CMMU Sustainable Leadership Research at 2010 IFSAM World Congress in Paris, France

Three CMMU research reports on Sustainable Leadership have been presented and published in conference proceedings at the 2010 Annual Conference of the International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management (IFSAM) or 2010 IFSAM World Congress in Paris, France on July 8, 2010.

Adopting Avery (2005)'s model of Sustainable Leadership, four members of Mahidol University's Leadership Research Group (LRG), based at CMMU, have investigated leadership practices of successful business enterprises in Thailand to determine if the Western derived model fits business conditions in Thailand's developing economy.  Findings reveal some important managerial implications for business leaders who want to sustain their organizational success in that context.  The four LRG members are Assistant Professor Dr. Sooksan Kantabutra, Assistant Professor Dr. Vichita Ractham, Dr. Pornkasem Kantamara and Suparak Suriyankietkaew, a PhD student from the latest cohort.  Details of the three papers are below.

1. Kantabutra, S. & Suriyankietkaew, S.  Sustainable Leadership at a Thai Community Enterprise (Sa Paper Preservation House).
2. Kantabutra, S. & Ractham, V.V. Sustainable Leadership: An Asian Case of Nutritional Innovator (Tipco).
3. Kantabutra, S. & Kantamara, P. Sustainable Leadership: A Case of Convergence Lifestyle Enabler (TRUE Corporation).

In addition, a special presentation, entitled "A Royal Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy: A Thai Approach to Corporate Sustainability", has been delivered by Assistant Professor Dr. Sooksan Kantabutra in its Creative Leadership Approaches session.  All CMMU presentation sessions were chaired by Professor Avery herself and generated much of discussion.

"I'm shocked to learn that there is this excellent research done in this part of the world (Thailand)."

--- Professor Gayle C. Avery

Dr. Vichita Ractham is presenting sustainable leadership at Tipco. Dr. Pornkasem Kantamara is presenting sustainable leadership at TRUE CORP. Ms. Suparak Suriyankietkaew, a CMMU PhD student, is presenting sustainable leadership at Sa Paper Preservation House. Dr. Sooksan Kantabutra is presenting Thailand's research on the philosophy of Sufficiency Economy in the business sector.

 

IFSAM, "United Nations of the Academies of Management", is an association of associations, including the US Academy of Management, the British Academy of Management and the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management, designed to foster the development of international scholarly activities directed at understanding and enhancing management practices. Its mission is to develop management research and teaching as a unified science and to contribute to their advancement in all nations of the world.  IFSAM acceptance of the CMMU research reports confirms CMMU's status as a leading business school in Asia.