Organizational Alienation of the University Staffs: A Case Study of the Staffs (hired from university’s income) Working at Ramkhamhaeng University’s Regional Campuses
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This survey research aimed to study organizational alienation of the university staffs: a case study of the staffs hired from the University’s income, working at Ramkhamhaeng University’s regional campuses. It tried to explore the level of organizational alienation of the university the relationship between the level of the organizational alienation of the university staffs and six sociological factors, namely gender, age, marital status, education level, position type and duration of work. Tools used for data collection were questionnaires. The result showed that the feeling of alienation from the organization of the university staff was at a moderate level with a mean of 2.73. When considered individually, it was found that the feeling of alienation from the organization of the university staffs at the highest mean was the sense of meaninglessness which was at the middle level with the average of 3.20, followed by the feeling of isolation, being abandoned by society In the middle level, with a mean of 3.05 which was at the medium level, with an average of 2.72. The fourth is the feeling that the organization / chiefs had no norm was at a low level, with an average of 2.55. The fifth is the difference in values from others which was at a low level, with an average of 2.45. The sixth is the feeling of separation from the work was at the low level, the average value was 2.29. Moreover, the research found that personal factors, i.e. gender, age, marital status, education level, position type and duration of work had no statistically significant relationship with the alienation of the University staffs.
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