Best business practices and performance in ceramics industry in Thailand
Many businesses have applied best practice for improving performance, but with mixed success. In addition, the results of past studies on the relationship between best business practices and performance are inconclusive. The aim of this study was to examine the extent to which ceramics industry has...
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iium-4682011-06-21T03:22:46Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/468/ Best business practices and performance in ceramics industry in Thailand Seedee, Rattana Sulaiman, Mohamed Ismail, Ishak HD Industries. Land use. Labor Many businesses have applied best practice for improving performance, but with mixed success. In addition, the results of past studies on the relationship between best business practices and performance are inconclusive. The aim of this study was to examine the extent to which ceramics industry has adopted the best business practices and whether these practices contribute to performance. Data were collected from 141 ceramics firms in Thailand. The results show that most of the ceramics firms adopted best business practices with a high degree of acceptance. The best practices of leadership, customer and market focus, process management, and product innovation proved to be significant and positively related to performance. The paper also discusses the implications and limitations of the study. 2009 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/468/1/best_business_practices_and_performance_in_ceramics_industry_in_thailand.pdf Seedee, Rattana and Sulaiman, Mohamed and Ismail, Ishak (2009) Best business practices and performance in ceramics industry in Thailand. In: 9th Global Conference on Business & Economics (GCBE), 16-17 October 2009, Cambridge University, United Kingdom. http://www.gcbe.us/9th_GCBE/data/confcd.htm |
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Many businesses have applied best practice for improving performance, but with mixed success. In addition, the results of past studies on the relationship between best business practices and performance are inconclusive. The aim of this study was to examine the extent to which ceramics industry has adopted the best business practices and whether these practices contribute to performance. Data were collected from 141 ceramics firms in Thailand. The results show that most of the ceramics firms adopted best business practices with a high degree of acceptance. The best practices of leadership, customer and market focus, process management, and product innovation proved to be significant and positively related to performance. The paper also discusses the implications and limitations of the study. |
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