The Effect of Country-of-Origin on Customer Purchase Intention: A Study of Functional Products in Vietnam

Nguyen,Ngoc Duy Phuong,Nguyen,Tien Dat 한국유통과학회 2019 KODISA ICBE (International Conference on Business Vol.2019 No.-

This paper examines key determinants and the effect of country-of-origin on customer’s purchase intention of functional food and dietary supplement product in Vietnam. Data was collected from a survey of 242 Vietnamese who have experienced in buying functional and supplement food. This paper employed partial least square (PLS) as a technique used to analyze the measurement and structural models. The findings provide evidence that social prestige customer perceives and their positive attitude toward functional food which are main factors influencing on consumers’ purchase intention. Customer’s perceived prestige plays an important role in decision-making process to purchase. The higher social prestige taken up in consumers’ mind, the higher consumers’ purchase intention is. Moreover, the more positive attitude customer holds toward functional food, the higher consumers’ purchase intention. The research results provide useful information in current understanding of what antecedents determine factors influencing customer’s intention to purchase functional food and lead to managerial implications for business strategies.

Impacts of Applying IFRS on Teaching Accounting and Auditing for Universities and Colleges in Vietnam

Ngoc Tien NGUYEN(Ngoc Tien NGUYEN ) 한국유통과학회 2022 The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Busine Vol.9 No.9

With the aim of examining the effects of implementing international financial reporting standards (IFRS) on teaching accounting and auditing at universities and colleges in Vietnam, a case study was conducted at 30 universities, colleges, and 208 lecturers in Vietnam. Next, the study employed the structural model analysis method by PLS_SEM software to process and analyze the collected data. The research results show that: (1) There are eight factors that affect how IFRS is applied to teaching, including the training program, (ii) teaching staff, (iii) IFRS application regulations, (iv) related party requirements, (v) faculty/school administrators, (vi) teaching aids, (vii) IFRS teaching methods, and (iii) students; (2) there are three factors that affect the quality of teaching staff, including applying IFRS to teaching at the university and colleges, (ii) Regulations on the application of IFRS, (iii) Requirements from related parties. At the same time, the study also shows that, regarding the indirect relationships, applying IFRS to teaching does not play an intermediary role in these relationships. However, at the 10% significance level, it was found that there is an indirect relationship between regulations on the application of IFRS by the Ministry of Finance and the quality of teaching staff through the variable applying IFRS to teaching.

Screening and Production of Manganese Peroxidase from Fusarium sp. on Residue Materials

( Nguyen Duc Huy ),( Nguyen Thi Thanh Tien ),( Le Thi Huyen ),( Hoang Tan Quang ),( Truong Quy Tung ),( Nguyen Ngoc Luong ),( Seung-moon Park ) 한국균학회 2017 Mycobiology Vol.45 No.1

In this study, we report the manganese peroxidase production ability from a Fusarium sp. strain using an inexpensive medium of agriculture residues of either rice straw or wood chips as carbon source. The highest manganese peroxidase activity on rice straw medium and on wood chips was 1.76 U/mL by day 9 and 1.91 U/mL by day 12, respectively.

Factors Affecting Responsibility Accounting at Public Universities: Evidence from Vietnam

NGUYEN, Ngoc Tien Korea Distribution Science Association 2020 The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Busine Vol.7 No.4

The study explores factors that affect the performance of responsibility accounting at public universities in Vietnam. The study conducted a survey of 130, out of 154 public universities in Vietnam and uses regression analysis methods. The results identify eight groups of factors affecting the performance of responsibility accounting at these establishments of higher education: Division of the organization into responsibility centers, Estimation and Reality, Cost and income allocation, University autonomy, Management decentralization, Estimation, Reward, and Report. Costs and income allocation for responsibility centers, university autonomy, and the division of universities into responsibility centers are shown to significantly affect the performance of public universities in Vietnam. The results show that the performance of responsibility accounting at public universities in Vietnam is influenced by decentralization of management, division of the organization into responsibility centers, reward, cost and income allocation, estimation, evaluation of the results achieved between the estimation compared with reality, release of reports and university autonomy. Among the factors, cost and income allocation, university autonomy, division of the organization into responsibility centers, reward and evaluation of results achieved between estimation and reality have strong impacts. The study findings also indicate that the school council does not affect responsibility accounting at these universities.

Key Factors Affecting Sustainable Tourism in the Region of South Central Coast of Vietnam

NGUYEN, Cong De,NGO, Thang Loi,DO, Ngoc My,NGUYEN, Ngoc Tien Korea Distribution Science Association 2020 The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Busine Vol.7 No.12

Sustainable tourism is the development of tourism activities to meet the current needs of tourists and indigenous peoples while paying attention to the conservation and improvement of resources for the development of tourism activities in the future (World Tourism Organization, 2013). With the aim of identifying factors affecting the development of sustainable tourism in the South Central Coast of Vietnam, the study conducted a typical survey of 160 tourism managers and 240 tourists traveling or have participated in tourism activities of 8 provinces in the South Central Coast of Vietnam, and used the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) analysis and regression analysis for analyzing the data. The research results show that 11 factors impact the development of sustainable tourism in the South Central Coast namely Institutions and policies for tourism development, Infrastructure, Tourism resources, Human resources for tourism, Diversity of tourism services, Relevant support services, Activities of association and cooperation for tourism development, Tourism promotion and encouragement, Tourists' satisfaction, Local community, and Other factors. At the same time, among the above factors, the factors Institutions and policies for tourism development, Infrastructure, Tourism resources, and Local community strongly impact the development of sustainable tourism in the region.

The Effect of Country-of-Origin on Customer Purchase Intention: A Study of Functional Products in Vietnam

Nguyen Ngoc Duy Phuong,Nguyen Tien Dat 한국유통과학회 2017 The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Busine Vol.4 No.3

This paper examines key determinants and the effect of country-of-origin on customer’s purchase intention of functional food and dietary supplement product in Vietnam. Exploratory study was identified to evaluate personal and social factors on customer’s buying behavior. Twenty-eight reflective constructs were adapted from literature and designed by using a seven-point Likert scale to facilitate measurement. By using non-probability convenience sampling, data was collected from a survey of 242 Vietnamese who have experienced in buying functional and supplement food. This paper employed partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) as a technique employed to analyze the measurement and structural models. The findings provide evidence that social prestige customer perceives and their positive attitude toward functional food which are main factors influencing on consumers’ purchase intention. Customer’s perceived prestige plays an important role in decision-making process to purchase. The higher social prestige taken up in consumers’ mind, the higher consumers’ purchase intention is. Moreover, the more positive attitude customer holds toward functional food, the higher consumers’ purchase intention. The research results provide useful information in current understanding of what antecedents determine factors influencing customer’s intention to purchase functional food and lead to managerial implications for business strategies.

N-doped Cdot/PtPd nanonetwork hybrid materials as highly efficient electrocatalysts for methanol oxidation and formic acid oxidation reactions

Nguyen, Van-Toan,Tran, Quoc Chinh,Quang, Nguyen Duc,Nguyen, Ngoc-Anh,Bui, Van-Tien,Dao, Van-Duong,Choi, Ho-Suk Elsevier 2018 Journal of alloys and compounds Vol.766 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>The improvement of the catalytic performance for methanol and formic acid oxidation reactions remains a key issue for the development of a new generation of direct methanol and formic acid fuel cells. This study reports a simple approach, using selective chemical etching for the synthesis of unique nitrogen-doped carbon dot/Pt<SUB>84</SUB>Pd<SUB>16</SUB> (N-Cdot/Pt<SUB>84</SUB>Pd<SUB>16</SUB>) nano-network structure at room temperature with excellent electrocatalytic properties. The obtained nano-network hybrid material exhibits significant enhancement of the electrocatalytic activity for the electro-oxidation reaction of both methanol and formic acid with current densities of 999.0 and 1919.5 mA/mg<SUB>metal</SUB>, respectively, compared with the commercial ones of 751.32 and 806.02 mA/mg<SUB>metal</SUB>, respectively. Furthermore, the N-Cdot/Pt<SUB>84</SUB>Pd<SUB>16</SUB> nano-network hybrid materials exhibit excellent stability and hydrophilic dispersibility at room temperature.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> N-Cdot/PtPd nanonetwork hybrid material is synthesized at room temperature. </LI> <LI> A simple coreduction and a selective chemical etching are applied to the synthesis. </LI> <LI> It generates a nano-network structure with excellent electrocatalytic properties. </LI> <LI> N-Cdot functions as a uniform interconnection between the nanohybrid materials. </LI> <LI> The hybrid exhibits significant enhancement of the activity for both MOR and FAOR. </LI> </UL> </P> <P><B>Graphical abstract</B></P> <P>[DISPLAY OMISSION]</P>

Factors Affecting Voluntary Information Disclosure on Annual Reports: Listed Companies in Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange

NGUYEN, Thi Mai Huong,NGUYEN, Ngoc Tien,NGUYEN, Hong Thu Korea Distribution Science Association 2020 The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Busine Vol.7 No.3

The study aims to provide some plausible explanation for why Vietnamese listed companies only stop at the level of truthful presentation of information related to accounting data through the opinion of independent auditors. The information is only at the level of compliance with the requirements of Circular 155/2015/TT-BTC in form, but in essence is sketchy. What factors affect the level of voluntary disclosure of listed companies in Vietnam? In order to identify the factors affecting voluntary information disclosure on annual reports of listed companies, the study collected data on annual reports of 122 companies listed on the stock market in Ho Chi Minh City in the period 2015-2018 and uses regression analysis methods. The research presents 8 factors affecting the level of voluntary information disclosure including: Firm size, Listed time, Profitability, Solvency, Separation of board of directors and executive director, Board size, Organizational ownership and Foreign ownership. Next, the study conducted descriptive statistical analysis correlation coefficient analysis to examine the correlation and relevance of independent variables measured by the scale ratio, testing multiple linear regression model. The results of the study show that factors listed time, profitability and organizational ownership affecting voluntary information disclosure on annual reports of listed companies in Vietnam.

Gain and Frequency-Selectivity Enhancement of Dual-Polarized Filtering IBFD Antenna Using PRS

Ngoc Tien Le,Truong Le-Huu,Ngoc An Nguyen,Son Xuat Ta,Khac Kiem Nguyen,Nghia Nguyen-Trong 한국전자파학회 2023 Journal of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science Vol.23 No.4

A dual-polarized filtering Fabry–Perot antenna (FPA) with high selectivity and high isolation is proposed for in-band full-duplex (IBFD) applications. The proposed antenna utilizes a square patch as the feeding element, which is fed by a double differential-fed scheme for dual-polarized radiation with high isolation. The patch is loaded with a symmetrical cross-slot and four shorting pins for a broad passband filtering feature. To enhance broadside gain across a wide frequency range, the patch is incorporated with a partially reflecting surface (PRS), which is composed of two complementary cross-slot and patch arrays. Moreover, the frequency selectivity of PRS is exploited to improve the filtering characteristic. The double differential feeds are realized based on out-of-phase power dividers, which are combined with simple low-pass filters to further improve the out-of-band suppression. The final design was fabricated and measured. The measurement results show excellent results with a 10-dB return loss bandwidth of 21.5% (4.91–6.09 GHz), isolation of greater than 40 dB, peak gain of 13.7 dBi, out-of-band suppression level of better than 27 dB, and a cross-polarization level of less than -27 dB.

Factors Affecting Tourists’ Satisfaction in Associated Tourism Chains

Ha NGUYEN VAN,Thi Kim Hao DO,Thi Viet Ha NGUYEN,Ngoc Tien NGUYEN 한국유통과학회 2021 The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Busine Vol.8 No.6

Tourism is an interdisciplinary, inter-regional, inter-territory integrated economy; therefore, the construction of an associated tourism chain will help localities in the region take greater advantage of tourism resources and tourism products to meet the diverse needs of visitors (UNWTO, 2013). This research seeks to identify the factors affecting the satisfaction of tourists in the associated tourism chain in four central provinces of Vietnam – Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Gia Lai, and Dak Lak. The study surveyed 1,361 tourists who have participated in an affiliated tour chain in these provinces during the March–April 2020 period. The survey was conducted online with the help of Google Form and the data collected were processed using descriptive statistics, exploratory factor analysis, and regression analysis. The research results show that two main factors are affecting the satisfaction of tourists in the associated tourism chain in the above regions, namely, (i) tourism resources (cultural beauty in localities in the associated tourism chain, local cuisine in the affiliated travel chain, natural landscapes/local attractions in the linked tourism chain, etc.); and (ii) tourism environment (the climate in localities in the associated tourism chain, the clean and fresh environment in localities in the associated tourism chain, etc.).