Buddhadhamma Application for Enhancing the Work Performance of Personnel in the Secondary Educational Service Area Office, Nan

Abstract

The purpose of this research article was: 1) to study the level of work potential; 2) to study the relationship between the Bala: strength; force; power and work potential; and 3) to present the application of Buddhist principles to enhance the work potential of personnel in the Nan Secondary Educational Service Area Office. The research employed a mixed-methods approach. Quantitative research used a sample of 1,145 teachers and educational personnel from the Nan Secondary Educational Service Area Office, selected using Taro Yamane's formula to obtain a sample size of 297 people. Data was analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Pearson correlation coefficient. Qualitative research used in-depth interviews with 10 key informants, analyzed using content analysis.

The research revealed that: 1) the overall work potential of personnel was high, both in terms of motivational factors (work success, recognition, job characteristics, responsibility, and career advancement) and supportive factors (salary, relationships with supervisors, colleagues, subordinates, policies and administration, working conditions, and job security), all of which were at a high level; and 2) Bala: strength; force; power  had a very strong positive correlation with the work potential of personnel. 3) Guidelines for applying Buddhist principles to enhance work performance, which are statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Promoting intellectual strength to develop knowledge alongside morality; developing diligence to build perseverance in work; reinforcing integrity according to the principle of Anavajja-bala; and promoting social strength to build cooperation, along with developing motivational and supportive factors such as recognition of work performance, welfare, and the work environment, so that personnel could perform their work effectively.