Government’s Policies Supporting for Small and Medium Business Enterprise in Automotive Part Categories

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to (1) study government’s policies supporting for small and medium business enterprise in automotive part categories, (2) implement government’s policies supporting for small and medium business enterprise for automotive part categories, and (3) offer a model of government’s policies supporting for small and medium business enterprise in automotive part categories. This study employed a qualitative research method. Data were collected through documents, to conduct the study, 12 executive’s companies in small and medium business enterprise of automotive part category were win-depth interviews and focus group with 3 representatives of related government agencies, 6 of small and medium business enterprise in automotive part category executive’s companies, and 3 experts. The obtained data were synthesized and analyzed with an inductive analysis. The results suggested that, there were 6 components of government’s policies supporting for small and medium business enterprise in automotive part categories which were: 1) human resource development 2) marketing development 3) production development 4) financial 5) regulatory 6) research & development. For the implementation of government’s policies supporting for small and medium business enterprise in automotive part categories which were: organization competency, leadership & cooperation, politics & management of external environment and planning & controlling. The model of government’s policies supporting for small and medium business enterprise in automotive part categories is appropriate at a moderate level.