Exploration of HR Interventions during the Organizational Development (OD) Phases of Unicorn Startups in Thailand
Keywords:
Unicorn Startup, HR Intervention, Organizational Development PhaseAbstract
This position article pointed out the importance of exploration in HR interventions during the organizational development phases of unicorn startups in Thailand. Even though there are several research articles in the startup ecosystem, there is none of academic research among unicorn startups in Thailand. The authors reviewed and discussed the definitions and the related theories of startups, HR functions and interventions in the startups, and organizational development phases of the startups. The authors also described current Thailand’s startup landscape. In addition, the objectives for the future research are presented as to discover and understand the organizational development phases of unicorn startups in Thailand and their journeys to becoming unicorns and to explore HR interventions of unicorn startups in Thailand in different organizational development phases from the start to the unicorn level, to offer several implications for the startup organization, HR practitioners, and the management, as lesson learned from Thai unicorn startups.
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