Policy Network Management and Community Enterprise Potential: The Mediating Role of Promoting Community Enterprise Management in Northeastern Thailand
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This study examines the complex relationships between policy network management, community enterprise management promotion, and community enterprise potential in Thailand's Northeastern region. Despite significant policy support for community enterprises, questions remain about how policy networks effectively enhance enterprise potential. Using a quantitative approach with data from 443 community enterprises, this research employs PLS-SEM to test a theoretical model linking these constructs. Findings reveal that promoting community enterprise management significantly mediates the relationship between policy network management and community enterprise potential. A well-coordinated policy network enhances enterprise potential primarily by strengthening management capabilities across multiple dimensions, including planning, knowledge management, and technology integration. This study contributes to policy network theory by demonstrating concrete implementation mechanisms and offers practical guidance for policymakers to design integrated support systems that recognize management capacity development as a critical pathway for community enterprise enhancement.
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