Path analysis of the core competency of thai private hospitals in the ASEAN economic community

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dc.contributor.authorPonanake, Pareeyawadee
dc.contributor.authorLimnararat, Sunpasit
dc.contributor.authorPithuncharurnlap, Manat
dc.contributor.authorSangmanee, Woranat
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-06T10:09:16Z
dc.date.available2026-08-06T10:09:16Z
dc.date.issued2014-01-01
dc.description.abstractThe objectives of the research were to study path relations between a lean healthcare system, Six Sigma practice and internal quality management of core competency of Thai private hospitals to be an ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) medical care center. The population and sample group of the study were the Hospital Accreditation (HA) officers of Thai private hospitals between December 2012 and May 2013. The sample group totaled 312 persons. The study tool included questionnaires and a path analysis was employed to analyze the data. The findings of the study determined that (1) The lean healthcare system indirectly influences, through internal quality management, a hospital's core competency to be an AEC medical care center, (2) Six Sigma practices directly influence a hospital's core competency to be an AEC medical care center, (3) Six Sigma practices indirectly influence, through internal quality management, a hospital's core competency to be an AEC medical care center, (4) Internal quality management directly influences a hospital's core competency to be an AEC medical care center.
dc.identifier.citationResearch Journal of Business Management, 8(3), 157-172, 2014
dc.identifier.doi10.3923/rjbm.2014.157.172
dc.identifier.issn18191932
dc.identifier.other2-s2.0-84898886996
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.kmitl.ac.th/handle/123456789/5612
dc.sourceResearch Journal of Business Management
dc.subjectAEC
dc.subjectCore competency
dc.subjectInternal quality management
dc.subjectLean healthcare
dc.subjectMedical care center
dc.titlePath analysis of the core competency of thai private hospitals in the ASEAN economic community
dc.typeArticle

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