BUDDHADHAMMA INTEGRATION FOR PERSONNEL'S PERFORMANCE COMPETENCY ENHANCEMENT OF CHONBURI PROVINCIAL AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION OFFICE

Abstract

This research article aimed to study performance, factors affecting performance and propose the integration of Buddhadhamma principles to enhance the performance of personnel, conducted by the mixed research methods. The quantitative research used questionnaires to collect data from 334 samples. Data were analyzed by social science software package. The qualitative research collected data by in-depth interviewing 18 key informants and 9 participants in focus group discussion. Data were analyzed by content descriptive interpretation.

The results of the research showed that 1. The performance of Chonburi Agriculture Office personnel was at a high level 2. Factors affecting the performance of Chonburi Agriculture Office personnel was found that the implementation of the 7’s principle affected the performance of personnel by 72.0 percent and Bala 4 principle affected the performance of personnel by 84.3 percent. 3. Model of integrating Buddhadhamma principles to enhance the performance of personnel was found that the performance of personnel had the fundamental factors which were the performance according to the 7’s principle, which was integrated with the principles of Buddhist Dhamma, namely Bala 4 principles, consisting of 1. Pannabala, Wisdom power, 2. Viriyabala, patience power 3. Anavajjabala, Honesty and integrity power, 4. Sanghabala Volunteering mind.