Happiness in Work Affecting the Performance of Civil Servants under the BMA Training and Development Institute

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to study happiness at work; 2) to study job efficiency; 3) to compare job efficiency classified by personal data; and 4) to study the relationship between happiness at work and the performance of government officials under BMA (Bangkok Metropolitan Administration) Training and Development Institute. This study was a quantitative research using a questionnaire with a confidence value of .911. The sample size was determined using the Taro Yamane formula. A sample of 84 people was calculated. The sample was chosen by simple random sampling. The statistics used in the research were percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-value, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson's Simple Correlation Coefficient and stepwise multiple regression equations. The results of the research found that 1) happiness at work was at a high level; 2) the performance of government officials was at a high level; 3) personal data on the side of different level of education and position had different efficiency in the performance of government officials; and 4) the relationship between happiness at work and the performance of government officials under BMA Training and Development Institute was at the moderate level in the same direction. The happiness at work on the side of good society and knowledge seeking influenced the performance of government officials under BMA Training and Development Institute statistically significant at the .05 level.