Mahidol University International College

About: Mahidol University International College is a based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topics: Tourism & Corporate governance. The organization has 240 authors who have published 485 publications receiving 6095 citations.

Thailand's Human Resource Competencies in Airline Service Quality: Voices from the Airline Industry

Abstract: Service quality is one of the major factors in obtaining a competitive advantage for airlines and is achieved by fostering highly competent human resources in all operations. Through this article the authors explore Thai competencies in human resources and service quality on the airline industry's ground operations at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Thailand. The Employment and Training Administration competency model developed by the United States Department of Labor, SERVQUAL, airline surveys, and academic articles about airlines were used to frame the scope of questions on service quality competencies. The results highlight many high competencies of participating Thai employees, but also indicated certain competencies that require improvement and attention from managers to improve airline service quality. The findings also identified the use of handling agents as a major factor that potentially limits airline service quality. On the basis of the findings, it is suggested that (a) to make employee...

Westernisation and the Thai higher education system: past and present

Abstract: This historical study of higher education in Thailand argues that from the onset, it has been based on international models in scope and nature. The impact of colonisation across South and East Asia created the pressures necessary for Thailand to establish higher education programmes. From the nineteenth-century formation of palace schools to the rapid growth of international higher education programmes today, the system is designed to assist Thailand in the development process through educational, social and economic modernisation while maintaining and recreating concepts of Thainess. Whereas in the nineteenth century the goal was to facilitate Thai independence from imperialist intentions, today, the goal is to participate within an economy dominated by globalisation trends and massive expansion. A chronological description of the international nature of Thai higher education begins with the initial formation of higher education institutions in the mid-nineteenth century and concludes with the c...

Spin switching effects in a ferromagnetic graphene junction having a second gate

Abstract: The effects of the bias voltage placed on a second gate which is positioned to the left of the ferromagnetic graphene (FG) layer on the switching of the charge and spin transports in a ferromagnetic graphene junction are studied. We show that the change in the bias voltage from positive to negative (while maintaining the positive voltage on the first gate above the FG layer) can induce a switching from high to low conductance states in the junction. The voltage on the first gate is used to shift the Fermi level in the FG layer. Enhancement of the on/off conductance ratio on the switching is shown to be inversely proportional to the thickness of the second gate barrier. We show that by biasing the nanostructures with the voltage U2, the spin polarization can be increased and that as a consequence, the thickness of the FG barrier layer needed for spin-polarized transport can be reduced.

Extensor tendons and variations of the medial four digits of hand: a cadaveric study

Abstract: A total of 100 cadaveric limbs were dissected to study the anatomy of the forearm and hand extensor musculature. Four types of contributions to the index finger were found for the extensor indicis proprius (EIP), including one new type where the double tendons of the EIP inserts volar and radial to the extensor digitorum communis of the index finger (EDC-I). Four variant muscles were identified including the extensor medii proprius (EMP) (in five cadavers), extensor digitorum brevis manus (EDBM) (in one cadaver), extensor indicis et medii communis (EIMC) (in four cadavers) and extensor pollicis et indicis (EPI) (in four cadavers). The absence of the EIP in four cases was substituted by either the EIMC or the EPI. Two unpreviously published cases were found. In one hand, the variant EIMC was present along with the EPI. In another hand, both the EMP and the EDBM were present, and the EMP tendon inserted to the tendon of the EDBM. Awareness of the variations on the dorsum of the hand is essential for diagnosis, surgical planning and treatment of diseased hands.

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and CEO luck: Are lucky CEOs socially responsible?

Abstract: ‘Lucky’ CEOs are given stock option grants on days when the stock price is the lowest in the month of the grant, implying opportunistic timing, severe agency problems and poor corporate governance. We find that lucky (opportunistic) CEOs invest significantly less in CSR. The evidence thus does not support the notion that CSR is primarily used to enhance managers’ private benefits at the expense of shareholders. Rather, lucky CEOs appear to view CSR investments as depriving them of the free cash flow they could otherwise exploit.