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Publication Open Access Forward to the special issue: migrant, minorities and refugees: integration and well-being(2012-07) Richter, Kerry; Apichat Chamratrithirong; อภิชาติ จำรัสฤิทธิรงค์; Sakkarin Niyomsilpa; สักกรินทร์ นิยมศิลป์; Miller, Rebecca; Mahidol University. Institute for Population and Social ResearchThe special issue of the Journal of Population and social Studies draws together papers presented at the 2nd Regional Consultative Meeting of the Mahidol Migration Center. In this Forward,we present brief summaries of the articles in order to highlight how each contributes unique evidence on migrants, minorities and refugees, their situation, amd the legal and policy issue affecting their well-being and integration. We then summarize the panel discussion held on the last day of meeting, which put forth constructive suggestions for policy reform in Thailand and the region. Finally, we propose areas for for future research that arose from the conference and the articles contained here, with the aim of promoting evidence-based policy development for effective economic and social integrationPublication Open Access Vision based leadership: the answer to the fast changing retail industry in Thailand(2008) Sooksan Kantabutra; Mahidol University. College of ManagementLeaders are widely exhorted to espouse vision, but very little is known about how effective visions are characterized and realized. Extending previous research, the present study tests a proposed vision theory in Thai apparel retailers, taking into consideration effects from vision communication, organizational alignment and motivation of staff. Visions characterized by brevity, clarity, abstractness, challenge, future orientation, stability and desirability or ability to inspire are directly predictive of enhanced customer satisfaction and indirectly predictive of enhanced staff satisfaction. Such visions and their being communicated are directly predictive of increased motivating behavior among store managers, in turn positively affecting staff and customer satisfaction. Organizational alignment is indirectly predictive of enhanced staff and customer satisfaction.Publication Open Access Beginning the Thai family matters project: an areal analysis of bad neighborhoods and adolescents' problematic behaviours in Thailand(2009-07) Aphichat Chamratrithirong; อภิชาติ จำรัสฤทธิรงค์; Orratai Rhucharoenpornpanich; อรทัย หรูเจริญพรพานิช; Nonthathorn Chaiphet; Rosati, Michael J.; Zimmerman, Rick S.; Miller, Brenda A.; Warunee Fongkaew; Warunee Chookhare; Cupp, Pamela K.; Byrnes, Hilary F.; Mahidol University. Institute for Population and Social ResearchUnder the Thai Family Matters program initiative, this study investigates an association between neighborhood characteristics and problematic behaviors including alcohol and drug use, and sexual and delinquent behaviors among Thai adolescents. Data were derived from 420 families whose children aged 13-14 were selected from 30,471 households enumerated and listed from 245 blocks in seven districts in Bangkok Metropolis including Min Buri, Pathum Wan, Bangkok Noi, Bang Kho Laem, Sai Mai, Wang Thonglang and Suan Luang. Probability Proportional to Size method (PPS) was used in the sample selection process. Interviews were conducted with one parent and one adolescent in each household. Areal analysis shows that adolescents’ problematic behaviors are significantly related to the districts where they live as well as the bad neighborhood characteristics that they reported. The study confirmed that any micro – level family program to prevent or correct problematic behaviors of adolescents need to also take into account the macro – level approach to manage the difficult neighborhoods as well as to deal with the bad environment in the broader areas of Bangkok Metropolis where the adolescents live.