ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE AND PERCEIVED SELF-EFFICACY PREDICTING INFORMAL LEARNING BEHAVIOR IN THE WORKPLACE OF ROYAL THAI ARMY PERSONNEL

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) investigate the levels of organizational climate, self-efficacy, and informal workplace learning behaviors among Royal Thai Army personnel; 2) examine the relationship between organizational climate and informal workplace learning behaviors; 3) examine the relationship between self-efficacy and informal workplace learning behaviors; and 4) predict informal workplace learning behaviors based on organizational climate and self-efficacy. The population and sample were Royal Thai Army personnel, with a sample size of 335. A questionnaire was used as the research instrument. Data analysis involved percentage, frequency, mean, standard deviation, correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression analysis. The findings revealed that 1) Royal Thai Army personnel demonstrated high levels of informal workplace learning behaviors (M = 3.95, SD = 0.55), organizational climate (M = 4.05, SD = 0.55), and overall self-efficacy (M = 4.15, SD = 0.61); 2) organizational climate had a statistically significant positive relationship with informal workplace learning behaviors at the .01 level; 3) self-efficacy had a statistically significant positive relationship with informal workplace learning behaviors at the .01 level; and 4) both organizational climate and self-efficacy significantly predicted informal workplace learning behaviors at the .01 level.