The enterprises in rural areas implement high-tech in their operation and management to improve their product’s quality and productivity, mainly in agriculture. These enterprises also focus on research activity outcomes, and labor qualifications, environment-friendly and energy efficiency.
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Rural Entrepreneurship in Vietnam: Identification of Facilitators and Barriers
Thanh-Thuy Nguyen (RMIT University, Australia), Javad Shahreki (Multimedia University, Malaysia), Pham Van Hong (Dai Nam University, Vietnam), and Nguyen Van Tung (Ho Chi Minh University of Transport, Vietnam)
Copyright: © 2021
|Pages: 20
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4942-1.ch009
Abstract
Rural Vietnam can be defined in three settings that include agriculture, rural development, and rural livelihoods, in which the agriculture has played a critical role in Vietnam's economy, contributing 20% to the GDP and 40% to the working population. This chapter attempts to identify the facilitators and potential barriers to rural entrepreneurship in Vietnam by following a qualitative research design examining the literature. Further, the chapter particularly attempts to identify the facilitators and potential barriers to develop rural entrepreneurship in the high-tech context. The analysis of the study illustrates the two most critical facilitators for rural entrepreneurship in Vietnam as “enterprise capitals” and “innovation including technology.” Further, the study also highlighted barriers such as “limited access to distribution channels” and “limited access to business support and technology.”