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Publication Metadata only Culture development for sustainable SMEs: Toward a behavioral theory(2019-05-01) Nuttasorn Ketprapakorn; Sooksan Kantabutra; University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce; Mahidol Universityculture development practices: identifying virtues, social and environmental responsibility and innovation as core values; leaders acting as models according to these values; growing their own managers to continue their corporate cultures; designing... communication channels to emphasize the core values among employees; using the core values as criteria to recruit new employees; avoiding employee layoff to preserve the core values even in times of financial crisis. Limitations and future research directionsPublication Metadata only People management for sustainable SMEs(2019-01-01) Sooksan Kantabutra; Mahidol Universityas the approach for data analysis. Emerging people management practices are: 1) identifying core competencies consistent to Thai values; 2) being genuinely concerned for employees; 3) offering life skills training for employees; 4) providing opportunitiesPublication Metadata only Toward a behavioral theory of vision in organizational settings(2009-06-12) Sooksan Kantabutra; Mahidol Universityan impact on organizational performance. Originality/value - While vision is core to the prevailing vision-based leadership theories, little is theoretically and empirically known about attributes for effective vision. Moreover, there is no existingPublication Metadata only Vision effects: A critical gap in educational leadership research(2010-06-22) Sooksan Kantabutra; Mahidol University. Findings – With future empirical support, the model will help university and college administrators to effectively improve their institutional performance. Originality/value – While vision is core to the prevailing visionbased leadership theories, littlePublication Metadata only Toward a theory of corporate sustainability: A theoretical integration and exploration(2020-10-10) Sooksan Kantabutra; Nuttasorn Ketprapakorn; University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce; Mahidol Universitytheory of corporate sustainability asserting that the sustainability organizational culture comprising sustainability vision and values leads to emotional commitment among organizational members to attain the vision. They espouse five corporate... to explore its core theoretical propositions and to detect possible anomalies. Managerial implications and directions for future theoretical refinement are also discussed.Publication Metadata only Sustainable leadership: Honeybee practices at Thailand's oldest university(2013-05-01) Sooksan Kantabutra; Molraudee Saratun; Mahidol Universityheld with multiple stakeholders. Findings: Six core sets of practices consistent with 21 sustainable leadership practices are identified: a focus on a long-term perspective, staff development, a strong organizational culture, innovation, social... educational leaders with a useful checklist for this purpose. Originality/value: This paper contains the first examination of sustainable leadership in the higher education sector. It shows that even a public service organization can adopt the long-termPublication Metadata only Sustainable leadership in a Thai healthcare services provider(2011-01-01) Sooksan Kantabutra; Mahidol Universitywas found for compliance with 15 of Avery's 19 sustainable leadership elements, but to varying degrees. The elements were grouped into six core sets of practices: adopting a long-term perspective, staff development, organizational culture, innovation, social... Sustainable Leadership Grid elements to examine their leadership practices, and adjust them to become more sustainable. Originality/value: The relevance of Rhineland sustainable leadership principles to enterprises in less developed economies remainsPublication Metadata only Vision effects in Thai retail stores: Practical implications(2008-03-31) Sooksan Kantabutra; Mahidol Universitywith the vision and empower and motivate staff according to the vision. Originality/value: While vision is core to vision-based leadership theories, little is known about what characterizes an effective vision. This study explains this unknown. © Emerald GroupPublication Metadata only Vision effects in customer and staff satisfaction: An empirical investigation(2007-06-04) Sooksan Kantabutra; Gayle C. Avery; Mahidol University; Macquarie University. They should communicate their vision, align organisational components with the vision, empower and motivate staff. Staff should also use the vision to guide their work and emotionally commit to the vision. Original/value - While vision is core to vision-basedPublication Metadata only Vision-based leadership: Relationships and consequences in Thai and Australian retail stores(2009-12-01) Sooksan Kantabutra; Pisanu Vimolratana; Mahidol Universityby the seven attributes. Thai and Australian store managers should be passionate about their visions, support their visions by actions and act consistently with their visions. Originality/value While vision is core to vision-based leadership theories, little