The Officers’ Career Performance Assessment at the Office of Rubber Replanting Aid Funds in Southern Region.

Abstract

The objective of this research was to assess the officer’s knowledge, understanding and responsibity of the officers in problems and recommendations concerning officer’s performance of the office of Rubber Replanting Aid Funds (ORRAF). An attitude survey of the target population of 126 officers of the ORRAF in Changwat Phatthalung and Changwat Songkhla was carried out. The survey resultd revealed that the socio-economic background of the officers of the ORRAF in the southern region were as follows : 41.3% bachelor degree holding, 86.5% marriage, an average ages, working experience and annual income per year of 36 years, 12 years and 164,667.62 baht, respectively. The objective assessment of the opinions of the officer, the support from the local leaders was at a moderate while the support gaining from farmers was at a high level. The officers were good at fulfilling working requirement and regulation of the ORRAF offices. They were moderately satisfied with information exposure and well understanding in their duty and responsibility. The main problem faced by the officers was a long distance community between farmers’ home state and their rubber plantation site. Factors influencing the success in work performce of the officers consist of the support of local leaders and farmers, information exposure and opportunity to demonstate their working ability.