International Journal of Social Science & Economic Research
Submit Paper

Title:
CHARACTERISTICS OF INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE COMPETITIVENESS IN THE CONSTRUCTION FIRMS LISTED ON THE STOCK MARKET

Authors:
Nguyen Thi Hai Yen ; Truong Duc Dinh

|| ||

Nguyen Thi Hai Yen1 ; Truong Duc Dinh2
1. Facuty of Economics, Vinh university, Vietnam
2. Facuty of Accounting, University of Labor and Social Affairs, Vietnam

MLA 8
Yen, Nguyen Thi Hai, and Truong Duc Dinh. "CHARACTERISTICS OF INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE COMPETITIVENESS IN THE CONSTRUCTION FIRMS LISTED ON THE STOCK MARKET." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 5, no. 4, Apr. 2020, pp. 950-959, ijsser.org/more2020.php?id=69. Accessed Apr. 2020.
APA
Yen, N., & Dinh, T. (2020, April). CHARACTERISTICS OF INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE COMPETITIVENESS IN THE CONSTRUCTION FIRMS LISTED ON THE STOCK MARKET. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 5(4), 950-959. Retrieved from ijsser.org/more2020.php?id=69
Chicago
Yen, Nguyen Thi Hai, and Truong Duc Dinh. "CHARACTERISTICS OF INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE COMPETITIVENESS IN THE CONSTRUCTION FIRMS LISTED ON THE STOCK MARKET." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 5, no. 4 (April 2020), 950-959. Accessed April, 2020. ijsser.org/more2020.php?id=69.

References
[1]. Freiling, J., Gersch, M., & Goeke, C. (2008). On the path towards a competence-based theory of the firm. Organization studies, 29(8-9), 1143-1164.
[2]. Hair, J.F., Joseph, F.Jr., Anderson, Rolph E., Tatham, Ronald L. and Black, Wiliam C., (1998). Multivariate data analysis. 5 th edition, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.
[3]. Hair, J. F., Black, W. C., Babin, B. J., & Anderson, R. E. (2009). Multivariate Data Analysis (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall International.
[4]. Hoang, T., & Chu, N. M. N (2008). Analysis of research data with SPSS. Hong Duc Publishing House.
[5]. Nhu Xuan, (2020). Construction industry grew more than 9%, how do listed businesses do? Retrieved February 19, 2020; from https://vietstock.vn/2020/02/nganh-xay-dungtang-truong-hon-9-doanh-nghiep-niem-yet-lam-an-ra-sao-737-731942.htm.
[6]. Nguyen, T. N. (2007). Improving the competitiveness of enterprises in international economic integration. Journal of communist (Vietnam), 782, 46-55.
[7]. Nguyen, V. T. (2007). Some issues of competitiveness and national competitiveness. Journal of Economic Research (Vietnam), 317, 20-26.
[8]. Porter, M. E. (1980). Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors. New York: Free Press.
[9]. Porter, M. E. (1981). The contributions of industrial organization to strategic management. Academy of management review, 6(4), 609-620.
[10]. Ramasamy, H. (1995). Productivity in the Age of competitiveness: Focus on Manufacturing in Singapore. Productivity in the Age of competitiveness. APO Monograph Series 16, Asian Productivity Organization.
[11]. Tu, Q. P. (2001). Book of Investment Economics. Statistical publisher, Hanoi.

Abstract:
This study is conducted to assess, investigate the characteristics of investment activities to improve competitiveness in the construction firms listed on the stock market. Data were collected from surveying construction firms doing business which are listed on the stock market in Vietnam. The primary sources of data collected from February 2019 to February 2020 in Vietnam. Based on the collected data, we employ both qualitative and quantitative methodology along with some tools such as descriptive statistics, Cronbach's Alpha, Anova to analysis, evaluate and measure the characteristics of investment activities to improve competitiveness in the construction firms. The results show that there are five (5) attributes of the characteristics of investment activities to improve competitiveness in the construction firms. Based on the findings, some recommendations are given for construction firms for improving the investment activities to improve competitiveness.

IJSSER is Member of