Enabling factors affecting knowledge sharing and business operations process of local fishery product processing community enterprise groups

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Aruneewan Buaniaw
Payap Masniyom
Pairat Jeerasathian
Sanwapat Pattaro
Mariana Naekabar
Hanan Hayimadeeyoh
Sawat Laipaporn
Wararat Khammanee
Komgrit Rumdon
Nawapon Kewsuwun

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This research aimed to 1) study the enabling factors affecting the knowledge exchange process and business operations of community enterprise groups, and 2) study the relationship between enabling factors affecting the knowledge exchange process and business operations of community enterprise groups. This is qualitative research using in-depth semi-structured interviews with 10 local fishery product processing community enterprise groups. Qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis and categorization methods. The research results found that 1) The enabling factors affecting the process of knowledge exchange and business operations of community enterprise groups consisted of 9 factors, and 2) The relationship of the enabling factors affecting the process of knowledge exchange and business operations of community enterprise groups has an effect on the learning process, business operations, career and business creation, enabling the community to be self-reliant, generate income, and extend knowledge to sustainable products. The results of the research reflect that promote lifelong learning, with technology to help record or communicate knowledge and having a network of partners to add new knowledge that members do not yet have. The research results can reflect that enabling factors are related to the business processes of community enterprise groups according to the nature of the group's work and the contextual environment of the area. In addition, they can be used to drive community enterprise groups, especially the local fishery product processing community enterprise groups, both at the Pattani provincial and regional levels, to learn faster, and to learn together to develop competencies and raise the competitiveness of Pattani community enterprise groups.

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