GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLED CRAFTSMEN OF THAI JEWELRY INDUSTRY

Authors

  • Pusit Pupapassiri Faculty of Political Science, North Bangkok University, Rangsit Campus
  • Kietchai Veerayannon Faculty of Political Science, North Bangkok University, Rangsit Campus
  • Chaiwut Chanma Faculty of Political Science, North Bangkok University, Rangsit Campus

Keywords:

Craftsmanship Labor, Development, Jewelry Sector

Abstract

This research aimed to examine how organizational characteristics influence the result of skilled labor development in the Thai jewelry industry; how knowledge management influences the result of skilled labor development in the Thai jewelry industry; how the factors of skilled labor development influence the result of the development of skilled labor in the Thai jewelry industry; and how guidelines can be developed for the development of skilled labor in the Thai jewelry industry. The sample consists of 297 jewelry manufacturers registered to use diamonds, gemstones, pearls, and gold as raw materials. For quantitative research, questionnaires were utilized to collect quantitative data. For qualitative research, seventeen experts in the Thai jewelry industry were interviewed qualitatively in a semi-structured format. In the data analysis related to quantitative approach, percentage, mean, standard deviation, one-way ANOVA, and multiple regression statistics were employed. For qualitative approach, content analysis was employed. The result of the study indicated as follows. Knowledge management in the fields of knowledge identification and knowledge transfer influences labor development outcomes. Craftsmanship was statistically significant at the.05 level, skills development factors influence skilled labor development outcomes at the .05 level, and guidelines for developing skilled labor are statistically significant at the .05 level. In addition, it was discovered that there are eight distinct strategies to promote development of skilled craftsmen of Thai jewelry industry. Accordingly, the governmental agencies and entrepreneurs can benefit this study result.

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2022-12-31

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Pupapassiri, P., Veerayannon, K., & Chanma, C. (2022). GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLED CRAFTSMEN OF THAI JEWELRY INDUSTRY. Humanities and Social Science Research Promotion Network Journal, 5(3), 126–140. retrieved from https://so06.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/hsrnj/article/view/258394

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Vol. 5 No. 3 (2022): September - December 2022

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