The Influence of Human Resource Management on Organizational Commitment of Thai Private University Personnel

Abstract

The purposes of this research were: (1) to study perceptions of employees towards human resource management of Thai Private Universities; (2) to study organizational commitment of Thai Private University personnel; (3) to study a relationship between human resource management and organizational commitment of Thai Private University Personnel; and (4) to analyze human resource management influencing organizational commitment of Thai Private University personnel. The samples used in this study were 350 employees who work in Thai Private Universities in Bangkok and suburban areas. The instrument used to collect data was a research questionnaire. Statistics used in this research consisted of Percentage, Mean, Standard Deviation, Pearson Correlation and Multiple Regression Analysis. The research results showed that: The perceptions of employees towards human resource management of Thai Private Universities, in total, were at a high level. In particular, training and development had the highest mean value, followed by employee retention, employee recruitment and selection, and benefits and compensation. The organizational commitment of Thai Private University Personnel, in total, was at a high level. In particular, affective commitment had the highest mean value, followed by normative commitment, and continuance commitment. The correlation coefficient between human resource management and organizational commitment of Thai Private University Personnel was at the statistical significance at the 0.01 level with correlation value between .127 to .598, which the highest correlation was a relationship between employee retention and organizational commitment. In addition, employee retention had the highest influence on organizational commitment of Thai Private University Personnel, followed by benefits and compensation, training and development and recruitment and selection respectively.