Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to focus on organization factors, Resource-Based Perspective on Knowledge Management, Innovative capabilities, the difference of organization factors on Processes Innovation, and the relationship between Knowledge Management capabilities and Processes Innovation concerning with the marine shrimp farm in the south of Thailand where the areas for culturing up to ≥ 100 rai (≥ 16 hectare). A number of data collection were carried out from marine shrimp farm in 46 farms from totally 51 farms and data were analyzed by using fundamental frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation as well as correlation analysis using the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient (Pearson's product moment correlation). The results showed that
Marine shrimp farm in the southern part have mostly maintained in 100-200 rai. The most farm culturing on Whiteleg shrimps while the production sizes of shrimp are 40-100 pieces per kg. The farms have 21-50 employees and have operated more than 15 years. Most enterprising businesses have had a single owner that had no research and development.
The aspect of Knowledge Management capabilities including Cultures, Structures, Technologies and Human Resources perspective regarding to marine shrimp farm in the south. The capability on Cultures and Human Resources as well as Organization Structures has been manifested at high levels. While the sides of Technologies are intermediate. And for the capability of Process Innovation are at high
Organization factors (including size of the business, a variety of products, number of employees, time in business, model of business, and research and development associated with the capability of Processes Innovation) for marine shrimp farm and capabilities of Process Innovation were not significantly difference (p<005).
Hypothesis tests were found that Knowledge Management capabilities on the view of natural resources and Processes Innovation for marine shrimp farm were positively correlated with high levels. Interestingly, Knowledge Management capabilities on Human Resources highly showed the relationship with Processes Innovation only one side. While Knowledge Management capabilities associated with Cultures resources, Structures, and Technologies were concerned with Process Innovation at intermediate level.
For additional suggestion, the owners or executives of marine shrimp farm should emphasize on 4 sides of Knowledge Management resources including Human Resources, Cultures, Structures, and Technologies simultaneously, particularly Human Resource due to positively relate with Process Innovation capabilities at high levels. Because of the limitation concerning with storage, investigate, retrieve, and share about highly effective data, they should hastily improve the technologies regarding to knowledge management for marine shrimp farm because of the side of technologies have been still manifested at the lowest levels. The improvement of the technology may be supported the productive processes which would be increasingly promoted the novel of Process Innovation.
WALAILAK UNIVERSITY. CENTER FOR LIBRARY RESOURCES AND EDUCATIONAL MEDIA