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Export Performance of Vietnamese Manufacturing SMEs: A PLS-SEM Test of Resource-Based Determinants, Absorptive Capacity, and International Competition

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  • Bui Van, Vien
  • Vo Huu, Khanh
  • Tran The, Tuan

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Export performance has become increasingly important for Vietnamese manufacturing SMEs as they face digital transformation and stronger global competition. This study investigates how resource-based determinants affect the export performance of Vietnamese manufacturing SMEs, with absorptive capacity (mediation) and international competition (moderation). Cross-sectional survey data from 420 manufacturing SMEs in Vietnam, collected during February–August 2025 and completed by authorized firm representatives (owners/ directors/ senior managers). Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (SmartPLS 4.1) with 5,000 bootstraps was employed. Digital transformation (β = 0.304, p

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  • Bui Van, Vien & Vo Huu, Khanh & Tran The, Tuan, 2025. "Export Performance of Vietnamese Manufacturing SMEs: A PLS-SEM Test of Resource-Based Determinants, Absorptive Capacity, and International Competition," MPRA Paper 127537, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:127537
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    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes

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