EMPLOYEE WELFARE SCHEMES AND JOB PERFORMANCE; A CASE STUDY OF PUBLIC HOSPITALS IN BANGKOK

Siriwimon  Ungchim-im; Ratirath  Na Songkhla

Siriwimon Ungchim-im Faculty of College of Innovation and Management, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Bangkok, Thailand
Ratirath Na Songkhla Faculty of College of Innovation and Management, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Bangkok, Thailand

Keywords: Employee welfare schemes, Job performance, Public hospital.

Abstract

This research paper aims to study how employee welfare schemes affecting job performance of employees of public hospitals in Bangkok. This study was a quantitative research study that utilized a questionnaire as a research instrument. The sample consisted of 150 hospital officers. Data were analyzed by a statistical package and presented descriptive statistics in terms of frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation and regression analysis for inferential statistics. The results showed the model employee welfare schemes affecting job performance of employees of the public hospitals in Bangkok as follows: employee welfare schemes = 2.586 + (0.157 * economic welfare) + (0.220 * health welfare) which can explain job performance of employees of the public hospitals in Bangkok at 62.4 percent and there is a standard error in forecasting equal to ±.0.432 The contribution of this research is to exploit the results from the study as a guideline policy for the improvement of human resources development and organization efficiency of the public hospital in Bangkok.