Estimating the capital assets of Laotian entrepreneurial families to compete in the garment industry
Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development
ISSN: 1462-6004
Article publication date: 4 May 2021
Issue publication date: 23 June 2021
Abstract
Purpose
The Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) has a socialist transition economy with a high growth rate of entrepreneurial families compared to other member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Community. A significant challenge for entrepreneurial family growth includes vigorously seeking the capital assets necessary for their survival, due to ongoing competition. The purpose of this paper is to estimate the capital assets of Laotian entrepreneurial families require to be competitive in the garment industry.
Design/methodology/approach
The study adopted a multi-stage sampling technique, with a representative sample size of 350 Laotian entrepreneurial families. The approach was a structural schedule interview at participating families home addresses between August and December 2017. The study uses a three-stage least squares (3SLS) regression model to estimate whether capital assets have a positive association with competition and was organised with the assistance of Stata 16, a software programme.
Findings
The main findings show that, using the 3SLS regression model as the instrument, the values are almost identical and fit the data well. The model shows that capital assets (human, financial, social, physical and natural) have a positive and significant relationship with competition. The study suggests that financial capital is a major determinant of the capital assets to build competitive advantage.
Originality/value
To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first research to estimate the capital assets of Laotian entrepreneurial families in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The findings contribute to research about existing optimal capital assets that can be used to maintain long-term competitive advantage.
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Acknowledgements
This research is supported by the Center for Research on Plurality in the Mekong Region (CERP), Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
Citation
Daovisan, H. and Chamaratana, T. (2021), "Estimating the capital assets of Laotian entrepreneurial families to compete in the garment industry", Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Vol. 28 No. 4, pp. 553-569. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSBED-12-2018-0370
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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