The new Asian dragon [[electronic resource] ] : internationalization of firms in Vietnam / / edited by Henrik Schamumberg-Müller and Pham Hong Chuong

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910457156003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [Copenhagen], : Copenhagen Business School Press; Portland, OR, : Distribution, International Specialized Book Services, 2010, c2009
• ISBN: 87-630-9996-9; 9788763009996
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (255 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): ChuongPham Hong; Schaumburg-MüllerHenrik
• Disciplina: 650.09597
• Soggetti: International business enterprises - Vietnam; Electronic books.; Vietnam Economic conditions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""List of Contributors""; ""Preface""; ""References""; ""The Dynamics of Firm Internationalization in Vietnam""; ""Introduction""; ""Opening the economy""; ""Vietnamâ€?s foreign trade performance""; ""The inward foreign direct investment""; ""Internationalization strategies of firms in Vietnam""; ""State-owned enterprises""; ""The private domestic enterprise sector""; ""Foreign-owned enterprises""; ""Firm internationalization strategies""; ""Export internationalization of light manufacturing domestic firms""; ""Investment strategies of foreign companies""; ""The sustainability of Vietnamâ€?s latecomer internationalization strategy""""Strategic shortcomings""; ""Latecomer catch-up strategies""; ""Positioning Vietnamâ€?s firms as latecomers""; ""Conclusions""; ""References""; ""Trade Internationalization Paths of Emerging Market Firms: Evidence from Vietnam""; ""Introduction""; ""Research methodology""; ""Case methodology""; ""Selection of case companies""; ""Literature review and conceptual framework""; ""Internationalization ; theories focusing on downstream activities""; ""The conceptual model of the study""; ""First internationalization path: Independent experiential learning""""Second internationalization path: GVC incorporation""; ""Third internationalization path: Multi-chain strategy""; ""Conclusions and managerial implications""; ""References""; ""An Explorative Study on Functional Upgrading and Export""; ""Introduction""; ""Theoretical background""; ""The furniture industry value chain""; ""Typologies of industrial upgrading""; ""Research methodology""; ""Context of the Vietnamese wood furniture industry""; ""Global context""; ""National context and regulatory framework""; ""Effects of context on the Vietnamese wood furniture industry""""The industryâ€?s development""; ""Vietnamese wood furniture producers move towards functional upgrading""; ""Upstream activities""; ""Downstream activities and the move toward functional upgrading""; ""Position of Vietnamese wood furniture producers in the GVC""; ""Cases of successful export development""; ""Development profile of case firms""; ""Functional upgrading and export development""; ""Combination of relationship marketing and transactional marketing""; ""Summary of case findings""; ""Conclusions""; ""References""; ""Conversion of Foreign Direct Investment Projects in Vietnam""""Introduction""; ""Scope of the research and research questions""; ""Entry mode and conversion""; ""The entry modes""; ""Wholly-owned enterprises""; ""Joint ventures""; ""Conversion of foreign investments""; ""Types of conversion""; ""Reasons for the conversion of the form of foreign investment""; ""Host country factors""; ""Changes in government policy""; ""Local industry/market""; ""Privatization policy""; ""Factors related to firms""; ""Changes in strategic objectives""; ""The development of internal capabilities""; ""Joint venture decay/failure""