Αρκετά χρόνια πριν, όταν κάποιος αναφερόταν στην Ασία, συνειρμικά σκεφτόταν «φτώχεια» ή/και «κακή ποιότητα ζωής». Ωστόσο, σήμερα η Ασία παρουσιάζει δείγματα ταχείας ανάπτυξης με την Ιαπωνία να αποτελεί την «αιχμή του δόρατος» . Η χώρα, όμως, εκείνη που φαίνεται να αναπτύσσεται με ταχύτατους ρυθμούς, ιδίως τα τελευταία χρόνια, είναι η Σοσιαλιστική Δημοκρατία του Βιετνάμ. Η γεωγραφική της θέση και η πολιτική της σταθερότητα συνιστούν κάποιους από τους λόγους, για τους οποίους το Βιετνάμ αποτελεί έναν από τους ισχυρότερους πόλους έλξης επενδύσεων (...) στον κόσμο. Άλλωστε η ισχυροποίηση μίας οικονομίας επιτυγχάνεται, μεταξύ άλλων, μέσω της προσέλκυσης επενδύσεων, γεγονός που αποδεικνύεται και στη συγκεκριμένη περίπτωση. (shrink)

Since the subsidised economy was substituted by privatisation in 1986, family became the main source of support for the majority of Vietnamese elderly. Traditionally, old aged parents live under the same roof with their adult children, so that they can be looked after. Recently, the process of modernisation of its economy with the focus on urban areas in Vietnam has pushed young rural generations away from home and torn rural families apart. Scholars and experts have tried to understand if that (...) movement is having any impact on the left-behind parents. However, the majority of the existing studies used secondary data, and quantitatively tested only the economic aspects. Other aspects of life of the left-behind elders attracted a limited amount of research. The voice of those left-behind elderly parents was also underestimated, and often not heard. This study utilised a qualitative approach and drew on the voice of those insiders, whose children had migrated to urban areas for employment. It explores the wellbeing of rural elderly individuals, not only the material aspects, but also emotional and physical care. (shrink)

In recent times, new perspectives related to business development and building solid community strategies are being introduced in many countries around the world. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a topic that academia as well as businesses are interested in carefully and thoughtfully in order to benefit businesses as well as maintain the sustainable development of enterprises environment, bringing maximum benefits to the social community and stakeholders. But on the other hand, developing these strategies into practice is not easy, especially with (...) regard to developing countries. Vietnam is a country that is giving importance to social responsibility issues in recent years, this country is focusing on persuading fastidious businesses in the world in sustainable cooperation with business models, business applications in many areas of operation, and at the same time have more abundant labor resources and diverse business practice markets. -/- The author's theory brings certain values to readers through the author's perspectives and research, including definitions and models. In addition, research on the current state of social responsibility in developing countries by referencing and synthesizing various documents and sources of authors who have studied before but is not really exhaustive. The thesis focuses on reports of companies in Vietnam (e.g Vinamilk Corp., Vingroup Corp., FPT Corp.), social networking sites, websites with many research sources on CSR and combined with general social and personal knowledge. The results obtained are that specific reports on the implementation of corporate social responsibility in Vietnam are gradually progressing and leading to movements for other small and medium enterprises to join in response to create sustainable development strategy for each business. (shrink)