KNOWLEDGE SHARING AMONG SME BUYER-SUPPLIER PARTNERS: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL, FIRM SIZE, AND GEOGRAPHICAL PROXIMITY

KNOWLEDGE SHARING AMONG SME BUYER-SUPPLIER PARTNERS: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL, FIRM SIZE, AND GEOGRAPHICAL PROXIMITY

dc.contributor	Pollawat Chumnangoon	en
dc.contributor	Pollawat Chumnangoon	th
dc.contributor.advisor	Anukal Chiralaksanakul	en
dc.contributor.advisor	อนุกัลยณ์ จีระลักษณกุล	th
dc.contributor.other	National Institute of Development Administration. School of Business Administration	en
dc.date.accessioned	2024-04-24T08:30:45Z
dc.date.available	2024-04-24T08:30:45Z
dc.date.issued	7/1/2022
dc.date.issuedBE	550
dc.description	Doctor of Philosophy (Business Administration) (Ph.D.(Business Administration))	en
dc.description	Doctor of Philosophy (Business Administration) (Ph.D.(Business Administration))	th
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the mechanism of social capital development through the inter-relationship between three different dimensions of social capital including structural, relational, and cognitive dimensions, and their impacts on knowledge sharing between small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) buyer-supplier partners. In addition, firm size and geographical proximity between SME buyer-supplier partners are investigated as the moderating role in affecting the relationship between the mechanism of SME social capital development and knowledge sharing. The self-administered questionnaire is applied to collect data from 202 samples of SMEs in Thailand’s food and agro-processing industry. The structural equation modelling (SEM) technique is applied in testing of main research hypotheses, and multiple-group analysis in SEM is conducted to test the moderating impacts of firm size and geographical proximity on the main hypotheses. The results suggest that all social capital dimensions including structural, relational, and cognitive dimensions interrelate one another to develop social capital between SME buyer-supplier partners, and each dimension of social capital has a positive direct impact on knowledge sharing, but through various means. The structural dimension positively influences knowledge sharing directly and indirectly, particularly through relational and cognitive dimensions. In addition, the direct influences of structural, relational, and cognitive dimensions on knowledge sharing are moderated by the size of the SME, whereas the geographical proximity moderates the mechanism of social capital development in the relationships between structural and cognitive dimensions, and between relational and cognitive dimensions. This study mainly contributes to the knowledge-based view, social capital, SME, and geographical cluster literature by examining the social capital development that leads to knowledge sharing across SMEs, and subsequently investigating the moderating impacts of firm size and geographical proximity on the relationship between the social capital development and knowledge sharing. This is in contrast to previous studies that mostly focus on knowledge sharing across large organizations. The results of this study help SME managers better understand how improvement in various aspects of mutual relationships can enhance their knowledge sharing. In the same vein, policymakers may use the results as a guideline when imposing the initiatives to promote knowledge sharing among SME partners, as well as imposing the geographical cluster policy in the emerging economy in a more effective manner.	en
dc.description.abstract	-	th
dc.identifier.uri	https://repository.nida.ac.th/handle/662723737/6841
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	National Institute of Development Administration
dc.rights	National Institute of Development Administration
dc.subject	Social Capital	en
dc.subject	Knowledge Sharing	en
dc.subject	Geographical Proximity	en
dc.subject	Small- and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME)	en
dc.subject.classification	Business	en
dc.subject.classification	Business	en
dc.title	KNOWLEDGE SHARING AMONG SME BUYER-SUPPLIER PARTNERS: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL, FIRM SIZE, AND GEOGRAPHICAL PROXIMITY	en
dc.title	KNOWLEDGE SHARING AMONG SME BUYER-SUPPLIER PARTNERS: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL, FIRM SIZE, AND GEOGRAPHICAL PROXIMITY	th
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.type	ดุษฎีนิพนธ์	th