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Globalization and innovation: Evidence from Vietnamese small and medium sized enterprises

by Ba Hoang Nguyen a orcid ,  Ho Hoang Gia Bao a orcid ,  Hoang Phong Le a,* orcid ,  Tram B.T. Tran a orcid  and  Thanh An Vu a orcid
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Department of Finance and Accounting Management, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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EAL  2023, 38; 2(4), 38; https://doi.org/10.58567/eal02040004
Received: 24 June 2023 / Accepted: 24 July 2023 / Published Online: 26 July 2023
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The purpose of this research is to investigate how globalization affects innovation in Vietnam’s small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Utilizing Probit model and the data from Vietnam’s SMEs Survey during the period 2005-2015, the research examines the micro and macro effects of globalization on the innovation of these businesses. The main results show that at macro level, globalization is negatively correlated with innovation. However, at micro level, increasing competition pressure and knowledge transfer due to globalization are positively correlated with innovation of Vietnam’s SMEs.

Keywords: Globalization; innovation, Vietnam’s SMEs;
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Nguyen, B. H.; Bao, H. H. G.; Le, H. P.; Tran, T. B.; Vu, T. A. Globalization and innovation: Evidence from Vietnamese small and medium sized enterprises. Economic Analysis Letters, 2023, 2, 38. https://doi.org/10.58567/eal02040004
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Nguyen B H, Bao H H G, Le H P, Tran T B, Vu T A. Globalization and innovation: Evidence from Vietnamese small and medium sized enterprises. Economic Analysis Letters; 2023, 2(4):38. https://doi.org/10.58567/eal02040004
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Nguyen, Ba H.; Bao, Ho H. G.; Le, Hoang P.; Tran, Tram B.; Vu, Thanh A. 2023. "Globalization and innovation: Evidence from Vietnamese small and medium sized enterprises" Economic Analysis Letters 2, no.4:38. https://doi.org/10.58567/eal02040004
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Nguyen, B. H., Bao, H. H. G., Le, H. P., Tran, T. B., & Vu, T. A. (2023). Globalization and innovation: Evidence from Vietnamese small and medium sized enterprises. Economic Analysis Letters, 2(4), 38. https://doi.org/10.58567/eal02040004

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