SME credit constraints in Asia’s rising economic star: fresh empirical evidence from Vietnam

Nguyen, Lan; Su, Jen‐Je; Sharma, Parmendra

doi:10.1080/00036846.2019.1569196

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“…These survey data have also been used by previous studies regarding SMEs in Vietnam (see e.g. Nguyen et al , 2019; Calza et al , 2019; Sharma and Tarp, 2018).…”

Section: Empirical Setting and Datamentioning

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Role of managerial traits in firm-level corruption: evidence from Vietnam

Ashyrov

2019

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to examine the link between behavioural and personality traits of firm representatives and bribery in the case study of Vietnam; second, to study whether corruption is associated to firm performance through managers’ personality traits. Design/methodology/approach This study uses novel data from micro, small and medium firms in Vietnam for investigating the relationship between behavioural and personality traits of representatives of firms and bribery. Stratified sampling method is employed to ensure an adequate number of firms in each province with different ownership types. Ordinary least squares and logistic estimation techniques are used in this analysis. Findings This paper finds that traits of risk loving and innovativeness are positively associated to the likelihood of paying bribe whereas managers’ internal locus of control is negatively related to the probability of paying bribe. This paper reveals that managers, who have risk loving characteristics and get engaged to bribe payments, are related to lower firm performances. Research limitations/implications Despite the fact that this paper provides robust and statistically significant empirical analysis, results from this paper are constrained with use of cross-sectional survey data, which has been conducted in 2015. Although this paper can provide strong correlations, it does not establish causal linkages and one should therefore be careful in interpreting the observed patterns as causal impacts. Originality/value The role of managerial personality traits in corruption interactions has not yet been explicitly proposed and empirically investigated. This paper attempts to fill this void by examining the relationship between managerial traits and corruption tendencies among SMEs in Vietnam.

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“…These survey data have also been used by previous studies regarding SMEs in Vietnam (see e.g. Nguyen et al , 2019; Calza et al , 2019; Sharma and Tarp, 2018).…”

Section: Empirical Setting and Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

Role of managerial traits in firm-level corruption: evidence from Vietnam

Ashyrov

2019

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“…Data are employed from the Survey of Small and Medium Scale Manufacturing Enterprises in Vietnam, which was conducted biennially from 2005 to 2013 with the purpose to gather and analyze data of the private sector in Vietnam (Nguyen et al, 2019;Phan and Archer, 2020). This survey was implemented in ten provinces (Ten provinces include: Ha Noi, Phu Tho, Ha Tay, Hai Phong, Nghe An, Quang Nam, Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong, Ho Chi Minh City, and Long An) across Vietnam under the research cooperation between the Central Institute for Economic Management (Vietnam), Institute of Labor Science and Social Affairs (Vietnam), and the University of Copenhagen (Denmark).…”

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confidence: 99%

Formality and investments: Evidence of Vietnamese SMEs

Phan¹,

Hien²

2021

Int. j. adv. appl. sci.

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Business formality is considered a key driver in the development of the private sector in developing countries, which can contribute to enhancing the capacity and competitiveness of firms. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of formality on investments of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam. Different from previous work, we apply a two-stage method with random-effects Probit and Tobit regressions to control for endogeneity surrounding formality and investments. Results show that formality measured by having a tax code fosters all types of investments. However, formality proxied by having a full set of business registration documents decreases total and fixed investments but increases non-fixed investments. Our findings suggest that relaxing complex procedures, enhancing the knowledge of the owner, and improving the ease of doing business play a crucial role in the formalization of Vietnamese SMEs.

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“…Data and information cover almost all firmrelated issues, such as enterprise history, household characteristics, production characteristics, sales structure and export, employment, investments and credit, networks, economic constraints, and potentials, among others. The survey has been widely used in previous studies on SMEs in Vietnam (Archer, 2019;Hansen et al, 2009;Rand, 2007;Nguyen et al, 2019).…”

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Labor productivity of household businesses in Vietnam

Hien¹

2021

Int. j. adv. appl. sci.

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This study aims to investigate the factors affecting the labor productivity of household businesses in Vietnam. By using data from the 2015 Small and Medium Scale Manufacturing Enterprises in Vietnam, the authors found that labor productivity was affected by a number of firms' and owners' characteristics, including firm size, firm age, investment, competition, networking, female share, salary, and owner's age. The study further examined the effects of these determinants on labor productivity through different quantiles (25 th , 50 th , and 75 th quantiles). Policy implications were discussed.

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SME credit constraints in Asia’s rising economic star: fresh empirical evidence from Vietnam

Cited by 19 publications

References 43 publications

Role of managerial traits in firm-level corruption: evidence from Vietnam

Role of managerial traits in firm-level corruption: evidence from Vietnam

Formality and investments: Evidence of Vietnamese SMEs

Labor productivity of household businesses in Vietnam

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