Impact of transport infrastructure on firm performance: case study of Cuu long delta area, Vietnam

Transport infrastructure plays an important role in promoting the socio-economic development in most countries. In particular, the development of road infrastructure is the basis for promoting enterprises development through expanding market access, lowering logistics cost and inputs cost, etc. The focal point of this paper is to estimate the impact of road infrastructure on firm performance through an empirical research in Cuu Long delta area, Vietnam. By applying the econometric models, the results from this study show that the positive relationship between road infrastructure and firm performance in Cuu Long delta area, and that the level of impact is different across business sectors

The impact of firm size on the performance of Vietnamese private enterprises: A case study

This article investigates the effect of firm size on the performance of Vietnamese private enterprises. Based on the data from the Annual Enterprise Survey from 2009 to 2018, this study uses an ordinary least-squares regression model (OLS) to point out the effects of firm size (growth rate, total assets, and total labor) on the performance of Vietnamese private enterprises in both static and dynamic states. According to the results of the quantitative model, total assets are the biggest factor for determining firm performance, followed by total labor and growth rate. The results highlight the issue in Vietnamese private enterprises development in terms of scale, despite the fact that their number is growing, as the scale of enterprises decreases (the proportion of micro and small enterprises increases, but the proportion of medium and big enterprises decreases). Besides, the disadvantages of scale also negatively affect the development process of Vietnamese private enterprises, including accessing capital, increase in production or productivity, business expansion, and improving competitiveness. AcknowledgmentsThis research is supported by the National Science Project “Development of Private Enterprises in the Southwest Region in the new context” (KHCN-TNB/14-19/X15)

The role of foreign direct investment in technology development in Vietnam

AbstractVietnam is regarded as one of the developing countries that successfully attracts foreign direct investment (FDI). Approaching and transferring technology in FDI projects is the top priority in promoting Vietnam’s FDI attractiveness strategy. The estimated results show that FDI positively contributed to technology development, stimulating innovation in science and technology applications while improving competitiveness for domestic enterprises. However, due to the lack of R&D activities and management capabilities, it still has numerous difficulties in applying and transferring technology to Vietnam. Therefore, to enhance the efficiency of FDI on technology development, Vietnam needs to strongly implement further solutions