The Influence of Organizational Culture and Job Commitment on Competency of Small and Medium Enterprise Employees in Bangkok
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The purpose of this research is to study 1) organizational culture factors, work engagement and employee competency, 2) concepts and theories of organizational culture, work engagement and employee competency, and 3) organizational culture factors and work engagement that affect employee competency. The sample group used in the research is small and medium-sized enterprise employees in Bangkok, a total of 300 people. The tools used in the research are questionnaires, with analysis of confirmation components and analysis of structural equations. The results show that structural equation model is consistent with empirical data, with good levels of harmonization indexes as standard quality models in which organizational cultural factors and work engagement have a positive effect on the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises.
Due to good organizational culture which affects employees to have a strong work engagement and make them willing to work in order to achieve the full potential goal. This will result in continuous self- development for employees making them have higher performance than the standards set by the organization.
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