Model for Promoting Success in Carbon Credit Trading Business to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Among Entrepreneurs in Thailand

Authors

  • Pinyaluck Ekwaraleartwong Ph.D. Student, Innovation Management Program, College of Innovation and Management, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University
  • Tanapol Kortana Innovation Management Program, College of Innovation and Management, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat

Keywords:

Government Support, Carbon Credit, Understanding, Perceived Value, Business Success

Abstract

This study aims to examine the levels and causal influences of key determinants and to develop and validate a structural model for promoting business success in carbon credit trading among entrepreneurs in Thailand. Using a quantitative research design, data were collected from 300 respondents and analyzed through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The proposed model demonstrated a good fit with the empirical data (χ²/df = 2.877, RMSEA = 0.079) and explained 36% of the variance in business success and 49% in perceived socioeconomic and environmental value (PSEV). The findings confirm that Government Support, Understanding of Carbon Credits, and Social Acceptance exert significant positive direct effects on both PSEV and business success. Among these factors, Understanding of Carbon Credits shows the strongest total effect on business success. The findings advance theoretical understanding by offering an integrative structural framework that simultaneously examines regulatory support, firm-level knowledge, and social legitimacy within an emerging voluntary carbon market context, which is an area that has received limited empirical attention in developing economies.

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2026-04-29

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Ekwaraleartwong, P., & Kortana, T. (2026). Model for Promoting Success in Carbon Credit Trading Business to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Among Entrepreneurs in Thailand. Journal of Nakhonratchasima college (Humanities and Social Sciences), 20(1), 158–174. retrieved from https://so03.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/hsjournalnmc/article/view/295539

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