Abstract:
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Research Title : Factors Affected on Community Business consistency Career in
North - Eastern Provinces
Researcher : 1. Mrs.Sureerat Muangkot
2. Mr.Monchai Phuworakij
3. Mrs.Pensiri Phuworakij
4. Mrs.Somporn Nontapha
5. Mrs.Yupaporn Kengkuasing
University : Rajamangala University of Technology Isan
Faculty : Social Technology Department : Marketing
Published Year : 2011
Source of Fund Rajamangala University of Technology Isan Budget Year 2010
ABSTRACT
This research aims to 1) identify main factors that affect operation process of community
business consistency career in north-eastern provinces, 2) suggest ways to obtain strength in the
business, 3) suggest solutions for better business operation, and 4) compare important factors that
influence north-eastern community business strength. 1,194 samples were selected using
stratified random sampling from five local members of north-eastern community business in
agriculture (341 samples), food and herbal drinks (291 samples), weaver (320 samples), utensils
and ornaments (226 samples), and cooperatives (10 samples). Tool employed in this study was
questionnaire divided into five sections; 1) general information from checklist, 2) overall
conditions of business from checklist, 3) business activities of administrating, marketing,
financing, and producing from rating scale, 4) problems and obstacles from rating scale and,
5) opinion and suggestions interview from checklist and open-end questions.
Research findings:
1) Most of the member is female in the age between 46-60 years old with high school
certificates. They are farmers with at least 4 family members and 3,000-6,000 Baht income per
month.
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2) Community business characteristic is a part-time business which has been running over
2 years by local housewives with at least 20 members and approximately 10,001-30,000 Baht of
initial budget. The main income of these housewives is from farming. Major products are food
which is made from local ingredients and annually gives benefit for members about 6,001-9,000
Baht per month. They suggest that it would be better if there is more promotion on their products.
3) Main factor is information on business activities. From the rating scale questionnaire, it
indicates that the most important information on financing is critically important at the rate of
51.3 percent, administration at the rate of 46.3, producing at the rate of 45.0 percent, and
marketing at the rate of 43.4 percent respectively.
4) From the rating scale questionnaire, it indicates that factors affect business consistency
and cause problems and obstacles of north-eastern community business is production management
without quality control systems at the rate of 51.8 percent, finance and investment management
without efficient accounting systems at the rate of 50.4, market management which offers
products that dont satisfy customers needs at the rate of 47.0 percent, and administration which
has major problem in bad connection between community business committees and members
leading to business failure in the future.
5) The solutions suggested by the members are divided into three main parts. The first
part is how to deal with obstacles divided into four aspects; administration, market management,
finance and investment management, and production management. The solution is to employ
brainstorming method between members in the community. Expert and leader-talented person can
be invited to join the session in order to define regulations for all members to follow in order to
achieve the goal of business. The second part is how to create connection with other groups that
do the same sort of business in order to exchange ideas in management, supplies, technology,
products development and marketing activities. The third part is to find supports in every aspect
from government and none-governmental organizations to find suggestions in community
business administrating, finance supports, market training, effective accounting system, products
improvement in order to qualify the standard qualities, and how to satisfy customers needs.
Keywords: Community Business , Community Management , Sustainable
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