Self-Development in Duty of Supplies Officer in State University Phitsanulok Province During Covid-19 Situation

Abstract

The objective of this research was to investigate the motivation factors, hygiene factors, and work from home-related factors affecting the self-development at work of the procurement workers in public universities, Phitsanulok Province during the COVID-19 pandemic. The sample consisted of 111 procurement workers in public universities, Phitsanulok province. The research instrument was a questionnaire. The data were analyzed using statistics to determine frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and multiple regression analysis. The results revealed as follows: 1) overall opinion towards the motivation factors of the sample was at a high level. When individual aspects were considered, an aspect with the highest mean was work nature; 2) overall opinion towards the hygiene factors of the sample was at a high level. When individual aspects were considered, an aspect with the highest mean was the relationship between supervisors and subordinates and co-workers; 3) overall opinion towards the work from home-related factors of the sample was at a high level. When individual aspects were considered, an aspect with the highest mean was perceived usefulness; and 4) from the stepwise multiple regression analysis between the motivation factors, hygiene factors, and work from home-related factors affecting the self-development at work of the procurement workers in public universities, Phitsanulok Province during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was found that work from home-related factor had the highest  predictive power for self-development with a statistical significance level of 0.001 as represented by a 69.20 percent accuracy in its predictability.