The Relationship between Motivation and Commitment in Generation Y Organizations: A Case Study of Personnel of Real Estate Public Company Limited

Abstract

The purpose of this research were to study level of motivation, level of organizational commitment and to study the relationship between motivation and organizational commitment of 250 Generation Y personnels of Real Estate Public Company Limited. The instrument used in this research was a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and the relationship was analyzed by using Pearson's correlation coefficient.

The analysis of work motivation found that there was a high level of motivation at work. When considering each aspect, it was found that the most motivation was on in career success, followed by acceptance and welfare and benefits. Analysis results about organizational commitment showed that organization commitment was at a high level. When considering each aspect, it was found that the most commitment was on the leadership, followed by culture or the purpose of the organization, and job description. In addition, the result of the study of the relationship between the level of motivation and commitment in the organization found that there was a correlation coefficient between motivation and commitment in the organization at a high level with the significant level of .01.