THAILAND IS EXPERIENCING A RAPID ECONOMIC GROWTH. IN PARTICULAR, THE BANGKOK METROPOLITAN AREAS ARE GROWING RAPIDLY AS THE ENGINE OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE GLOBALIZATION OF ECONOMY. THE IMPORTANT RESULT OF SUCH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS THE DRASTIC INCREASE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF HEAD QUARTER FUNCTIONS OF BUSINESS. IN THIS PAPER, FIRSTLY, THE CHARACTERISTICS OF LOCATION OF HEAD QUARTER FUNCTIONS IN BANGKOK ARE ANALYZED AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE HEAD OFFICES OF MAJOR COMPANIES ARE INCREASINGLY BEING LOCATED DISPERSING. SECONDLY, THE FACTORS TO INFLUENCE THE LOCATION OF SUCH FUNCTIONS INCLUDING SOCIAL IMPACTS, INFRASTRUCTURE, PLANNING REGULATIONS AND THE AVAILABILITY OF LAND, ARE EXAMINED. FINALLY, SOME PLANNING ISSUES ARE DISCUSSED BASED ON THE ABOVE ANALYSIS.
