Far-East Secret: Knowledge Elements of Vietnamese Family Businesses Operating in Hungary

Ildikó Marosi; Thinh Duong Van

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Far-East Secret: Knowledge Elements of Vietnamese Family Businesses Operating in Hungary

Ildikó Marosi, Thinh Duong Van

Published in Science Journal of Business and Management (Volume 3, Issue 1-1)

Received: 30 November 2014 Accepted: 9 December 2014 Published: 27 December 2014

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Abstract

The focus of our analyse is on the Vietnamese family businesses which are operating in Hungary. What type of assets did they have during the 2008 economic crisis? Which are the special characteristics, values, knowledge and experiences that helped them to develop in a foreign environment? These families and family businesses had to learn language, roles, rules, traditions, legislations etc. Ten family businesses were involved in our primary qualitative research and principal characteristics were identified which determine their knowledge management. They have two powns to survive: one is the ability for extremely quick learning new knowledge and flexible adaptation to the environment. The second one is the original (Vietnamese) value system of their families which provide a supporting background for these processes.

Published in	Science Journal of Business and Management (Volume 3, Issue 1-1) This article belongs to the Special Issue The Role of Knowledge and Management’s Tasks in the Companies
DOI	10.11648/j.sjbm.s.2015030101.16
Page(s)	32-38
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Family Businesses, Hungary, Knowledge and Competences, Values, Vietnamese National Culture

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Ildikó Marosi

óbuda University, Keleti Faculty of Business and Management, Budapest, Hungary
Thinh Duong Van

óbuda University, Keleti Faculty of Business and Management, Budapest, Hungary

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