MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS AFFECTING JOB MORALE OF EMPLOYEES IN MDX PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
Keywords:
Motivation, Morale, Employees, MDX Public Company LimitedAbstract
The objective of this research is to study the work motivation and work morale of employees working in MDX Public Company Limited. There were 60 employees being selected as study samples. The data collection was based on questionnaire distribution. Analysis of hypothesis testing employed inferential statistics such as t-test, One-way ANOVA and Pearson correlation. The result indicated that most of respondents from MDX Public Company Limited were female, aged less than or equal to 30 years old, were single, graduated from Bachelor's degree, worked as general staff, worked for 6 - 10 years and earned monthly income between 15,000 - 25,000 baht. Also, the study indicated that work morale was rated in a high level which the first highest score was the work under supervisors’ commanding, followed by job stability and career status. The hypothesis testing result indicated that employees with different marital status had different work morale working in MDX Public Company Limited. In addition to the study of work motivation, commanding in terms of reasonable commanding and solution, work stability in terms of stable position and career status in terms of honorable career had an effect on work morale of employees working in MDX Public Company Limited.
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