Factors Affecting Happiness at Work of Marine Office Personnel

Abstract

The objectives of this study are as follows: 1) to study the level of happiness at work of Marine Office personnel, 2) to study the factors affecting happiness at work of Marine Office personnel, and 3) to study guidelines for promoting happiness at work of Marine Office personnel. Methodology, the researchers used mixed-methods research. the quantitative research collected questionnaire data from 191, by stratified sampling. and simple randomization. government officials from Marine Office. Analyze data using statistics, mean using statistics, and standard deviation, and multiple regression analysis. And the qualitative research collected data through semi-structured interviews with key informants, namely 7 Directors, Higher Level of Marine Office. Summarize the information obtained from the interviews in an essay according to the research objectives.

Results: The results revealed that 1) Overall happiness at work of Marine Office personnel was high   (= 4.11), 2) Factors affecting happiness at work of Marine Office personnel at statistical level of < .0001, namely work environment (β = .364, Sig = .000), policy and administration (β = .342, Sig = .000), welfare (β = .149, Sig = .001), respect (β = .137, Sig = .000), and career advancement (β = .123, Sig = .004) at 44.20 percent (Adjusted R2 = .442).  The remaining 55.80 percent was due to the influence of other variables., and 3) Policies and guidelines for enhancing happiness at work of Marine Office personnel as follows: Improving compensation and basic welfare, supporting the development of competencies and skills, clarify evaluation systems, promoting good listening
and communication, organizing activities to build relationships, developing career paths by providing opportunities
for growth and development, recognizing excellence through a fair performance evaluation system and providing
a safe and healthy working environment.