Thailand’s recent coup was not received favorably in the West, but many parts of Thai society support it. In particular, business sentiment has improved greatly in the short time since the coup. The Bank of Thailand’s monthly Business Sentiment Index (BSI) showed sharp decline in 2013, even...

ASEAN aims to build an integrated digital economy, which, in theory, will bring substantial benefits to companies in the region. However, not all companies may benefit equally from the dual trends of digitization and globalization. This paper investigates how Thai SMEs feel about their prospects...

Thailand's recent coup was not received favorably in the West, but many parts of Thai society support it, including small business. The Bank of Thailand's Business Sentiment Index (BSI) has improved greatly since the coup in May. In late 2013 and early 2014, anti-government protests and...

Recent decades have seen the growth of several streams of reform Buddhism among the urban middle class in Thailand. They can be categorized along two dimensions which give a sort of psychographic profile of followers of the streams. The different movements have similar views toward personal...

This discussion looks at how strong spirituality provides role models to women entrepreneurs in Kuwait and Thailand. Although they lag some parts of the world at closing the gender gap (WEF 2016), both Kuwait and Thailand are among the leaders in their respective regions (MENA, ASEAN). However,...

This chapter examines the application of Buddhist principles by women small business owners in Bangkok. Kuan Im is the Thai-ized Kuan Yin from China, a prominent bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism famous for her compassion. She was brought to Thailand by Chinese immigrants over several centuries,...