Expectancy for the Career Development and Welfare Satisfaction Affecting to employee engagement: A Case Study of Thai Aviation Industries Co.,Ltd.

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to investigate 1) the level of expectation for career advancement among employees at Thai Aviation Industry Company Limited, 2) the level of welfare satisfaction among employees at Thai Aviation Industries Company Limited, 3) the level of employee engagement at Thai Aviation Industries Company Limited, and 4) the influence of expectation for career advancement and welfare satisfaction on employee engagement at Thai Aviation Industry Company Limited.

The sample group used in this study comprised 270 employees at Thai Aviation Industries Company Limited. The instrument used to collect data was a questionnaire. The statistical methods used to analyze the data were descriptive statistics including percentage, mean, standard deviation and inferential statistics, in particular, the multiple regression analysis for hypothesis testing at the statistically significant level of 0.05.

The results revealed that the overall dimensions of expectation for career advancement, welfare satisfaction and employee engagement at Thai Aviation Industry Company Limited, were rated at a high level. Furthermore, individual self-interest in rewards, being the valence element of expectation for career advancement, together with the facilitation component of welfare satisfaction demonstrated statistically significant effects on employee engagement at Thai Aviation Industry Company Limited at a level of 0.05.