Coping With the Changes That Challenge Business and Education Sectors in Thailand 4.0

This paper explores the ideas, and cases based on research that emanate from the application of the contingency theory, resource-based views theory, and the institutional theory to cope with an abruptly changing paradigm. The paper attempts to provide a holistic view of the IR 4.0 impact on the business changes and the usage of technology in the education sector among Thais. This paper stresses the role of the educational sector by creating a shift from static into dynamic triggered by the intense competition in the Thailand markets. Keeping in view such a scenario organization should be pliable and enabled enough to transform existing resources into intellectual resources. This would result in the revitalization of the entire organizational human capital from leaders to teams, and individuals contributing to morally support employee well-being and this would strengthen the reaping extraordinary organization results in terms of output. All this is seen through the lens of IR 4.0 as applied to the current Thai business and education scenario.

AN ANALYSIS OF GRAMMATICAL ERRORS MADE BY 3rd-YEAR THAI BUSINESS ENGLISH UNDERGRADUATES WHEN SPONTANEOUSLY WRITING NARRATIVE AND DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPHS

This research reviews the grammatical errors written by sixty-eight, 3rd-year, Thai, Business English undergraduates when spontaneously writing narrative and descriptive paragraphs. The data was analysed using percentages, mean scores, standard deviation scores, and t-test p-values. The research results show that the students wrote 837 sentences with a mean score of 6.154 sentences per paragraph. 86 were written correctly and 751 were written incorrectly with 2131 grammar errors. The grammatically correct written sentences were all simple sentences. The most frequent errors identified were 227 verb (V) errors (10.652% of identified errors). There is a mean of 31.338 errors per participant (SD 9.957), a mean of 15.669 errors per paragraph, and a mean of 2.837 errors for each incorrectly written sentence. The female participants wrote a mean score of 12.685 sentences, which is 16.84% more than the males who wrote a mean of 10.857 sentences. Three error types by gender showed a high level of significance. These were noun errors with a t-test p-value of 0.012, punctuation errors with a t-test p-value of 0.037, and conjunction errors with a t-test p-value of 0.081. The female students made a significantly higher number of errors in these three error groups.

The Current Situation of Myanmar Migrants in Thai Economy: Social Integration Case of Samut Sakhon Province, Thailand

This research aims to examine the current situation of the Thai community due to the inflow of Migrant worker in Samut Sakhon in 2019 by applying qualitative method. The sampling group consists of twenty-five business owners in Samut Sakhon province; that is mostly small businesses and medium enterprises with between 20 and 50 employees, have been operating the business more than ten years in operating and currently is hiring Myanmar workers. Data were collected through in-depth interviews and secondary resources. The research found: there is no significant change in labor turnover. Government’s rules and regulations rarely have a practical effect on Myanmar workers; besides, most areas are not controlled by the authorities. Myanmar communities in Thailand grow due to the increasing number of Myanmar workers. Some of the Myanmar workers establish their businesses that serve the community in the area. Myanmar workers became a part of the industry in the Samut Sakhon province. Both Myanmar workers and Thai business owners have to adapt according to the situation of economic and social changes. Myanmar workers are also satisfied with the compensation. Meanwhile, most of Thai business owners prefer to hire laborers from Myanmar now and in the foreseeable future.

Further poll delay would not risk Thai business ties

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Nurturing and Transferring Entrepreneurship in Thai Business Families

This research aims (1) to investigate patterns and phenomena of entrepreneurship formation in Thai business families; (2) to investigate practices of parent (the founders/predecessors of the business family) in nurturing and transferring entrepreneurship to their family members (successors); and (3) to build a model for nurturing and transferring entrepreneurship in Thai business families. The Semi-structured interview was used for collecting data from key informants who are potential successors of Thai business families. Eighteen potential family business successors participated in the interview. The study revealed that entrepreneurship in the Thai business families has been emerged since childhood developmental stages. The key practices of the Thai business families used for creating family entrepreneurship are: (1) Parental role modeling; (2) Parental family business practices; and (3) Parental support. However, the study disclosed and indicated that the founder or predecessor should build the family infrastructure before implementing any key practices. In this regard, the intellectual and mental factors were found as key elements. According to the findings, to be effective, these two factors must be created simultaneously.