JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://cdn.kendostatic.com/2012.1.515/js/kendo.all.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://cdn.kendostatic.com/2012.1.322/styles/kendo.common.min.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://cdn.kendostatic.com/2012.1.322/styles/kendo.default.min.css">
<div id="dropdownExample">
    <select id="nameDropDown" data-bind="value: name, events: {change: nameChanged}">
        <option>James</option>
        <option>Bond</option>
    </select>
    <div id="outputExample"></div>
</div>

JavaScript

var vModel = kendo.observable({
    name: "James",
    nameChanged: function(param) {
    		console.log(param.data);
        var paramDataName = param.data.name;
        var vModelGet = this.get("name");

        var outPut = "param.data.name = " + paramDataName;
        outPut += "<br/>vModelGet = " + vModelGet;

        $("#outputExample").html(outPut);
    }
});

kendo.bind($("#dropdownExample"), vModel);

$(document).ready(function() {
    $("#nameDropDown").kendoDropDownList();
});