Making Use of Social Niche to Establish the Connectedness of Community Garbage Disposal and Wastewater Treatment Activities after Participating in Academic Services of The King's Royally Initiated Laem Phak Bia Environmental Research Development Project

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Nantnadda Ritmontri
Kasem Chunkao
Alongkorn Intaraksa

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The objectives of this research were 1) to study the social niche of academic service's adopters in community garbagedisposal and wastewater treatment activities of The King's Royally Initiated Laem Phak Bia Environmental Research Development Project; 2) to investigate social niche in order to create the continuing in community garbagedisposal and wastewater treatment activities after participating in academic services; and 3) to create persistent model after involving in this academic services. The study samples obtained by systematic random sampling, consisted of 129 organizations. The data were collected by questionnaires which were tested by descriptive statistics including percentage, mean, stan dard deviation. The analytical statistics scrutinized by the stepwise multiple regression analysis with the statistical significant at .05. 


Research results indicated that the overall social niches influencing the enduring of garbage disposal and wastewater treatment activities entailed budgetary readiness, technological and innovation factors, bureaucracy cultural organization, policy readiness, and leader enthusiasm respectively. 

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