Efficacy of Human Resource Systems influence toward Quality of Work Life. Case Study of Game Industry in Thailand.
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This research aimed to analyze the relationship between the Efficacy of Human Resource Systems and the quality of work life that lead to finding in-depth information of the predictive correlational between the two factors. The sample was 319 person who’s working within the game industry in Thailand. This research used a sampling method that is convenient and voluntary to provide information to researchers including in-depth interviews of 5 people who are person related to work in the management of people, such as 1) Executives and 2) Human resources manager through selected by purposive sampling. Quantitative data analysis using descriptive statistics including percentage, mean and standard deviation. Inferential statistical analysis contain with Pearson product moment correlation coefficient and stepwise multiple regression analysis. Qualitative data analysis using content analysis. The results of the study showed that (1) the organization has a human resource operation in both HRM and HRD very effective. (2) The personnel in the game industry has a quality of work life at high level. (3) The efficiency of the human resources system in all 9 characteristics is positively correlated with quality of work life at high level. (4) The operations of social responsibility, career development, employee relations, recruitment and selection and compensation and benefits management can be able to jointly predict the variability of overall quality of work life by 76.9 percent. (5) Activities to create quality of work life such as 5.1) selection of people should be consider based on knowledge, skill, work experience and attitude. 5.2) salary, project remuneration, bonus, profit-sharing, medical fee, provident fund and travel expenses. 5.3) providing opportunities for feel free expression of ideas, characteristics of work that focus on teamwork, physical space to do activities. 5.4) challenging job opportunities, job learning and advising from the supervisor, trainee mentor. 5.5) freedom of expression, equality of expression, organization culture and employment conditions that focus on accord with law.
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