Adaptation Potential of Small Business Entrepreneurs to Support Trade Liberalization in ASEAN Economic Countries. Case Study: Songkhla Province
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“Adaptation Potential of Small Business Entrepreneurs to Support Trade Liberalization in ASEAN Economic Countries Case Study: Songkhla Province” Research Objectives to study the impact and the adaptation potential of small business entrepreneurs to Support Trade Liberalization in ASEAN Economic Countries. Case Study: Songkhla Province and research hypotheses divides to 1) To study the general information of small business entrepreneurs in Songkhla Province 2) Characteristics of entrepreneurs influencing the adaptation potential of small business entrepreneurs in Songkhla Province 3) Transformational leadership Influencing the adaptation potential of small business entrepreneurs in Songkhla Province. This research was conducted by collecting questionnaire data from small business entrepreneurs in 3 district of Songkhla Province, Thailand, classified into 3 groups (service business group, industrial business group Consumer Goods Business Group) 100 people per group a total of 300 people. Research results showed that Characteristics of entrepreneurs and Transformational leadership of entrepreneurs’ impact on the adaptation potential of small business entrepreneurs to support trade liberalization in ASEAN economies. Case study: Songkhla Province.
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