Factors influencing the Biomass Power Plants’ Decision Making for Contract Farming Adoption in Thailand
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The purpose of this study was to analyze the factors that influence contract farming decisions of Thai biomass power plants. The data, which were collected by means of questionnaires, were drawn from 113 respondents. In this study, path analysis technique with multiple regression method was used as a tool to analyze the influencing factors of contract farming decision-making. According to the analysis, there were 3 factors directly affecting the contract farming decision-making of Thai Biomass enterprises: 1) the competitiveness of biomass-fueled electrical power plant 2) the uncertainty in quantity and price of biomass and 3) the potential of subcontractors. The contract farming decision-making were also indirectly by 2 factors: 1) the role of government in supporting and enhancing the potential of Thai biomass power plant and 2) the social acceptance and environmental responsibility. A coefficient of determination of R2 = 0.575 and Durbin-Watson = 1.838 were obtained.
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บทความที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์เป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวารสารมนุษยศาสตร์และสังคมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยอุบลราชธานี
ข้อความที่ปรากฏในบทความแต่ละเรื่องในวารสารวิชาการเล่มนี้เป็นความคิดเห็นส่วนตัวของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านไม่เกี่ยวข้องกับมหาวิทยาลัยอุบลราชธานี และคณาจารย์ท่านอื่นๆในมหาวิทยาลัยฯ แต่อย่างใด ความรับผิดชอบองค์ประกอบทั้งหมดของบทความแต่ละเรื่องเป็นของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่าน หากมีความผิดพลาดใดๆ ผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านจะรับผิดชอบบทความของตนเองแต่ผู้เดียว
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