Organizational Culture and Work Motivation Affecting Job Satisfaction Among Operational-Level Employees in the Chemical Industry for Paints and Coatings: A Case Study in Map ta Phut Industrial Estate, Rayong

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Wanchai Denjarukul
Thanyanan Boonyoo

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The purpose of this research article (1) organizational culture affecting the job satisfaction of the operational-level employees; and (2) work motivation affecting the job satisfaction of the operational-level employees in the chemical industry for paints and coatings, with the case study in the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate, Rayong province. The study was quantitative research, employing a sample of 86 operational-level employees in the chemical industry for paints and coatings, within the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate, Rayong province. Data were collected through a questionnaire and analyzed by multiple regression. The findings in this study revealed that (1) organizational culture in terms of achievement-oriented significantly affected the job satisfaction of the operational-level employees in the chemical industry for paints and coatings, with a case study of the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate, Rayong province; and (2) work motivation in terms of achievement and job security aspects significantly affected the job satisfaction of the operational-level employees in the chemical industry for paints and coatings, with a case study of the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate, Rayong province.

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Denjarukul, W., & Boonyoo, T. (2025). Organizational Culture and Work Motivation Affecting Job Satisfaction Among Operational-Level Employees in the Chemical Industry for Paints and Coatings: A Case Study in Map ta Phut Industrial Estate, Rayong. WESTERN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES and SOCIAL SCIENCE, 11(3), 169–182. retrieved from https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/WTURJ/article/view/283647
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