Factors Affecting Work Happiness of Municipal Employees in Sisaket Province

Abstract

            The objectives of the research were to study the work-related happiness of the municipality employees in Sisaket province, to explore the factors that affected the happiness of the subjects under study, and to recommend the guidelines to raise the sense of happiness in relation to work of the municipality employees in Sisaket. A total number of the samples were 315. Statistics used in data analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation, correlation coefficient and a multiple regression analysis.

            The research findings were as follows.

               The municipality employees in the study were found to be happy at a high level. All the factors considered, the factor that made them most happy in their work was the environment in the organization (𝑥̅ = 4.13), followed by returns and welfare  (𝑥̅ = 3.93), andthe work efficiency (𝑥̅ = 3.92).Considering the factors that affected the sense of happiness in relation to work of the municipality employees,  the  factors in relation to  the surroundings in the organization (β=0.21 t=3.81p-value=0.00),  the work efficiency (β=0.18 t=4.48p-value=0.00), and the returns and welfare  (β=0.15 t=5.14 p-value=0.00) could have an effect on  happiness of the employees under study at a statistical significance of 0.01. The recommendations to raise the level of happiness in relation to work for the municipality workers were:  principles of good governance, development of knowledge for the employees, and increase in returns and rewards to raise motives for the employees.