behaviors as Strong roots submit to three basic characteristics, namely, intelligence, social perspective
and mental heath. A healthy tree trunk proposes fi ve psychological characteristics of desirable
behavior, namely,future orientation and self control, need for achievement, moral reasoning ability,
internal locus of control of reinforcement, and achievement motive. The part of fl ower and fruit refers
to the behaviors of a good person and the behaviors of a good and intelligent person.
Additionally, Ward’s (1997) study supported the view that the quality of human capital in the
modern workplace is beyond education and training. The entrepreneurs prioritize the attitude,
adaptation, and team work. These have become the main factors for recruitment and courses designed
for human resource development (HRD). This is also consistent with Peter Senge (1997) explained
the relationship between the individual and organization by referring to fi ve disciplines, as systems
thinking also needs the disciplines of building shared vision, mental models, team learning, and
personal mastery to realize its potential. Building shared vision fosters a commitment to the long term.
Mental models focus on the openness needed to unearth shortcomings in our present ways of seeing
the world. Team learning develops the skills of groups of people to look for the larger picture beyond
individual perspectives. And personal mastery fosters the personal motivation to continually learn how
our actions affect our world.
In order to move Thailand into being a “Knowledge-Based Society”, it should start with fi nding
out the elements related to the required characters of ICT workforces. Such knowledge will affect the
method determination on developing ICT human resource of Thailand and make the workplaces
stable. If the workspaces were stable, it will affect the capacity development of the ICT industry
which leads to the improvement of the country to be a knowledge-base d society. TDRI (2008)
reported that this investigation can be undertaken by distributing questionnaire to inquire about the