Leadership, Knowledge Sharing, Organizational Climate, and Innovative Work Behavior Affecting the Work Efficiency of Employees in the Construction Business in Thailand
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This research aims to 1) Study the levels of leadership, knowledge sharing, organizational climate, innovative work behavior, and employees’ work efficiency in Thailand’s construction business. 2) Examine the influence of leadership, knowledge sharing, organizational climate, and innovative work behavior on employees’ work efficiency in Thailand’s construction business. 3) Build a model for employee efficiency in the construction business in Thailand. This research employs a mixed-method approach, combining quantitative and qualitative research. In the quantitative research, the sample group consists of 380 managerial-level employees from construction business organizations in Thailand. The sample size was determined using a criterion of 20 times the number of observed variables, and purposive sampling was used. Data were collected using questionnaires and analyzed using structural equation modeling. For qualitative research, in-depth interviews were conducted with key informants, including executives, managerial-level employees, and construction business entrepreneurs in Thailand, totaling 20 people.
The research findings indicate that 1) Leadership, knowledge sharing, organizational climate, innovative work behavior, and employees’ work efficiency in the construction business in Thailand are high. 2) Leadership, knowledge sharing, organizational climate, and innovative work behavior significantly influence employees’ work efficiency in the construction business in Thailand at the 0.05 significant level. 3) The work efficiency model for employees in the construction business in Thailand, developed by the researcher, is named the LICK Model (L = Leadership, I = Innovation Work Behavior, C = Climate, K = Knowledge Sharing). Additionally, the qualitative research results reveal that to enhance employees’ work efficiency in the construction business in Thailand, entrepreneurs need to elevate and train employee skills through digital learning methods and adopt construction technology innovations to adapt to new working methods efficiently. The findings of this research can be applied as a policy guideline to promote and enhance the work efficiency of employees in the construction business in Thailand, increasing their potential in the future.
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