การเสริมสร้างสมรรถนะหลักของศูนย์เครื่องจักรกลการเกษตร กรมวิชาการเกษตร กระทรวงเกษตรและป่าไม้รัฐบาลภูฏาน

Abstract

The Agriculture Machinery Centre (AMC) acts as a central agency for sustainable farm mechanization technology and plays a critical role in achieving the national food self-sufficiency goal. However, a recent study recalls further attention for interventions to achieve farm mechanization needs in Bhutan. The core competency is believed to facilitate success at organizational and individual levels. Therefore, this study was conducted to enhance the core competency of the AMC of Bhutan through assessment of the relevant components and attributes of both the organizational and individual core competency. The study hypothesized organizational characteristics to be influencing organizational core competency and individual characteristics to influence individual core competency. Moreover, a combination of both (organizational and individual core competency) as core competency was assumed to effect the performance. A structured interview was administered among the management team followed by a Likert survey questionnaire to gather primary information which involved all regular staff at the centre. The interview data were analysed by grouping similar pattern whereas descriptive and inferential statistics such as T-test, Anova and Simple Linear Regression were performed to depict the status of the importance level of variables and to examine hypotheses. Findings of the management interview revealed competency, capability and resources as the most highly associated components of the organizational core competency while leadership and motives/traits were conceived as components of the individual core competency. AMC also bears the performance in both organizational and individual levels. In addition, the statistical analysis showed high mean scores on components of the organizational and individual levels of core competency and performance. It was also found that the organizational and individual core competencies significantly effects the organizational and individual performance while the core competency was entered positively significant to the performance.