TISIKKHA APPLICATION FOR HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT OF PRIVATE COMPANY IN PATHUM THANI PROVINCE

Abstract

Objectives of this research article were: 1. to study the level of human resource development of private companies in Pathum Thani Province, 2. to study the relationship between the Trisikkha principle and the human resource development of private companies in Pathum Thani Province, and 3. to propose guidelines for the application of the Trisikkha principle for human resource development of private companies in Pathum Thani Province. This study employed a mixed-methods research methodology. The quantitative research utilized a questionnaire with a reliability of 0.937. The target population was 462,208 employees of private companies in Pathum Thani Province, insured under Section 33 of the Social Security Office. From this population, a sample of 400 participants was determined using Taro Yamane’s formula with a 0.05 margin of error. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson’s correlation coefficient. The qualitative research, data were collected by in-depth interviewing 9 key informants from four groups: academics or practitioners in Public Administration and Buddhism, private company executives, and operational-level staff. The qualitative research instrument was a structured in-depth-interview script, and contextual content descriptive interpretation was used to support the quantitative findings.

The research findings revealed that Human resource development was at a high level. The knowledge aspect scored the highest, while the skills aspect scored the lowest. The Tisikkha principle had a positive correlation with human resource development at a relatively high level (r=.618**). The application guidelines encompass Sila (Morality), Samadhi (Concentration), and Panya (Wisdom), integrated with the components of knowledge, understanding, skills, and attitude, to foster sustainable human resource development for private companies in Pathum Thani Province.