and 2). The high labor force participation ratio has indicated at least two possible implications. On one hand‚ proportionally more Thai women than women in many other countries endure the higher pressures of working outside the home while continuing to bear responsibilities for housework‚ child-rearing‚ and caring for family obligations. On the other hand‚ more Thai women have the freedom to choose their lifestyle or workplace‚ and can hire individuals to assist with domestic needs. Job opportunities
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Cause of the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997 During Asian Financial Crisis‚ the Thai baht devaluation‚ the Malaysian ringgit was "attacked" by speculators. The overnight rate jumped from under 8% to over 40%. The factors that triggered the 1997 crisis was negative perceptions of the Malaysian economy following the dramatic collapse of the Thai economy. Foreign investors and international rating agencies had failed to consider underlying risks in the Thai economy‚ and spurred by fear that the
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Thai Soap Operas always in favor In some houses‚ family fight for TV remote control and what to watch: Drama‚ Fantasy‚ Comedy‚ or Romance? For many decades‚ prime-time soap operas‚ or Lakorn Nam Nao‚ have remained so popular. From generation to generation‚ Thai people have a very great loyalty to their soaps and their favorite characters. From the greatest-hooked Raeng Ngao‚ the audience becomes addicted to see the battle of wife and mistress. The saga of wife and mistress‚ love
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| Thai Tuan’s innovation – Foundation of textiles success In the 21st century‚ Vietnam has become one of the fastest developing countries in the world. It is renowned not only in travel‚ investment but also about the entrepreneurs. Back to the 1970s‚ Vietnam was a very poor country after the war with much of its economy destroyed by the Vietnam War. There was no export‚ no trade‚ no connection between Vietnam and the other countries. The entrepreneurs‚ therefore‚ were unable to develop their
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Famed Galapagos tortoise dies at around 100 QUITO: The giant tortoise Lonesome George‚ whose failed efforts to produce offspring made him a symbol of disappearing species‚ was found dead on Sunday‚ officials at the Galapagos National Park announced. Lonesome George walks in his protected home in the Puerto Ayora island chain in 2001. Lonesome George was believed to be the last living member of the Pinta island subspecies and had become an ambassador of sorts for the islands off Ecuador’s coast
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Good Afternoon everybody‚ we are the representative of Thai airways. We have just arrived from Thailand to Heathrow this morning to come here in order to present our company. So we have a bit jet lag. Before starting the presentation I would like to ask you some questions. Are there any body has ever used Thai airways? What do you think about our service? Today‚ we are going to introduce our company and our service. “Welcome On Board”. The presentation can be classified into 5 parts. The first
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Motivation and Concern factors for Internet Shopping The study of about the motivation and concern factors for internet shopping was conducted in Malaysia. Due to the fast growth of E-commerce in the country‚ the demand for conducting online shopping was highly raised. Anyhow‚ the Motivation factors and their attributes positively influence and stimulate customers to conduct online shopping. Despite the motivation factors‚ there also are various barrier issues as concern factors that hold
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In this paper‚ we assess Thai culture and its influence on Thai people by using Trompenaar’s cross cultural dimension as guidance. Universalism v/s Particularism; The belief of universal application of ideas and practices against the belief of adapting ideas and practices in accordance to the circumstances and situation. Thai culture can be categorize in Particularism because most Thai people place high regard on personal friendship rather than contractual on the paper. Some agreements can even
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Listening A service-quality information system uses mtiltiple research approaches to systematically capture‚ organize‚ and disseminate service-quality information to support decision making. Continuously generated data SLOAN MANAGEMENT REVIEW/SPRING 1997 flow into databases that decision makers can use on both a regtilarly scheduled and as-needed basis. The use of multiple research approaches is necessary because each approach has limitations as well as strengths. Combining approaches enables a firm
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reflected on the big problems‚as a Thai fellow‚ that I think are challenging the well-being of Thailand. In fact‚ a small-scale survey conducted by one of my students revealed that the four big problems were ranked as follows: 1. Economic Problem 2. Red-Yellow Groups 3. The Deep South It was found that the environment-related problems (such as global warming or rising sea-level‚ were ranked lower. This finding confirms the findings reported by the Thai government and the World Bank.
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