Abstract:
The study concern with the PLS path model of the adaptation of marketing strategy for creative value perception on Thai original cuisine of Thailand. The research has 4 objectives to study (1) the information of Thai original cuisine business (2) the adaptive level of marketing strategy to create Thai original cuisine perception of Thailand (3) the causal relationship between fundamental business information of Thai original cuisine, the adaptation of marketing strategy for Thai original cuisine perception of Thailand and (4) the development of PLS path model of the adaptation of marketing strategy for value perception creation of Thai original cuisine of Thailand.
The research tool was questionnaire which collected from a Thai original cuisine sample consisted of 552 places. The data analysis used SPSS software version 16.0 and WarpPLS version 3.0 using the values of frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, skewness and kurtosis including model analysis: SEM for research conclusions.
The characteristics Thai original cuisine business information of a sample of 552 units found that mostly was fast dinning and casual dinning respectively. The pattern of Thai original cuisine that mainly marketed was ala carte, upcountry location, not more than 15 employees, operating business mostly 11-20 years time period. The information perception on the Thai original cuisine mostly through internet and private persons such as relatives business alliances and others including business operation result at present compare with last year mostly marketing project at 52.4 percentage. The Thai original cuisine business shop has adaptive marketing strategy of Thai original cuisine on value perception of Thailand at merely high level (x̅ = 2.67) by which taking marketing strategic adaptation as applied to Thai original cuisine at merely high level (x̅ = 2.75) as well. All marketing strategic adaptations for Thai original cuisine have been applied at a merely high level. The business of Thai original cuisine has been perceived value by customers services uses at high level such as value of feeling happy in eating at this shop, the quality of service and food preparation with qualified good price respectively.
The Thai original cuisine business store informational value of skewness was between -0.366 to 0.698 and the kurtosis value was between -0.435 to 0.990; the marketing strategic adaptation for Thai original cuisine was valued between -0.741 to 0.076 and kurtosis value was between 0.635 to 1.349; the Thai original cuisine value perception has skewness value was between -0.629 to 0.305 and the kurtosis value was between 0.456 to 1.284 respectively. All reflecting the variables were suited for the structural equation model analysis: SEM the measurement variables relationship among the Thai original cuisine on fundamental information business factors, the adaptive marketing strategy and value perception on the Thai original cuisine have related not more than 0.80 measurement indicating no multicollinearity. This indication shows that all variables should be used for structural equation model analysis: SEM as well.
The PLS path analysis model of the marketing strategic adaptation for valued perceptive creation of Thai original cuisine in Thailand which each component construction of the model consisting of marketing adaption and value perception has the convergent validity where by the construct reliability: ?c was valued between 0.760 and 0.519 respectively including variance extracted: ?c equal to 0.940 and 0.763 respectively. Therefore, the customers value perception in the Thai original cuisine business is well established when applying the adaptation of marketing strategy which both factors could be relied on types of business in the Thai original cuisine, business location, the period of business operations, media information perception and business performance at present compared with past performance of business.
Furthermore, the results of PLS analysis of marketing strategic adaptation for value perception buildup could be equated structure as follows:
The adaptation of marketing strategy = 0.112* types of the Thai original cuisine + 0.279* variety of the original cuisine presentation + 0.111* location of business + 0.097 number of employees + 0.103* time period of business performance + 0.289* information media perception + 0.360* the business performance result compared with last year business performance; R2 (square multiple correlation) = 0.325
The value perception = 0.660* the adaptation of marketing strategy; R2 (square multiple correlation) = 0.436 This research based on hypothesis with the following: factors of fundamental business information has causal related with the Thai original cuisine business shop adaptation: the undamental business information such that types of the Thai original cuisine shop, variety of the Thai original cuisine time period of business performance of the Thai original cuisine, the media information perception on the Thai original cuisine and past business performance compared with the present business performance have causal related with the Thai original cuisine. Therefore, the hypothesis is accepted except the number of employees in business indicating there was no such relationship. This is because the over number of reflecting high cost for small or less food shop, the unskilled labors, turnover except chef due to experience and high salary.
The adaptation of the Thai original cuisine has causal relationship with value perception of the Thai original cuisine. Therefore, the hypothesis is accepted (P<0.05) which direct effect of path coefficient = 0.660* (DE=0.660*) meaning that of the Thai original cuisine business shop has brought the adaptation of marketing strategy for more implication on then it will more impact on customers value perception in service provision as well. Entrepreneurs in the Thai original cuisine should apply the adaptation of marketing strategy, product of the Thai original cuisine and manage on target segmentation strategy respectively. The PLS path model of marketing strategy adaptation of value perception for Thai original cuisine creation of Thailand has ability to predict at a good and acceptable level at 43.6 percentage which passed over 40 percentage. The characteristics of causal relationship indicated that communication business information concerning type of business, Thai original cuisine pattern, business operation period, media information perception and business operation results as compared with the past year operation has causal related with marketing strategy adaptation of Thai original cuisine, shop and Thai original cuisine marketing strategy value perception including the adaptation of marketing strategy of Thai original cuisine shop has causal related to Thai original cuisine value perception at 0.05 statistically significance as well.