PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ACCORDING TO APARIHANIYADHAMMA IN BUDDHIST UNIVERSITY

Abstract

This research aimed to: 1. study the personnel management in Buddhist Universities. 2. study the personnel management according to Aparihaniyadhamma in Buddhist Universities. the methodology was based on the mixed approach between the qualitative and quantitative research. The in-depth interview was carried out in 16 experts of Buddhist Universities. The questionnaire was used as a tool to collect data from the sample, which consisted of 3 groups: management group, lecturer group, and officer group. The sample included 323 persons in total. The results indicated as follows: 1) the personnel management in Buddhist Universities. comprised of 4 principles (1) personnel acquisition; (2) personnel retention; (3) personnel development; and (4) personnel dismissal. 2) the personnel management according to Aparihaniyadhamma in Buddhist Universities. the findings reveal that overall, personnel hold opinions on personnel management according to Aparihaniyadhamma in Buddhist Universities are at a high level, when considering specific aspects, it was found that the aspect of personnel retention had the highest mean score, followed by personnel development, personnel acquisition, and personnel dismissal, respectively.