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The knowledge sphere, social capital and growth of indigenous knowledge-based SMEs in the Thai dessert industry

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  • Nattaka Yokakul
  • Girma Zawdie

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Using the case of the Thai dessert industry, this paper highlights the knowledge sector as the driver of activities within the triple helix network and as a basis for the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Knowledge transfer to SMEs and its impact on technological capability development is facilitated by social capital which is influenced by policy initiatives. A survey of 159 firms, drawn from three categories (household-based, community-based and factory-based firms) of the Thai dessert industry provided evidence which suggests that social capital is a major factor enhancing SMEs' access to knowledge sources. The extent to which government intervention has succeeded in promoting the triple helix as a strategy for the growth of SMEs in the Thai dessert industry is considered empirically. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.

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  • Nattaka Yokakul & Girma Zawdie, 2011. "The knowledge sphere, social capital and growth of indigenous knowledge-based SMEs in the Thai dessert industry," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 38(1), pages 19-29, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:scippl:v:38:y:2011:i:1:p:19-29
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    1. Frederick Owusu Agyapong & Ahmed Agyapong & Kofi Poku, 2017. "Nexus between social capital and performance of micro and small firms in an emerging economy: The mediating role of innovation," Cogent Business & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 4(1), pages 1309784-130, January.

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