ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA HÀ NỘI
KHOA QUẢN TRỊ VÀ KINH DOANH
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ĐINH NGUYỄN BÍCH LÊ
CHALLENGES IN INTERNATIONALISATION
FOR VIETNAM SME
NHỮNG THÁCH THỨC TRONG QUÁ TRÌNH QUỐC TẾ
HÓA ĐỐI VỚI CÁC DOANH NGHIỆP VỪA VÀ NHỎ Ở
VIỆT NAM
LUẬN VĂN THẠC SĨ QUẢN TRỊ KINH DOANH
HÀ NỘI - 2020
ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA HÀ NỘI
KHOA QUẢN TRỊ VÀ KINH DOANH
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ĐINH NGUYỄN BÍCH LÊ
CHALLENGES IN INTERNATIONALISATION
FOR VIETNAM SME
NHỮNG THÁCH THỨC TRONG QUÁ TRÌNH QUỐC TẾ
HÓA ĐỐI VỚI CÁC DOANH NGHIỆP VỪA VÀ NHỎ Ở
VIỆT NAM
Chuyên ngành: Quản trị kinh doanh
Mã số: 8340101.01
LUẬN VĂN THẠC SĨ QUẢN TRỊ KINH DOANH
NGƯỜI HƯỚNG DẪN KHOA HỌC: PGS.TS. HOÀNG ĐÌNH PHI
HÀ NỘI - 2020
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DECLARATION
The author confirms that the research outcome in the thesis is the
result of author‟s independent work during study and research period and it is
not yet published in other‟s research and article.
The other‟s research result and documentation (extraction, table,
figure, formula, and other document) used in the thesis are cited properly
and the permission (if required) is given.
The author is responsible in front of the Thesis Assessment
Committee, Hanoi School of Business and Management, and the laws for
above-mentioned declaration.
Date…………………………..
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This research is dedicated to all people who are directly or indirectly
supporting me to successfully complete this work.
I would like to take this opportunity to extend my sincere thanks to
Vietnam National University, Hanoi/Hanoi school of business and
management (“HSB”) for their perfect and successful organization of this post
graduate course. My great thank also convey to the professors and all
administrative staff of HSB for their valuable lectures and generous support
during the course.
I am grateful to Assoc. Prof - PhD Hoang Dinh Phi for his valuable
guidance from the beginning to the end of this work.
Finally, I am especially thankful for the love, encouragement, support
and patience of my partner throughout the research and writing process.
Hanoi, Date…………………………..
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TABLE OF CONTENT
DECLARATION ......................................................................................................... i
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .......................................................................................... ii
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS..................................................................... v
LIST OF TABLES ...................................................................................................... vi
LIST OF FIGURE ................................................................................................... viii
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................ 1
1. Background and Problem Statement.................................................................... 1
2. Objectives of the Study ........................................................................................ 2
3. Scope of the Study ............................................................................................... 2
4. Thesis Structure ................................................................................................... 3
CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW .................................................................... 4
1. Conceptual Definitions of Internationalization .................................................. 4
2. Internationalization and Competitiveness .......................................................... 4
3. Internationalization and Resource-based View to Create Competitiveness ........ 6
4. The Role of Government in the Internationalization of SMEs ............................ 9
5. Government – Business Relations Models ........................................................ 10
5.1. Basic models of government-business relationship.................................... 11
5.2. Partnership Model of Organizing the Relationship between the
Government and Business ................................................................................. 12
6. Summary ............................................................................................................ 14
CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ....................................................... 15
1. Research Approach ........................................................................................... 15
1.1. Induction or Deduction ............................................................................... 15
1.2. Qualitative and quantitative method........................................................... 15
2. Research Strategy .............................................................................................. 16
3. Literature Research ........................................................................................... 17
4. Data Gathering .................................................................................................. 17
4.1. Primary data of the research ....................................................................... 17
4.2. Secondary sources of data .............................................................................. 18
