Abstract:
The objective of this research were to study key success factors of Thai OTOP, to
analyze the causal confirmatory factors affecting the success of Thai OTOP and to study causal
relationship with the structural equation model. The samples using in this study included 355 five
stars OTOP entrepreneurs selected by Multi Stage Sampling. The instrument was the 5 Level-
Rating Scale. Data was analyzed by using computer program in calculating the basic statistics,
and confirmatory factor analysis for testing congruence between factor structure model in key
success factors of Thai OTOP and the empirical data.
The variables as major factors affecting success of Thai OTOP consisted of 5 major
variables as follows: (1) the accounting and financial, (2) the production and marketing, (3) the
creativity the, (4) entrepreneurship, and (5) the innovation. All of these 5 major factors had to
perform through variables with 14 indicators of production and marketing factor, 9 indicators of
accounting and financial factors, 2 indicators of creativity factor, 3 indicators of entrepreneurship
factor, and 3 indicators of innovation factor.
Five major key success factors of Thai OTOP were obtained. There were; (1) the
accounting and financial, (2) the production and marketing, (3) the creativity, (4) the
entrepreneurship and, (5) the innovation. These five major factors were performed through 31
indicators. The weights loaded of the five factors were (1) 0.557 for the accounting and financial,
(2) 0.533 for the production and marketing, (3) 0.202 for the creativity, (4) 0.192 for the
innovation, and 5) 0.025 for the entrepreneurship. The goodness of fit of structural relationship
model showed its consistency with the empirical data (Chi-Square = 474.372, df = 434, p = 0.088,
TLI = .990, CFI = .993, RMSEA = .016, HOELTER = 361). In this research, in was concluded
that the statistical analysis results confirmed the research hypotheses.