Intellectual Capital and Firm Performance in Vietnam: The Moderating Role of Corporate Social Responsibility

Ngoc Phu Tran, Co Thi Huyen Dinh, Hien Thi Thu Hoang and Duc Hong Vo ()
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Ngoc Phu Tran: The CBER—Research Center in Business, Economics and Resources, Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
Co Thi Huyen Dinh: The CBER—Research Center in Business, Economics and Resources, Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
Hien Thi Thu Hoang: The CBER—Research Center in Business, Economics and Resources, Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
Duc Hong Vo: The CBER—Research Center in Business, Economics and Resources, Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 19, 1-13

Abstract: The effects of intellectual capital on firm performance have been extensively investigated. However, the important role of corporate social responsibility in moderating this intellectual capital–performance nexus has largely been neglected in the existing literature. This study uses a sample of 60 listed firms on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange from 2011 to 2020 to examine the independent and joint effects of intellectual capital and corporate social responsibility on firm performance in Vietnam. The generalized method of moments is used. We find that both independent and joint effects exist. Furthermore, our results suggest that structural capital efficiency and capital employed efficiency are the two critical components of intellectual capital affecting firm performance. Interestingly, the joint effects of intellectual capital and CSR on firm performance are also confirmed in our analysis. These findings shed light on important policy implications concerning managerial policies targeting both intellectual capital and corporate social activities to improve firm performance in Vietnam.

Keywords: intellectual capital; corporate social responsibility; joint effects; GMM; Vietnam (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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