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Title of Article |
Competitive Performance of Small Firms Using the Internet in Northeastern Thailand |
Date of Acceptance |
16 February 2017 |
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Social Sciences |
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Medwell Journals Support Team |
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ISSN : 1818-5800 (Print), ISSN : 1993-6125 (Online) |
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2017 |
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ABSTRACT:
This article aims to study competitive performance indicators of small firms using the Internet in Northeastern Thailand. The most amount small firms in Northeastern Thailand are important to the economy as a whole lot of local, regional, national, and global level. The statistics of usage from the National Statistics Office during 2012 to 2014 were studied, and the data of qualitative research was collected by having in-depth interviews with 35 small firms. A selection criterion is the firm with 1-9 employees, having installed the broadband Internet and operated for more than one year. After analyzing the content of collected data, the results, from both theoretical and phenomena, revealed that competitive performance of small firms in Northeastern Thailand included asset, process, and performance. These include so-called APP, asset included employees, money, materials, location, knowledge, and experience. The process included ability to manage employees and money, to maintain good quality of products and services, and to have good relation both internal and external. The performance included products and services, return of an investment, regular employment, regular customers, and opportunity to have income from supplemental business.
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Keyword |
Keywords: Internet Broadband, Competitive Performance, APP, Small Firms, Northeastern Thailand. |
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มีผู้ประเมินอิสระ |
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ได้รับการตอบรับให้ตีพิมพ์ |
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นานาชาติ |
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