Comparison of Attitudes about Motivation of Thai Workers and Managers

Jeffrey M. Wachtel, Ph. D.

Please answer the following questions:

1.      Generally Thai workers:

a.      Are highly motivated and hardworking

b.      try to give a fair day’s effort

c.       will put forth effort if you make it rewarding for them

d.      try to get by giving a low level of effort

e.      are lazy and/or  poorly motivated

2.      The people I have worked with are:

a.      e highly motivated and hardworking

b.      try to give a fair day’s effort

c.       will put forth effort if you make it rewarding for them

d.      try to get by giving a low level of effort

e.      are lazy and/or  poorly motivated

3. Compared to foreign workers, Thai workers:

a. are more productive

b. are equally productive

c. are less productive

4. Generally, Thai  managers:

f.        Are highly motivated and hardworking

g.      try to give a fair day’s effort

h.      will put forth effort if you make it rewarding for them

i.        try to get by giving a low level of effort

j.        are lazy and/or  poorly motivated

5.  Compared to foreign managers, Thai managers:

a. are more productive

b. are equally productive

c. are less productive

6. Over the past 20 years, Thai workers are:

a.      improved in overall quality of job performance

b.      remained about the same

c.       deteriorated in overall quality of job performance

7.  Over the past 20 years, Thai managers are:

a.      improved in overall quality of job performance

b.      remained about the same

c.       deteriorated  in overall quality of job performance