PERCEPTIONS OF COMPENSATION AMONG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN THAILAND’S LAND DEVELOPMENT, CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION

Abstract

The research aimed to: 1) study the level of opinions of Land Development Department officials based in the central office regarding the compensation received; 2) compare their opinions based on individual factors; and 3) examine the relationship between the perception of compensation and their opinions on the compensation received. This study employed a quantitative research methodology, utilizing a questionnaire as the tool for data collection. The sample group consisted of 220 Land Development Department officials in the central office. Data were analyzed using a statistical software package, with statistics including frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, One-way ANOVA, and Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient. The statistical significance level was set at 0.05.

          The results of the study revealed that: 1) The government officials at the Land Development Department, Central Administration, had an overall opinion toward the compensation received at a moderate level (  = 3.53). Specifically, the aspect of annual bonuses had the highest mean at a high level (  = 3.68), while the aspect of basic welfare and fringe benefits had the lowest mean at a moderate level (  = 3.40). 2) Officials with different highest educational levels and those affiliated with different divisions/offices showed significant differences in their overall opinions toward the compensation received at the 0.05 level of statistical significance, whereas gender, age, job position, length of service, and income showed no significant differences. 3) The perception of salary compensation had a moderate positive relationship with the overall opinions toward compensation at the 0.01 level of statistical significance. This implies that an increase in the perception of compensation information leads to a corresponding increase in positive opinions toward the compensation received.