Bach Nguyen
Biographic Data
| ID | 4609255 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bach Nguyen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bach |
| FAMILY NAME | Nguyen |
| SIGNATURE | NGUYEN B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Exeter |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1527-7443 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Social capital and SME innovations: The importance of knowledge combination and customer demands
This article draws on social capital theory to examine the underlying mechanisms linking interpersonal and interorganizational social capital to innovation and to explore how customer demands moderate these relationships. Two empirical studies were conducted using data from Vietnamese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs): a panel data study and a primary survey study. The results indicate that (i) both interpersonal and interorganizational s…
Gender attitudes and business venturing in low gender egalitarianism culture: A study of Egypt and Jordan
This study examines the link between individuals’ gender attitudes and their engagement in entrepreneurial activities. Grounded in the social feminist perspective within institutional theory, the research posits that those holding egalitarian views on gender are more inclined to participate in business ventures. The analysis focuses on Egypt and Jordan, where institutional frameworks of gender-based discrimination significantly shape social dynam…
In the company of cheerful ladies’: Whether female entrepreneurs are more productive
After over two decades, the debate on the female underperformance hypothesis remains not concluded. This study sheds some new light on the hypothesis by (i) showing that surrounding institutional forces play an important role in determining how female businesses perform and (ii) arguing that to understand gender differences (or lack of those) in performance, we need to look at productivity alongside profitability, revenues, and growth. Specifical…
Influences of Social Media Usages on Attitude Toward and Knowledge About the LGBT+ Community
Social media significantly influences how the public perceives gender diversity and LGBT+ rights. In Vietnam, while societal views are gradually shifting, discrimination against the LGBT+ community remains. This study explored the relationship between social media habits and the attitudes and knowledge of healthcare students toward LGBT+ individuals. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among students at Hanoi Medical University from November 2…
See it, share it: What makes social media content viral in the higher education context? The power of positive affective content
Purpose This research examines how universities enhance the virality of their social media messages among students. Specifically, we explore whether and how positive affective content in universities’ social media posts can influence sharing behavior. We also investigate the mediating roles of perceived effort and positive emotional reaction, as well as the moderating effect of visual content (i.e. photos). Design/methodology/approach Drawing upo…
Do intangible assets help SMEs in underdeveloped markets gain access to external finance?—the case of Vietnam
The credit frictions encountered by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been widely examined in the entrepreneurship literature. Although theory suggests that asset tangibility helps increase firms’ borrowing capacity because it allows creditors to take possession of a firm’s assets more easily, this paper provides new evidence about the role of intangible assets in reducing credit frictions for SMEs. Using an extensive dataset of more…
A regional perspective on the privatisation of Chinese state-owned firms
This study examines the impact of regional formal and informal institutions and the regional origins of private shareholders on the privatisation efficiency of Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Using a difference-in-differences method to examine 63,599 firm–year observations, we find that, on average, privatisation enhances the capacity utilisation efficiency of Chinese SOEs. That positive effect is stronger in regions with higher marketisa…
Economic uncertainty and tourism consumption
This study examines the influence of economic uncertainty on tourism. The key hypothesis to test is that while economic uncertainty reduces outbound tourism, it may boost domestic tourism due to the economic-stagnant effects. Utilizing the framework of the theory of reasoned action to analyze a global sample of 124 countries over the period 1996–2017, we find some initial evidence showing that an increase in economic uncertainty encourages domest…
How much state ownership do hybrid firms need for better performance
Hybrid ownership—sharing partial business ownership with the state—is a new form of political connections that entrepreneurs in developing countries may employ to improve their access to key resources. This study investigates hybrid ownership as a strategic decision of entrepreneurs running small businesses in Vietnam—a transition economy. Utilising the resource dependence theory and legitimacy viewpoint, we propose and evidently show that increa…
Cognitive financial constraints and firm growth
This study distinguishes entrepreneurs’ cognitive financial constraints from financial supply constraints and assesses their relative importance to small business growth. Drawing from the literature on cognitive styles and institutional theory, we argue that small businesses’ financial constraints derive not only from financial market failures but also from the cognitive factors of entrepreneurs. Analysing a comprehensive dataset of more than 200…
Internal migration and earnings: Do migrant entrepreneurs and migrant employees differ
Regional informal institutions, local governance and internal migration in Vietnam
Internal migration is an institutionalized process; it is affected not only by economic factors but also by institutional forces. This study thus employs institutional theory to investigate the importance of regional informal institutions and local governance quality on types of migration, as well as their impacts on migrants' earnings. Examining a set of national internal migration data in Vietnam, we find that pure socialist regions (the north)…
Economic complexity and entrepreneurship density: A non-linear effect study
Formal and informal financing decisions of small businesses
This study investigates small businesses’ financing decisions. Drawing upon asymmetric information theory, institutional theory and relevant literature on cognitive financial constraints, human capital and social capital, we propose a theoretical framework in which financing determinants come from three dimensions: entrepreneurs’ individual factors, organisational (firm-level) factors and contextual (institutional) factors. We employ this model t…
Regional informal institutions, local governance and gendered entrepreneurship
This study investigates the impacts of regional informal institutions and local governance arrangements on the revenue growth of both male- and female-run firms in Vietnam. Utilizing institutional theory and the literature on feminism, we argue that male- and female-run firms are responsive to different sets of institutions. Analysing more than 1.1 million observations in 11 years (2006–16), we find that female-run firms benefit from collective a…
Regional informal institutions, local governance and gendered entrepreneurship
This study investigates the impacts of regional informal institutions and local governance arrangements on the revenue growth of both male- and female-run firms in Vietnam. Utilizing institutional theory and the literature on feminism, we argue that male- and female-run firms are responsive to different sets of institutions. Analysing more than 1.1 million observations in 11 years (2006–16), we find that female-run firms benefit from collective a…
Regional informal institutions, local governance and internal migration in Vietnam
Internal migration is an institutionalized process; it is affected not only by economic factors but also by institutional forces. This study thus employs institutional theory to investigate the importance of regional informal institutions and local governance quality on types of migration, as well as their impacts on migrants' earnings. Examining a set of national internal migration data in Vietnam, we find that pure socialist regions (the north)…
Internal migration and earnings: Do migrant entrepreneurs and migrant employees differ
Economic complexity and entrepreneurship density: A non-linear effect study
Formal and informal financing decisions of small businesses
This study investigates small businesses’ financing decisions. Drawing upon asymmetric information theory, institutional theory and relevant literature on cognitive financial constraints, human capital and social capital, we propose a theoretical framework in which financing determinants come from three dimensions: entrepreneurs’ individual factors, organisational (firm-level) factors and contextual (institutional) factors. We employ this model t…
Regional informal institutions, local governance and gendered entrepreneurship
This study investigates the impacts of regional informal institutions and local governance arrangements on the revenue growth of both male- and female-run firms in Vietnam. Utilizing institutional theory and the literature on feminism, we argue that male- and female-run firms are responsive to different sets of institutions. Analysing more than 1.1 million observations in 11 years (2006–16), we find that female-run firms benefit from collective a…
Economic uncertainty and tourism consumption
This study examines the influence of economic uncertainty on tourism. The key hypothesis to test is that while economic uncertainty reduces outbound tourism, it may boost domestic tourism due to the economic-stagnant effects. Utilizing the framework of the theory of reasoned action to analyze a global sample of 124 countries over the period 1996–2017, we find some initial evidence showing that an increase in economic uncertainty encourages domest…
How much state ownership do hybrid firms need for better performance
Hybrid ownership—sharing partial business ownership with the state—is a new form of political connections that entrepreneurs in developing countries may employ to improve their access to key resources. This study investigates hybrid ownership as a strategic decision of entrepreneurs running small businesses in Vietnam—a transition economy. Utilising the resource dependence theory and legitimacy viewpoint, we propose and evidently show that increa…
Cognitive financial constraints and firm growth
This study distinguishes entrepreneurs’ cognitive financial constraints from financial supply constraints and assesses their relative importance to small business growth. Drawing from the literature on cognitive styles and institutional theory, we argue that small businesses’ financial constraints derive not only from financial market failures but also from the cognitive factors of entrepreneurs. Analysing a comprehensive dataset of more than 200…
Internal migration and earnings: Do migrant entrepreneurs and migrant employees differ
Regional informal institutions, local governance and internal migration in Vietnam
Internal migration is an institutionalized process; it is affected not only by economic factors but also by institutional forces. This study thus employs institutional theory to investigate the importance of regional informal institutions and local governance quality on types of migration, as well as their impacts on migrants' earnings. Examining a set of national internal migration data in Vietnam, we find that pure socialist regions (the north)…
Do intangible assets help SMEs in underdeveloped markets gain access to external finance?—the case of Vietnam
The credit frictions encountered by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been widely examined in the entrepreneurship literature. Although theory suggests that asset tangibility helps increase firms’ borrowing capacity because it allows creditors to take possession of a firm’s assets more easily, this paper provides new evidence about the role of intangible assets in reducing credit frictions for SMEs. Using an extensive dataset of more…
A regional perspective on the privatisation of Chinese state-owned firms
This study examines the impact of regional formal and informal institutions and the regional origins of private shareholders on the privatisation efficiency of Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Using a difference-in-differences method to examine 63,599 firm–year observations, we find that, on average, privatisation enhances the capacity utilisation efficiency of Chinese SOEs. That positive effect is stronger in regions with higher marketisa…
Gender attitudes and business venturing in low gender egalitarianism culture: A study of Egypt and Jordan
This study examines the link between individuals’ gender attitudes and their engagement in entrepreneurial activities. Grounded in the social feminist perspective within institutional theory, the research posits that those holding egalitarian views on gender are more inclined to participate in business ventures. The analysis focuses on Egypt and Jordan, where institutional frameworks of gender-based discrimination significantly shape social dynam…
In the company of cheerful ladies’: Whether female entrepreneurs are more productive
After over two decades, the debate on the female underperformance hypothesis remains not concluded. This study sheds some new light on the hypothesis by (i) showing that surrounding institutional forces play an important role in determining how female businesses perform and (ii) arguing that to understand gender differences (or lack of those) in performance, we need to look at productivity alongside profitability, revenues, and growth. Specifical…
Influences of Social Media Usages on Attitude Toward and Knowledge About the LGBT+ Community
Social media significantly influences how the public perceives gender diversity and LGBT+ rights. In Vietnam, while societal views are gradually shifting, discrimination against the LGBT+ community remains. This study explored the relationship between social media habits and the attitudes and knowledge of healthcare students toward LGBT+ individuals. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among students at Hanoi Medical University from November 2…
See it, share it: What makes social media content viral in the higher education context? The power of positive affective content
Purpose This research examines how universities enhance the virality of their social media messages among students. Specifically, we explore whether and how positive affective content in universities’ social media posts can influence sharing behavior. We also investigate the mediating roles of perceived effort and positive emotional reaction, as well as the moderating effect of visual content (i.e. photos). Design/methodology/approach Drawing upo…
Social capital and SME innovations: The importance of knowledge combination and customer demands
This article draws on social capital theory to examine the underlying mechanisms linking interpersonal and interorganizational social capital to innovation and to explore how customer demands moderate these relationships. Two empirical studies were conducted using data from Vietnamese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs): a panel data study and a primary survey study. The results indicate that (i) both interpersonal and interorganizational s…
Business (12 works) · Economics (10 works) · Entrepreneurship (9 works) · Finance (8 works) · Corporate Finance and Governance (5 works) · Economic system (4 works) · Corporate governance (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (3 works) · Finance (3 works)