Human Resource Management and Job Performance from the Perspective of Personnel in Private Higher Education Institutions in Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Abstract

The research purposes were:  (1) to study the opinions on the human resource management of personnel under the private higher education institutions in Nakhon Ratchasima Province; (2) to study the opinions on work efficiency of personnel under the private higher education institutions in Nakhon Ratchasima Province; and 3) to compare the opinions of personnel under the private higher education institutions in Nakhon Ratchasima Province on work efficiency. The sample group was the 400 personnel under the private higher education institutions in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, selected by simple random sampling. The research instrument was the questionnaire with reliability 0.94. The data analysis statistics were the frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, and one-way Analysis of Variance and post hoc comparisons via Tukey’s procedure. The research findings showed that:  (1) personnel’s opinions toward human resource management were at a high level overall. When considering individual aspects, the mean scores ranked from highest to lowest were: rewarding, development, procurement, and maintenance and protection, respectively; (2) Regarding the efficiency of personnel performance, the opinions were also at a high level overall. The aspects were ranked by mean scores in descending order as follows: cost, quantity of work, quality of work, and time, respectively.; (3) The comparative analysis revealed that personnel with different genders, ages, and work experiences did not differ in their opinions toward performance efficiency. However, differences in educational attainment and monthly income led to statistically significant differences in opinions at the 0.05 level.