Influences of Talent Management, Employee Engagement, and Knowledge Integration toward Sustainable Competitive Advantage of Thai Electronics Manufacturing Industry

Abstract

The objectives in the study were to explore: (1) the talent management, employee engagement, knowledge integration, and sustainable competitive advantage; (2) the influences of the mediated variable of the employee engagement as a correlated variable between talent management and sustainable competitive advantage; and (3) the influences of the mediated variable of the knowledge integration as a correlated variable between talent management and sustainable competitive advantage of electronics manufacturing industry in Thailand. The samples in this quantitative study were 138 entrepreneurs in electronics manufacturing industries in Thailand. Questionnaires were used as the research instrument, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient range of talent management, employee engagement, knowledge integration, and sustainable competitive advantage had 0.857, 0.737, 0.767, and 0.780 respectively and data were analyzed using percentage, means, standard deviation, and structural equation model (SEM) and Software program.

The results of the study revealed that (1) the talent management, employee engagement, knowledge integration, and sustainable competitive advantage were overall averaged at high level, ranging at 3.85, 3.82, 3.90 and 3.85 respectively; (2) the influence as a mediated factor of the employee engagement correlated between the talent management and the sustainable competitive advantage had coefficient scales (Booth LL CI) at 0.261 and Booth ULCI were at 0.588; and (3) the influence as a mediated factor of the knowledge Integration correlated between the talent management and the sustainable competitive advantage had coefficient scales (Booth LL CI) at 0.052 and Booth ULCI were at 0.281. Therefore, this study ascertained the significance of the employee engagement and the knowledge integration as a new concept of innovative creation that contributes to the sustainable competitive advantage in the world market and it could further increase the organizational efficacy and sustainability.