PROMOTING WE LL-BEING IN THE ORGANIZATION FOR QUALITY OF GOOD WORK LIFE OF PERSONNEL OF THAI COCONUT PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED

Abstract

This research aimed to: 1. Study the promotion of a healthy organization to enhance employees’ quality of work life; 2. Integrate Buddhist principles into the promotion of a healthy organization to improve employees’ quality of work life; and 3. Propose guidelines for promoting health and a good quality of work life for employees. The research findings revealed that: 1. The promotion of a healthy organization to achieve a good quality of work life for employees identified three key factors: (1) Executives or business owners, who provide support in terms of personnel or teams to drive the promotion of a healthy organization, allocate time for organizing activities, provide budgets to enhance quality of work life, and offer appropriate welfare benefits to employees; (2) The organizational health promotion committee, which demonstrates competence, a volunteer spirit, leadership, and a positive attitude toward life; and (3) The target group, referring to all employees in the organization, who reflect the outcomes of promoting a healthy organization for a good quality of work life and are ready to contribute to the organization’s comprehensive development. 2. The integration of healthy organization promotion activities by applying Buddhist principles within the organization as part of improving employees’ quality of work life. This includes the application of mindfulness principles in the workplace, activities encouraging employees to reduce, abstain from, and quit alcohol consumption and smoking, as well as other activities implemented according to the plans of the organizational health promotion committee. 3. The proposed guidelines for promoting health and a good quality of work life for employees emphasize collaboration with partner networks in promoting healthy organizations, as well as exemplary models of good practice within Ratchaburi Province and nearby provinces. These networks share knowledge and approaches to promoting healthy organizations, thereby extending and ensuring sustainability in healthy organization promotion.