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 Volume 7, Issue 7 (July 2020), Pages: 95-101

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 Original Research Paper

 Title: Determinants of business performance in firms: Evidence in Vietnam technology and manufacturing enterprises

 Author(s): Vu Ngoc Xuan *

 Affiliation(s):

 Center for Analysis, Forecasting and Sustainable Development, National Economics University, Hanoi, Vietnam

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4364-9785

 Digital Object Identifier: 

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2020.07.012

 Abstract:

This article aims to identify factors affecting the business performance of enterprises. Vietnam. The author gathered information from 458 technology and manufacturing businesses in Vietnam. Survey enterprises in Hanoi, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh, and Can Tho Cites. Data were processed via SPSS software version 20.0. Cronbach's Alpha test methods, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and regression analysis were used in this study. The results show that firm size positively affects business performance. The research results show there are 07 main factors that positively affect the business performance of enterprises, including: (1) solvency, (2) firm size, (3) growth rate revenue growth, (4) administrative procedures, (5) access to credit institutions, (6) labor qualifications and (7) the age of the business. From the results of the analysis, the author gives some recommendations and solutions to improve the business operations of businesses in Vietnam, especially those in the technology and manufacturing sectors, in the context of Industrial network 4.0. 

 © 2020 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords: Enterprise, Business performance, Manufacturing enterprise, Technology enterprise, FDI enterprise

 Article History: Received 17 January 2020, Received in revised form 12 April 2020, Accepted 22 April 2020

 Acknowledgment:

This research is funded by National Economics University, Hanoi, Vietnam.

 Compliance with ethical standards

 Conflict of interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

 Citation:

 Xuan VN (2020). Determinants of business performance in firms: Evidence in Vietnam technology and manufacturing enterprises. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 7(7): 95-101

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