The knowledge management model toward intelligent enterprise for young smart farming community enterprise

Abstract

The objectives of the study were: 1) to study the operation of young smart farming community enterprise; 2) to identify opinion of knowledge management and intelligent community enterprise; 3) to study the relationship between the operation of young smart farming community enterprise and knowledge management, intelligent community enterprise; and 4) to create knowledge management model toward intelligent enterprise for young smart farming community enterprise. Sample sizes were 120 chairpersons of community enterprises in region II. Data were collected using questionnaires. The statistical analyses were frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation and chi-square to test hypotheses.

The research found that most of the young smart community enterprises chairpersons were female with age more than 51 years old. Average income was lower than 150,001 Baht/year. Average expense was lower than 100,001 Baht/year. The overall opinion of knowledge management processes and element was in the high level. The opinion of young smart community enterprises was in the highest level. The overall level of knowledge management of community enterprise found that gender and educational level were related to knowledge management. Income was related to opinion about intelligent community enterprise at 0.05 level of significance. The knowledge management model toward intelligent enterprise for young smart farming community enterprise consisted of 5 processes and 4 elements. Intelligent community enterprise consisted of 4 factors including 1) 4 areas of emphases for intelligent enterprises, 2) success factors for intelligent behavior, 3) importance for the enterprises to be intelligent, and 4) success of enterprises required everyone to act intelligently. The overall evaluation results of the knowledge management model were in the highest level.