An Application of Bhavana Dhamma to Development of Performance Efficiency of Phanom Thuan Municipal Personnel Phanom Thuan District, Kanchanaburi Province

Abstract

This article aims 1) to study the level of work efficiency of personnel of Phanom Thuan Subdistrict Municipality, Phanom Thuan District, Kanchanaburi Province, 2) to compare people’s opinion towards the work efficiency of personnel of Phanom Thuan Subdistrict Municipality, Phanom Thuan District, Kanchanaburi Province classified by personal factors and 3) to study the application of the Four Meditation Principles to develop the work efficiency of personnel of Phanom Thuan Subdistrict Municipality, Phanom Thuan District, Kanchanaburi Province. The research design was mixed-methods research between qualitative and quantitative research. The concept of leadership development and the concept of Papanikadhamma were used as the research framework. The research area was Phanom Thuan Subdistrict Municipality, Phanom Thuan District, Kanchanaburi Province. The population of the research was 340 people. Taro Yamane’s formula was selected as the method. There were 2 types of research instruments: 1) questionnaires and 2) interview forms. The quantitative research analyzed data in percentage, mean and correlation. Content analysis was used and descriptive writing was written. The results of the research found that: 1) The overall performance level of Phanom Thuan Municipality personnel is at a high level 2) The overall performance level of Phanom Thuan Municipality personnel is at a high level with a statistical significance level of 0.01., and 3) Guidelines for applying the four principles of meditation to develop the performance of Phanom Thuan Municipality personnel to achieve results in developing the performance of personnel under the vision of developing the body, developing morality, developing the mind, and developing wisdom.