ความฝังตรึงในงานของพนักงานฝ่ายวิจัยทางคลินิกในประเทศไทย ขององค์การรับทำวิจัยตามสัญญา

Abstract

The purpose of this independent study was to study the job embeddedness of clinical research employees in Thailand of Contract Clinical Research Organization (CRO). One hundred and seventy six employees of CRO completed questionnaires, measured by 6 factors of job embeddedness which were 1) Fit to organization 2) Fit to community 3) Link to organization 4) Link to community 5) Organization-related sacrifice and 6) Community-related sacrifice. Data analysis was conducted by frequency, percentage, means and correlation analysis. The results indicated that the level of job embeddedness of clinical research employees in Thailand of CRO was at the medium level. The level of Fit to organization factor was higher than other factors of job embeddedness. From correlation analysis, the factors that are related to the employees’ job embeddedness were follows: work period, income, education, safety and security welfare, educational welfare, recreation welfare, health welfare and intention of resigning. Five out of six factors of job embeddedness that affected the employees’ work retention were Organization-related sacrifice, Link to organization, Community-related sacrifice, Fit to community and Link to community with negative relationship and strength of relationship between the variables were moderate to low level. Fit to organization was not related to intention of resigning. The following seven sub-factors of job embeddedness were related to intension of resigning with negative relationship and strength of relationship between the variables was moderate level: 1) Good chance for promotion 2) Relationship between investigators and clinical research team 3) More social acceptance than working at other CROs 4) Feeling of loss for current work benefits 5) Current community was safe 6) Appropriate remuneration and 7) Liking the family-like environment.