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http://dx.doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2021.vol8.no7.0151

A Business Model of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: A Case Study of the Textile and Clothing Industry in Thailand  

SAWATENARAKUL, Natha (Faculty of Business Administration, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok)
ROOPSING, Taweesak (Faculty of Business Administration, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok)
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.8, no.7, 2021 , pp. 151-160 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purposes of this research were: 1) to analyze the confirmatory factors with the business operational model of entrepreneurs of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the textile and clothing industry, and 2) to verify the congruence of the model with the operational ways of the entrepreneurs of SMEs in the textile and clothing industry. The sample consisted of 500 small and medium enterprise entrepreneurs in the textile and clothing industry. This study was quantitative research and the instrument used to collect the data was a questionnaire. The data was analyzed using 1st order and 2nd order of confirmatory analysis (CFA). The findings of this research revealed that the model of SMEs in the textile and clothing industry was overall at a high level. Four main factors were used for the model of SMEs in the textile and clothing industry by their importance in descending order as follows: marketing mix (MM), collaboration network (CN), production inventory management (PIM), and creativity (CT). The results of verification of model congruence revealed the model of SMEs in the textile and clothing industry was fit and in accordance with the empirical data.
Keywords
Marketing Mix; Collaboration Network; Production and Inventory Management; Creativity;
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