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What is Environment Scanning

Chapter 14
Handbook of Research on Small and Medium Enterprises in Developing Countries
This is a step of strategy formulation which includes analysis the external and internal environment in order to indicate the opportunities, threats from the external environment, strengths and weaknesses from internal environment.
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Non-State SMEs in Vietnam: Understanding Strategic Situation and Implications for Organizational Performance
Nguyen Thi Uyen (Vietnam University of Commerce, Vietnam & Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia) and Siti Rohaida Mohamed Zainal (Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia)
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 25
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2165-5.ch014
Abstract
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) which are dominated by non-state SMEs play an important role in economic growth, job creation and poverty reduction in Vietnam. However, most of non-state SMEs in Vietnam are young and contain several limitations in performance. Therefore, finding solutions and strategic orientations to enhance SMEs performance becomes the major concern of the policy makers and business practitioners. To generate the implications pertinent to firms for sustaining high organizational performance in long run, understanding the strategic situation of the firms is a vital step. Thus, based on strategic theory of SWOT and strategy formulation, this chapter aims to: (1) Explore the characteristics of dynamic macro environment for development of non-state SMEs in Vietnam; (2) identify the key firm's features; (3) examine firm performance to identify achievements and constraints; (4) suggest strategic implications for enhancement of SMEs performance toward long-run development of non-state SMEs in Vietnam.
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