Sustainability has become a global imperative, positioning Lean management as a critical approach to achieving this goal, with employee performance efficiency playing a vital role in industrial manufacturing. Therefore, this study investigates how Lean waste management practices, supported by employee engagement, enhance sustainable performance in the steel industry, aligning with ESG indicators and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The model is empirically validated using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) based on 385 responses from executives of steel manufacturing plants in the Eastern Region of Thailand. The findings reveal that lean management practices have a significant positive impact on sustainability, contributing to improved environmental, governance, and social outcomes. Employee performance also directly influences sustainability and has a strong positive effect on waste management, emphasizing its critical role in enhancing operational efficiency and sustainable practices. Interestingly, the study finds that employee performance significantly and negatively moderates the relationship between lean management and sustainability. This indicates that while high-performing employees enhance sustainability through their direct contributions, their overall effectiveness in operational areas may reduce the specific measurable impact of lean practices on sustainability outcomes. The results highlight the importance of integrating employee engagement and lean management strategies to optimize sustainability in the steel industry. Organizations are encouraged to foster a culture of continuous improvement and align operational strategies with human resource capabilities to achieve long-term sustainable success.

Purpose: This study aims to explore the factors affecting behavioral intention of tourists to travel into local destinations in Rayong Province, Thailand and to examine destination personality, tourist connection with destination, and tourists’ behavioral intention to visit the local tourist attractions in Rayong province. In addition, the study explored on the influences from the self-brand connection as the transmission factor from destination personality to the behavioral intention for visitation. Theoretical framework: Destination Personality consisting of (1) conviviality, (2) sincerity, (3) excitement influence Self-brand connections which lead to Behavioral intention of revisiting intention and recommendation intention. Methodology: This was quantitative research that used questionnaire to collect data from 385 tourists. Data were analyzed by Structural Equation Model (SEM)   Results and conclusion: The destination personality and self-brand connection had the influences on the behavioral intention to visit the destination confirmed by the empirical results stating that the brand connection are the transmission factor of destination personality toward the behavioral intention to travel. Research Implications: This study benefits the tourism industry in Rayong province to realize the behavioral intention of tourists to travel into local destinations in Rayong Province so they can improve their destination personality and brand connection in order to gain revisiting of tourists.   Originality value: This study presents the new knowledge of destination personality and tourist attraction brand connection that they are related and have direct influences on tourist intentions to revisit the place.

Purpose: In this research, the objective is to study the impact of social responsibility and social capital on the sustainability of community enterprises. Theoretical Framework: Community enterprises play a crucial role in promoting sustainable growth at the community level by creating economic opportunities, fostering social equality, and ensuring environmental sustainability. In the context of community enterprises, social capital and corporate social responsibility can lead to the enhancement of community problem-solving capabilities, the achievement of community objectives, and the sustainability of both the community enterprise and the community as a whole. Design/Methodology/Approach: A quantitative approach was employed. The sample group used for the study consists of 200 members of community enterprises in Chumphon province. The instrument used for the study is a questionnaire, adapted from previous academic research, which has undergone content validity and reliability tests with a Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.85. Data analysis was conducted using structural equation modeling statistics. Findings: Studies have found that social costs are positively correlated with both corporate social responsibility activities and balanced operational outcomes, while no relationship was found between social responsibility and balanced performance outcomes. Research Practical and Social Implication: The study clearly demonstrates that social capital is a crucial factor for the sustainable operation of community enterprises. Originality/Value: Social responsibility and social capital have great impact on the sustainability of community enterprises, therefore, potential and successful community enterprises must equip with social capital and responsibility.

Purpose: In this research, the objective is to study the impact of social responsibility and social capital on the sustainability of community enterprises. Theoretical Framework: Community enterprises play a crucial role in promoting sustainable growth at the community level by creating economic opportunities, fostering social equality, and ensuring environmental sustainability. In the context of community enterprises, social capital and corporate social responsibility can lead to the enhancement of community problem-solving capabilities, the achievement of community objectives, and the sustainability of both the community enterprise and the community as a whole. Design/Methodology/Approach: A quantitative approach was employed. The sample group used for the study consists of 200 members of community enterprises in Chumphon province. The instrument used for the study is a questionnaire, adapted from previous academic research, which has undergone content validity and reliability tests with a Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.85. Data analysis was conducted using structural equation modeling statistics. Findings: Studies have found that social costs are positively correlated with both corporate social responsibility activities and balanced operational outcomes, while no relationship was found between social responsibility and balanced performance outcomes. Research Practical and Social Implication: The study clearly demonstrates that social capital is a crucial factor for the sustainable operation of community enterprises. Originality/Value: Social responsibility and social capital have great impact on the sustainability of community enterprises, therefore, potential and successful community enterprises must equip with social capital and responsibility.

Sustainability has become a critical priority for organizations worldwide, particularly in high-impact industries such as steel manufacturing. This study develops and validates a comprehensive measurement model for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)-based sustainability performance in the steel sector. Using survey data from executives of steel manufacturing plants in Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), the study applies Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and second-order modeling to examine the hierarchical structure of ESG dimensions. The model comprises of 45 indicators across 15 first-order constructs, grouped under three second-order ESG categories. Results confirm the robustness of the model, demonstrating strong validity and reliability across ESG constructs. The findings offer critical insights for policy-makers, corporate leaders, and sustainability practitioners in designing strategic interventions that align with global sustainability goals and industry-specific challenges.

Community-based tourism (CBT) destinations create sustainability value that tourists may not fully observe during short visits. This study examines how perceived sustainability communication is associated with tourist support. Its originality lies in showing that sustainability communication in CBT is not directly associated with destination image or behavioral intention but appears to operate through destination personality as a symbolic interpretation mechanism before destination evaluation. Drawing on signaling theory and the stimulus–organism–response framework, perceived sustainability communication is conceptualized as a sustainability signal, destination personality as symbolic interpretation, destination image as cognitive–affective evaluation, and behavioral intention as tourist support. Data from 390 domestic tourists visiting six CBT destinations in Surat Thani Province, Thailand, were analyzed using PLS-SEM. The results show that perceived sustainability communication was associated with destination personality, which was subsequently associated with destination image and behavioral intention. Destination image was also associated with behavioral intention, while the direct associations with destination image and behavioral intention were not significant. Destination personality and destination image sequentially mediated the relationship. IPMA identified destination personality as the primary managerial priority, followed by destination image. The findings suggest that sustainability messages become behaviorally meaningful through symbolic interpretation and destination evaluation.