Managerial human resource quality of firms in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Nguyen Pham Thanh Nam * and Le Khuong Ninh

* Corresponding author (nptnam@ctu.edu.vn)

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Received: 05 Dec 2016
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Accepted: 31 Oct 2017
Published: 29 Nov 2017
DOI: 10.22144/ctu.jen.2017.061
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Nguyen, P. T. N., & Le, K. N. (2017). Managerial human resource quality of firms in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. CTU Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development , (07), 160-169. https://doi.org/10.22144/ctu.jen.2017.061
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This paper aims to provide an in-depth examination of the managerial human resource quality of firms in the Mekong River Delta (MRD) using a primary data set directly collected from 450 firms, in addition to a secondary data set provided by relevant organizations. Based on the findings, the paper proposes solutions to develop firms in the region by improving the quality of their managerial human resources.
Keywords: Firm, human resource, manager, Mekong Delta, quality

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