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

Vien Bui Van, Khanh Vo Huu and Tuan Tran The

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Abstract: 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

Keywords: exports; SMEs; RBV; absorptive capacity; competition; digital transformation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F14 L25 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-12-22
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Published in Problems and Perspectives in Management 4.23(2025): pp. 602-619

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