Motivation Affecting to Personnel Competencies in Local Government Organization of Nongprue District, Kanchanaburi Province

Abstract

     This research is objective 1) Study the motivations of local government personnel in local government organization of Nongprue District, Kanchanaburi Province. 2) Study the core competencies of personnel in local government organization of Nongprue District, Kanchanaburi Province. and 3) Study the relationship between motivation and personnel performance in local government organization of Nongprue District, Kanchanaburi Province. The population used in this research was 166. It consists of all personnel working in the four local government organizations in Nongprue District, Kanchanaburi Province. The research tools are 39-item questionnaires. Statistics used in the research include percentage, average, standard deviation, and Pearson correlation coefficient.

     The results showed that: 1. The overall motivation of personnel is at a high level. The result, sorted in descending order, are as follows: job responsibilities, job characteristics, work success, work environment, respectability, and career advancement, respectively. 2. The overall competency in the performance of personnel is at a high level. The result, sorted in descending order, are as follows: the excellency in service, adherence to accuracy and ethics, teamwork, achievement, and understanding of organizations and systems, respectively. And 3. The relationship between motivation and personnel performance is in the same direction except motivation for respectability. There is no correlation with teamwork performance. Hence, if the personnel are more motivated, performance of the personnel will moderately increase at the statistical significance of 0.01 level.