THE UNIVERSITY OF DA NANG
UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS
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PHUNG VAN THANH
DEVELOPMENT OF NON NUOC TRADITIONAL
STONE CARVING VILLAGE
Major: Business Administration
Code: 62.34.01.02
DOCTORAL THESIS SUMMARY
Da Nang – 2022
THE UNIVERSITY OF DA NANG
The work was completed in
UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS
Supevisors:
1. Ass. Prof. Dr. Pham Thi Lan Huong
2. Dr. Le Thi Minh Hang
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INTRODUCTION
1. The urgency of the thesis
Non Nuoc traditional Stone Carving village is a famous craft village
with a long history of formation and development. Craft villages play an
important role in the socio-economic development of the locality. Craft
villages are facing huge market opportunities, but there are still many
limitations that do not ensure sustainable development such as: Small scale
of production and business; low production - business results; the amount
of accumulated capital to invest in business development is not high, it is
difficult to raise capital to expand production and business; linkage
activities between production and business establishments with each other
and with related organizations are limited, product quality is uneven,
competitiveness is not high, innovation is still low, and low-educated
workers, inadequate mechanisms and policies, problems of environmental
pollution, infrastructure that is although invested but there are still many
shortcomings, problems with output markets for products are facing many
difficulties. The industry linking cluster theory is widely used in the world
as a theoretical basis for research to improve the competitiveness of
industry and service industries. Therefore, the author chooses the research
topic: “Development of Non Nuoc traditional Stone Carving Village”
According to the approach method of industry linking cluster, it will solve
the current problems of the locality, in line with the current development
trend in the region and in the world, helping craft villages to develop
sustainably.
2. Research questionnaire
What is an industry cluster? What are the characteristics of the industry
cluster and what role does it play in the effective and sustainable
development of traditional craft villages?
Explain the correlation between the cluster development model and the
characteristics of the craft village? (Identify traditional craft villages as
clusters of industry links)
Why do you think that the model of clustering can be used to develop
Non Nuoc stone craft village?
Criteria to evaluate the conditions for sustainable development of craft
villages in the direction of industry clusters?
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The development status of the Non Nuoc Stone Carving Village of in
recent years, analyzing the production and business situation of craft
village enterprises, the conditions for the development of traditional craft
villages in the direction of industry clusters, advantages and limitations of
those conditions?.
In the coming time, how does Non Nuoc Stone Carving Village
develop in the direction of industry clusters and what measures should be
taken to promote the formation and sustainable development of handicraft
villages in the direction of industry clusters?
3. Research objectives
3.1. General objectives
Provide a theoretical system on industry linking cluster, assess the
need and conditions for developing craft villages in the direction of
industry linking cluster
3.2. Specific objectives
- On the basis of clarifying the theoretical basis for the development of
traditional craft villages in the direction of industry linking cluster,
analyzing the current situation of craft villages and proposing some
solutions for sustainable development of Non Nuoc traditional Stone
Carving Village.
4. Research subjects and scope
4.1. Research subjects
The theoretical and practical issues on the development of Non Nuoc
traditional Stone Carving village in the direction of industry clusters
4.2. Research scope
Enterprises, production and business establishments in Non Nuoc
traditional Stone Carving village and related parties, the secondary data is
collected for many years in the period 2015-2020, primary data in the
period 2017-2020.
5. Research Methods
5.1. Research approach
The research will follow different approaches: participatory approach,
cluster-based approach to industry linkages through the craft village
product value chain, and socio-economic and environmental field-based
approach.
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In particular, special attention is paid to the approach to research and
development of Non Nuoc Stone Carving Village in the direction of
developing into an industry-linked cluster from different angles. In line
with the specialized nature of Business Administration, the author chooses
an approach to research on the formation and development of industry
clusters of Non Nuoc Stone Carving Village from the perspective of
businesses and linkages between enterprises in the production and business
process. That is, studying the conditions for the formation and development
of a cluster of associations of Non Nuoc Stone Carving Village through
studying the process of agglomeration and centralization of production by
enterprises in the craft village to effectively organize vertical and
horizontal linkages in the value chain of Non Nuoc Stone Carving Village.
In addition, the study of some contents related to state management
agencies is mainly to clarify the roles and responsibilities in ensuring the
conditions for the development of linkages between enterprises in the
cluster of craft village in line with the increasing development requirements
of the domestic and world markets.
5.2. Research Methods
On the basis of research approach with participatory and cluster-
industry linkages through the value chain of craft village products as well
as the socio-economic-environmental approach. The study was designed
and conducted based on the combined assessment of producers, enterprises,
and managers and combined information sources for analysis. Secondary
data sources were collected from the Statistical Yearbook of the General
Statistics Office, the Statistical Yearbook of the Danang Statistical Office,
the Ngu Hanh Son District Statistical Office, Da Nang Socio-Economic
Development Research Institute, reports of city departments and agencies
and Ngu Hanh Son district. Primary data sources were collected from
surveys, interviews with production and business enterprises in the on
Nuoc Stone Carving Village, experts, central and local managers.
Collected data was coded and entered by Excel software; Analyze data,
calculate statistical parameters, analyze statistics and interpret results using
SPSS statistical software. Analytical, descriptive and comparative methods
were mainly used in the research process.
6. Scientific contributions of the thesis
6.1. Theoretical contributions
- From theoretical research on clusters of industry linkages, based on
agglomeration, to centralize businesses into geographical areas and