The Relationship Between the Work Motivation and Engagement of Generation-Y Employee: A Case Study of Metropolitan Electricity Authority

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Chedthida Kusalasaiyanon
Jantakran Srithong-iam

Abstract

This research aimed to study the level of opinion about the work motivation and engagement of Generation-Y employees at Metropolitan Electricity Authority. The sample used in this study is 336 Generation-Y Employees at Metropolitan Electricity Authority. The tools used for collecting data were questionnaires. The statistics used for data analysis were frequency, percentile, standard deviation, and Pearson’s correlation coefficient.
The results showed: 1) The employee’s opinions of the work motivation factors in motivation factor, hygiene factor and organizational engagement were at high level. And 2) The work Motivation Hygiene Factors aspects; the job security, salary, organization policy administration, and working condition were the work motivation factors that had positive correlation with the organizational engagement, with statistical significance at 0.01 level.

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