The Influence of Job Satisfaction on Organizational Commitment in the Private Sector Employees in Nakhon Ratchasima Province
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The purposes of this research were to 1) study personal factors of employees in the private sector in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, 2) study the level of job satisfaction and organizational commitment of employees in the private sector in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, 3) study the influence of job satisfaction on organizational commitment of employees in the private sector in Nakhon Ratchasima province. This research is quantitative. Data were collected from 414 participants who work in the private sector, the sample derived from accidental random sampling. Data were collected through questionnaires and using a computer package program to analyzed the data. The descriptive statistics results were shown in percentage, mean, standard deviation as well as multiple regression analysis. The data revealed that the employees’job satisfaction was at a high level, and the employees’ organizational commitment was at a high level too. The findings of the study indicated that the satisfaction with pay satisfaction, opportunities for promotion, job characteristics, supervisor and coworkers had a significant positive influence on the organizational commitment of employees, Five variables could explain 76 percent of the variance in organizational commitment. From this research finding the entrepreneurs apply the data to develop the organizational strategies for improving employees, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment.
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