revealed that (1) the respondents had opinions towards organizational engagement at a high level. As for opinions towards factors affecting organizational engagement in relation to supervisor, relationship at work, flexible working, and job satisfaction, the respondents agreed at a high level, (2) exploratory factor of factors affecting organizational engagement analysis result found that there were 4 factors, i.e. supervisor, relationship at work, flexible working, and job satisfaction, (3) causal variables of factors affecting organizational engagement of generation Y were job satisfaction, relationship at work, supervisor, and flexible working. (4) model of factors affecting organizational engagement of generation Y employees of Provincial Electricity Authority, Central area 2, Chonburi, that consistent with the empirical data of statistically significant (x2 /df = 2.116, p-value = 0.000, GFI = 0.961, CFI = 0.973, NFI = 0.964, RMSEA = 0.037, RMR = 0.036)