MOTIVATION FACTOR AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Thanakit  Phipatsakunkamon; Somsak  Klaysung

Thanakit Phipatsakunkamon Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Thailand
Somsak Klaysung Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Thailand

Keywords: Educational institution, Motivation factor, Organizational commitment

Abstract

Abstract— The purpose of this research was to study the relationship of motivation factor and organizational commitment in case of Faculty of Management Sciences, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University. This research uses a quantitative research approach. The sample of 100 personnel in Faculty of Management Sciences, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University was selected using simple random 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 correlation analysis. The results of the research revealed that motivation factor was positively correlated with organizational commitment was a moderately positive correlation with statistical significance at the 0.01 level. When considering the relationship of overall motivation factor and organizational commitment in each aspect, it was found that motivation factor was positively correlated with organizational commitment in the aspect of Continuity at the most with moderate level, followed by organizational commitment in the aspect of Affective and Normative, respectively.