Author: Tran Thi Nhu Ngoc
AIT Library Call Number: AIT RSPR no.RD-16-01
Year: 2016
Academic Program: Regional and Rural Development Planning (RRDP)
Type: Research studies project report (M.Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 2016
Examination Committee: Jayant Kumar Routray (Chairperson); Mokbul Morshed Ahmad, Peeyush Soni (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: In rural Vietnam, the community cohesion and the inextricably linkage in the family network are the foundation for social -economic development and the existence of the villages. Along with the traditional culture of villages, traditional wood carving handicraft villages were developed strongly in long time of country history. In recent years, the competition is increasing due to the industrialization and globalization, the handicraft villages in general and wood carving handicraft villages in particular are facing many challenges. Family network can promote the venture development through providing of resources with lower costs and risks and help individuals facing risks and vulnerability when they work in market. On other hand, it also can encumber the entrepreneurship development by the overlapping and inward-focused networks. Keeping in view the potential importance wood carving in the context of rural development, source of employment and revenue generation for the families this study has been designed to identify and analyze the family network of woodcarving enterprises, to study the practice and function of family network in the production and marketing activities, to measure the contribution of family network system in terms of enterprise‘s benefits also to discover the advantages and limitations of family network influence on enterprises and know about strategies adopted for the enhancement of enterprise. The data were collected from 78 enterprises and 16 case studies. A standardizes questionnaires for structured interview combined with key informant interview were adopted for data collection. The data composed of both qualitative and quantitative. A multistage sampling was techniques was employed to select the respondents. Firstly, the study area was purposely chosen due to its
Scholarship Donor(s): Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship
Note: A research submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Regional and Rural Development Planning
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