Retention Factors on Organizational Commitment of Phra Chulachomklao Naval Dockyard

Abstract

The research investigates in: 1)To examine  employee retention which impacts on organizational commitment of employee in the Phra Chulachomklao naval dockyard. 2) To compare employee’s opinions on towards organizational commitment of the Phra Chulachomklao naval dockyard on organizational commitment. This quantitative research uses questionnaire to collect datafrom 1,382 total naval personnel of Phra Chulachomklao naval dockyard, 434 questionnaires is collected. Data is analyzed by using weightedleast squares regression analysis,T-Test and F-Test.

The research shows that most respondents are male,age range:51-60 years, permanent employee,marital status,education grade 6 or vocational,distance from work: more than 25 kilometers, travel by car, and period of work with the organization: 21-30 years. Moreover, compensation, supervisor support, training & development, work-life balance, career development, and work commute have impact on organizational commitment, analysis with weighted least squares regression. Furthermore, personal factors such as gender, age, marital status, type of job position, commuting distance, and period of work with organizations, have influence on organizational commitment among compare at employee’s opinions.

On the instructions, the organization should develop employee retention factors to increase the efficiency of the organization andapplied to the planning of personnel to stay with the organization for a long time. It is important to maintain personnel that are important to the organization.