Analysis Factors Affecting an Application to Knowledge of SMEs
Keywords:
Knowledge Usage, SMEs, Path AnalysisAbstract
The purpose of this article is to analyze factor which affects toward application of small and medium enterprise (SME) knowledge in Pathum Thani province, Thailand. The research question is focusing on what factors affecting using knowledge of SMEs. Seventy SMEs data were collected as a sample of this research. The quota sampling was used as a mean to define sample size for each district in Pathum Thani province. The snowball method was used as a tool to select samples. The result of factor analysis reduces twelve observe variables to three components of using knowledge management. The regression model indicated that factors affecting toward application of SMEs are: usefulness of knowledge, transfer knowledge to an individual, exchange of knowledge within group, and codify knowledge activities.
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