The Impact of Motivation on Commitment of Employees in Higher Education Institutions

Abstract

This research aimed to study organizational motivation that influenced employee commitment in higher education institutions. This research uses a quantitative research approach. The sample of 385 employee in higher education institutions located in Bangkok and sample was selected using multi-stage sampling method. The data were collected by using questionnaires tested for the validity and reliability. The statistics used in the analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and multiple regression analysis. The results showed that work motivation in the aspect of achievement (β=.287) had the greatest influenced on organizational commitment, followed by the work itself (β=.234), responsibility (β=.204), and Recognition (β =.199, respectively. Whereas job work motivation in the aspect of advancement did not affect organizational commitment of employee in higher education institutions, where all variables could explain the variance in service satisfaction at 64.16 percent, and were able to predict organizational commitment at a statistically significant level of .05.

Keywords— Commitment, Higher Education Institutions, Motivation