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Jaruwachirathanakul, Bussakorn. "Determinants of internet banking adoption in Thailand." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2003. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1490.
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Increasingly competition in the financial services sector is forcing service providers to develop and utilise alternative delivery channels (Daniel, 1999). Within the sector, banking has always been a highly service intensive activity that relies heavily on technology to acquire, process, and deliver services and information to consumers (Tan & Teo, 2000). The emergence of the Internet has provided a way for banks to improve the efficiency of their service delivery and to gain a competitive advantage by reducing the number of brick-and-mortar branches. The study investigated the adoption of lnternet banking services in Thailand and is based on the premise that consumers' perspectives have a greater impact on adoption than those of banks who are the service providers. Data was therefore collected from potential Thai consumers of lnternet banking services by using a questionnaire survey. The response rate was high (84%) which resulted in 506 valid questionnaires being collected. The study's key findings were presented to a group of Internet banks in Thailand to establish their concurrence and to develop and recommend appropriate strategies to them. To gain insight into consumer behaviour, theories on the acceptance of innovation were examined. This study is based on the Decomposed Theory of Planned Behaviour by Taylor & Todd (1995) which was developed from Ajzen & Fishbein's (1980) Theory of Planned Behaviour. These theories provide a well-accepted intention model that has been shown to be successful in predicting and explaining human behaviour across three domains: attitude, perceived behavioural control and subjective norms. Also considered in this study is the Innovation Diffusion Theory by Rogers (1983). This theory explains that the rate of innovation adoption is affected by an individual's perception of relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, trialability and observability. Tile study found that the intention to adopt Internet banking by Thai consumers is encouraged by altitudinal factors and impeded by a perceived behavioural control factor, but not by subjective norms (i.e. the 'Culture' factor). The attitudinal factors that were found to encourage the adoption of Internet banking in Thailand most are ‘Features of the Web Site' and 'Perceived Usefulness', while the most significant impediment to adoption is a perceived behavioural control, namely 'External Environment'. In relation to the lnnovation Diffusion Theory, only relative advantages (identified as 'Perceived Usefulness') and complexity ('ease of use', an item of 'Features of the Web Site') were found to be significant to adopting Internet banking. The significant moderating factors influencing the adoption of Internet banking by Thai consumers are gender, educational level, income, Internet experience and Internet banking experience, but not age. It was found, however, that the stand out moderators are income and Internet experience as they each affect the most significant encouragement and impediment factors. As to what strategies Thai banks should adopt to facilitate Internet banking, both supplier 'push' and market 'pull' strategies need to be implemented. As encouragement factors are factors that banks can control, Internet banks should 'push' consumers' positive perceptions of internet banking, thereby increasing the rate of service adoption. Potential impediments to Internet banking adoption should be reduced although they cannot be directly controlled by banks. Banks should attempt to influence the Internet banking market in order to enhance this service in Thailand through market 'pull' strategies. Previous research has mainly focused on innovation adoption in the context of North America and Europe and to some extent other developed countries such as Singapore. This study extends the research on IT adoption to a developing country. The study is one of few that have applied adoption theories in an Internet environment. In addition, the study is useful in the specific research domain. It was successful in establishing key factors in the adoption of internet banking in Thailand. Internet banks can use this knowledge in their quest to increase their online customers. Non-Internet banks can consider their abilities and readiness based on these findings before moving into the Internet banking arena.
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Suriyasarn, Busakorn. "Analysis of Thai Internet and telecommunications policy formation during the period 1992-2000." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2002. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/55694256.html.
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Wongthanathikul, Thanu. "Online Bible training new opportunity for Church Planting in Thailand /." Lynchburg, Va. : Liberty University, 2007. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu.
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Liyawarakhun, Vorapoj. "The online marketing plan for Indra Jewelry Company, Thailand." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2005. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2937.
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The purpose of this project is to apply marketing tactics in the form of website and online services. The goal of this plan is to improve company image and customer service and relationships, Moreover, website and online service can also increase the sales and profits of the company and expand its market.
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Wanajak, Kesaraporn. "Internet use and its impact on secondary school students in Chiang Mai, Thailand." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2011. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/394.
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Internet addiction (IA) is a relatively new field of academic inquiry. Empirical studies suggest that IA, like other well researched addictive behaviours, has an effect on many aspects of a person‟s life, including academic/work performance, relationships, and physical and mental health (Goldberg, 1996; Young, 1996, 1998). Evidence of IA has been suggested by the findings that some Internet users spend increasingly longer periods of time online and experience withdrawal symptoms when offline. Those preoccupied with Internet-related activities may neglect exercise, family and social activities (Kim et al., 2010; Nalwa & Anand, 2003; Seo, Kang, & Yom, 2009; S. Yang & Tung, 2007; Young, 1998, 2004). Problems arising from excessive Internet use have been documented worldwide, including in Thailand where the use of the Internet has increased noticeably (National Statistical Office, 2008a, 2008b, 2010). It is a particularly common problem among students, as demonstrated in several international studies (Ko, Yen, Yen, Lin, & Yang, 2007; Konstantinos, Evaggelia, Dimitrios, Odysseas, & Nikiforos, 2008; Lam, Peng, Mai, & Ing 2009; Lee et al., 2007; Niemz, Griffiths, & Banyard, 2005; Thomas & Martin, 2010; Zboralski et al., 2009). However, few researchers have investigated IA and its impacts on Thai secondary school students. This thesis fills a gap in the international IA literature by developing a consensus definition and diagnostic criteria of IA, investigating the prevalence of IA among Thai secondary school students, as well as conducting an exploration of the impacts of IA on these students and their prevalence.
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Komolvdhin, Nattha. "New economy and gender relations in Thailand : the implications fo the internet." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.586600.
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Toward the end of the 1990S, a large number of people were drawn into work in the new economy. The use of information and communications technology (LCf') was said to promise a gender-neutral world of work. The Internet, transcending temporal and spatial divisions, is supposed to create new employment options. This thesis examines the ways in which both genders in Thailand use the Internet to make or further their career. It asks to what extent work on the Internet really opens up new career opportunities. It also explores the extent to which the Internet enables women and men to escape their gendered identity, allowing them different identities, in cyberspace and, at home, enabling the redefinition of gender arrangements in the domestic domain. In-depth interviews with 55 participants in Thailand reveal that work with leTs has generated a new form of employment that is informal, flexible and more uncertain. In addition, Thai women can use the Internet to start their own online business, and this can enhance their economic independence and allow them to negotiate gendered relations from a stronger bargaining position. However, the findings also illustrate that women face a contradiction between economic independence and their roles as mothers and wives. Conforming to a hetero-normative ideology creates ambivalence about changing gender roles, and particular pressures for women combining paid and unpaid work. ICf has provided a new economic opportunity, accessible to both women and men, yet most women continue to prioritise care-giving responsibilities. This dilemma leads to greater conflicts, particularly for women, between careers and family.
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Komolvadhin, Nattha. "New economy and gender relations in Thailand : the implications of the Internet." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2008. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/2315/.
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Toward the end of the 1990s, a large number of people were drawn into work in the new economy. The use of information and communications technology (ICT) was said to promise a gender-neutral world of work. The Internet, transcending temporal and spatial divisions, is supposed to create new employment options. This thesis examines the ways in which both genders in Thailand use the Internet to make or further their career. It asks to what extent work on the Internet really opens up new career opportunities. It also explores the extent to which the Internet enables women and men to escape their gendered identity, allowing them different identities, in cyberspace and, at home, enabling the redefinition of gender arrangements in the domestic domain. In-depth interviews with 55 participants in Thailand reveal that work with ICTs has generated a new form of employment that is informal, flexible and more uncertain. In addition, Thai women can use the Internet to start their own online business, and this can enhance their economic independence and allow them to negotiate gendered relations from a stronger bargaining position. However, the findings also illustrate that women face a contradiction between economic independence and their roles as mothers and wives. Conforming to a hetero-normative ideology creates ambivalence about changing gender roles, and particular pressures for women combining paid and unpaid work. ICT has provided a new economic opportunity, accessible to both women and men, yet most women continue to prioritise care-giving responsibilities. This dilemma leads to greater conflicts, particularly for women, between careers and family.
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Noytim, Usa. "The impact of the Internet on English language teaching: a case study at a Thai Rajabhat University." University of Technology, Sydney. Faculty of Education, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2100/384.
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This research was conducted in the English Department of a provincial Thai university. It seeks to address the tension between the priority accorded to English by the Thai government and the relatively low levels of English of most Thai people. The study investigates the potential of the Internet to support students’ English language development, in particular the capacity of the Internet to support students’ English reading development. The research was located in Central Thailand at Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University (NPRU), my own work place. Here I investigated students’ Internet practices and the potential offered by one English language program that incorporated use of the Internet. My focus on this one program enabled me to address questions about my own teaching practices, and about the implications of incorporating the Internet for program design and teaching. The research itself was conducted in two stages. Stage One was an ethnographic investigation of students’ current Internet practices, both in and out of University. Outcomes from Stage One then informed the development of an English language program that incorporated extensive use of the Internet. This program was implemented and evaluated in Stage Two of the research. Outcomes from Stage One of the research revealed that the University students had low overall levels of Internet use, low levels of computer and Internet skills, but generally high levels of interest and enthusiasm, and a belief that the Internet could play a positive role in supporting English language learning. Outcomes from Stage Two confirmed that the Internet was potentially a powerful resource for teaching English. However, they also showed that if the Internet was incorporated fully into a program, rather than simply tacked onto a traditional program, then a major rethinking of program design and pedagogical practices was necessary. The implications of such changes in program design and teaching are addressed in the thesis.
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Pukawan, Kriangsak. "The Attitudes and Preferences of Internet Users in Thailand Toward Online Privacy Rights." NSUWorks, 2006. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_etd/781.
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This study strives to solicit and assimilate the attitudes and preferences of online users in Thailand concerning their privacy rights. It is designed to resolve this noticeable void in Thai information technology policy. Three sub problems are separately investigated by use of a questionnaire used to discern Thai uneasiness about (1) the clandestine commercial collection and dissemination of personal online data profiles, (2) a wide variety of online criminal activities that should merit government regulation and intervention, and (3) Internet users' trust in their government to curtail online criminal activities. Scholarly research in Thailand has not previously probed or examined these issues.
Statistical methods employed in this study involve the use of "sign test" procedures, since no restrictive speculations are assumed about the population distribution. A questionnaire is employed to elicit replies from a database consisting of knowledgeable Thai Internet users. The resultant outcomes are based on a statistical, nationwide sampling plan that draws its responses from computer literate students at four major regionally diverse public universities. The results reveal that discernable and deep-rooted attitudes of Internet users in Thailand toward online privacy rights exist. Further, the results indicate that online patrons have significant preferences about perceived invasions of their privacy on the Internet. The analyses of these discernible traits provide a groundbreaking profile about Internet users in Thailand that merits further investigations in the future. The findings and implications of this study should provide the cornerstone for legislative bodies, telecommunication regulators, policing authorities, and a wide variety of cyberspace consumers to adhere to these concerns, and to enhance the orderly expansion of advanced Internet technologies in Thailand. Ultimately, the resolution of these matters should contribute to the development of a useful IT infrastructure that will provide fairness to both sides of the Internet equation, benefiting both Internet users and online commercial vendors justly.
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Graham, Mark. "New silk roads promises and perils of the Internet in the Thai silk industry /." Lexington, Ky. : [University of Kentucky Libraries], 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10225/929.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Kentucky, 2008.Title from document title page (viewed on November 25, 2008). Document formatted into pages; contains: xi, 268 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.). Includes abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-267).
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Manmart, Lampang, and n/a. "The impact of the internet on schools of library and information science in Thailand." University of Canberra. Information Management & Tourism, 2002. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20060829.162246.
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The main purpose of the research is to examine how the Internet has impacted on the schools
of library and information science in Thailand. The study focuses on how it is used and the
resultant changes in knowledge and skill of the academic staff, the teaching and learning
process and the schools' curricula. In the research framework general systems principles
were adapted to explain particular characteristics of the schools and the implementation of
innovation in organisation process was used to clarify the phenomenon of Internet
implementation in the schools' activities. The identification of the different pattern of
change was arrived at by correlation and comparison tests between Internet use, its
impact and the differential among the schools' characteristics and human factors.
Questionnaires were provided to 146 academic staff in 16 schools of library and
information science in Thailand. Sixteen heads of schools and 25 other information
professionals were interviewed and an analysis of each school's curricula was also
carried out.
The results of the study show that the library and information science schools in
Thailand are keeping up with the changes in information and communication
technology. Since 1997 some schools have changed the name of the programs to
Information Studies, Information Science or Information Management. The study
found a correlation between names of the programs, the number of courses and
credits for information technology and the inclusion of the Internet in the curricula.
As well, the visions and goals of the schools were found to be associated with
technology infrastructure and support from parent universities. The study also
found that the Internet has been integrated into the schools as an important part of
their curricula and the teaching and learning process, especially the courses in
information services, information resources and access, and information storage and
retrieval areas. Furthermore, Internet use has impacted on academic staff knowledge
and skills, their teaching methods and activities and their communication patterns
and research behaviour. However, the use and impact of the Internet shows a
correlation with the age of academic staff, their knowledge, skills and experience in
using the computer and the Internet and information technology infrastructure and
support in the schools. As a result of this research study, a new model of library and
information science education in Thailand is proposed which takes all of these
factors into account while considering its application to other countries in South East
Asia.
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Pagram, Penporn. "E-learning in the Thai context : cultural and pedagogical issues amidst the implementation of new technologies." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2007. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/249.
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E-Ieaming is a very topical much misused term with many countries both developed and developing rushing to embrace this new educational technology. Perceived benefits in cost of delivery and educational outcomes are often the driving force. Thailand is a country with unique, strong cultural traditions and her peoples have largely Buddhist religious beliefs. These two factors are interlocked and affect all aspects of Thai life, including education. Traditional Thai education has evolved to complement and sustain this monoculture. To date there has only been limited research into e-Iearning in Thailand and while the promoiion of computer technologies in the education system and society is increasing, there is no research that has been undertaken in Thailand to examine the effect of e-Ieaming on Thai culture.
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Sattabusaya, Doungratana. "Key factors that determine acceptance and adoption of internet banking : the case of Thailand." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.494612.
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Baosuwan, Siriwan. "Attitude and satisfaction with internet banking of Bank of Ayudhya Public Company Limited, Thailand." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2005. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2727.
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The purpose of this study is to gather information for the management of the Bank of Ayudhya to improve its internet banking service. It explored customer satisfaction, customer attitudes, and the correlation between the frequency of Internet banking usage and customer demographic data.
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Baosuwan, Kunthorn. "The study to determine customers preference of using claims system via the internet at National Insurance Company Limited, Thailand." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2005. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2939.
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Thongprasert, Nalinee. "Strategies for effective virtual education delivery in Thailand." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2003. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1498.
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An increasing number of Thai universities arc using information and communication technologies to support virtual education delivery (VED). The main purpose of this study was to examine the strategies used by Thai universities to adopt the concept of ''virtual education delivery" as an education tool. The study attempted to determine the critical factors that influence success in implementing Thai VEDs, and identified the ways to facilitate such adoption. These factors were synthesised with Thai environmental and cultural factors to develop a strategic framework which can be used to assist universities in Thailand to achieve more effective implementation of VEDs. The conceptual research framework was derived from knowledge gleaned from a review of previous research studies. The literature suggested some understanding of the "what" and "how" factors influencing VEDs, but contributed generally rather than specifically to the Thai cultural environment. This framework enabled the researcher to contextualise issues and to determine factors influencing Thai VEDs. This was used to develop the domains of the research questions which were examined through case study analysis of four Thai universities. A multi-method research approach including quantitative and qualitative methods was chosen because of its suitability to this problem. Tho contexts in determining critical factors influencing the success of Thai VEDs were examined through a survey and case studies. The questionnaire survey was developed from relevant research and based on the theoretical framework. This was administered to 240 students in four Rajabhat Institutes. 167 valid responses were received which was a response rate of 69.5 percent. Multiple regression analysis was used to test the relationships between the dependent variable and the independent variables. The dependent variable was the success of VED interpreted in terms of the effectiveness of quality, productivity and the student perception of their VED courses. The independent variables were resources, computer literacy, perceived value of computer-based information, culture and information culture. It was discovered that resources, perceived value of computer-based information, culture and information culture were significant influences on the success of Thai VED. In order to identify recurring themes that could enable the interpretation of another setting, multiple case studies through structured interviews were utilised. This was examined through analysis of four Rajabhat Institutes utilising VEDs. The results from interviewing instructors and administrators who were involved in VED were analysed by using a conceptual cluster matrix and cross case analysis to address the similarities and differences across cases. The results of this stage of analysis concluded that poor computer literacy, negative perceived value of computer-based information and information culture (of both students and instructors) were inhibitors to the success of VED. Further, some characteristics of Thai culture: high power distance, high uncertainty avoidance, and collectivism were founded to be critical barriers to knowledge sharing, essential for collaborative: learning in VEDs. Finally, the results have significant implications for administering and implementing VED. These suggested that there are four coping strategies to enhance VED implementation: I) improving technologies and providing technical support; 2) increasing IT/IS competency and skills of students and instructors; 3) changing students and instructors' attitude to accept usefulness of VED; and 4) enhancing the members' cooperation and commitment. In order to apply these findings in a practical setting an Audit instrument has been developed to allow continuous self-evaluation of the effectiveness of VED in Thai institutions.
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Aswalap, Supaluk Joy. "Tsunami disaster response: A case analysis of the information society in Thailand." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2009. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc12075/.
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The December 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami wrecked thousands of lives, homes, and livelihoods - losses that could have been avoided with timely and better information. A resource such as information is needed at a fundamental level much like water, food, medicine, or shelter. This dissertation examines the development of the Thai information society, in terms of the share of information workforce and the level of diffusion of information and communication technologies (ICT), as well as, the role of the Thai information society in response to the tsunami disaster. The study combined the historical and political economy analyses in explaining factors influencing the growth of information workforce and the development of ICT in Thailand. Interviews conducted in 2007-08 revealed the Thai information society responded to the 2004 Tsunami - the first global internet-mediated natural disaster - in two areas: on-site assistance in collecting and recording identification information of tsunami disaster victims and on-line dissemination of disaster relief information. The effectiveness of ICT institutions in providing the tsunami disaster relief efforts and increasing the development of the information society were assessed using statistical procedures analyzing the perceptions of the Internet-based survey respondents. The disaster effects on survey respondents were also assessed. The study's findings include: (1) the Thai information sector development pattern confirmed a key difference between development patterns of information sectors in developed and developing countries, (2) the increasing number of Thai information workers was due more to the expansion of government than the expansion in the manufacturing and service sectors during the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, (3) Thailand's expansion of ICT infrastructure was influenced not only on the basis of economic profitability but also by political desirability, and (4) volunteers were crucial in humanitarian aid and disaster relief.
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Vate-U-Lan, Poonsri, and poonsri vate@gmail com. "Internet-Based Survey Design for University Web Sites: A Case Study of a Thai University." RMIT University. Education, 2007. http://adt.lib.rmit.edu.au/adt/public/adt-VIT20080530.152800.
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In recent years with the increasingly world-wide introduction of the Internet, the use of online questionnaires has increased dramatically. However in Thailand, there has been only very limited systematic research on web-based design in Thailand, including for Thai undergraduates who are the biggest group of Thai internet users. The particular characteristics of the Thai language (e.g. no capital letters, no break between words, Thai script etc.) present some interesting challenges for online Thai surveys. This experimental study investigated web-based survey design principles based on an English language background trial at a Thai university with individual interviews and focus groups with the use of think aloud and other research techniques. The findings of two types of web usability tests revealed that the scrolling web-based format was the most suitable for conducting surveys and that such surveys are most likely to attract higher response rates when endorsed by a trusted organization, when instructions are short, simple and specific, when closed and dichotomous questions provide sufficient answer options and when matrix and semantic differential questions are limited. Research also indicates that the font, Ms Sans Serif of size
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Jarunratanasri, Prasert. "A proposed legislative framework to protect digital copyright from end user infringement on the internet in Thailand : a comparative approach." Thesis, Nottingham Trent University, 2016. http://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/33426/.
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This thesis argues that Thailand does not have adequate specific legal remedies to protect copyright work on the internet, for example, the use of copyright content on public websites or file-sharing platforms. The aim of the study is to construct a legal framework to provide effective copyright protection remedies. In particular, more effective remedies are needed for copyright infringement by end-users using client-server and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file sharing technology. In terms of methodology, this thesis is documentary research. The thesis employs a comparative system legal approach. It compares Thailand’s Copyright Act (No.2) B.E.2558 (CA 2015) with digital copyright enforcement systems in two foreign jurisdictions: (1) the Notice and Takedown (N&T) system of the United States; and (2) the Graduated Response (GR) of France. It examines and compares functional aspects between the CA 2015 and N&T as applied to the client/server technology. The same comparative system method is also employed with respect to digital copyright infringement under the CA 2015 compared with the GR system as it applies to P2P technology. The thesis constructs a proposal for a more effective legislative framework to protect copyright on the internet for Thailand. The thesis finds that the practical enforcement problems relating to both client/server and P2P end user infringers in the online environment is threefold. First, it involves fast widespread distribution of content. Second, there is a large number of potentially infringing internet end users. Third, there are significant difficulties in identifying an actual infringer. The author argues that Thailand's CA 2015 court procedure is not suitable because it is slow, costly and does little to solve any of the aforementioned problems. The thesis finds that generalised characteristics of a suitable enforcement remedy should include several elements, namely, end user educative and awareness-raising functions and gradually increasing legal sanctions such as warning, fines as well as internet access restriction. It is recommended that the N&T and GR remedies in use in the US and EU respectively be adopted in Thailand with certain adjustments to suit the Thai context and replace existing unwieldy criminal and civil litigation. To this end, it is recommended that in order to overcome the difficulty of infringer identification, a new internet subscriber's duty should be introduced in Thailand.
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Nontanakorn, Kritchakorn. "Electronic government: Reforming Thai government for ministry of interior of Thailand." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2004. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2454.
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The purpose of this project was to develop an E-government plan to achieve the Ministry of Interior of Thailand's objective to better serve its citizens in the next 5 years by utilizing and taking advantage of the use of information technology and communication networks.
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Sophonthummapharn, Kittipong. "A comprehensive framework for the adoption of techno-relationship innovations : Empirical evidence from eCRM in manufacturing SMEs." Doctoral thesis, Umeå : Umeå School of Business, Umeå University, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-1800.
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Pongmussaya, Vittaya. "The development of computer assisted instruction on the world wide web to enhance English learning for Thai non-formal education students." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2001. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2024.
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The purpose of this project was to develop computer-assisted instruction (CAI) software on the world wide web (WWW). This project was an interactive English learning environment for Thai adult students at the Warin Chumrab District Non-Formal Education Center, Thailand. This project software followed the recommendation of a recent study by the center of education technology (CET) indicating that the favorite types of CAI among Thai adult students were tutorial and drill and practice. In this project students chose to learn from two types of lessons, either a tutorial or a drill and practice. The lessons were made interesting by the use of music, animation, and Java applets. Internet tools, such as discussion boards, email, and related educational hyperlinks were easily accessible from within this project. The review group consisted of 20 Thai adult students. The review group responded to a web survey after they had used this project software. The surveyed students stated that the drill and practice exercises, the tutorial and the internet tools enhanced their learning of English.
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Pandey, Noopur. "Circular migration in Thailand." Thesis, This resource online, 1993. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08042009-040442/.
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Cox, Katharine, and n/a. "Human migration in prehistoric Northeast Thailand." University of Otago. Department of Anatomy & Structural Biology, 2009. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20090626.150746.
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The aim of this thesis is to examine the scale of human migration in three prehistoric settlements in the Upper Mun River Valley (UMRV) Northeast Thailand, from c. 1700BC - AD500. Archaeological data implies migration may have had a central role in the development of agriculture and later metal technology in the region, which is suggested to show increased social complexity over this important stage in the development of states in mainland Southeast Asia. The scale of these migrations, however, are not known and based on archaeological evidence it is unclear whether there were large numbers of individuals migrating into the region in order to bring about the changes seen in the archaeological record.
Two potentially complementary-methods are used to identify the extent of migration in the UMRV in this thesis. The first method, the study of dental morphological traits, is used as an indication of genotype of 78 prehistoric individuals. The second method is isotope analysis of the dental enamel of 74 individuals, used as indicators of childhood residence and diet. Strontium (Sr), Carbon (C) and Oxygen (O) isotopes are analysed. The first method reflects an individual�s genetic heritage through inherited traits, while the second method is an indication of an individual�s migration during their lifetime. Together, these methods may provide a powerful means to assess the scale of migration over an extended period of time in this region.
As it has been posited that the introduction of agriculture is related to migration of people into the region, the current study hypothesises that while immigrants would be identified from outside the UMRV during all phases of occupation at the sites, this would be particularly so during the earlier phases. It is also hypothesised through analysis of the morphological traits that genetic relationships at each site could be suggested. Finally, it is also hypothesised that individuals with evidence for infectious diseases, which are otherwise rare in the region, would be immigrants.
The frequencies of the dental morphological traits at each site are calculated, and a local pattern for each site developed. The results from the morphological traits suggest low levels of migration into the UMRV, and overall group homogeneity. Despite this homogeneity, it is suggested that several individuals may have been from a different genetic pool to others at the sites, reflected in a different combination of dental traits. There is also some evidence for genetic relationships between individuals, and over time, possibly indicating familial relationships at the sites.
Stability in the Sr isotopes over time suggest a local signature for the UMRV. Sr isotopes did not support a hypothesis of large-scale immigration into the UMRV, as there were few isotopic outliers identified. Those individuals with clear outlier Sr results, and therefore probable immigrants, were predominately female. All phases of occupation of the UMRV attracted some long-range inward movement of people, although the data suggests long-range migration diminished over time.
[delta]��C values show no significant change over time, possibly supporting the Sr data of limited migration into the region. While the interpretation of this isotope is primarily from a perspective of migration it is recognised that this may be limited to understanding variation in diet in the individuals. [delta]�⁸O values show significant change over time (p = 0.00, ANOVA), perhaps consistent with previous research which suggested increased aridity in the UMRV. An alternative explanation of the [delta]�⁸O data is that migration increased with time, with people who were differentiated by their O isotopes but not their Sr, however the increased aridity hypothesis is favoured here.
The hypothesis that individuals with evidence for infectious disease would be long-range immigrants into the region is rejected. None of the individuals who had physical evidence for infectious disease had chemical data to support their being immigrants.
The putative migrants to the UMRV are presented as case studies, assessing the complementarity of the methods used. It is argued that given the changes in the environment over time in the UMRV the area may have become less attractive to immigrants and as a result the communities may have become more insular. The data yielded from the two methods have demonstrated the value of using inherited dental traits together with isotopic data of individual migration for investigating human mobility in the past. Using these methods, this study shows that there were low levels of migration into the UMRV and that long-range migration was more frequent in the earliest phases of occupation in the region.
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Royo, Sheila G. "Sponsorship and migration in Northeast Thailand." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/64567.
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Sponsorship is widely recognized as a major factor in migration decisions. However, the extent to which it encourages potential migrants to move has been little documented.
This study documents the role of urban sponsorship in rural to urban migration decisions, specifically sponsorship in Northeast Thailand, using data originally gathered to redirect rural to urban movement in the area, and utilizing multiple analysis of variance and multiple regression to account for the effect of sponsorship on potential migration decisions among other competing explanations. The characteristics of urban sponsors were also considered in examining the variations in sponsorship.Master of Science
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Poblete, Leon, and Elin Grimsholm. "Internal and External factors hampering SME growth : a qualitative case study of SMEs in Thailand." Thesis, Gotland University, Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hgo:diva-529.
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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Thailand are very important to economic growth and considerably essential to generate employment as in many other developing countries. SMEs account for 99.5% of the overall enterprises in Thailand while their contribution to the overall employment account for around 76% of all jobs. However, SMEs growth rate is still at a low level. Hence, this is qualitative study of the external and internal factors hampering the growth of SMEs in Thailand. Regarding external factors, there are a number of obstacles constraining their growth such as access to finance, competition, corruption, barriers to trade and macroeconomic factors as amongst some of the most significant issues. In terms of internal factors, there are also important constrains hindering their growth, for instance, poor management competences, lack of skilled labour, deficiencies in marketing strategies, little efforts on R&D, lack of new technology and low awareness concerning CSR are identified as some of the most important obstacles.
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Viseshakul, Pongpisit. "The impact of taxation and government participation in petroleum production in Thailand : a decision making approach." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.240061.
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Tran, Quang Lam Bryant John. "Internal labor migration : floating labor migration in Vietnam and labor migration in Kanchanaburi Demographic Surveilance System, Thailand /." Abstract, 2007. http://mulinet3.li.mahidol.ac.th/thesis/2550/cd400/4737935.pdf.
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Poggi, Cecilia. "Internal migration and labour markets in Thailand : insights from policy evaluations." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2018. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/75441/.
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SRIPUMIN, RACHEN. "Turbidite des eaux superficielles a partir des images de teledetection : application au secteur interne du golfe de thailande." Paris 4, 1992. http://www.theses.fr/1992PA040184.
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La distribution des matieres en suspension du secteur interne du golfe de thailande a pu etre identifiee grace a l'utilisation des donnees digitalises des satellites mos-1 messr et landsat-5 tm. Une approche qualitative (equidensites et rehaussement dynamique du contraste) a dans un premier temps permis de comprendre la repartition des mes. Les calibrage des donnees a ete realise par la confrotation de donnees in situ(prelevements d'eau et determinantion de la charge sedimentaire) avec les valeurs de luminance tm. Les concentration en matieres en suspension (en mg 1) ont ete determinees par un algorithme. Une transformation chromatique a permis de minimiser les effets atmospheriques. Le coefficient chromatique est fortement corele (r=o. 8) avec le logarithme neperien des concentrations des matieres en suspension (intervalle de confiance=99%). Enfin, les resultats indiquent que la methode peut ete extrapolee a toute la zone d'etudeThe distribution of suspended matter in the upper gulf of thailand was identified by using of remotely sensed digital data (mos-1 messr and landsat-5 tm). Firstly, the qualitative approach (stretch contrast and desity slicing) allowed to understand the suspended matter. The calibration of the data was carried out and compared to the data obtained in situ (by water sediment sampling) and tm radiance values using an algorithm for the retrieval of smc. A chromaticity transformation was also applied in order to minimize the atmostheric effects. We fond that the chromaticity coefficient is highly correlated (r=0. 8) with the exponent of the logarithm of smc at the 99 per cent level of significance. Finally, the results of the study indicate that the method can be extrapoled for over all of study area
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Pungchompoo, Wanicha. "Experiences and health care needs of older people with End Stage Renal Disease managed without dialysis in Thailand during the last year of life." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2013. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/362833/.
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There is a growing population of elderly patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) managed without dialysis in Thailand, and as yet services have not been developed to specifically respond to the needs of this group. As a consequence this population are likely to have unmet needs with respect to health care, and suffer from symptoms that could be better managed. In order to develop palliative care aimed at improving the quality of life of this group in Thailand research is required about patients‟ experiences, symptom burden and health care needs as the end of life approaches. Objectives: Phase 1) to explore experiences and health care needs during the last year of life among older people with ESRD managed without dialysis from the perspective of bereaved carers; Phase 2) to develop/adapt the VOICES (View of Informal Carers – Evaluation of Service) questionnaire for use in Thailand; and Phase 3) to conduct a pilot survey to test and refine the VOICES questionnaire. A mixed-method exploratory design underpinned the approach to this study. Phase 1: Retrospective, exploratory semi-structured interviews and purposive sampling were used to collect data from 12 bereaved relatives of patients who had attended two hospitals in one region in Thailand. Interviews were digitally recorded, transcribed and analysed using framework analysis, and results used to develop the VOICES Thai prototype. The experiences and health care needs of older people with ESRD managed without dialysis were explored under four main themes, including: 1) symptom experiences; 2) impacts; 3) symptom management; and 4) health care needs and utilisation. Findings confirmed patients‟ needs were not being met, and the need to develop approaches to symptom management (pain and breathlessness) at home, health education, and psychological and spiritual support at the end of life. Phase 2: A cognitive interviewing technique was implemented, using two cycles of data collection with a sample of 10 bereaved carers and a prototype of the Thai VOICES questionnaire. These data were analysed using content analysis. A culturally specific questionnaire was generated during this second phase and issues with questionnaire design rectified. Phase 3: A small-scale pilot survey of an interviewer-administered Thai-VOICES questionnaire with a sample of 20 bereaved carers was conducted. Two main factors affected response rate: method of recruitment and interview method. The telephone interview was considered to be the best choice for conducting a national survey in the Thai context. The resulting VOICES-ESRD questionnaire can now be used to generate evidence about the needs of patients with ESRD in Thailand and inform future policy and practice.
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Raksong, Saranya. "The stability of money demand and monetary transmission mechanism in Thailand." Thesis, Curtin University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/612.
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The major objective of this thesis is to investigate whether there exists a stable long run and short run equilibrium relationship between real money balances (M1 or M2) and their determinants in Thailand. A cointegration analysis and the Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) are conducted on quarterly data over two data set periods, 1980Q1 to 2007Q1 and 1993Q1 to 2007Q1. The results indicate that there exists a long run equilibrium relationship between real money demand (both M1 and M2) and its determinants: real income, price level, exchange rates, and external interest rates.The thesis also used the Vector Autoregression model (VAR) to test the monetary transmission mechanism in Thailand in three different channels of monetary policy: the interest rate channel, the credit channel, and the exchange rate channel. The results find that a change in the M1 money demand has more effect on economic growth while a change in M2 has a stronger effect on the price level. In addition, the results also show that the M1 money demand is responsive to the transmission mechanism in all channels tested in the thesis.
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Prucpairojkul, Piyada, and Supatana Triamsiriworakul. "Thailand’s Nation Branding : A study of Thai nation-brand equity and capabilities." Thesis, Mälardalen University, School of Sustainable Development of Society and Technology, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-4315.
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Which of Thailand’s four main sectors that nation brands compete including tourism, FDI, export promotion, and talent attraction that should be develop a main focus in developing a stronger Nation Brand for the country comparing to other four countries in South East Asia including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines?
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The purpose of this paper are 1) to study and analyze the current status of Thailand’s nation brand equity and 2) to examine the feasibility in each of Thailand’s four main sectors that nation brands compete including tourism, FDI, export promotion, and talent attraction by comparing to other four countries in ASEAN including Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia in order to generate recommendations for the country in developing a stronger nation branding strategy in the future.
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In order to achieve our purpose, firstly, we chose ‘Asset-based Nation brand equity’ model to collect the information and perform analysis on the contribution of both nation internal and external assets towards nation brand equity. Secondly, ‘Nation brand internal analysis’ model was chosen in order to be a guideline for gathering data and performing analysis on Thailand’s nation brand capability in each of the 4 main sectors comparing to the other four countries. In addition, due to our research topic and limited time frame, we would rely on secondary sources as our main source of information with some guidance from our primary source. After the analysis had been performed, we had reached the conclusion and generated recommendation for our target group
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For the analysis of Nation brand equity, Thailand has equipped relatively strong internal assets both innate and nurtured as the country is rich with beautiful landscape and fascinating culture together with a strong support for the art from both governmental and private sectors. However, as for external assets, both disseminated and vicarious assets of Thailand still weakly contribute to the strength of the nation equity. Due to these reasons, we have recommended Thai governmental units to set up the organizations to improve the quality of disseminated asset and also start cooperation with private sector in order to come up with external portrayal in popular culture that can effective represent and enhance the country’s image.
As for the result of ‘Nation brand internal analysis’, Thailand has shown moderate to high capability in the Export Promotion sector which was the highest among the other 3 sectors. However, based on the data in the analysis part, there are still lots of things needed to be done both by Thai governmental units and private sector in order to boost the country’s nation brand capability to achieve competitive advantage in the international market in the long run. According to this point, we had listed some recommendations for the governmental units to use as a general guideline in obtaining a strong nation brand that could help the country become more competitive in the global market.
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JirapornTempaiboolkul and 陳曉璇. "Factors Influencing the Adoption of Internet Banking in Thailand." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/34004539470204304935.
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Poungklin, Eakachai. "Practices to improve customer adoption of Internet banking in Thailand." 2004. http://arrow.unisa.edu.au:8081/1959.8/81740.
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Overall this thesis is concerned with the implementation and development of Internet banking in Thailand. Paper 1 is a literature review. It examines the development of Internet banking, world-wide rationale for the use of Internet banking, Internet banking in Thailand and the driving factors which influence banks to adopt Internet banking. The results of this study are beneficial to understanding why many banks in the world are starting to use Internet banking as a marketing tool for increasing competitive advantage over their rivals.Paper 2 represents a survey of Thai banking customers and their interest or non-interest in using Internet banking. A number of hypotheses are developed and tested in this survey. The survey encompassed 485 persons, of whom 400 responded, throughout Thailand and attempted to assess and measure their attitudes towards Internet banking. Findings indicate that Internet banking is currently the least popular form of banking in Thailand (after ATM and branch banking). However, the younger group of customers, those aged between 18-30, ranked Internet branch banking first on their list of choices as the most desirable form of banking services. The results of this study are beneficial to the Thai banking sector in terms of providing a detailed understanding of customers' preferences for Internet banking. In addition, banks can apply this information to develop strategic plans focusing primarily on identified target groups, thereby providing better products and services.
Paper 3 develops a conceptual framework utilizing the results discussed in paper 2, to recommend to Thai banks appropriate promotional and servicing activities to encourage the development of Internet banking in Thailand. It includes a range of recommendations, over three specific time periods: short term, identified as up to 1.5 years, medium term specified as 1.5-3 years, and long term, identified as more than 3 years. Essentially, the recommended approach to Internet banking in Thailand concentrates on a developmental approach over these three periods. As defined by the results obtained in the survey discussed in paper 2, it is clear that Thai banks should consider younger, higher education level customers as potential customers. In addition, this paper also recommends how to use strategies for developing Internet banking but this should not be done to the exclusion of older, lower education level and lower income level customers.
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Boocha, Sichol, and 藍翊婷. "Internet of health things (IoHT) for the elderly in Thailand." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/zrmbq2.
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Livelong Company Limited is a startup business in Thailand that redefines the value proposition of what doctors and nurses can do for people to the value of what people can do as patients to have a perfect health conditions. Our targeted customers are the elderly in Thailand. The company employs Internet of Health Things (IoHT) to provide solutions by offering products such as a smart watch, a surveillance camera, and a special wireless telephone, coupled with services such as an ambulance car calling and care taker providers in order to assist the elderly to monitor their own health. The healthcare industry in Thailand has long been following the traditional business model. People go to hospitals when they get sick. The doctors and nurses at the hospital treat the patients and get paid for the characteristics and the number of treatments they deliver to patients. People generally spend on healthcare only to receive a reactive treatment for specific purpose. However, Livelong Co., Ltd. differentiates itself by offering a more preventive action. This new business model is driven by the digital devices and ubiquitous access of internet that has untapped the opportunity to bring healthcare to people everywhere. Coupled with the need of people that has been changed, health and wellness trend has been extending into consumer life and experience more than ever. Livelong Co., Ltd. estimates the initial investment and the operating costs for year one to be 2.4 million THB. This amount of money would be funded by the owner. Based on the financial section, the plan has a positive net present value and the payback period is the second year.
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Sakulsinlapakorn, Pasakorn, and 劉俊凱. "The Measurement of Customer Behavior in Using Internet Banking: An Examination of Thailand." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/ke292z.
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Internet banking is a popular topic that hundreds of people focus on. However, a few studies have emphasized on consumer intention to use Internet banking behavior in Thailand region. This study was conducted to investigate the factors influencing on consumer intention of using internet banking service and examine the relationship between internet banking service and customer intention to use Internet banking. The questionnaire was divided into three parts, including 1.) Demographic information, 2.) Reasons of customer’s intention to use Internet banking based on security perception, personal innovativeness, social influences, accessibility, cost of internet, convenience, perceived usefulness, and perceived ease of use, and 3.) Customer intention to use Internet banking. All of questions were tested to ensure the reliability and validity of the constructs. This study have surveyed 398 respondents in Thailand. Simple linear regression, one-way ANOVA, and T-test analysis were used to examine the research hypotheses. The empirical result found that Security Perception of Internet banking positively affected on Perceived Usefulness and Perceived Ease of Use, Personal Innovativeness of Internet banking positively affected on Perceived Ease of Use, Social Influences of Internet banking positively affected on Perceived Usefulness, Accessibility of Internet banking positively affected on Perceived Usefulness and Perceived Ease of Use, Perceived Usefulness (PU) positively affected on Intention to Use Internet Banking, and Perceived Ease of Use (PEOU) positively affected on Intention to Use Internet Banking. Banks in Thailand that are interested in promoting online business may find these findings helpful in guiding their efforts.
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Kusiak, Caroline. "Real-Time Dengue Forecasting In Thailand: A Comparison Of Penalized Regression Approaches Using Internet Search Data." 2018. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/708.
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Dengue fever affects over 390 million people annually worldwide and is of particu- lar concern in Southeast Asia where it is one of the leading causes of hospitalization. Modeling trends in dengue occurrence can provide valuable information to Public Health officials, however many challenges arise depending on the data available. In Thailand, reporting of dengue cases is often delayed by more than 6 weeks, and a small fraction of cases may not be reported until over 11 months after they occurred. This study shows that incorporating data on Google Search trends can improve dis- ease predictions in settings with severely underreported data. We compare penalized regression approaches to seasonal baseline models and illustrate that incorporation of search data can improve prediction error. This builds on previous research show- ing that search data and recent surveillance data together can be used to create accurate forecasts for diseases such as influenza and dengue fever. This work shows that even in settings where timely surveillance data is not available, using search data in real-time can produce more accurate short-term forecasts than a seasonal baseline prediction. However, forecast accuracy degrades the further into the future the forecasts go. The relative accuracy of these forecasts compared to a seasonal average forecast varies depending on location. Overall, these data and models can improve short-term public health situational awareness and should be incorporated into larger real-time forecasting efforts.
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Khemthong, Suree. "Adoption and diffusion of Internet and Web technologies in hotel marketing: a study of hotels in Thailand and Australia." Thesis, 2007. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/15618/.
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Despite the growing importance of the use of the Internet as a marketing tool in the hotel industry, the factors that affect the adoption of Internet and Web based marketing
activities (IWMA) by the hotel industry have not yet been fully investigated. There have been no comprehensive studies about the facilitating and inhibiting factors that
distinguish the differences between Thai and Australian hotels in their adoption and diffusion of IWMA. Therefore, the aim of this study was to make an effort to fill this gap by investigating factors affecting the successful adoption of IWMA in Thai and Australian hotels. Furthermore, a specific aim was to develop a conceptual model for the successfull adoption and diffusion of IWMA by Thai and Australian hotels.
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WorawitLaosatirawong and 劉慶傑. "Determinants of Effective Website to Attitude toward Website and Attitude toward Advertising on Internet User: An Experimental Study of Social Network in Thailand." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/05186953950956058116.
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The main purpose of this experimental study is to find out the characteristics of the web site that internet users prefer. The three factors studied in this research are types of banner indicated by animation and static banner, web localization about language in the content of website, and product involvement as high and low involvement to internet user. The dependent variables measured are attitude toward the site and attitude toward the advertising. Location for doing the experiment are controllable in specific place like university in Thailand and also the respondent must be university student as well. The test was developed by real Thai camera social network website which categorize into 3 websites from very reliable sources as government. Web brand, web retailer, and web community were developed by UCINET software to create the social network in node. Stimuli website also be browsed in 24 webs and installed in each computer in the lab so that respondent did observe individually. In conclusion, the data analysis result presented that internet user play more interesting with high attitude toward the site which has positive effect to attitude toward the advertising by animation banner with local language content and high involvement product. Furthermore, the different between environment also added however, there are no significantly crucial effect between each three social network website in order to all factor effect but still be different as a whole.
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Rumpagaporn, Methinee Wongwanich. "Students' critical thinking skills, attitudes to ICT and perceptions of ICT classroom learning environments under the ICT schools pilot project in Thailand." 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/37896.
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This portfolio of research aimed to examine the integration of Information and Communication Technology ( ICT ) into computer-based classroom learning environments in Thailand. The study was exploratory, investigating to what extent schools in the Thai ICT schools pilot project had classroom learning environments which were related to two student outcomes ( critical thinking skills and attitudes to ICT ) ; and to what extent the classroom learning environments were associated with certain teacher characteristics. The portfolio is presented in three parts. Part 1 reviewed the research literature related to the importance of ICT in education ; the ICT classroom learning environments ; student attitudes to ICT ; students' critical thinking skills ; and the role of the teacher in the ICT classroom. From this review, a theoretical research model was developed, based on teacher characteristics, student characteristics and student perceptions of ICT classroom learning environments as predictors of the two student outcomes. Four specific research propositions were formulated from the model to guide the investigation. Part 2 of the research portfolio reports the quantitative investigation of the ICT schools pilot project in Thailand. Data were collected by means of questionnaires from 150 students in eight of the ICT pilot project schools in relation to students' background characteristics, their perceptions of actual and preferred classroom learning environments, students' critical thinking skills and attitudes to ICT. In addition, questionnaire data on teachers' background characteristics were collected from 16 teachers involved in the project. The associations among the teacher, student and classroom environment predictor variables in relation to the two student outcomes were analysed using SPSS and HLM software programs. The results, discussed in relation to the four research propositions, generally supported the research model. A complementary qualitative investigation of the Thai ICT schools pilot project is reported in part 3 of the portfolio. This involved an analysis of school based documents, which had been collected officially in the course of the project, in order to identify school level outcomes. In addition, 30 students and five teachers from 10 schools in the ICT pilot project were interviewed to ascertain their views on the advantages, the limitations and the future of the project. The interview transcripts, translated into English, were analysed thematically. The researcher was also able to observe ICT integrated into various subject lessons in 22 classrooms, from each of the schools in the ICT project, and to evaluate them according to Bloom's Taxonomy of learning outcomes. The qualitative results provided important insights into the quantitative study in Part 2. In the conclusion to the portfolio, the results of the quantitative and qualitative studies are synthesised in a discussion of the four research propositions. Importantly, the findings led directly to useful recommendations on how computer-based learning environments can be improved. The findings of this study have major implications for the role of teachers in ICT classrooms and for school management in providing the necessary equipment and support.Thesis (D.Ed.)--School of Education, 2007.
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Rumpagaporn, Methinee Wongwanich. "Students' critical thinking skills, attitudes to ICT and perceptions of ICT classroom learning environments under the ICT schools pilot project in Thailand." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/37896.
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Appendix A, Appendix B (partial), Appendix C, Appendix D and Appendix E are not available in the online version. Copy can be found in the print copy of the thesis held in the University of Adelaide Library.This portfolio of research aimed to examine the integration of Information and Communication Technology ( ICT ) into computer-based classroom learning environments in Thailand. The study was exploratory, investigating to what extent schools in the Thai ICT schools pilot project had classroom learning environments which were related to two student outcomes ( critical thinking skills and attitudes to ICT ) ; and to what extent the classroom learning environments were associated with certain teacher characteristics. The portfolio is presented in three parts. Part 1 reviewed the research literature related to the importance of ICT in education ; the ICT classroom learning environments ; student attitudes to ICT ; students' critical thinking skills ; and the role of the teacher in the ICT classroom. From this review, a theoretical research model was developed, based on teacher characteristics, student characteristics and student perceptions of ICT classroom learning environments as predictors of the two student outcomes. Four specific research propositions were formulated from the model to guide the investigation. Part 2 of the research portfolio reports the quantitative investigation of the ICT schools pilot project in Thailand. Data were collected by means of questionnaires from 150 students in eight of the ICT pilot project schools in relation to students' background characteristics, their perceptions of actual and preferred classroom learning environments, students' critical thinking skills and attitudes to ICT. In addition, questionnaire data on teachers' background characteristics were collected from 16 teachers involved in the project. The associations among the teacher, student and classroom environment predictor variables in relation to the two student outcomes were analysed using SPSS and HLM software programs. The results, discussed in relation to the four research propositions, generally supported the research model. A complementary qualitative investigation of the Thai ICT schools pilot project is reported in part 3 of the portfolio. This involved an analysis of school based documents, which had been collected officially in the course of the project, in order to identify school level outcomes. In addition, 30 students and five teachers from 10 schools in the ICT pilot project were interviewed to ascertain their views on the advantages, the limitations and the future of the project. The interview transcripts, translated into English, were analysed thematically. The researcher was also able to observe ICT integrated into various subject lessons in 22 classrooms, from each of the schools in the ICT project, and to evaluate them according to Bloom's Taxonomy of learning outcomes. The qualitative results provided important insights into the quantitative study in Part 2. In the conclusion to the portfolio, the results of the quantitative and qualitative studies are synthesised in a discussion of the four research propositions. Importantly, the findings led directly to useful recommendations on how computer-based learning environments can be improved. The findings of this study have major implications for the role of teachers in ICT classrooms and for school management in providing the necessary equipment and support.
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Kripanont, Napaporn. "Examining a technology acceptance model of internet usage by academics within Thai business schools." Thesis, 2007. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/1512/.
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Information Technology has been a significant research area for some time, but its nature has changed considerably since the Internet became prominent just over a decade ago. Many researchers have studied and proposed theories and models of technology acceptance in order to predict and explain user behaviour with technology to account for rapid change in both technologies and their environments. Each theory or model has been proposed with different sets of determinants and moderators and most of them have been developed in the U.S. It is therefore questioned whether the theories and models of technology acceptance that have been developed, modified, and extended in the U.S. can be used in other countries, especially in Thailand. It is also questioned whether there might be other determinants and moderators that also play important roles in this specific environment. This thesis (1) reviewed literature in respect of nine prominent theories and models, (2) reviewed previous literature about IT acceptance and usage within four contexts of study, (3) investigated the extent to which academics use and intend to use the Internet in their work, (4) investigated how to motivate academics to make full use of the Internet in their work, (5) investigated to what extent using the Internet helps in improving academics’ professional practice, professional development and quality of working life, (6) formulated a research model of technology acceptance regarding Internet usage by Thai academics, and (7) generated and validated the research model that best describes Thai academics’ Internet usage behaviour and behaviour intention. These last two objectives represent the main focus of the thesis. Questionnaire survey method was used to collect primary data from 927 academics within Business Schools in 20 Public Universities in Thailand. The survey yielded 455 usable questionnaires, with a response rate of 49%. Statistical analysis methods and Structural Equation Modelling with AMOS version 6.0 were used to analyse data. The research model was formulated with five core determinants of usage and up to nine moderators of key relationships. It was then tested and modified, the final modified model evidenced by goodness of fit of the model to the data, explained 31.6% (Square Multiple Correlation) of the variance in usage behaviour in teaching , 42.6% in usage behaviour in other tasks, 55.7% in behaviour intention in teaching and 59.8% in behaviour intention in other tasks. From the findings, three core determinants: perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and self-efficacy significantly determined usage behaviour in teaching. Two core determinants: perceived usefulness and self-efficacy significantly determined usage behaviour in other tasks. Finally, usage behaviour significantly influenced behaviour intention. In addition three moderators: age, e-university plan and level of reading and writing, impacted the influence of key determinants toward usage behaviour. Only two moderators: age and research university plan, impacted the influence of usage behaviour toward behaviour intention. The rest including gender, education level, academic position, experience and Thai language usage did not impact the influence of the key determinants toward usage behaviour and did not impact the influence of usage behaviour toward behaviour intention. Consequently, the final modified research model which is called the “Internet Acceptance Model” or “IAM” has the power to explain and predict user behaviour in a Thai Business Schools environment. A thorough understanding of the model may help practitioners to analyse the reasons for resistance toward the technology and also help them to take efficient measures to improve user acceptance and usage of the technology.
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JakkapanJaewtrakul and 鄒識博. "The Effect of Types of Advertising, People Like, and Product Involvement on Thai Internet Users' Attitudes and Memory: An Experimental Study of Facebook Users in Thailand." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/23939947507402832156.
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The main purpose of this experimental study is to investing the characteristics of online advertising that internet users prefer by using three factors which are types of online advertising indicated by animated and interactive advertising, effect of like button in Facebook community page as with people liked and without people liked, and product involvement indicated by using high and low involvement product on Apple’s products which are MacBook and iPhone by using their application. The dependent variables are the attitude toward the advertising and memory. All of experimental procedures are controlled in the web site that researcher was created and the respondents are also people who are using MacBook and iPhone from the existing community pages in Thailand. Questionnaires were administrated online only for Thai Facebook users by using Thai language. Researcher provided 24 different kinds of stimuli wen pages by 480 respondents filled in answers to all questions depending on their usage preference and experience. ANOVA was employed to test the proposed model.
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Inthisang, Jirapa. "Economic fluctuation and its origin in Thailand." 1998. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/40808158.html.
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Archavanitkul, Kritaya. "Migration to small rural towns in Thailand." Phd thesis, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/117302.
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This.work is an analysis of migration to and from small
rural towns in Thailand using three sources of data: the
1980 Census of Thailand, a survey of 15 small rural towns
and the community-level data. The small rural towns are
defined as rural sanitary districts with a population
between 1,500 and 5,000. The objectives of the study are
mainly concerned with the patterns, the determinants and the
consequences of migration to and from the towns. Special
attention is also directed to examining the relationship of
the patterns of migration with the development level of the
towns or their characteristics.
Migration to rural towns tends to be from rural areas,
a short-distance movement, family migration, and maledominated.
The most distinctive pattern is that the towns
are more likely to draw their administrative elites and
professionals from other towns or cities compared with other
categories of residence in the Thai urban hierarchy. This
may affect the development process in the towns since the
elites tend to be concerned only with their routine work and
serve the needs of the central ministries not the needs of
local people.
The main reason for migration to rural towns was
commonly a family-related reason for first-time migrants,
long-term migrants and female migrants. Work-related
reasons appeared to be the outstanding reasons for male
repeat migrants and most male migrants moving from urban
areas. However, the majority of migrants said that the
presence of kin or friends in the towns was an important
factor influencing their migration decision when they were
asked about their secondary reasons for migration. Also, a
higher level of development in the towns than in the
countryside had a significant impact on the migration
decision making of many migrants moving from villages. The two most common reasons for out-migration from
rural towns were work-related reasons and education. The
propensity to migrate out of the towns either permanently or
temporarily was obvious among those who were students at,the
time of the interview. This is mainly because secondary
education is generally the highest level of education
provided in the rural towns. Migration from rural towns
whether it was a short-term move or long-term move tends to
be towards larger towns, namely municipal areas or the
capital city.
The changes in socio-economic characteristics and
improvement in living conditions after migration to rural
towns indicate that on average, both return and in-migrants
benefited from the changes and experienced considerable
improvement. Migrants to rural towns experienced an
increase in the positive changes with increasing duration of
residence. Non-migrants are used as a reference group to
assess migrant adjustment. Living situations in relation to
home ownership, housing quality and consumer durables of the
household tend to be better for non-migrants and return
migrants than for recent and long-term migrants. But
occupational prestige of migrants and non-migrants does not
differ significantly after controlling for socio-economic
characteristics. The majority of migrants felt no
difficulties in adapting to life in rural towns because most
migrants came from a similar cultural background as they
tended to move from the areas near the towns.
The development level of the towns shows a positive
relationship to the level of in-migration but not the level
of out-migration. The sex ratio of migrants to the more
developed towns favours females. However, the effect of
structure or characteristics of the towns on retaining
people in the towns is not very pronounced. The outstanding
factor found to have a high and positive relationship to
people’s intention to remain in the towns is 'satisfaction
with life'. Attempts to increase the level of community satisfaction is thus highly recommended for policies
concerned encouraging people to remain in their hometowns or
villages. To decentralise power to local people is seen as
a way to achieve this goal and to support the ideology of
development from below.
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Subhaswadikul, Mathinee. "Financial liberalization and its impact on interest rate determination a case study of Thailand /." Thesis, 1995. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/37964808.html.
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Ruchiprapa, Pornchai. "Towards a regional econometric model of Thailand." 1992. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/33470824.html.
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Kidrakarn, Karun. "Employer Branding for Successful Recruitment and Retention of Talented Academic Staff in Thai Universities." Thesis, 2014. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/25843/.
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Employer branding may be communicated in a variety of ways, but today it is an
organisation’s website that is commonly used to convey the desired image. A website is
commonly recognised as the first port of call for any potential employee. It should,
therefore, be the first channel of communication undertaken by an employer branding
strategy. This thesis reports on research investigating the use of websites by Thai
universities and examines how a well-designed website can be used to efficiently
communicate the employer brand as it is related to attracting and retaining talented
academic staff in Thai universities.
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Osaki, Keiko. "Migration, remittances and gender in the context of development the case of Thailand /." 2001. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/50259640.html.
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