Organizational Culture Affecting the Formation of Happy Organizations in Schools under Songkhla City Municipality, Songkhla Province

Abstract

This research aimed to study: 1) the level of organizational culture of schools under Songkhla City Municipality, Songkhla Province, 2) the level of happiness at work of teachers in schools under Songkhla City Municipality, Songkhla Province, and 3) the organizational culture affecting the formation of happy organizations in schools under Songkhla City Municipality, Songkhla Province. 170 people were used as a sample for the research. The research instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire about the organizational culture of schools, with a reliability of 0.976, and about the formation of happy organizations, with a reliability of 0.970. The statistics used for data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, multiple regression analysis, and content analysis.

The research results revealed that: 1) The organizational culture of schools under Songkhla City Municipality, Songkhla Province was at a high level overall, 2) the happiness at work of teachers in schools under Songkhla City Municipality, Songkhla Province was at a high level overall, and 3) the organizational culture factors affected the formation of a happy organization in schools under Songkhla City Municipality, Songkhla Province, statistically significant at the 0.01 level. When analyzed by individual aspect, it was found that empowerment, decision-making, quality, recognition, and kindness could collectively predict the formation of a happy organization in schools under Songkhla City Municipality, Songkhla Province, with predictive reliability of 97.50% (R² = 0.975)