Dissertations / Theses: 'SME in Thailand'

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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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Upalanala, Ruangrit. "Gaining competitive advantage through developing social network (Guanxi) : empirical study in SME in Thailand." Thesis, Northumbria University, 2007. http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/3213/.

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In the Thailand market, many business practices and social life are closely interlinked through a complex network of social networks and relations, especially Small and Medium enterprises (SMEs) where the business owner hold the decision-making role and has the authority to control the company, deals with others based not just on cost- benefit economic considerations alone but also intertwined with social relationships, personal and business contacts. With the ever-changing market conditions and high competitive nature of Small and Medium enterprises (SMEs) in Thailand, where there is approximately 2.28 million SMEs in year 2006 or comprising of 99.4 percent of enterprise in Thailand (Office of Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion OSMEP, 2006), this number is increasing every each year, resulting in a highly competitive business environment. Thus, this results in the need for a more elaborate and active network management and connection which play an important role in the promotion of the competitive advantage of the firm. The knowledge of network and the competitive advantage it brings is well recognised in the literature of business network. To a certain extent, the business networking in Thailand market, as with most other countries in Asia-Pacific region where there exist a Chinese-influenced society, is influenced from a Chinese business network called 'Guanxi', but major questions have not been addressed by the literatures about the nature and the parallel to the Chinese form of 'Guanxi', its effectiveness, practice and operations for gaining competitive advantage in specific business segments of the Thailand market. The original perspective of the research aimed to extend the knowledge in the area of 'Guanxi' and business network for practical contribution to the particular instance of SMEs in Thailand context. This perspective generated on adopting the key principles of Guanxi knowledge into local practice of Thai SMEs for gaining business competitive advantage, and achieved by identifying, examining and developing the framework for particular SMEs business in Thailand. The author's research methodological approach focuses on examining the existing 'Guanxi' framework of the process of 'Guanxi' development (initiating, building and using of 'Guanxi') and the `Guanxi' building framework of Trust (Xin) and Feeling (Qing), as a starting point to further extend its implication in the context of the particular SME in Thailand. The author employed the 'Interactionism' perspective as a philosophical stance for the research with the research strategy of 'case study research'.

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Janrattana, Jirasak. "How can Small and Medium Enterprise retail business in Thailand successfully compete through Business Model Innovation?" Thesis, University of Manchester, 2017. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/how-can-small-and-medium-enterprise-retail-business-in-thailand-successfully-compete-through-business-model-innovation(4bf8547d-7a76-49ee-9776-e9ed7dbf0c39).html.

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Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) retail businesses in many countries, including Thailand, are facing challenges of high competition, as modern retail formats have grown rapidly in many Asian countries such as Singapore, Taiwan, China and Thailand (Howard, 2009). Thus, SME retail Businesses are facing an "innovate or die" situation, as non-adapting retail firms have always been and will continue to be driven out of the business (Evans, 2011). A new critical capability of retail business is the ability to configure and reconfigure its processes into a coherent blueprint - known in other words as a Business Model (Sorescu et al., 2011). The research question becomes "How can SME retail Business in Thailand successfully compete through Business Model Innovation?" Business Model Innovation requires system wide changes, since modifying one component always has network effects on other components (Tikkanen et al., 2005). There is no fixed method or successful formula that all companies will adopt; therefore disciplined experimentation and adaptation is recommended (Berman, 2011; Chesbrough, 2010; McGrath, 2010; Mitchell et al., 2003; Teece, 2010). However, most past studies on innovation are about large companies (Tim, 2004) and not many articles cover empirical studies on Business Model Innovation. In particular, few studies address the dynamic view (Demil and Lecocq, 2010; Svejenova et al., 2010; Sosna et al., 2010).This research focuses on the implementation of Business Model Innovation within SME retail business. The research uses a methodology called Action Research, and was conducted within the researcher's organization, which is a SME retail business in Thailand. This overcomes the practical challenges of studying SME business, which is related to limited opportunity to conduct empirical research. The study was conducted over the 4 year period from October 2010 to August 2014 by implementing Business Model Innovation in order to exploit opportunities in rural areas. Business Model concepts were employed as sources of innovation and units of analysis. Action Research consists of multiple cycles of changes and adaptation. It was found that Business Model concepts can be represented at different levels of abstraction from reality. At a high level of abstraction, the Business Model Canvas helps to understand the overview of the firm's business logic in a broad way, and provide ideas about what can be adapted. At the operational level, the Retailing Business Model provides a structural approach to the conceptualisation, planning and implementation of activities that support high level changes. In all, Business Model Innovation can be conceptualised as an ongoing learning process similar to the iterative cycles of Action research. These cycles consist of constructing actions, planning, taking actions and evaluating actions. The Business Model concepts at different levels of abstraction can be used for understanding and planning, as well as to capture learning experiences, both on the high level and on the operational level. Therefore, Business Model Innovation is a dynamic process where changes and learning happen continuously. Such a process enables SME retail businesses to improve their understanding of their Business Model and thus improve their chances of success?

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CHEUNGSUVADEE, Kittima, and kittimatom@gmail com. "BUSINESS ADAPTATION STRATEGIES USED BY SMALL AND MEDIUM RETAILERS IN AN INCREASINGLY COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT: A STUDY OF UBON RATCHATHANI, THAILAND." Edith Cowan University. Business And Law: School Of Management, 2006. http://adt.ecu.edu.au/adt-public/adt-ECU2007.0002.html.

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This thesis presents a study of business adaptation strategies employed by small and medium retailers in order to be sustainable in a climate of rapid and significant environmental change in regional Thailand. The study was carried out in Ubon Ratchathani, a large regional city in North Eastern Thailand which shares many of the difficulties encountered by regional businesses in regional Thailand. Changes over the last ten years have been considered in this work and recent strategies adopted by the small and medium retailers have been investigated. Using extensive input from a study group which represented approximately 10% of all small and medium retailers, the study attempts to isolate the successful strategies for the region.

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Crambé, Lundh Michelle, and Nellie Wedin. "It is obvious that they are not afraid of what this might do : A Qualitative Minor Field Study of International Female Entrepreneurs in Thailand." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-85817.

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For as long as internationalization has been a research topic, the risks surrounding it has been discussed. Several theories have emerged concerning how to go about international business, which entry modes and strategies to use as well as which markets to enter and at which pace - everything in order to reduce the risks of business failure. The lack of institutional and economic stability in emerging markets has evolved into warning signs for foreign firms as they are hesitant to enter these markets due to higher risks and furthermore, there are assumptions regarding low entrepreneurial skills in these markets, much due to the stability-barrier. In this regard, Thailand presents an interesting case, especially when aiming to look into females as entrepreneurs. The country presents a large number of females involved in business activities that show no sign of being hindered by the stability factor. These interesting aspects paved the way for this thesis’ purpose “to examine and understand how Thailand's female entrepreneurs engage in international business activities.” Through examining the internationalization process from an aspect of both personal traits and network connections, findings have been presented regarding how the Thai female entrepreneur uses these components to initiate international business activities for her small- and medium-sized enterprise. These findings have enriched the understanding of how females approach and experience an internationalization process. To ensure a broader comprehension of the subject, this research has followed a qualitative research method combined with an abductive approach which this thesis has benefitted from as there is a lack of research on the subject. The theoretical framework starts with presenting the phenomena entrepreneurship, and then more in-depth explains concepts of female- and international entrepreneurship, introducing concepts like internationalization and psychic distance. Finally, the theoretical framework is concluded with a conceptual framework model explaining how all concepts are connected. Before presenting the empirical findings of the research, the methodology chapter explains how the researchers went about this study, how all the data was collected and under which circumstances. In order to tie the empirical findings with the theoretical framework, an analysis was made which presents this thesis’ findings in a theoretical manner before everything is tied together in a conclusion. The findings conclude that there is a significant bond between personal traits, networks, and firm internationalization and furthermore, this thesis suggests that Thai female entrepreneurs are fearless and therefore, encounter few of the barriers that other female entrepreneurs do. Finally, this thesis is concluded with theoretical and practical implications as well as suggestions for future research within the area. “It is obvious that they are notafraid of what this might do.”

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Jonsson, Fredrik. "Product Related Environmental Work in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Thailand, Developing and Manufacturing Electrical and Electronic Products." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-8828.

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Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Thailand that develop and manufacture electrical and electronic products are among other SMEs in the world meeting increasingly stringent legal and customer requirements related to environmental issues. Obstacles for the SMEs around the world to meet these requirements are almost the same in form of lack of knowledge, budget and resources. The differences between SMEs in Thailand and SMEs in the EU, Japan or even Korea are that these countries have been developed the eco-design concept and SMEs have been involved in eco-design activities for many years. This process and activities are new both for the SMEs and for the supporting institutes and organisations in Thailand. Thailand has just started to build up the infrastructure to support the SMEs to implement the eco-design concept and to work more with product related environmental issues. The focus right now for the SMEs in this research is to comply with the EU Directives, RoHS and WEEE, and this is where the main investments are made, e.g. in order to be able to export to the demanding EU market.

This research is investigating what kind of environment demands that SMEs in Thailand that develop and manufacture electrical and electronic products have on their products, how they handle these requirements and also what obstacles there are for implementing a more product related environmental concept, also known as eco-design, Design for the Environment (DfE), Green Design or Environmentally Oriented Design. A research in form of interviews and factory visits has been done with five different SMEs in Thailand. These five SMEs have also participated in the first official eco-design projects in Thailand with funding from the government in Thailand and also some from the EU. Interviews have been conducted with involved parties in these project such as institutes and experts provided by Universities. These interviews were made in order to get their opinion and experience about the present situation for SMEs in Thailand that develop and manufacture electrical and electronic products to work with product related green issues.

The research shows that these companies have the possibilities and conditions to work further on with the eco-design concept in the future. Their participation in the eco-design projects has been a good experience and there is evidence of strong support from the management and owners, environmental awareness, pro-active work and motivation among the companies. The obstacles are as mentioned above concerning lack of resources, knowledge and experience of how these environmental demands and requirements will affect the product development process. This lack of experience depends mostly on the fact that these eco-design projects are the first projects in this field for the companies. These five companies have now built up a fundamental knowledge but are still in need of further support. The communication between the SMEs and supporting parties are important and also one factor these five companies think is functioning well.

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Cheungsuvadee, Kittima. "Business adaptation strategies used by small and medium retailers in an increasingly competitve environment: A study of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2006. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/57.

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This thesis presents a study of business adaptation strategies employed by small and medium retailers in order to be sustainable in a climate of rapid and significant environmental change in regional Thailand. The study was carried out in Ubon Ratchathani, a large regional city in North Eastern Thailand which shares many of the difficulties encountered by regional businesses in regional Thailand. Changes over the last ten years have been considered in this work and recent strategies adopted by the small and medium retailers have been investigated. Using extensive input from a study group which represented approximately 10% of all small and medium retailers, the study attempts to isolate the successful strategies for the region.

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Kaeomanee, Sukree. "Human resource management practices that encourage continuous quality improvement practices in small and medium-sized enterprises in the food processing sector in Thailand." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2009. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1839.

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This research aims to identify the Human Resource Management Practices (HRMPs) that encourage the Continuous Quality Improvement Practices (CQIPs) in Small and Medium-size Enterprises (SMEs) in Thailand. The multiple methods approach was used for the data collection of this research in order to provide triangulation of the data. The HRMPs that encourage CQIPs were identified based on the statistically significant regression coefficients. Implications for the practitioners and the academia were drawn and future research themes were suggested. The first stage of data collection was the case studies using semi structured interviews with eight SMEs selected for convenience from four provinces around Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. The second stage was the nation-wide survey carried out in 45 major cities of Thailand from which 208 responses to the questionnaire were usable for the analysis. Findings from the case studies and the surveys were concluded together. This research investigated CQIPs in three areas: employee participation, process improvement and customer oriented production. It was found that CQIPs in SMEs were mostly informal. Suggestions by employees informally to the owners and delegation of decision making to supervisors were the main practices for employee participation. Process improvement was based on the competence of the owners and key areas of efficiency optimisation were costs and lateness of delivery. Long-term trading with suppliers was favoured but without any documented supply agreement. Conformance to standards and regulations was requested by customers or government authorities but some cooperation with supporting organisations was voluntary. The firms acquired feedback from customers through salespersons and the owners. Social alignment was made through activities with consumers‟ organisations. HRMPs used in the SMEs in the food processing sector in Thailand were examined in four aspects: recruitment, training, compensation and appraisal. In the aspect of recruitment, the most used source of employees was referrals from existing employees, the main selection method was interview and qualifications most sought were honesty and willingness to work. In the aspect of training, most of the firms used supervisors as the trainers for informal on-the-job training. No budget or a very small budget was allocated for training and very a small number of employees were trained. Work methods were the main contents for training. In the aspect of compensation, wages were paid based on skills and experience with overtime pay as the most desirable additional income for employees. A wide variety of non-monetary benefits was provided while incentives were used mainly for urgent work. In the aspect of appraisal, most of the firms had no appraisal. Appraisals used were informally made by the owners using personal conduct and work performance as the main criteria. Appraisal results were used mainly for wage rate increases. The HRMPs that encouraged CQIPs were identified based on the regression coefficients using Linear Multiple Regression with the method that all the independent variables (HRMPs) in a given scope were entered into the analysis in a single step. The HRMPs that their coefficients were statistically significant at the level of .05 or less were construed to be the HRMPs that encourage CQIPs. All of the HRMPs were found to encourage CQIPs but the number of CQIPs encouraged by each HRMP differed. In the function of recruitment, HRMPs in this category include two sources of employees: the referrals from the existing employees and the Government Job Centre, an employee selection method: the interviews by supervisor and two qualifications of applicants: education and personal characteristics. In the function of training, the HRMPs that encourage relatively large number of CQIPs include four types of trainers: the owners, supervisors, co-workers and trainers from private firms; a training content: team skills; two types of information used as training needs: employees‟ complaints and accidents. It is observed that the trainers from Government Training Centre do not encourage any CQIPs. In the function of compensation, the HRMPs that encourage relatively large number of CQIPs included two types of the qualifications used to determine primary compensation: education and personal characteristics; two types of monetary benefit: education allowance and overtime pay; three types of non-monetary benefit: recognition, outfits and parties in occasions. In the function of appraisal, the HRMPs that encourage relatively large number of CQIPs include three types of appraiser: the owners, supervisors and customers and a type of appraisal: group appraisal. It is observed that the HRMPs that encouraged a relatively large number of CQIPs were in the functions of training and employee performance appraisal. Overall relationships between HRMPs and CQIPs indicated the importance of supervisors in SMEs. The roles of supervisors in employee selection, training and appraisal encouraged a large number of CQIPs in all three areas of employee participation, process improvement and customer oriented production. It is observed that most of the statistically significant relationships were related to the quite formal practices of both HRMPs and CQIPs. A few HRMPs related to the roles of the owners showed some negative impacts on CQIPs. The impacts of the characteristics of the firms on CQIPs and HRMPs and the impacts of CQIPs and HRMPs on business results were analysed using the same statistical technique. Among the characteristics of the firms, only education of the owners indicated impacts on several CQIPs and HRMPs. Size of the firms affected a small number of CQIPs and HRMPs but age of the firm, age of the owners and experience of the owners did not affect any CQIPs or HRMPs. Both CQIPs and HRMPs were associated with some aspects of satisfaction of the owners with their business results. For business practitioners, implications and suggestions arising from this research were related to the developments of supervisors and the owners in cooperation with governmental organisations, education institutions and industrial organisations. By working together on the HRMPs suggested in this research, these groups could further quality and productivity in Thai SMEs. Future research themes for academia were suggested to be further investigation into the „cause and effect‟ relationships between HRMPs and CQIPs and the appropriate roles of the supporting organisations.

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Huang, Ing-wei, and 英維黄. "Importance of SMEs Development in Thailand." Graduate School of International Development. Nagoya University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/2237/6287.

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Yardpaga, Therakorn. "Supply chain management practices in Thai SMEs : antecedents and outcomes." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/3110.

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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) contribute significantly to both local and global economic development. They are a crucial business sector for all nations’ economies. In developed countries, SMEs typically account for 60 per cent of employment, and the figure is even higher in developing countries. In 2011, Thai SMEs employed 83.9 per cent of the Thai workforce. Thai SMEs, like all other firms, face the challenge of satisfying customers by offering quality products at low prices. Furthermore, it is generally argued that, in this increasingly aggressive business world, competition arises between integrated supply chains rather than at the firm level. Therefore, effective supply chain management (SCM) is a key driver of sustainable competitive advantage. However, Thai SMEs have issues in adopting supply chains in their organisations. They have doubts about whether SCM will improve firm performance. Therefore, this study aims to reveal whether SCM practices could help Thai SMEs to improve their performance, and if so which ones and how. To fill the gap in theoretical understanding, an initiation mixed method research design was specified using 20 semi-structured interviews and quantitative questionnaires distributed to 311 subjects. An SCM practices model with antecedents and consequences was identified using previous research. The measurements were evaluated, modified and analysed using several techniques, such as thematic analysis, regression and structural equation modelling. The study makes several notable findings. Firstly, the SMEs were found to implement SCM to reduce costs and improve productivity rather than to satisfy the customer. Secondly, the IT system and top management support were two key factors in helping SMEs to successfully apply SCM. Thirdly, the major barriers to SCM were employees’ lack of understanding and improper organisational design. Fourthly, firm size had no significant relationship to the level of firm performance. Finally, the firm’s performance and SCM practices were positively correlated. This work contributes to academia by expanding research into SCM practices in SMEs, of which there is a dearth in the literature (Quayle, 2003, Meehan and Muir, 2008), especially in the context of developing countries (Katunzi and Zheng, 2010). For practitioners, regarding SMEs in Thailand and other developing countries, this study confirms that SCM practice assists SMEs to gain higher performance. Furthermore, for policy makers, enhancing SCM practices in SMEs by developing SCM enablers such as IT systems and standard performance measurement and metrics, could help SMEs to achieve higher performance.

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Polachan, Songpope. "The geological evolution of the Mergui Basin S.E. Andaman Sea, Thailand." Thesis, Royal Holloway, University of London, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.362204.

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Theingi. "The influence of marketing control and a resource-based view (RBV) on export performance of SMEs in Thailand." University of Western Australia. Marketing Discipline Group, 2008. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2008.0203.

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For the past three decades, export manufacturing has played an important role in Thailand's economic success. Among the exporters, the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have increasingly taken part. As a result, export performance at both micro and macro level has become of interest to academics, exporting firms, intermediaries and Thai government policy makers. Thus, extensive studies concerning determinants of export performance are reported in literature on export marketing. However, despite the significance of resources in implementing marketing strategies and performance, the Resource-Based View (RBV) has not been explicitly and fully explored in this literature. Moreover, the vital role of intermediary resources in export performance has been also largely ignored. Hence, the applicability of RBV should be examined to investigate the effects of firm resources and export intermediary resources on export performance. Similarly, marketing control, in spite of its importance, used by manufacturing exporters in relation to their intermediaries, has not been substantially explored. The availability of firm and export intermediary resources provides flexibility for manufacturing exporters in maintaining marketing control over their intermediaries, which in turn, influences export performance. Hence, the aim of the study is to investigate the applicability of RBV and marketing control theory in determining export performance. Moreover, in the export marketing literature, there are very few studies in developing countries, particularly in Southeast Asia: this study, therefore focusses on export performance of SMEs in an export-driven, developing economy, Thailand. During the course of its investigation, this study used the 'drop-in questionnaire' method of delivering and collecting the questionnaires in person with the purpose of enhancing responses from export managers. With respect to their individual export ventures, they were asked to provide answers regarding the availability of firm resources, their perception of the availability of export intermediary resources, and the use of marketing control mechanisms on export intermediaries. Preliminary data analysis used Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and was followed by the development of a structural model, which was then tested with AMOS 4.0 Package. ix The results from the above analyses substantiate the empirical link between resources, firm and export intermediary resources, and strategic export performance, and also between the availability of resources and the use of marketing controls. The findings show that production and marketing capabilities (firm resources) and good relationships and cooperation with exporters (export intermediary resources) have an important direct effect on export performance. Hence, the study confirms the applicability of RBV in export literature. The results also indicate that firm's marketing capabilities, export intermediary's relationship and cooperation, and knowledge and experience, influence the use of marketing control, thereby supporting the hypotheses that the availability of firm and export intermediary resources facilitates the use of marketing control.

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Olsson, Rebecca, Isabell Petersson, and Emilie Williamsson. "Same numbers, different standards : A minor field study of mathematic teaching in an elementary school in Thailand." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för datavetenskap, fysik och matematik, DFM, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-11912.

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The purpose of this study is to illustrate how teachers, in a private school in Thailand, organize and plan their mathematic teaching, what material they use and how the teachers challenge the students. In the background, we report briefly about Thailand and the school's history. Then a presentation follows of previous research that has been made within our chosen subject. The theories are linked to our research questions, such as mathematic teaching, mathematic material and gifted students, according to Western literature. You can also find a short summary of the curriculum for mathematics, from the government in Thailand. Trough a qualitative method five interviews with mathematic teachers and observations in their classes have been conducted and this result have been analyzed and discussed. Interview and observation guides were used with the purpose to give the respondents room to develop their reasoning with the help of our follow- up questions. Trough our interviews and observations we have come to a result that shows that the teachers organized their teaching according to a Brain based learning pattern and after the governments curriculum. The mathematic material consisted of mathematic books, laminated sticks, bars, number cards and also of computer programs. The mathematic books were not individualized but played a significant part of the teaching. The plastic material was used to concretize the mathematics. The school had the idea that separating the gifted students from the others in the group was positive for their development. The gifted students were challenged by more difficult mathematics meant for older students and had to work at a higher pace than their peers. The results can not be generalized for all schools in Thailand. When the study is relatively small, it only shows how a part of the mathematics teaching is implemented at the school where the study was conducted.

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Rayanakorn, Kobkun. "Some legal aspects of sustainable development : some problems of implementing the Biodiversity, Climate Change and related Conventions in Thailand." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 1996. https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/some-legal-aspects-of-sustainable-development--some-problems-of-implementing-the-biodiversity-climate-change-and-related-conventions-in-thailand(644d2813-a7b3-4ad3-9dd6-148ab1ad2051).html.

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Jatuphatwarodom, Akarawat. "The role of experiential foreign market knowledge and exporter-importer relationship quality on export performance satisfaction : empirical evidence from SMEs in Thailand." Thesis, Brunel University, 2017. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/16685.

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Export performance has an important role for firm survival, profitability and growth. Given these benefits and the challenges that firms may face when exporting, scholars have dedicated considerable efforts to understand the factors that enable export success. The current study investigates the role of experiential foreign market knowledge and exporter-importer (EI) relationship quality for export performance. A conceptual model involving the relationship between the role of experiential foreign market knowledge, E-I relationship quality and export performance satisfaction is developed and empirically tested using data from 264 Thai exporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Findings suggest SME managers' knowledge of foreign customers, culture and political environment have a positive influence on E-I relationship quality and satisfaction with export performance. Drawing upon the relational exchange theory, goodwill trust was found to be the most significant aspect that builds long-term E-I relationship quality. Secondly, the findings show that calculative approach (e.g. commitment based on cost and benefits) is a mainstream type of commitment between exporters and importers. However, a personalised tie between the exchange partners has a positive influence on commitment, resulting in the affective commitment to E-I relationship. Thirdly, in a collaborative business partnership, decision-makers emphasise information exchange and coordinating actions for taking strategic decisions, which are informed by the feedback recived in their collaboration. In addition, the study finds that political instability negatively moderates the link of competence trust and information exchange on export performance satisfaction. Theoretical, managerial and policy implications of these findings are discussed and areas for future research are proposed.

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Gottschall, Oliver Johannes. "Human Resource Management Culture in Thailand : An exploration and analysis of how the Generic National Socio-cultural Environment of Thailand may impact on Personnel Management Practice and Behaviour in Thai Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)." Thesis, University of Lincoln, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.505886.

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Chooprayoon, Vasin. "A study of factors influencing the adoption of E-Commerce technology in small and medium enterprises (SMES) in the kingdom of Thailand." Thesis, Chooprayoon, Vasin (2011) A study of factors influencing the adoption of E-Commerce technology in small and medium enterprises (SMES) in the kingdom of Thailand. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 2011. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/5802/.

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This thesis aims to investigate the influence of five factors (business environment, knowledge of ECT, organisation &capital, e-commerce technology, and customer behaviour (purchasing, information, ecommerce confidence, and e-commerce perceived) towards the adoption of Electronic Commerce Technology (ECT) by Thai small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The scope of the study was restricted to the retailing SMEs located in Bangkok and the surrounding areas. The study also included online customers who were studying at Rangsit University at the time of the survey was conducted. 400 SMEs and 400 online customers were involved in the survey conducted in 2007. Two sets of questionnaires were developed for gathering data from the samples: one for the SMEs and another one for the customers. 52.25% of the SMEs and 71.25% of the customers have responded to the questionnaires. Twenty hypotheses were tested for predicting influence of the factors to the ECT adoption. Ten hypotheses were developed predicting influence of the behaviour to the adoption. The predictors in SMEs side were size, business years, gender of the SMEs’ owners, ECT implementation, website ownership, domain name ownership, and planning to implement ECT. The predictors in the customer side were age, gender, e-commerce or Internet experience of the customers, and planning to do online shopping. The research findings show that most SMEs’ size was less than fifteen employees (53.77%), business years were over two years (54.27%), and gender of the SMEs’ owners were male (59.51%); most of the ev commerce customers were young female students (59.3%). The first four factors--business environment, knowledge of ECT, organisation &capital, and e-commerce technology influence the ECT adoption. The discriminant analysis produced 62 equations for proving the influence (D1-D62) The fifth factor, customer behaviour, influences the ECT adoption by the SMEs. The discriminant analysis produced 33 equations for proving the influence (D63 – D95). More significant findings: a) from the perspectives of SMEs— findings such as the availability of capital, and the readiness of suppliers to SMEs to accept ECT, and b) from the customer side—findings such as the importance of prior online brand development of SMEs, the importance of web design with respect to virtual product presentation, and confidence in the security of online transaction. These strongly influence the ECT adoption.

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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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Padunchewit, Jularut. "THAI BREAST CANCER PATIENTS: EXPERIENCES AND VIEWS ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHS OF OTHER WOMEN WITH THE SAME DISEASE." Thesis, Connect to resource online, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1805/2103.

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Thesis (M.A.)--Indiana University, 2010.
Title from screen (viewed on February 26, 2010). Department of Sociology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Advisor(s): Lynn Blinn-Pike, Carrie E. Foote, Betsy Fife. Includes vitae. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 100-105).

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Berry, Scott D. "Community of blood : impacts and management of intersecting stigmas among Thai same-sex attracted men and transgender people with HIV." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2017. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/103669/1/Scott_Berry_Thesis.pdf.

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This study presents findings of research undertaken with 22 same-sex-attracted men and transgender people living with HIV (PLHIV) in community or self-help groups in Thailand. It examines experiences of stigma associated with same-sex attraction, non-binary gender identity and HIV. It investigates the ways that intersecting stigma associated with sex, gender and HIV affected the study participants’ lives and influenced their decisions to join and remain in community groups of same-sex-attracted and transgender PLHIV. The project adopted grounded theory, a qualitative research method, to undertake fieldwork between 2012 and 2014. The research contributes to scholarship on HIV stigma and its management. The individuals living with HIV in this study felt generally powerless to change HIV stigma and its multiple impacts on their own. However, together they found they had more power and more capacity to change the Thai stigma associated with HIV.

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Chantavilasvong, Wan. "To see things from the other end : rural development through the lens of local youth in the context of urbanization : the case of Tambon Pang Tawai, Amphoe Pang Sila Tong, Kampaeng Phet, Thailand." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/117825.

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Thesis: M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2018.
This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [178]-179).
The global phenomenon of rural-urban migration presents a great number of challenges, especially for cities in developing countries like Bangkok. While there is an urgency for cities to better accommodate their marginalized emigrant population, not many planners look into rural areas where migration actually begins. Specific to Thailand, most of the migrating population from country to city are in the working age. With the exodus of this population new problems begin to emerge in rural towns which include a lack of care for elders and parental care for children. Furthermore, the brain drain phenomenon also diminishes life and economic vibrancy in rural areas. At the same time, those who migrate into cities are often at risk of being marginalized. In many parts of Thailand, where amenities such as roads, education, and healthcare, have already been provided, migration continues despite some people's preferences to live back in rural areas. Tambon Pang Tawai, Amphoe Pang Sila Tong, Kampaeng Phet, Thailand serves as a case study of a typical rural town with low density, most of whose population work on farms. Furthermore, its proximity to the Mae Wong National Forest also presents an interesting relationship between the rural lifestyle and the natural environment. Thus, the development process of Tambon Pang Tawai has the potential become a model for many other rural towns with similar contexts. By using photography and participatory workshops as tools to engage youth and glean insights from their perspectives, this research found ways in which rural areas in Thailand can be improved and sustain themselves socially, economically, and environmentally. Additionally, the methodology of this research can also contribute to a cross-disciplinary framework of education and community development.
by Wan Chantavilasvong.
M.C.P.

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Malipetchara, Ketsarin, and 林琳. "A closer look at Thailand ice maker industry: case study on a SME company." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/45773053111307695144.

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碩士
國立政治大學
國際經營管理英語碩士學位學程(IMBA)
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Ice maker was introduced in 1851 when John Gorrie was awarded US patent 8080 and then 1853 and 1855 to Alexander Twining and James Harrison respectively. Nowadays, ice makers can be found in many places like larger size refrigerator, most trendy restaurants coffee shops, hotels and movie theatres as well as factories, cruise lines, seafood industry and medical industry. Newton Equipment is one of the players in Thailand’s ice maker industry, it has been growing in the past decade with the strong capability to offer quality product and after sales services. It was once part of the leader in Thailand’s market, but since 1997’s financial crisis, things have changed tremendously. This company seems to be doing well, but after a more throughout study of its financial data, result shows that it has been suffering with various problems and the main one being the operation capital. Therefore, in order to conclude this study, toward the end there are a few improvement suggestions for the company in hope that it can strengthen the company’s financial and management situation. The foremost crucial thing that the company needs to improve is the account receivable and inventory management, while other aspects will need to be worked on in the same time.

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warokorn, Thongchaichat, and 蔡華若. "Investigation of critical factors in the value creation process of the SME business in Thailand." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/3v646d.

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碩士
逢甲大學
國際經營與貿易學系
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The value creation is the activity of an organization, which attempts to increase values in a simple product for making extra values in similar prices and services. Some of the organizations use value added for upgrading the price and customer perspective. Nowadays, the value creation familiarizes with logistics activities. Especially in Thailand, most of the companies struggle to answer customer’s needs such as delivery time, monitoring, a channel in marketing, technology, and feature of product, etc. Therefore, value creation will be more important in business structure development. Several studies found that some firms use the logistics activities for creating competitive advantages through a new value creation structure, which advantages the company’s operations. Much literature review study in value creation and they were clarified in the same direction about logistics activity. It is the first step for developing the company to success in the potential of value creation and customer perspective. In our study, we use the Best Worst Method (BWM) to analyze the related criteria in logistics activities that affect value creation. We study the most and least important factors for the value creation in SME business in Thailand, and we found that technology development is the most significant factors to affect value creation.

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Siriwong, Thanchanok, and 林家珍. "ASEAN ECONOMICS COMMUNITY (AEC): How It Affects SMEs in Thailand." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/70059287098790000739.

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碩士
國立臺北大學
財務金融英語碩士學位學程(GMBA)
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Competition in global economy has gotten progressively fiercer, especially in the past century after we entered the era of globalization. Countries all over the world struggle for ways to be competitive. One of the methods that have been increasingly popular is regional economic integration. Regional economic integration, such as NAFTA or EU can bring a considerable advantage in production and trade for the member states, resulting in economic expansion. ASEAN, as a current major world supplier, has been seeking means to become competitive on an international level. Ten ASEAN countries, including Thailand, agreed to form the ASEAN Economic Community or AEC as a strategy to compete in the world economy. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) account for almost all businesses in Thailand. It is seen as an engine of growth due to the high quantity of them, and its large contribution to the employment rate. It is important to see how the AEC can affect SMEs and what opportunities and risks SMEs could have. Thailand can benefit from integration into the AEC if preparation is made to exploit future opportunities. However, it is also necessary to watch out for risks associated with increasing competition. Free flow of goods can help with production, imports, and exports. Meanwhile, goods have to reach an international standard to be able to compete in a global market. Free flow of investment and freer flow of capital can reduce the labor cost. Free flow of skilled labors and services increase FDI and relieve the issue of oligopolies. Nevertheless, Thailand does not welcome the idea of service sector liberalization. SMEs can survive in growing competition environment by focusing on research and development, enhancing product creativity and partnering up with foreign alliances. Government can also help by taking service liberalization seriously to encourage economic expansion. Therefore, this thesis aims to study the effects of AEC on Thai economy by doing literature review on the related topics.

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PaveenaThaw-udom and 趙艷明. "Working Capital Management, Operating Performance and Corporate Value: SMEs in Thailand." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/87469099973327819242.

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國立成功大學
國際經營管理研究所碩士班
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Nowadays small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Thailand are growth rapidly. Then this research examined (1) the relationship between working capital management and their financial performance, and (2) the relationship between working capital management and corporate value for SMEs in Thailand. The sample comprised of 88 companies in seven (7) sectors (Agro and Food Industry, Consumer Products, Industrials, Property ＆ Construction, Recourses, Services and Technology) listed in the Market for Alternative Investment (MAI) for the period of 2009 to 2013 which provided quarterly data. This study used cash conversion cycle (CCC), return on asset (ROA) and Tobin's q to serve as proxies for working capital management, companies' performance, and corporate value, respectively. Panel regression analysis is used as a method to analyze the data. The results show that there is a significant relationship between working capital management and profitability. In contrast, there are no significant relationship between working capital management and corporate value. These SMEs in Thailand are able to use working capital management for control profitability but they cannot be suitable for corporate value.

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Chunhakitpaisan, Kiat, and Kiat Chunhakitpaisan. "The Effects of Government’s Award on Organizational Practice: The Concept of Thailand’s SMEs." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/47796208148482356846.

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碩士
國立臺灣師範大學
工業教育學系
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While an organization needs change, a good manager is supposed to feel it. There is need to pay more attention to the factors and drivers which happen within or outside of the organization and make the need for change evident and necessary. We conducted this study to determine the perceived value of government‟s award on organization. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a vital role in the country's economic development. In many countries, the government creates and designs the award for the SMEs who have good performance and also to assist the SMEs to challenges in the competitive global business environment. This research studies the SME‟s practices behavior. Value creation is become a part of organizations. Awards perceived value and incentive should be viewed as a part of improving process of an organization. These values are derived from a combination of awards competition‟s benefits during competition of government‟s award. Investigate the each value relationship by the ways organization response to award competition. The results indicate between before applying and after applying competition stage. We investigate the relationship of awards lead the organizational climates which return on firm competitive, whereas new awards are associated with growth.

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Kunkongkaphan, Pakinee. "Impact of Globalisation on Thai Small and Medium Enterprises: a Study of the Clothing and Textile Industry." Thesis, 2014. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/25357/.

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Globalisation has had significant impact on businesses and countries around the world, especially in the case of small and medium enterprises, and is increasingly contributing to national economies by way of increased output and increased employment. The purpose of the research is to study the impact of globalization on the performance of SMEs in Thailand, in order to formulate policies that would enable these firms to survive and prosper in an increasingly competitive global environment.

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