| The purpose of this study was to investigate the development of the position classification system in Thai civil service. The study involves a comprehensive fact-finding survey to determine the different attitudes of the 250 Thai civil service employees toward the present position classification system being used. A field study was conducted which explored the difference between various groups based on their position level held, education level, sex, length of governmental service, and office of employment within the bureaucratic system and subject's perception of satisfaction needs related to their responsibilities and performances.; By analysis and application of administrative and technical principles and procedures, the Thai civil service commission has worked to build a modern, standardized personnel system.; The most difficult task of the classification staff was to determine the "classes of position" in the service. The positions are based on the job description and the level of responsibility. The establishing of classes calls for sound judgment in personnel matters based on: (a) The basic concept: job description and level of responsibility. (b) The purposes and uses of a position classification plan as a facilitating instrument for personnel administration.; Questionnaires for this study were mailed to Thai civil service employees in ten different government departments. In the questionnaire, the respondents are asked to check a series of definite questions or items, rather than to describe their task and responsibilities in their own words. They were requested to remain anonymous to enable them freely to express their ideas and opinions. Of the 250 questionnaires sent, 200 were returned in usable form.; The questionnaires helped in determining the attitude of the Thai civil service employees toward the present system of "classes of position". The principal hypotheses was whether the present system was effective or not as an administrative tool in the field of personnel management.; Based on the findings, data analysis shows that of the 200 individuals that sent back their questionnaires, those who agreed were positive that the position classification system will solve such problems of personnel administration as: (a) Eliminating confusion as to what type of job an individual will take based on his qualification, education, and experience. (b) Defining and establishing the different "classes of position". Each position will have a job title, job description, range of salary, minimum and maximum qualification, place of work and other important factors related to the position.; Consider abstractly, the process of job classification consists of selecting people and putting them in classes. The duties and responsibilities that are logically and consistently related are placed in the same classes; those that differ in those respects are put in different classes. The selection of the particular basis to be employed in a given instance depends on the purpose of the classification and the uses to which it is to be put.; The governmental service system in Thailand has been instructed to improve its modernity and efficiency since 1932. Plans to carry on the effective continuous operation such as establishing qualification standards were approved by the Executive Council of the Civil Service Assembly in 1958. Position classification system in a modified form was initiated in Thai civil service, on April 28, 1971.; An effective job classification system will enable the present Thai administration to reach its goal of an efficient administration with fewer difficulties and problems. |
