Effects of accounting professional competency and work motivation on work efficiency of finance and accounting practitioners in the directorate of finance, royal Thai air force
Abstract:
The objectives of this independent study were to study the extent that accounting professional competency and work motivation affects the work efficiency of finance and accounting practitioners in the Directorate of Finance, Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF).
The population sampled in this study were 186 government officials and employees of the Directorate of RTAF Finance tasked with finance and accounting responsibilities. The study instrument used to collect data was a questionnaire. The statistics used to analyze data comprised descriptive statistics: frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and inferential statistics: multiple linear regression analysis.
The study results indicated that accounting professional competency, work motivation, and work efficiency of finance and accounting practitioners in the Directorate of RTAF Finance were all rated at a high level. The dimensions of accounting professional competency including knowledge and competency, professional accounting skill, interpersonal relationships, ethics in work, and attitudes to the accounting profession all affected the work efficiency of finance and accounting practitioners in the Directorate of
RTAF Finance at a statistically significant level of. 05. Additionally, the components of job motivation comprising job achievement, recognition, work characteristics, responsibilities, and advancement all affected the work efficiency of finance and accounting practitioners in the Directorate of RTAF Finance at a statistically significant level of .05.