Development of strategic human source management model for small and medium enterprises in Thailand's new normal life

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to study the condition and strategic human resource management and to develop a strategic human resource management model for small and medium enterprises(SMEs) in the new normal life era. The research model was mixed research by collecting data from the sample group in 2parts: (1) a sample group from qualitative research by interviewing 10 entrepreneurs or executives of SMEs and focus groups consisted of 19 experts, and (2) a quantitative research sample group, 400 participants which is entrepreneurs or executives of SMEs. The research tools were interview form and questionnaire. Data were analyzed by statistics: percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Exploratory Factor Analysis: EFA. The findings revealed that: 1) Strategic human resource management for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the new normal life era, it was found that it can be composed of all 5components: (1)human resource planning,(2)human resource recruitment and selection, (3) employee retention, (4)human resource utilization, and (5)human resource development. The Eigen Value after rotation ranged from 6.86-12.84, the percentage variance was from 11.42-22.43 and the cumulative percentage of variance was 85.78%. 2)The result of developing a strategic human resource management model for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the new normal life era that must be considered from the goals of the organization by analyzing the organization's resources from 2parts: Resource requirements and available resources of SMEs in the new normal life era. It can lead to the transformation of resources in line with SMEs operations in the new life era and implement Change Management in the strategic human resource management process from the components of strategic human resource management for SMEsin the new normal life era with 5 main components and 15 sub-components.