Guidelines for Human Resource Development Based on the Four Principles of Meditation of Udon Thani Provincial Administrative Organization

Abstract

         This research article aimed (1) to study the status of human resource development according to the principles of the Fourfold Meditation, (2) to study the factors influencing human resource development according to the principles of the Fourfold Meditation, and (3) to study the guidelines for human resource development according to the principles of the Fourfold Meditation of Udon Thani Provincial Administrative Organization. It was a qualitative and quantitative research. The samples were 316 people and the target group was 10 people. The statistics used were frequency distribution and percentage of the respondents. The data were analyzed by presenting in tables using mean and standard deviation statistics. The multiple regression analysis was performed using the sequential variable selection method, discussion of the results, and descriptive data analysis by selecting and classifying data, organizing data systematically, editing data, and analyzing data. The data were then written as a report according to the objectives of the research study.

          The research results found that: (1) The condition of human resource development according to the four principles of meditation of Udon Thani Provincial Administrative Organization was at a moderate level overall ( =3.03 S.D. =0.74), ranked from most to least as follows: the highest value was moral meditation, followed by physical meditation, mental meditation, and wisdom meditation, respectively. (2) Factors that significantly influenced human resource development according to the four principles of meditation of Udon Thani Provincial Administrative Organization at a statistical level of .05 were training factor (X4), behavior factor (X3), intellectual development factor (X5), and knowledge factor (X1), with predictive coefficients in raw scores (b) equal to .525, .378, .351, and .054, respectively. (3) It is necessary for officers to dress neatly and cleanly according to their status and job duties, be gentle, have good interpersonal skills with the public, and be honest in providing services so that the public receives equal services, etc.