""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""List of Contributors""; ""Preface""; ""References""; ""The Dynamics of Firm Internationalization in Vietnam""; ""Introduction""; ""Opening the economy""; ""Vietnam�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 Vietnam�s latecomer internationalization strategy""""Strategic shortcomings""; ""Latecomer catch-up strategies""; ""Positioning Vietnam�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 learningSecond 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 industry�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 VietnamIntroduction -- 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
