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Establishing and Managing an Employers' Association in The Eastern Seaboard Areas of Thailand |
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| Creator | Jamnean Joungtrakul |
| Title | Establishing and Managing an Employers' Association in The Eastern Seaboard Areas of Thailand |
| Publisher | Asian Forum on Business Education (AFBE) |
| Publication Year | 2553 |
| Journal Title | AFBE Journal |
| Journal Vol. | 3 |
| Journal No. | 1 |
| Page no. | 166 |
| Keyword | Employers' organization,employers' association,employers' federation,council of employers' organization,industrial relations system,Eastern Seaboard,Thailand |
| ISSN | 2071-7873 |
| Abstract | The purpose of this study is to propose alternatives for establishing, organizing, operating, and managing of an employers' organization in the Eastern Seaboard areas in Thailand. Based on a constructivism paradigm, qualitative research is chosen for this study. Three research questions are posed: What are the specific characteristics, objectives, functions and roles of an employers' organization? How are employers' organizations established, organized, operated, and managed? What are the best alternatives for establishing, organizing, operating, and managing of employers' organization? To guide this study in seeking the answers to the research questions the following research objectives have been established: (1) To study the concepts of an employers' organization as a major actor in the Thai industrial relations system; (2) To study the legal framework of employers' organizations in Thailand; (3) To study the establishment, organization, scope of activities, and functions of employers' organizations in Thailand; (4) To study the establishment, organization, scope of activities, and functions of employers' organizations in selected countries; (5) To find the best alternatives for establishing, organizing, operating, and managing of an employers' organization; and (6) To provide recommendations for the establishment, operation and management of employers' organizations in Thailand. Document review is the major method applied and a qualitative data analysis method is employed in analysing data in this study. Data analysis and collection are performed simultaneously. As a result of this study findings are presented and discussed in relation to the research questions and objectives. Based on the findings and discussions, alternatives for establishing, registering, and managing of employers' organization in Eastern Seaboard areas are proposed and recommendations were made accordingly. |
