The Study of Followers of Academic Support Personnel Chaiyaphum Rajabhat University

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) study the personal factors of support staff at Chaiyaphum Rajabhat University, 2) examine the followership styles of support staff at Chaiyaphum Rajabhat University, and 3) compare personal factors with the followership styles of support staff at Chaiyaphum Rajabhat University. This is a quantitative research study. The research sample comprised 118 support staff members, selected through purposive sampling. The sample size was determined using Krejcie and Morgan's table. The research instrument used was a questionnaire. The statistical methods employed for data analysis included mean and standard deviation.

         The research findings revealed that: 1) The personal factors of the support staff at Chaiyaphum Rajabhat University showed that 61.02% were female, 50.85% were aged between 41-50 years, 83.05% were permanent university employees, 50% were in general positions, 78.81% were employed through the university's revenue budget, and 42.37% had been working for 6-10 years. 2) The followership styles of the support staff at Chaiyaphum Rajabhat University, overall, were at a high level ( = 3.87; S.D.= 0.64).          3) Comparison of personal factors with followership styles of the support staff at Chaiyaphum Rajabhat University indicated that followership styles significantly depended on gender and employment budget at the .05 level. However, differences in age, employee groups, and employee types did not show significant differences in followership styles at the .05 level.