ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE FOR ENHANCING QUALITY OF WORK LIFE OF PERSONNEL AT SATUN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Abstract

This research aimed to: 1) examine the level of organizational culture in the work performance of staff at Satun Community College; 2) investigate the level of quality of work life of the staff; and 3) analyze the influence of organizational culture on the quality of work life. The study employed a survey research design. The population consisted of 44 staff members of Satun Community College, and the entire population was included in the study. The research instrument was a questionnaire with an index of item–objective congruence (IOC) ranging from 0.67 to 1.00 and a reliability coefficient of 0.98. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation, as well as inferential statistics using multiple linear regression analysis, with the significance level set at .05. The results revealed that the overall level of organizational culture in work performance was at the highest level, with adaptive culture showing the highest mean score, followed by clan culture, achievement-oriented culture, and bureaucratic culture, respectively. The overall level of quality of work life was at a high level, with the dimensions of social usefulness of work and teamwork and interpersonal relations rated at the highest level. The results of the multiple linear regression analysis indicated that organizational culture significantly predicted the quality of work life. The model yielded a multiple correlation coefficient of 0.724 and explained 52.4% of the variance in the quality of work life. Among the predictors, adaptive culture had the strongest influence, followed by achievement-oriented culture, clan culture, and bureaucratic culture, respectively. The findings indicate that organizational culture is a strategically important mechanism for enhancing the quality of work life of staff in educational institutions.