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研究生: Manita Ratanamanit
Manita Ratanamanit
論文名稱: A Case Study of Business Strategy of Thailand's Leading Organic Superfood Producer
A Case Study of Business Strategy of Thailand's Leading Organic Superfood Producer
指導教授: 劉代洋
Day-Yang Liu
口試委員: 謝劍平
Joseph C.P. Shieh
鄭仁偉
Jen-Wei Cheng
學位類別: 碩士
Master
系所名稱: 管理學院 - 管理學院MBA
School of Management International (MBA)
論文出版年: 2019
畢業學年度: 108
語文別: 英文
論文頁數: 99
中文關鍵詞: organicbusiness strategystrategic marketinge-commerce
外文關鍵詞: organic, business strategy, strategic marketing, e-commerce
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  • Recently, organic products have been received enormous attention throughout the world due to an increase in customer awareness regarding health issues and environmental problems. More and more people are opting for healthier options. However, organic offerings remain a niche market. With high price issue, huge capital, production specialization, customers' limited knowledge regarding organic products, organic certifying process, and more, have made many companies cannot survive in this intense competition.

    The purpose of this research is to identify what kind of business strategy that has been developed and implemented by Organic Seeds, Thailand's leading organic superfood producer as a case study. The findings show that Organic Seeds is focusing on offering and delivering high- quality products to pass the value to customers through never-ending product development and innovation. Moreover, Organic Seeds also concentrates on specific marketing strategies to reach both current and potential customers. Lastly, the company prioritizes customer satisfaction which is significant for the company's growth.


    Recently, organic products have been received enormous attention throughout the world due to an increase in customer awareness regarding health issues and environmental problems. More and more people are opting for healthier options. However, organic offerings remain a niche market. With high price issue, huge capital, production specialization, customers' limited knowledge regarding organic products, organic certifying process, and more, have made many companies cannot survive in this intense competition.

    The purpose of this research is to identify what kind of business strategy that has been developed and implemented by Organic Seeds, Thailand's leading organic superfood producer as a case study. The findings show that Organic Seeds is focusing on offering and delivering high- quality products to pass the value to customers through never-ending product development and innovation. Moreover, Organic Seeds also concentrates on specific marketing strategies to reach both current and potential customers. Lastly, the company prioritizes customer satisfaction which is significant for the company's growth.

    ABSTRACT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TABLE OF CONTENT LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF TABLES CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Research Motivation and Background 1.2 Research Objectives 1.3 Research Content 1.4 Research Flowchart CHAPTER 2. LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Organic 2.2 Superfoods 2.3 Value Chain Analysis 2.4 Core Competency 2.5 Competitive Advantage 2.6 Differentiation 2.7 Strategic Marketing 2.8 Positional Advantage 2.9 Customer Loyalty 2.10 E-commerce CHAPTER 3. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3.1 Research Design 3.2 Data Collection Methods 3.3 Data Analysis 3.4 Research Limitations CHAPTER 4. INDUSTRY AND COMPANY ANALYSIS 4.1 Industry Analysis 4.2 Company Analysis CHAPTER 5. CASE STUDY ANALYSIS 5.1 Organic Seeds' Core Competency 5.2 STP Framework 5.3 Value Chain Analysis 5.4 Challenges 5.5 Future Plan CHAPTER 6. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 6.1 Conclusion 6.2 Recommendations REFERENCES

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