A Study on Firm Performance and Entrepreneurship in Small and Medium Size Enterprises in Vietnam

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24530299
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Economic policy
• Research Institution: Kyoto University (2014); Kobe University (2012-2013)
• Principal Investigator: VIXATHEP SOUKSAVANH 京都大学, 経済学研究科(研究院), 助教 (80599027)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): MATSUNAGA Nobuaki 神戸大学, 大学院国際協力研究科, 教授 (80127399)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): LUONG Van Khoi 計画投資省(MPI)社会経済情報, 予想センター(NCIF)世界経済部, 部長
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 企業家精神 / 中小企業 / 人的資本 / 社会資本 / 開発政策 / ベトナム

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The reform (Doi Moi) policy in Vietnam that was launched in the late 1980s includes the SME promotion as one of the priority policy elements. In the current study we examine SMEs and evaluate their development with respect to enterprise performance (VA, TFP); contribution of entrepreneur’s human and social capital to firm performance; and the legal environment around non-state enterprises. We also conduct a comparative study on entrepreneurship issues between Vietnam and Bangladesh using primary data. The conclusions from the study are that entrepreneurial human and social capital work in a virtuous circle to enhance SME performance, and that education is vital to entrepreneurship promotion and economic development. Policy formulation for the education sector should pay more attention on the demand in society, the quality and appropriateness of education for the SME sector that generate profit opportunities for entrepreneurs and employment opportunities for the labor force.

Free Research Field

経済開発論