MOTIVATION AFFECTING WORK EFFICIENCY OF TRUCK DRIVERS IN TRANSPORTATION BUSINESS, PATHUMTHANI PROVINCE
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This research aimed to study 1) the motivation of truck drivers in transportation business in Pathumthani Province 2) the work efficiency of truck drivers in the transportation business in Pathumthani Province and 3) the motivation affecting work efficiency of truck drivers in transportation business in Pathumthani Province. The sample consisted of 396 truck drivers who hold a driving license issued by the Department of Land Transport in Pathumthani Province. Research tool was questionnaire, and statistical analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and multiple regression analysis. The research findings revealed that 1) the overall motivation of truck drivers in transportation business in Pathumthani Province was at a very high level (x̄ = 4.27, S.D. = 0.56) 2) the overall work efficiency of truck drivers in transportation business in Pathumthani Province was at a high level (x̄ = 4.02, S.D. = 0.78) and 3) the motivation factors of truck drivers in the transportation business in Pathumthani Province, including job satisfaction, job characteristics, responsibility, salary and benefits, and relationships with colleagues, together explained 65.2% of the variation in work efficiency (R² = 0.652). The most influential factor on work efficiency was responsibility, followed by salary and benefits, and job characteristics in that order.
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