scholarly journals Increase of productivity in small and medium-sized enterprises in Thailand

2020 ◽  
Vol 164 ◽  
pp. 10001
Author(s):  
Pisit Potjanajaruwit
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Productivity Increase ◽  
Multiple Correlation Analysis ◽  
High Level ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Impact ◽  
One Way Anova

The purpose of this research was to study the association of human resource management and the increase of productivity of small and medium-sized enterprises in Thailand. The study was conducted in the sample group which included owners of 269 small and medium-sized enterprises in Thailand using questionnaires. The statistics used in the research were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, One-way ANOVA, multiple correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis. The research revealed that the association between human resource management and productivity increase of small and medium enterprises in Thailand was found at a relatively high level. When testing the impact of human resource management on productivity, it was found that human resource management in the areas of recruitment, rewarding, and the protection and maintenance of human resources have an impact on productivity increase of small and medium-sized enterprises in Thailand.

scholarly journals Editorial

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. v-vi
Author(s):  
Dr S Hanuman Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Food Quality ◽  
Food Processing ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Strategic Human Resource Management ◽  
Medium Enterprises

This issue largely focuses on the topics related to general management. The first article on ‘Impact of Innovative Strategic Human Resource Management Practices on the Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises’– A Case Study of Karnataka by B.K.Sathyanarayana and Nawal Kishor aims at evaluating the application and implementation of Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) practices for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and to examine its impact on organisational performance. Six hundred & forty SMEs in and around the Bangalore District from both Manufacturing and Services Sector responded to the various Strategic Human Resource Management drivers and organizational drivers and it was inferred that there exists a positive significant correlation between these variables.  The next article on sustainable development best management practices in the food processing industry by Uma CS, Basavaraj & Prasanna Joshi attempts to study sustainable development that involves issues like organic farming, food safety and food quality. This paper highlights on the concept of green food system and the approach of good agricultural practices (GAP) which is a new concept that stresses on international quality standards, concerns and commitments about food production, food safety and security, environment sustainability of agriculture. Quality management is equally important in the food industry. Food processing is a capital intensive, water consuming and a polluting industry.  Therefore this paper also studies the management practices in this industry to reduce water wastage, ensuring food quality so the concept of green growth can be achieved. It also throws light on the various Governmental laws and regulations passed to control pollution and ensure food quality and health of the people.

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