The Influence of Cultural Intelligence (CQ) and Organizational Culture on Organizational Commitment Among Thai Employees in Multinational Corporations (MNCs): A Case Study of Delta Electronics (Thailand) Public Company Limited

Authors

  • Apinya Samartkul Faculty of Management Sciences, Kasetsart University
  • Thitima Chaiyakul Faculty of Management Sciences, Kasetsart University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14456/jhusoc.2026.4

Keywords:

Cultural Intelligence (CQ), Organizational Culture, Organizational, Commitment and Multinational Corporations (MNCs)

Abstract

      This research aims to: (1) examine the influence of cultural intelligence and organizational culture on organizational commitment among Thai employees in multinational corporations, using Delta Electronics (Thailand) Public Company Limited as a case study; and (2) investigate the role of organizational culture as a moderating variable in the relationship between cultural intelligence and organizational commitment among Thai employees in multinational corporations, specifically in the case of Delta Electronics (Thailand) Public Company Limited. The population consisted of Thai employees working at Delta Electronics. A sample of 385 respondents was selected using convenience sampling. The research instrument was a questionnaire. This study employed a quantitative research approach. The statistical methods used included frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, multiple regression analysis, and hierarchical regression analysis, with the level of statistical significance set at .01. The results revealed that: (1) cultural intelligence and organizational culture had a statistically significant positive influence on organizational commitment among Thai employees in multinational organizations at the .001 significance level; and (2) organizational culture played a moderating role in the relationship between cultural intelligence and organizational commitment among Thai employees in multinational organizations. The findings indicate that both cultural intelligence, as an individual-level factor, and organizational culture, as a value-based organizational factor, play important roles in enhancing organizational commitment, particularly in multinational contexts characterized by cultural diversity. Moreover, a participative organizational culture tends to enhance employee commitment within multinational organizations.

References

พีรสิฐ พันละเกตุ. (2564). ความพึงพอใจในการสื่อสารกับความฉลาดทางวัฒนธรรมของพนักงานองค์กรข้ามชาติ: ศึกษาเฉพาะกรณีบริษัทดีแคทลอน (ประเทศไทย) จำกัด [วิทยานิพนธ์มหาบัณฑิต, มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์]. http://ethesisarchive.library.tu.ac.th/thesis/2021/TU_2021_ 6307011301_15828_21431.pdf

สมชาย วงศ์วิวัฒน์ และสุดาพร พัฒนากุล. (2566). วัฒนธรรมองค์การและความฉลาดทางวัฒนธรรมที่ส่งผลต่อความผูกพันต่อองค์การในอุตสาหกรรมการผลิต. วารสารการจัดการสมัยใหม่, 15(2), 45–60.

หัสสบดี เทียมทรัพย์. (2562). วัฒนธรรมองค์การที่ส่งผลต่อความผูกพันต่อองค์การของพนักงานในอุตสาหกรรมการผลิต. วารสารบริหารธุรกิจและสังคมศาสตร์, 12(2), 45–60.

Ang, S., & Van Dyne, L. (Eds.). (2007). Handbook of cultural intelligence: Theory, measurement, and applications. M.E. Sharpe.

Alvi, A. K., Abbasi, A. S., Haider, R., & Ahmed, A. A. (2014). Relationship of organizational culture and organizational commitment with employees’ job satisfaction. European Journal of Business and Management, 6(27), 30–39.

Cochran, W. G. (1977). Sampling techniques (3rd ed.). John Wiley & Sons. Delta Electronics (Thailand) Public Company Limited. (2024). Annual report 2024. https://www.deltathailand.com/en/pdf/ir/annual-report

Denison, D. R. (1990). Corporate culture and organizational effectiveness. John Wiley & Sons.

Earley, P. C., & Ang, S. (2003). Cultural intelligence: Individual interactions across cultures.

Stanford University Press.

E-Vahdati, S., Zulkifli, N., & Yusoff, R. M. (2023). The influence of organizational culture on employee commitment in multicultural organizations. Sustainability, 15(5), Article 4123. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15054123

Gujarati, D. N. (2003). Basic econometrics (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill.

Hair, J. F., Black, W. C., Babin, B. J., & Anderson, R. E. (2010). Multivariate data analysis (7th ed.). Pearson.

Meyer, J. P., & Allen, N. J. (1991). A three-component conceptualization of organizational commitment. Human Resource Management Review, 1(1), 61–89. https://doi.org/10.1016/1053-4822(91)90011-Z

Shariat Nejad, A., Sepahvand, R., & Salehabadi, S. (2025). Emergence of exploitative leadership: The moderating roles of organizational culture and cultural intelligence on commitment. Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 46(1), 45–62.

Downloads

Published

2026-05-02

How to Cite

Samartkul, A., & Chaiyakul, T. (2026). The Influence of Cultural Intelligence (CQ) and Organizational Culture on Organizational Commitment Among Thai Employees in Multinational Corporations (MNCs): A Case Study of Delta Electronics (Thailand) Public Company Limited. Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (JHUSOC), 24(1), 46–57. https://doi.org/10.14456/jhusoc.2026.4

Issue

Section

Research Article