THAI HIGHER EDUCATION IN CRISIS: LAY OFF OF UNIVERSITY STAFF ON THE WAY
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The desire of the Thai people to continue studying at university level is in a decreasing trend. The major reasons comprise the reduced birth rates of the Thai people, the changing values in the need of a university degree and the economic situation of the country. Many programs have been closed down due to a lack of students, leading to restructuring and downsizing. Privatization may occur in certain cases. Mergers and acquisitions are seen in many universities and some of them may be faced with closing down. This paper aims to identify the following issues: (1) challenges faced by Thai universities; (2) possible negative consequences from the challenges affecting Thai universities; (3) possible effects of the consequences on human resource management of Thai universities; (4) processes for managing redundancy in Thai universities; and (5) processes for handling lay off in Thai universities.
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เนื้อหาและข้อมูลในบทความที่ลงตีพิมพ์ในวารสารบริหารธุรกิจและสังคมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยรามคำแหง ถือเป็นข้อคิดเห็นและความรับผิดชอบของผู้เขียนบทความโดยตรง ซึ่งกองบรรณาธิการไม่จำเป็นต้องเห็นด้วย หรือร่วมรับผิดชอบใดๆ
บทความ ข้อมูล เนื้อหา รูปภาพ ฯลฯ ที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ในวารสารบริหารธุรกิจและสังคมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยรามคำแหง ถือเป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวารสารบริหารธุรกิจและสังคมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยรามคำแหง หากบุคคลหรือหน่วยงานใดต้องการนำบทความทั้งหมดหรือส่วนหนึ่งส่วนใดไปเผยแพร่ต่อ หรือเพื่อกระทำการใดๆ จะต้องได้รับอนุญาตเป็นลายลักษณ์อักษรจากวารสารบริหารธุรกิจและสังคมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยรามคำแหง ก่อนเท่านั้น
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