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Nakapreecha, Nitida. "Carbon emissions management of the petrochemical industries in Thailand." Thesis, Durham University, 2012. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/3449/.

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Petrochemical industry is one of the major industries in Thailand. Although the petrochemical industry is aware of its environmental responsibility and environmental management and controls have been implemented; the industry was motivated to advance their environmental performance in order to be able to tackle: the issue of global climate change, the rising local concern over environmental impact; the new forms of trading barrier; and the national goal towards sustainable growth. This study developed a carbon budget for Thai petrochemical industries, which covered 52 products from upstream, intermediate and downstream petrochemical industries together with plastics and derivatives industries. The study, it evaluated the need for carbon emissions reduction, assessed the possible emissions reduction and identified areas for carbon emissions mitigation. The developed carbon budget of Thai petrochemical industries for the year 2008 was 11 Mtonnes CO2eq (±10%) and the emission intensity was 0.63 ktonnes CO2eq per ktonne of production (±10%). It was found that Thai petrochemical industries had relatively low carbon emissions in comparison to other Thai industries and to chemical industries of other countries. Despite this result and the fact that there was currently no carbon emissions reduction obligation for Thai industries, it was suggested that the petrochemical industries should still advance their environmental performance and technologies, which would help in preparing themselves for the potential future reduction obligations. It would also lead to less environmental management expenditure better green competitiveness, sustainable development of the industries and a better living standard for the country. Accordingly, it was estimated that carbon emissions of Thai petrochemical industries could be reduced by 25-61% through adapting current best practice and the mitigation action should be started with enhancing energy efficiency at onsite utility plants. This result implies that Thai petrochemical industries did not need to resort to difficult or extraordinary solutions to make a substantial emissions reduction. Rather, what is needed is a good investment in existing effective technologies, engineering and environmental management. Other mitigation areas are development of less- or zero- carbon intensive material and energy, development of cleaner technologies, and carbon capture and storage.
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Maneepong, Chuthatip School of the Built Environment UNSW. "Dynamics of industrial development in border towns : case studies of Thailand." Awarded by:University of New South Wales. School of the Built Environment, 2003. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/19262.

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This thesis examines the dynamics of industrial development in the areas where Thailand borders with neighbouring countries. It argues that the locational advantages approach 'one that focuses on social and economic connections in border towns, government investments, policy measures and the role of export-oriented multinational companies' is not necessarily an appropriate approach. An investigation is conducted to find out to what extent the locational advantages approach applies to Thai border towns. An assessment of the government role in promoting and managing industrial development has also been undertaken to identify the success of this industrial decentralisation scheme. Other factors that contribute to industrial development are also examined. The thesis uses a comparative case study approach, comparing sponsored and non-sponsored towns, and presents four case studies of border towns in Thailand, bordering Myanmar and Laos. This research method provides a better assessment than an internal assessment of government programmes would. The results show that the dynamics of industrial development in Thai border towns is better explained by the production network approach emphasising the embeddedness of small and medium sized local manufacturing industries. The entrepreneurship and social networks of entrepreneurs promote the emergence and growth of industrial development. Horizontal industrial relationships promote flexible operations and compensate for limited access and resources in border towns. In addition, a border location does not by itself stimulate economic link with the neighbouring country because negative perception and regulatory barriers to the crossing of borders hinder mutual cooperation. Due to the discrepancy between government assumptions programmes and the dynamics of industrial development, the survey shows that the impacts of government investments on industrial development are marginal. The thesis concludes that the applicability of the locational advantages approach for industrial development in Thai border towns is limited and that the policy of the government and international agencies should be diverse and should consider other approaches such as a production network approach. Similarly, government programmes should accommodate the needs of small and medium sized manufacturing industries. The role of local government and the private sectors in minimising barriers to the crossing of borders should also be considered.
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Krasachol, Ladawan. "The development of quality management in Thailand." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 1999. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/11470/.

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This thesis presents the results of an investigation into the development of quality management in Thailand. The research was conducted in order to draw up an overall picture of quality progress in Thai industry, to provide useful insights for Thai companies and policy-makers, as well as to compare Thailand with other developing countries. This research has adopted an integrated approach to research methodology comprising both survey and case study methods. Four linked empirical research projects were conducted to obtain an insight into quality management, particularly the ISO 9000 series of quality systems standards, Total Quality Management (TQM), and a 'foundation level' quality system, within Thai industry. The in-depth study of ISO 9000 implementation identifies the driving forces encouraging Thai industry to pursue ISO 9000; four types of ISO 9000 implementation process; implementation factors and obstacles; the impact of implementation process and future plans after a company has achieved ISO 9000 registration. The study of TQM implementation in companies located in Thailand reveals that the companies studied have each adopted different, but successful, approaches to TQM implementation. The Thai Foundation Quality System Standard (TFQSS) has been proved to be suitable for Thai SMEs. Findings from the four individual research project together provide some new insights into the development and implementation of quality management in a Thai perspective. As a result of the study, a TQM framework was developed. The framework identifies three broad dimensions of quality management in a Thai organisation, which are: - Three aspects of quality management; Five stages of development; and Four implementation paradigms. An organisation that wishes to embark on a quality journey can examine its status against the framework in order to start, or to improve a particular aspect that is found to be unsatisfactory. After identifying some criteria for the assessment of national quality development, a simple model of quality management in developing countries is proposed to depict comparative characteristics of quality management within these countries. It is concluded that, among developing countries in South and East Asian region, Thailand is in the middle of the spectrum of development.
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Phan, Phalla. "Trade liberalisation and manufacturing performance in Thailand 1990-2000 /." Access electronically, 2004. http://www.library.uow.edu.au/adt-NWU/public/adt-NWU20050201.105429/index.html.

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Pang, Susan McPhail. "Industrialization and the changing status of women in society : a comparison of Japan and Thailand /." Thesis, [Hong Kong] : University of Hong Kong, 1989. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B12754547.

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Thawesaengskulthai, Natcha. "Selecting quality management and improvement initiatives : case studies of industries in Thailand." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2007. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/10298/.

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Many organisations invest a considerable amount of capital and resources, implementing new techniques to improve their operating performance. Many approaches and techniques are available. New fashionable methods tend to displace older approaches, which may still have value. An effective strategy for selecting and implementing improvement initiatives is an important issue to ensure stakeholder satisfaction. This research aims to investigate quality management and continuous improvement practices, study and analyse several approaches leading to continuous improvement (CI), then construct a framework to assist senior management teams, by providing a decision aid for selecting improvement initiatives. Six key improvement approaches including Total Quality Management (TQM), Six Sigma, ISO9001, Business Process Reengineer (BPR), Lean production (Lean), Business Excellence framework (BE) were selected as the focus in this study. The research was carried out in three phases. Phase One established a conceptual background for the adoption of CI initiatives based on qualitative and quantitative studies of the literature. It described the two decision criteria of fashion setting and pay-offs. Phase Two provided empirical studies of the Quality Management (QM) approaches adopted in three case companies in Thailand. Different decision criteria for the selection of CI approaches were identified from these case studies, together with suggestions from fourteen quality experts and two additional case companies. In-depth analyses of each case study plus interviews with quality experts provided a context and guidance in development of the decision-aid framework for selecting CI approaches. Then in Phase Three the decision-aid framework was proposed, verified, and refined in testing with a multinational case company of four different plants in the Asia Pacific region and two groups of Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs) using action research and assessment questionnaires. The primary outcome of this research is a decision-aid for selecting CI approaches, which demonstrated high utility in practice. The main contributions of this research are a decision-aid for selecting CI initiatives, which was developed and tested, and a number of advancements to the theory of QM and CI, the theory of management fashion, and the application of operations strategy in the QM context.
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Phornprapha, Sarote. "The preferences of restaurant operative staff concerning leadership style : a study in Thailand." Thesis, University of Surrey, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.308554.

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Chongwatpol, Jongsawas. "Analysis of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in Thailand and implementation of risk management plan to comply with future WEEE regulations." Menomonie, WI : University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2004. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2004/2004chongwatpolj.pdf.

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Chiengkul, Prapimhan. "Hegemony and counter-hegemony in the agri-food system in Thailand (1990-2014)." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2015. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/73929/.

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This thesis has two main objectives: (1) to provide a critical political economy study of local-global interlinkages and structural problems of the current agri-food system, using a case study of Thailand; and (2) to explore the possibilities that the current agri-food system can be transformed towards more socially and ecologically sustainable paths. With these two objectives in mind, the thesis asks the central research question: "How have hegemonic and counter-hegemonic forces shaped the agri-food system in Thailand (1990 to 2014)?" The thesis uses a combined neo-Marxist and Gramscian theoretical framework, as well as English and Thai primary and secondary sources. Overall, 87 interviews from 7 provinces in the North, Central, South and Northeastern regions of Thailand are used in this thesis. The thesis argues four main points: (1) that the mainstream agri-food system in Thailand has been shaped to aid capital accumulation by domestic and transnational hegemonic forces, and is sustained through hegemonic agri-food production-distribution, governance structures and ideational order; (2) that the Thai sustainable agriculture and land reform movements' counter-hegemonic ideas, production-distribution practices, and governance structures have managed to influence the agri-food system in Thailand and offer alternatives to certain extents; (3) that hegemonic forces have many measures to co-opt dissent, alternative and reformist forces into hegemonic structures; and (4) that counter-hegemony should be seen as an un-linear ongoing process over a long period of time, where predominantly counter-hegemonic forces may at times retain some hegemonic elements. The threat of co-optation suggests that counter-hegemonic forces need to continually refine and develop clear ideas and practices in order to guard against co-optation. The thesis makes six main original contributions to knowledge. First, it brings new empirical information from the Thai case study into existing literatures on the corporate agri-food system and agrarian political economy. Second, the thesis brings new empirical information from Thailand into existing literatures on alternative agri-food and agrarian movements. Third, the research extends neo-Marxist and Gramscian theoretical perspectives in the study of the agri-food system. Fourth, the dissertation provides new perspectives as well as recent data on Thai agrarian development and social movements. Fifth, the work provides new perspectives as well as recent data on practices and discourses of Thai localism. Sixth and finally, the thesis provides a new perspective on polarised politics in Thailand. Empirical exploration of the agri-food system in Thailand supports the thesis' argument that transformative change in the agri-food system can appropriately be seen as an un-linear process over a long period of time, which challenges agri-food studies from the Marxist tradition which tend to focus on "crisis and change". Through the combined neo-Marxist and Gramscian theoretical approach, the thesis suggests the importance of counter-hegemonic struggles at ideational and material levels, and that social movements do not necessarily have to resemble stereotypical images of politicised, structured, and leftist national movements. Moreover, by providing new perspectives on Thai localism and polarised politics in Thailand, particularly how cross-class alliances can further or frustrate counter-hegemonic movements, this thesis points to the importance of analysing social movements in relation to established political authority.
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Kingkaew, Suthikorn. "What are the factors that determine the position of firms from developing countries within the global value chain : the case of Thai firms in the chicken and canned tuna industries." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.610249.

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Chan, Jin Hooi. "Evolution of biofuel value chain governance and government policy : the cases of China, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.610635.

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Dasilva, Brianna. "Freedoms and (Un)freedoms: Migrant Worker Experiences in the Thai and Vietnamese Fishing Industries." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/41499.

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Over the past four years both the media and academia have highlighted the labour conditions and human rights issues prevalent in Thailand’s offshore fishing industry. Even so, little has been written from the perspective of fish workers, and far less is known about fish work in the Southeast Asian region. This thesis contributes to these gaps by exploring the experiences of fish workers in several ports across Thailand and Vietnam, along with former migrant fish workers, to provide insight into labour conditions for fish workers and the risks associated with migration for fish work. To do so, the thesis draws upon four interview data sets involving 40 fish workers (including boat owners and captains) conducted in Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia between 2014-2017, along with a review of the relevant literature on fish work, labour, and migration. After describing the experiences of fish workers in both countries, a number of themes emerge. These include challenges pertaining to recruitment, wages, risks at sea and agency. Each theme is unpacked in turn, to showcase the nuanced experiences of Cambodian fish workers in Thailand and internal migrants in Vietnam, but also to highlight how fish workers navigate complex migration processes. Specific to the Thai context, Derk’s (2010) early work on unfreedoms experienced by migrant Cambodian fish workers in coastal Thailand serves as a framework to compare and contrast working conditions between then and now. The thesis concludes with a reflection on migrant fish work and key areas that require further unpacking within the Southeast Asian context including what is happening in source countries (Cambodia, in this case, but also in other regions in Vietnam), while arguing that a modern slavery framing does not meaningfully protect migrant fish workers from unacceptable working conditions.
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Limpaphayom, Kirana. "The scope and limitations of human resource management : a case study of the Bank of Thailand." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2002. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/2707/.

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This study investigates and analyses the scope and limitations of human resource management (HRM) in a distinctive organisational and social context using a casestudy of management policies and employee responses at the Bank of Thailand (BoT ) at the turn of the century. The theoretical framework for the study is developed through a discussion of influential academic approaches to HRM and some of the main critical commentaries. The main objective of the thesis is to analyse the scope and limitations of the application and implementation of HRM in such a setting. The research uses a qualitative case-study method of research, based on interviews, documentary analysis and participant observation, linked to and informed by actual work experience. It also seeks to place the experience of organisational changes in the BoT in the context of wider developments in work and e:,.ip loyment relations in Thailand. There are three main arguments in this study. Firstly, a `generalised' HRM approach does not set out to accommodate the specificity of organisational activities or the differences between different groups within the org, inisation. Secondly, an `idealised' HRM programme fails to address the importance of power relations and conflict in organisational change. Finally, human resource specialists remain relatively marginalised and are unable to develop and deploy their expertise because the HRM programme does not recognise the importance oF this problem. These arguments are developed through an analysis of (i) the pre-existing pattern of employment and organisational arrangements at the BoT, which involved both paternalism and the concentration of management authorihy; (ii) the origins and rationale of the HRM programme at the Bank, with particular reference to the roles of senior management and outside consultants; and (iii) a detailed discussion of the responses of Bank employees, both managers and other staff, that addresses the character and sources of their mixed responses, involving acceptance and sometimes enthusiasm but also uncertainty and criticism.
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Samuelsson, Erik. "Investigation of the Use of Ecodesign Methods and Tools in the Electrical and Electronics Industries of Thailand." Thesis, Department of Management and Engineering, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-19611.

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This investigation strives to determine the level of ecodesign awareness as well as to map the use of methods and tools for this concept in the electrical and electronics industries of Thailand.

The foundation of the thesis is eight semi-structured qualitative research interviews performed with various people at Thai organisations, an electronics manufacturer in Thailand, and experts from Swedish, Danish and Thai universities. The research method has yielded the following results:

The level of ecodesign awareness within the country is low, and so is the general level of environmental knowledge. The concept of Life Cycle thinking is mostly unknown, and at best used only to parts of its full potential. The ecodesign education is limited to basic courses at university level and much of the problems with the use of methods and tools for ecodesign can be traced to the lack of ecodesign knowledge amongst its presumptive users. Respondents of this research suggests that the ecodesign knowledge and awareness is significantly higher amongst larger companies with foreign connections than it is amongst Small and Medium sized Enterprises of Thailand, which often have no such contacts.

At present, efforts are being made to educate Thai companies in ecodesign through networking, seminars, workshops and student/expert internships. These endeavours have been arranged by various organizations with the aid from foreign experts and have resulted in successful ecodesign/redesign of products within Thailand.

Stakeholder demands such as cost-down or legislation compliance demands are the main driving forces for ecodesign in Thailand, and very few attempts at ecodesign for the pure benefit of the environment are being made.

Present trends suggest that the future of ecodesign in Thailand will include the finalisation of a Thai-RoHS directive and possibly further work on a Thai-WEEE directive as well.

As for Life Cycle thinking, practices of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) are still basic, but some uses of such LCA tools as SimaPro and GaBi have been proven. Commercial LCA software licenses are considered expensive by most Thai companies and it has become common practice to utilize licenses bought by organisations instead of buying licenses for one’s own company. This results in high costs having to be carried by the organisations and diminishes investment possibilities in other ecodesign fields. At current, LCI data is being requested by companies and might lead to more work being made in this area in the future.

In conclusion, more effort needs to be put into education on all levels and the application of educational methods and tools is advised.

 

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Theobald, Sally. "Embodied contradictions : organisational responses to gender and occupational health interests in the electronics industries of northern Thailand." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.297482.

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Arunsawadiwong, Suwannee. "Productivity trends in the Thai manufacturing sector : the pre- and post-crisis evidence relating to the 1997 economic crisis." Thesis, St Andrews, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/369.

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Postigo, Antonio. "Production networks and regionalism in East Asia : firms and states in the bilateral free trade agreements of Thailand and Malaysia." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2013. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/772/.

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Investment and trade flows across East Asia during the last three decades have fostered the development of production networks and economic integration. However, only since the turn of the century, have East Asian countries begun to institutionalize such integration through free trade agreements (FTAs). With the exception of Japan, the literature portrays East Asian FTAs as driven by political elites on primarily foreign policy motivations and with marginal participation of businesses in their formulation and utilization. Most of these narratives have, however, overlooked endogenous sources of trade preferences, shortcoming that this Thesis attempted to correct by analyzing how FTAs fit within the strategies of states and firms. The project investigated the mutual interaction between evolving trends within East Asian production networks and states’ and firms’ preferences on FTA liberalization using as case studies the bilateral FTAs negotiated by Thailand and Malaysia within the context of key production networks, particularly the automotive industry. Research involved extensive process-tracing through semi-structured interviews and trade data analyses. The main findings of this dissertation were: 1) Compared to multilateral liberalization, greater technical complexity and easier assessment of impacts in bilateral FTA negotiations resulted in more intense government-business consultations and corporate lobbying. Successive FTA negotiations strengthened the technical capacities of bureaucrats and firms and prompted the emergence of new institutional structures for intermediation and coordination among all actors; 2) Sectors that had successfully lobbied ex-ante for FTA liberalization and/or benefited from unilateral liberalization schemes have made extensive utilization of FTAs; 3) Governments and firms in both countries sought and extracted selective rents in FTAs to improve their relative position not only with respect to states and firms outside the bloc but also inside, and; 4) The interplay between overlapping FTA areas and the investment sunk in them shaped governments’ and firms’ positions on further FTA liberalization.
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Wallerius, Joel, and Marcus Zakrisson. "Green Supply Chain Management in Thailand : An Investigation of the Use in the Electrical and Electronics Industry." Thesis, Linköping University, Environmental Technique and Management, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-54382.

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The objective with this thesis is to clarify the advantages - both economic and environmental - that companies in the Thai electronic manufacturing industry can draw from managing their supply chain and adding a green aspect to it. This through investigations of the concept known as Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM). The research will assist companies with scarce knowledge of green supply chain management in making decisions and priorities in that area.

Semi-structured interviews were performed on sight in Bangkok, Thailand and surrounding region. These provided insight and knowledge of the situation and today-state regarding environmental awareness and GSCM implementation within the Thai Electrical and Electronics Industries. Interviews were performed with representatives and experts from different sectors – from universities, industry and supporting agencies and serve as the foundation for the research.

A model has been developed out of previous research and findings that could suit the Thai industry. This model can be seen as guidelines in the work towards becoming green and aims at continuous improvement of the organizations environmental performance.

In Thailand today companies do not see the benefits of themselves review their organizations environmental impact or developing in this area. Environmental awareness among the public is low and the lack of demand for green products result in few drivers for companies to become green. Also the lack of proper legislation and compliance audits are part of the problem. Missing environmental education and knowledge are extensive and improvements needed. The concept of GSCM is not wide spread but popularity is increasing steadily. Some environmental initiatives are though performed in the industry but not under the name of the concept. Customer demands, legislation and education should be the main focus areas for developing the industry.

From the today state at a very basic low much is to be done. Fear of large investments, cost and the lack of knowledge are obstacles to the development. This research shows that these concerns are to be avoided. And by following the model in this thesis companies can find proper knowledge in the area of GSCM. Concluded is that with understanding of the concept and proper implementation from the right knowledge Thai companies can gain great advantages in the future - both economical and environmental.

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Chantramonklasri, N. "Technological responses to rising energy prices : A study of technological capability and technical change efforts in energy-intensive manufacturing industries in Thailand." Thesis, University of Sussex, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.372063.

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Semmahasak, Sukho. "Soil erosion and sediment yield in tropical mountainous watershed of northwest Thailand : the spatial risk assessments under land use and rainfall changes." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2014. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/5279/.

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A GIS-based method has been applied for assessing the spatial soil erosion risk and sediment yield in Mae Rim watershed, Northwest Thailand. The gross soil erosion in each watershed cell was estimated using the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) by thoroughly determining its various parameters. RUSLE results showed mean annual soil loss rate of 31 tonnes ha-1 yr-1, while the mean annual suspended sediment yield was 7.4 tonnes ha-1 yr-1. From the results of the spatial analysis between controlling factors and soil erosion, it indicated that bare land, field crop land and high steep slope were linked to extreme soil erosion (> 150 tonnes ha-1 yr-1). With respect to soil erosion under land use and rainfall change, it was revealed that the conversion from deciduous forest to field crop area has very serious implications for soil erosion in the Mae Rim watershed. Indeed, transition from forest to agriculture may lead to erosion increase despite reduced rainfall. The results obtained from analysing scenario sensitivities identify synergistic effects on soil erosion hazard if bare land, field crop land and rainfall erosivity are increased simultaneously in the future.
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Na, Ranong Prapawadee, and Wariya Phuenngam. "Critical Success Factors for effective risk management procedures in financial industries : A study from the perspectives of the financial institutions in Thailand." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-25815.

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Risk management has become an important topic for financial institutes, especially since the business sector of financial services is related to conditions of uncertainty. The turmoil of the financial industry emphasizes the importance of effective risk management procedures. Consequently, this thesis studies “What are the critical success factors for effective risk management procedures in financial industries?” This research question was formulated in order to gain a better understanding of risk management procedures and to examine the critical success factors for effective risk management procedures. To explore the importance of critical success factors in a practical context, we used the quantitative method of a self-completion questionnaire in order to collect data from a selection of financial institutions in Thailand. Financial institutions include banks, the stock exchange, insurance, stock securities, asset management and so on. Due to the fact that top-level management is directly responsible for risk management, the target groups included a range of positions from supervisors to board of directors. This research found a set of seven critical success factors which can be used as a guideline on how to increase the effectiveness of risk management procedures. These factors are (1). Commitment and support from top management, (2) Communication, (3) Culture, (4) Information technology (IT), (5) Organization structure, (6) Training and (7) Trust. Because risk management is an important part of the financial industry, effectiveness is vital to increase project success. These seven factors can increase the effectiveness of risk management procedures from the perspective of the financial industry in Thailand.
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Krifors, Karin. "Managing Migrant Workers : moral economies of temporary labour in the Swedish IT and wild berry industries." Doctoral thesis, Linköpings universitet, REMESO - Institutet för forskning om Migration, Etnicitet och Samhälle, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-137433.

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Temporary migrant workers and circular migration constitute a growing global phenomenon as the management of migration becomes increasingly important to policymakers. This thesis takes academic discussions on citizenship and migration as its starting point, and examines the role of employers in terms of defining temporary migrant workers and their role in the Swedish labour market. The concept of moral economy is applied in particular to analyse the justifications and negotiations through which working conditions of migrant workers, and their role in local and transnational economies, are established and contested. The role of capital in migration management is studied through ethnographic fieldwork and through interviews with managers in the Swedish wild berry and IT industries; two very different industries that are, however, both shaped by particular structures of seasonal labour and international outsourcing and that increasingly rely on temporary foreign workers from Thailand and India respectively. The conceptualisation of supply chains in these industries offers a particular framework through which relations, as well as management discourses, can be analysed. The study explores how notions of circularity, nation, cultural difference, and transnational economic difference, are managed by private sector actors. It also explores how managers relate to public discourse and emotions in the face of global economic restructuring and changing citizenship, which situates temporary migrants as part of, yet different from, Swedish labour.
Temporära migrantarbetare och cirkulär migration utgör ett växande globalt fenomen till följd av intresset bland regeringar och myndigheter att styra genom sk ”managed migration”. Denna avhandling tar avstamp i forskning om medborgarskap och migration för att undersöka vilken roll arbetsgivare får när det gäller att definiera tillfälliga migrantarbetare och deras roll på den svenska arbetsmarknaden. Begreppet moralisk ekonomi används för att lyfta fram och analysera de praktiker genom vilka migrantarbetarnas arbetsvillkor förhandlas och rättfärdigas, samt hur deras roller i lokala och transnationella ekonomier befästs eller förändras. Ekonomins roll i migrationshantering studeras i denna avhandling genom etnografiskt fältarbete och intervjuer med chefer inom den svenska bärindustrin samt IT industrin; två mycket olika industrier som dock båda struktureras av säsongsarbete respektive internationell outsourcing, och som alltmer använder tillfällig utländsk arbetskraft från Thailand respektive Indien. Genom begreppet utbudskedjor (supply chains) möjliggörs en analys av de relationer, samt de managementdiskurser, som påverkar dessa industrier. Avhandlingen utforskar hur föreställningar om cirkularitet, nation, kulturella skillnader, samt transnationella ekonomiska skillnader, förhandlas av aktörer inom näringslivet. Vidare diskuteras hur chefer relaterar till de diskurser och emotioner som en global ekonomisk omstrukturering och ett förändrat medborgarskap ger upphov till, vilket positionerar tillfälliga migrantarbetare som en del av, men ändå annorlunda än, svensk arbetskraft.
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Pongpattanasili, Chaitamlong. "An appropriate manufacturing strategy model for the Thai food processing industry." Access electronically, 2004. http://www.library.uow.edu.au/adt-NWU/public/adt-NWU20070215.170406/index.html.

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Tambunlertchai, Kanittha. "Voluntary environmental programmes in the developing world : an examination of the ISO 14001 environmental management system certification in Thailand." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2011. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/241037.

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This dissertation studies one of the newest tools in environmental policy in the developing world context - that of voluntary environmental programmes (VEPs). Developed and promoted in the past few decades by policy practitioners looking to regulate environmental pollution without saddling enterprises and governments with high regulatory costs, VEPs remain vastly under-studied, especially when compared with market instruments and the long-standing command and control approach. Fundamental questions such as who the likely participants are, why firms would voluntarily take on added costs of environmental improvement, and whether any financial and environmental benefits arise from participation remain largely unanswered. This gap in the literature is particularly severe for the case of developing countries. While VEPs in general and ISO 14001 in particular have rapidly increased across the developing world, the understanding of their implications in the academic literature trail far behind. This dissertation aims to fill some of this gap in the existing literature by using unique firm level data and applying rigorous empirical micro-econometric methods to analyse the adoption of the ISO 14001 international voluntary scheme in Thailand. The study focuses on three core manufacturing industries - food and beverages, textiles and wearing apparel, and electronics and electrical appliances, chosen to represent three main types of manufacturing activities in the country. The study finds that both macroeconomic and industry-specific factors influence firms' participation in the ISO 14001 scheme. It also finds that the degrees of environmental impact from programme adoption vary by industry, and that although participation in the programme requires non-trivial commitments of the firm's resources, participating firms are not placed at a financial disadvantage when compared with non-adopting firms.
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Milbach-Bouche, Nathalie. "Les déterminants de la décision de joint-venture : analyse appliquée au cas de l’investissement direct international en Thaïlande et aux Philippines." Clermont-Ferrand 1, 2001. http://www.theses.fr/2001CLF10233.

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Parce qu’elle offre aux entrepreneurs nationaux un cadre privilégié d’apprentissage technologique et organisationnel, la formation de joint-venture avec des firmes étrangères constitue un enjeu important pour les pays en voie de développement. La thèse vise dès lors à préciser les facteurs influençant ce mode d’implantation, et, plus particulièrement, les joint-ventures impliquant une gestion locale. L’étude est appliquée aux cas de la Thaïlande et des Philippines, deux pays, qui depuis le début des années 80 ont libéralisé leurs régimes d’ouverture aux capitaux étrangers, en autorisant, plus largement, l’implantation de filiales contrôlées ou en plein droit de propriété. Nous soutenons que lorsqu’un investissement étranger nécessite l’acquisition d’actifs complémentaires détenus par une firme locale, la décision de joint-venture dépend non seulement des coûts de transaction, mais aussi de son impact sur la structure incitative des partenaires et de l’attitude de ces derniers à l’égard du risque. En particulier, ce choix est probable si la contribution du partenaire local est d’une importance critique pour la réussite du projet, sous réserve, toutefois, que ce dernier ne soit pas plus averse au risque que la firme étrangère. L’expérience de la Thaïlande et des Philippines conforte, dans l’ensemble, ces hypothèses. Ainsi, dans l’industrie manufacturière, le degré d’intégration locale des projets (en termes de débouchés ou d’approvisionnements) encourage la joint-venture et un contrôle local des opérations. En revanche, ce choix est peu probable pour les projets à fort contenu technologique ou très extravertis, mais également, pour les projets les plus risqué de par leur dimension. Les résultats suggèrent notamment que les mesures visant à améliorer la protection de la propriété industrielle, le niveau des compétences locales, mais aussi, le fonctionnement des marchés de capitaux ou de l’assurance pourraient sans doute favoriser la formation de joint-venture
As they contribute to foster technological and managerial learning by local partners, joint-ventures with foreign investors can be considered as an important issue for developing countries. The purpose of the dissertation is thus to investigate the determinants of this particular mode of foreign entry, with a special focus on locally-managed joint-ventures. Our analysis applies to two South-East Asian countries, namely, Thailand and Philippines, which, since beginning of the 80’s, have significantly relaxed their ownership requirements. We argue that when a foreign project requires the provision of complementary assets by a local firm, the joint-venture decision depends not only on transaction costs but also on the way this decision affects the incentive structure of partners as well as on partners’ attitude towards risk. More specifically, we demonstrate that a joint-venture is more likely when the local contribution is critical for the success of the project, provided, however, that the local partner is not too risk-adverse compared to the foreign firm. Overall, the experience of Thailand and the Philippines tends to support these assumptions. In the manufacturing sector, the joint-venture decision turns to be more likely for projects involving substantial links with the host economy (in terms of market or input supply) than for projects which are more outward-oriented or involve a high technological content. In line with the arguments about risk, the joint-venture proves also less likely for large scale projects. The results suggest notably that policy measures that aim at strengthening the protection of industrial property rights, enhancing domestic skills and capabilities, or improving the efficiency of capital and insurance markets may also encourage the joint-venture process
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Saengchan, Jerarak. "The demand for petroleum products: industrial sector in Thailand." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 1987. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/2181.

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The demand for petroleum product has been increasing rapidly in the industrial and transportation sectors in Thailand. This is due to economic growth and the increasing population. There is a need for more information to address the problem created by the increased demand for petroleum resources. The purpose of this thesis is to describe and examine the demand for petroleum product for the industrial and transportation sectors in Thailand. Demand is expressed as a function of price and the level of economic activities. Time-series data for Thailand will be used to estimate the parameters of a specified demand function for the period 1971-1981. The empirical results are consistent with the predictions of economic theory. More specifically, a positive relationship was found between quantities of each petroleum product used and the level of economic growth. We also found negative relationship between price and quantities of each petroleum used. Estimates of elasticities showed that prices are inelastic with respect to quantities demanded of gasoline, diesel and fuel oil. This indicates that gasoline, diesel and fuel oil are critical inputs in the industrial and transportation sectors.
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Pasupa, Sarakard. "Sustainable development in Thailand supported by industrial design education." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2016. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/23707.

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The awareness of sustainable development has been increasing significantly in the Thai manufacturing industry since the financial crisis in 1997. The government has launched several initiatives to promote the development of sustainable products as the concept has a potential to stimulate the national economy and address the sustainability issues. Although the progress has been reflected through the launch of numerous products in the market, most of the products available were only claimed to be sustainable or environmentally friendly. Education is a prerequisite to achieve the integration of sustainable design as it equips stakeholders with knowledge and skills required to be the future decision makers. In other words, it enables designers to create products that contribute to sustainable development. However, the researcher found a lack of sustainable design learning in Thai industrial/product design courses. This situation has motivated the researcher to carry out this PhD research with an aim to support the implementation of education for sustainable development (ESD) into Thai higher education institutions (HEIs). The literature review emphasised the need to tailor the theoretical framework for Thai lecturers due to the lack of ESD training and appropriate materials. It also indicated the lack of publications related to the Thai context and the requirements to identify barriers and needs of the target users. The shortfall was addressed through a series of interviews; experts from three different disciplines (government, business and education sectors) were invited to participate in the interview sessions and reveal the status of sustainable design and ESD in Thailand. The findings were then used to construct the ESD framework that is specific to Thai industrial/product design courses. The SustainAble web-tool was developed to make it more effective in enabling the framework to comply with the needs of Thai design lecturers. Usability testing was employed to test the framework that was presented through the web-tool. The framework evaluation demonstrated the success of the framework development and underlined the need for the web-tool. The tool can fulfill the framework and allow it to be practically applied in the context of Thai design education.
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Joungtrakul, Jamnean. "Industrial democracy and best practice in Thailand: a stakeholder study." Curtin University of Technology, Graduate School of Business, 2005. http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=18476.

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This research investigated the perceptions on industrial democracy of selected stakeholder groups in the Thai industrial relations system. Three research questions were posed. How do the selected stakeholders express their knowledge of industrial democracy? What are the similarities and differences in perceptions of the ‘industrial democracy in practice’ concept held by members of the selected stakeholder groups? What are emergent best practices in industrial democracy? In order to provide some answers to these questions a number of research objectives were developed: To identify knowledge of industrial democracy in Thailand as perceived by selected stakeholders; To investigate the similarities and differences in stakeholder perceptions of industrial democracy; To compare the similarities and differences in stakeholder perceptions of industrial democracy; To identify problems and difficulties encountered from the practicing of industrial democracy within Thai business organizations; To reveal best practice in industrial democracy as expressed by the stakeholders. This research studied employee participation at five levels: board level: employee representation at board level; plant level: employee representation at plant level; shop floor level: employee participation at shop floor level; financial level: employee participation at the financial level; disclosure of information level: employee participation in disclosure of information.
This research collected data from the following ten stakeholder groups of the Thai industrial relations system: employees of non-unionized companies: shop floor level; employees of non-unionized companies: supervisory level; trade union leaders: national level; trade union leaders: company level; employers of non-unionized companies; employers organization leader group; government officials; members of tripartite bodies; human resource managers; labour academics. This research focuses on the knowledge and perceptions of stakeholders of the Thai industrial relations system relating to industrial democracy in practices in Thailand. The ontological assumption rests on the basis that realities being constructed by the stakeholders being investigated. These realities are not objective but subjective and that multiple realities exist. This research required the researcher to interact with the stakeholders in the Thai industrial relations system in relation to their knowledge and perception of industrial democracy in practice in Thailand. The epistemology of this research was subjectivist, the knower and respondent co-creating understanding. A grounded theory approach was taken. The centrepiece is the development or generation of a theory closely related to the context of the phenomena being studied. The idea is to discover theory in a systematic yet emergent way. Grounded theory is closely associated with two research traditions, produced in outline below.
These are phenomenology and symbolic interactionism. The findings are presented in a model identifying nine common characteristics enhancing the best practice of industrial democracy. The model is proposed as a tentative Thai industrial democracy model. The nine components of the model include: constructive employer and employee or trade union relationships; determination of forms and process of participation; forms and practices of participation; upholding common goals and sharing both success and failures; implementation and change management; pro-active and promotional government roles; Thai cultures and Buddhist philosophy and principles; laws as a frame of reference; learning and practicing together continually. Eight sets of Buddhist philosophy and principles are integrated into the Thai industrial democracy model. They are: the six directions; the divine abiding; the principles for helpful integration; the principles of success; the ten regal qualities; the qualities of a good or genuine person; the principles of collective responsibility; and the principles for conducting oneself as a good citizen. Seven concepts of Thai culture are also integrated in the Thai industrial democracy model. They are: the concept of helping each other; the concept of Bunkhun; the concept of Kreng Jai; the concept of face saving; the concept of criticism avoidance; the concept of sympathy; and the concept of compromising.
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Arttachariya, Patricia. "Women managers in Thailand : cultural, organizational and domestic issues." Thesis, University of Warwick, 1997. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/50541/.

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The main objective of this exploratory study was to add to the almost non-existent Thai literature on women in management. Three key themes were pursued throughout the study, i. e., the representation of Thai women in management, their work versus family responsibilities, and the barriers they encounter in ascending the managerial hierarchy. The study was conducted in three distinct phases. First, a survey questionnaire was distributed to 536 male and female middle-level managers across diverse organizations in Bangkok. Second, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 67 women managers. It was likely that those in public sector organizations differed in their background and work experiences from their counterparts in private firms, hence data was collected from women managers in the two sectors and comparisons made. Lastly, structured interviews were held with 25 Human Resource/Line managers from a crosssection of firms in which the women managers worked. The study found that the women who have succeeded in these organizations are the ones who have very similar backgrounds and attitudes to the men. They work the same long hours, and have the same interest in furthering their careers as men. Therefore we cannot explain women's career barriers in terms of individual characteristics, such as their motivation or commitment to work. The results suggest that organizational structures and processes are central to an understanding of the ways Thai women are marginalized and excluded from managerial positions. For instance, women were clustered in relatively few occupations, received less in terms of earnings and training, had smaller spans of management, and less authority for final decisions than men. During interviews, women managers mentioned that the negative attitudes of male managers and gender biases in organizational practices, were barriers they had frequently encountered. The data also revealed that the contradictory and ambiguous values that underlie women's role as wife-mother at home and manager at work, necessitated a constant struggle for balance and remarkable personal sacrifices on the part of Thai women managers. By way of conclusion this dissertation submits that there is not a single cause that constrains women's advancement but rather a pattern of cultural, social and legal factors that characterizes the general situation of women managers in Thailand. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings for women in management are discussed and future directions for research in this area are suggested.
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Matthias, Rudolph C. "An analysis of industrial finance systems : a comparison of Malaysia and Thailand." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.421362.

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Inthanoochai, Kamron. "Industrial development in Thailand : the five-year development plans and their implementation." Thesis, University of Southampton, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.237280.

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Salehi-Sangari, Esmail. "Industrial buying behavior in developing countries : a study of Malaysia and Thailand." Doctoral thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Industriell Ekonomi, 1991. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-25724.

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Despite its significance limited research has been done in the field of industrial buying behavior in the developing countries. This study deals with firms' buying behavior of capital equipments in two of the industrially developing countries of South-East Asia, namely Malaysia and Thailand. Due to lack of research foundation in this area the general lines of investigation of industrial buying behavior in the industrialized countries were used for this study and an explanatory, descriptive and comparative research design was adapted. Data was collected through mail questionnaire and depth interviews with managers of Malaysian and Thai companies. The study's findings indicate that (a) in general the concepts proposed by the scholars for studying industrial buying behavior in the industrialized countries can provide an adequate framework for understanding the industrial buying behavior in the developing countries (b) the decision making process in the companies of the industrially developing countries are, with minor deviation, similar to that of firms in the industrialized countries (c) no major deviation was observed in decision making process of companies in the two countries under study (d) increase in the degree of industrialization lead to closer similarity in the industrial buying behavior of developing and industrialized countries (e) fluctuation in the value of purchase of capital equipment is a key factor in determining the composition of as well as the influence pattern in the buying center (f) environmental factors (technical, economic, political and social) have an impact on the purchasing decision making process in the industrially developing countries.
Godkänd; 1991; 20070424 (ysko)
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Wongsuphasawat, Luxmon. "Extended metropolitanisation and the process of industrial location decision-making in Thailand." Thesis, University of Hull, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.264954.

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Ferhatovic, Emina, and Lena Romlin. "Hur marknadsför sig Seco Tools bäst i Thailand?" Thesis, Mälardalen University, School of Sustainable Development of Society and Technology, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-783.

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Problem: Seco Tools (Thailand) Co., Ltd registrerades under 2001 i Bangkok, Thailand. De har vuxit med 150% sedan start och har idag

5% marknadsandel. Företaget utvecklar kontinuerligt sin organisation för att kunna expandera ytterligare. Eftersom varumärket är relativt okänt på den thailändska marknaden, måste företagets marknadsföringsarbete ha en god strategi för att uppnå fastställda mål, samt att nå ut till potentiella kunder. Här finns det sedan flera år etablerade kon-kurrerande tillverkare som marknadsför sina varumärken genom direktförsäljning eller distribution. För att ytterligare öka effektiviteten vore det lämpligt att undersöka vilka marknadsföringsaktiviteter som ger bäst resultat, för att skapa ett känt företag och ett starkt varumärke.

Syfte: Denna undersökning syftar till att utvärdera hur Seco Tools marknadsför sig i Thailand, och ge rekommendationer på vad företaget bör förbättra i sitt marknadsföringsarbete. Detta för att lyckas med att skapa en märkesmedvetenhet hos kunderna och därigenom ta ytterligare marknadsandelar. Författarna avser också att undersöka om företaget anpassat sitt marknadsföringsarbete till den lokala kulturen.

Metod: Utifrån de använda teoretiska modellerna har intervjufrågor hämtats som sammanställts under empirin. En analys av det insamlade materialet har därefter gjorts, och det har sedan legat till grund för slutdiskussionen.

Slutsats: Företaget har anpassat sig till den thailändska marknaden. Hänsyn tas till de kulturella skillnaderna både inom organisationen och vid kundkontakt. Idag bedrivs flera bra marknadsföringsaktiviteter. Det finns dock några som skulle kun-na utvecklas. Företaget saknar kännedom om vad kunden behöver. För att bättre kunna identifiera kundernas behov på marknaden borde företaget bli bättre på att samla in information från kunden. Detta sker lämpligast genom marknadsundersökningar som till exempel kundenkäter. Vidare anser vi att de bör förändra sin relationsmarknadsföring gentemot sina viktigaste kunder. Det skulle resultera i nya kontaktnät med fler potentiella kunder som i sin tur ökar möjligheterna för företaget att växa och bli ett mer känt varumärke på den thailändska marknaden.

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Smarn, Ganmol Halinski Ronald S. "Differences between persisters and dropouts in a private industrial technology school in Thailand." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 1995. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p9604371.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 1995.
Title from title page screen, viewed April 21, 2006. Dissertation Committee: Ronald S. Halinski (chair), Kenneth H. Strand, James C. Palmer, George Padavil. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 109-116) and abstract. Also available in print.
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Chaiwuttisak, Pornpimol. "Blood supply chain and logistics : a case study in Thailand." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2015. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/377146/.

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Soongkitkarn, Amornrat. "Marketing plan for Neustile roof tile for CPAC Roof Tile Co., Ltd. (Thailand)." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2003. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2417.

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Waitayangkoon, Chalermpol. "Factors Affecting the Efficient Performance of the Thai State Railway Authority: a Time-Series Data Analysis." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1988. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc330635/.

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The Thai State Railway Authority (RSR) is a public enterprise in Thailand. As an organization its performance is subject to the argument of contingency theorists that operating efficiency is dependent upon various factors both in the internal and external environments of the enterprise. Most of the internal factors are those that organization theorists in the developed world have identified such as goals and objectives, resources, and organization structures. Meanwhile, external factors such as political, economic and social conditions of the society are regarded as indirect factors that have less importance than do the internal factors. Scholars of the developing world have argued that political, social and economic conditions in the society are as important as internal factors. These factors may have a very significant influence on the enterprises and on the society as a whole. Consequently, public enterprises in developing countries always encounter the same problem of operating inefficiency. The RSR is selected as a case study because of its advantages over the other public enterprises in Thailand in terms of size of operation, length of service, and data availability. For the purpose of this project, data are collected from 1960 to 1984 for longitudinal analysis. The methods of analysis are divided into two major sections: simple regression testing and multiple regression testing. The principal component technique is used in both testings to reduce variables to a smaller number for further analysis. The simple regression tests yielded mixed results, but the multiple regression tests resulted in significant relationships. The three new factors derived from the factor analysis technique were labeled as "the organizational pressures," "the socio-political downturn," and "the public criticisms." They explained 84% of all the variance of operating efficiency. The other 16% was the effect of other factors including the management skills, which were excluded from this analysis.
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Uapipatanakul, Somchai. "Monitoring, modelling and health impacts of air pollutants arising from the Maptaphut Industrial Estates, Thailand." Thesis, Northumbria University, 2009. http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/3138/.

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The Maptaphut Industrial Estate is located on the Gulf of Thailand, Rayong Province. The area, which has been designated as a main centre for the petrochemical industry currently occupies 16 sq km and comprises petrochemical plants, chemical and fertilizer plants, refineries, construction plants, and steel industry; there are also residential and commercial areas (IEAT, 2004). There is a significant population around the site, with 24,000 inhabitants in the immediate vicinity according to Jadsri et a/ (2006). The estate has been held responsible for deaths and hospital admissions due to leaks and accidents dating back as far as 1997. Whilst the environmental and health and safety performance of the estate as a whole has significantly improved over recent years, there are still significant outpatient admission rates to Maptaphut hospital for respiratory illness, as recently reported by Jadsri et al. (2006), raising the question of whether local emissions are significantly contributing to ill health, or whether general background concentrations of pollutants from nearby road sources and from Rayong City are the main contributions. The main aim of this research, therefore, was to accurately model the dispersion of pollutants from the estate, and to attempt to quantify the health impacts of these emissions. The specific objectives of this study were to (a) to characterise meteorological conditions in the Maptaphut area; (b) to develop a multiple linear regression statistical model to characterise and predict atmospheric pollutant concentrations in Maptaphut; (c) to investigate the relationship between air pollution and ill health in Maptaphut using a multiple linear regression statistical model; (d) to evaluate the effectiveness of Gaussian and Computational Fluid Dynamics atmospheric dispersion modelling software packages in predicting ground level pollutant concentrations at points around the industrial estate and (e) to use the results of the dispersion modelling studies to assess the contribution of the industrial estate to the overall atmospheric pollutant load in the Maptaphut area, and from published health impact factors, to assess the overall health impact of the estate. The first objective was to characterise the environmental status, trend, and impacts of air pollution during the period 1998 to 2007. The estate is located in the coastal area; thus, the role of the sea-land breeze has a significant role in the dispersion of air pollutants harmfulness. Data collected for the Maptaphut Industrial Estates area, including regional, temporal and spatial considerations included: meteorological data from 100-metres tall meteorological mast; ambient air quality data from three ambient air quality monitoring stations; industrial emissions data; traffic volume on nearby major roads; and outpatient admissions data at the Maptaphut and Rayong hospitals. Comparisons with the ambient air quality in the Bangkok area were made, and the daily and yearly trends in concentrations of the main air pollutants were analysed. Multiple linear regression models correlating pollutant concentrations with respiratory outpatient admissions rates showed that 03, PMio and NO were statistically significant determinants. The overall correlation had a coefficient of Determination (R2) of 41.4% for one week average data, increasing to 51.2% when air temperature and %RH were included. Accumulation effect of pollutants up to four weeks period exposure does not appear to have an effect. A basic health impact analysis study using the ADMS modelled concentrations and the WHO AirQ tool, along with default risk factors, showed that emissions from the Maptaphut industrial estate account for almost all of the NO2 and SO2 related respiratory illness and between 10 and 27% of the PMio related admissions; this actually represents less than 2% of the total respiratory admissions for this area.
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Kunacheva, Chinagarn. "Study on Contamination of Perfluorinated Compounds (PFCs) in Water Environment and Industrial Wastewater in Thailand." 京都大学 (Kyoto University), 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/85390.

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PFCs are used in a wide variety of industrial and commercial applications for more than 50 years. Among variation of PFCs, Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) (CF3(CF2)7SO3-) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) (CF3(CF2)6COO-) are the most dominant PFCs. In May 2009, PFOS, its salts and perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride (PFOSF) are designated as new Persistent Organic Compounds (POPs) which are resistant, bio-accumulating, and having potential of causing adverse effects to humans and environment (IISD, 2009). However, products containing PFCs are still being manufactured and used, which could be the main reason why they are still observed in the environment and biota (Berger et al., 2004; Saito et al., 2003; Sinclair et al., 2004). The study is focused on the PFCs contamination in water and industrial wastewater around the Central and Eastern Thailand, where is one of the major industrialized areas in the country. The samplings were conducted in major rivers, Chao Phraya, Bangpakong and Tachin River. PFCs were contaminated in all rivers. The average total PFCs were 15.10 ng/L, 18.29 ng/L and 7.40 ng/L in Chao Phraya, Bangpakong and Tachin River, respectively. PFOS and PFOA were the predominant PFCs in all samples. The total of 118.6 g/d PFOS and 323.6 g/d PFOA were released from the three rivers to the Gulf of Thailand. The survey was also conducted in small rivers, reservoirs, and coastal water around Eastern Thailand, where many industrial zones (IZ) are located. The geometric mean (GM) concentration of each PFC was ranged from 2.3 to 107.7 ng/L in small rivers, 2.2 to 212.2 ng/L in reservoirs, and 0.8 to 41.1 ng/L in coastal water samples. The higher PFCs contaminations were detected in the surface water around the industrial zones, where might be the sources of these compounds. Field surveys were also conducted in ten industrial zones (IZ1 – IZ10) to identify the occurrences of PFCs from in industries. The recovery rates of PFCs in the samples indicated that the matrix interference or enhancement was an important problem in PFCs analysis. The elevated concentrations were detected in electronics, textile, chemicals and glass making industries. Total PFCs concentrations in the influent of WWTP were ranged from 39.6 to 3, 344.1 ng/L. Ten industrial zones released 188.41 g/d of PFCs. All of the treatment processes inside industrial zones were biological processes, which were reported that they were not effective to remove PFCs. The influence of industrial discharges was affected not only the rivers and reservoirs but also in the coastal water. The PFCs in rivers and reservoirs were discharged to the Gulf of Thailand, which is the important food source for Thai people and exports. Due to the problems in industrial wastewater analysis, several optimizing options were applied in PFCs analytical method especially in Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) procedure. The combination of PresepC-Agri and Oasis®HLB was the better option for analyzing PFCs in water samples. The optimum flow rate for loading the samples was 5 mL/min. Methanol (2 mL) plus Acetronitrile (2 mL) was the effective way to elute PFCs from the cartridges. The specific solvent percentages to elute each PFCs were identified for both water and industrial wastewater samples. The matrix removal methods by using Envi-Carb and Ultrafilter were effective for different types of industrial wastewater samples. PFCs were detected in surface waters, which are the sources of tap and drinking water for the people in Central and Eastern Thailand. The surveys were conducted in Bangkok city. Samples were collected from water treatment plants (WTPs), tap water, and drinking water. PFCs were detected in all tap water and drinking water samples. PFOS and PFOA concentrations in raw water of WTP were found 4.29 ng/L and 16.54 ng/L, respectively. The average PFOS and PFOA concentrations in tap water were detected 0.17 and 3.58 ng/L, respectively. The tap water results also showed that PFOS and PFOA concentrations were not similarly detected in all area in the city. PFOA were detected higher in the western area, while PFOS concentration was quite similar in all areas. Overall, it can be concluded that the current treatment processes were not completely remove PFCs. Nevertheless, PFCs in particulate phase were effectively removed by the primary sedimentation and rapid sand filtration. Elevated PFCs were found in the industrial zones (IZ2 and IZ5). To understand the distribution and fate of PFCs during industrial wastewater process, PFCs mass flows were studied. Higher PFCs in adsorbed phase were detected only in activated sludge and some influent samples. In IZ2, PFOA loading in the dissolved phase increased after activated sludge process by 5%. There was no degradation of PFOA inside the polishing pond. The highest loading to the treatment plant was PFOS with the loading of 2, 382 mg/d and 1, 529 mg/d in dissolved and adsorbed phase, respectively. Unlike PFCAs that showed no removal in the treatment process, PFOS were decreased during the treatment processes with 36% in the activated sludge process and 36% in the polishing pond. The predominant in this IZ5 was PFOS. The increasing of PFOS was also found in this treatment plant dissimilar to IZ2. PFOS was increasing by 45% in dissolved phase and 47% in adsorbed phase. All of PFCs in this industrial zone were detected higher in the effluent, indicated that PFCs’ precursors should be the major effects of this contamination.
Kyoto University (京都大学)
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新制・課程博士
博士(工学)
甲第14930号
工博第3157号
新制||工||1473(附属図書館)
27368
UT51-2009-M844
京都大学大学院工学研究科都市環境工学専攻
(主査)教授 田中 宏明, 教授 清水 芳久, 教授 藤井 滋穂
学位規則第4条第1項該当
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Utsahajit, Wichai. "Japanese business administrators' perceptions of corporate culture in their Japanese business corporations located in Thailand /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 1997. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p9841343.

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Thamsirisup, Somchai. "Government and business relations in Thailand an empirical study of ideology and interaction /." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 1990. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/32940256.html.

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Chularueangaksorn, Pattarawan. "Study on Effective Adsorption Conditions for Perfluorinated Compounds (PFCs) Removal in Municipal and Industrial Wastewaters in Thailand and Japan." 京都大学 (Kyoto University), 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/180538.

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Chokchainirand, Sarit. "Understanding the differential drivers of export performance in the Thai clothing and textile sectors : a firm-level analysis of distribution activities and constraints." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2013. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/understanding-the-differential-drivers-of-export-performance-in-the-thai-clothing-and-textile-sectors-a-firmlevel-analysis-of-distribution-activities-and-constraints(18cd125c-46c6-4504-9927-fd53f02772ab).html.

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This research paper focuses on Thailand’s textile and clothing industry since its liberalisation in 1995. The industry used to be the number one generator of export income for Thailand. As exports strongly declined in the late 1990s, the Thai government employed ‘industrial policy’ to reignite the industry in 2003 and 2007. However, the policies have had little effect on the export pattern. We argue that the way government sees the industry is inappropriate and leads to ineffective industrial policy.The research findings illustrate that industrial analysis at ‘macro’ or ‘aggregate’ level is weak and impractical. These high-level analyses do not give policy makers and government a clear understanding of the industry, structure or drivers of performance. Furthermore, we are unable to identify common factors that differentiate well-performing firms from poorly performing firms. The aggregate level data make it difficult for policy makers or government to see what key success factors to focus on in this complex and dynamic business environment. There is no obvious ‘model’ that distinguishes those firms or sectors that do well and grow, against those which do not. So rather than focus on aggregate level, government and policy makers should focus on firm-specific characteristics, strategies or business models that differentiate them from others. Government needs to understand in depth the specific industry structure of the sector and the relationship between key players. This will help it to understand its role and the measures it can use to support the private sector. This new method may consume more time and require better skills and knowledge from researchers and policy makers. The approach requires committed researchers with strong strategic and analytical skills who can divide or dissect the industry into various sub-groups, and policy makers with better mindsets. But most importantly, problematic policy is a result of a fragmented policymaking process that stems from poor economic governance.
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Swatdikun, Trairong. "Executive pay-performance sensitivity and its consequences : empirical evidence on the role of ownership in Thailand." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2013. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/348683/.

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Executive compensation has been extensively studied in market orientation economy; consequently the conflict of interest between the Principal and the Agent is clearly defined in a widely-held firm. A concentration-owned firm that dominates Asian capital markets have not such a conflict between the shareholders and the managers, but groups of shareholders in conflict are a concern. Since only one group of owner dominates the decision, executive compensation is hardly believed to be well established. Using a unique Thai listed company’s data between 2002 and 2008 as a sample, this study presents empirical evidence on Agency theory outside the Anglo-Saxon setting. Ordinary least square method, fixed effects, two-stages least squares, generalised method of moments are deployed to test the hypotheses. In addition to all executive receives base pay, it reveals that bonus is the most common incentive while fewer than 10% of listed companies provide stock option to their executive. The econometric results reveal positive pay-performance sensitivity in Thai listed companies. However, ownership structure does play a vital role in the sensitivity. In a widely-held firm, the positive influence of firm performance on executive compensation is found. The evidence supports that widely-held firms have well established their executive compensation package. In the foreign-owned firm, the positive sensitivity reveals that foreign ownership actively take part in the compensation policy to serve the firm interests. Furthermore; Managerial power suggests that in the imbalance of power between groups of shareholder, there is no pay-performance sensitivity in neither family-owned nor corporate-owned firms. Further evidences indicate that operation cash flow and stock return are the consequence of executive bonus pay.
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Khumpaisal, Sukulpat. "Analytic approach to risk assessment in Thailand's real estate development industry." Thesis, Liverpool John Moores University, 2011. http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/6089/.

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This research aims to introduce an innovative risk assessment model to Thailand real estate's industry as well as to investigate the risk perception of Thai practitioners. A theoretical framework that was developed from a review of the extant literature was used in the subsequent stages of research design, data collection and analysis. The extensive literature review revealed that the systematic risk assessment methods were too remote from the existing industry practices and these shall be considered as valid approaches by industry. The theoretical frameworks were established based on the requirements of Social, Technological, Environmental, Economic, and Political (STEEP) factors. These were well rooted in practice and that individual perception toward risk was a key experiential aspect of risk assessment. The research strategy was designed as a two-phase approach. The first phase was a quantitative approach using the questionnaires survey techniques to gather 210 Thai developers' opinions towards risk assessment practices and the perception towards STEEP factors. The resultant data set was analysed with the statistic tests such as Component Analysis (CA), Explorative Factor Analysis (EF A), etc. The EFA test was applied to 66 risk assessment criteria in order to form the risk assessment model. The phase 1 resulted in a tentative model which was explored in the qualitative phase (phase 2) of the study. TIlls phase adopted the interviews with 13 Thai real estate practitioners, the interview transcripts were analysed using the content analysis and manual coding. The details of risk in this industry, and the requirements/features for the ideal risk assessment model were revealed in this phase. These were expanded and synchronised with the model developed from the EFA theorem in the first phase. In order to validate the tentative risk assessment model, a case study approach was implemented with 4 real estate experts, the results insisted that this model was acceptably developed and this could be used in the real business case because of it covered on the major existing risks in this real estate industry. The final outcome of this research is a validated risk assessment model which forms the basis for assessing risks in the real estate projects which is closely aligned to an industry practice and can lead to an incremental improvement of risk assessment in the property industry.
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Srichuachom, Udomlak. "The impact of lean approaches to support quality developments in Thailand : an investigation of a claim of universality of lean thinking." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2015. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/380557/.

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Lean Thinking has been highlighted as one of the significant quality improvement approaches that focuses on the fulfilment of customer value and the elimination of waste. It has also been suggested as the major concept that can help an organisation to achieve the implementation of Total Quality Management (TQM) and receive the National Quality Awards (NQAs). Thus, Lean Thinking and TQM could be combined in order to solve problems continually and improve the whole of an organisation. This thesis, therefore, investigates how Lean Thinking was implemented alongside TQM in award winning organisations in Thailand. The ultimate outcome of this study provides a conceptual academic model of Lean Thinking implementation, which demonstrates a high comprehensiveness of significant Lean elements prioritising of Lean tools, decision criteria and supporting factors. Construction of the model was preceded by a systematic literature review and a field study, where both online questionnaires and interviews were applied to gather relevant data from 22 award winning organisations in Thailand. The developed model was tested by academics and practitioners who are professionals in Lean Thinking and quality management and subsequently refined. The key contributions of this research are to the theory of Lean Thinking and its applicability to various industrial settings as well as providing a model of Lean Thinking which has been developed and refined. The model was also validated for its theoretical soundness and potential for practical application from both the comparative analysis and the review by experts. Finally, a model for Lean Thinking implementation as a new theoretical construct is suggested for each industrial sector and incorporates a comparative view between the implementation in manufacturing and service sectors.
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Paravee, Asava-Anan. "Automobile Industry's Firm-Specific Case Study:The Attempt to Survive in The Midst of Extreme Intrabrand Price Competition by Authorised Mercedes-Benz Dealers in Thailand." Kyoto University, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/235045.

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Suaysuwan, Noparat. "English language textbooks in Thailand 1960-1997 : constructing postwar, industrial and global iterations of Thai society through and for the child language learner /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2005. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe18722.pdf.

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Lu, Jiaqing. "Inequality and industrial change in China and financial crisis in Thailand : an analysis using cluster and discriminant techniques and the Theil inequality measures /." Digital version accessible at:, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.

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