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Developing competitive marketing strategies for the domestic market : a case study of garment company in Hanoi, Vietnam

AuthorVu Dinh Thuyen
Call NumberAIT RSPR no. SM-96-57
Subject(s)Competition--Vietnam--Hanoi
NoteA research study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Business Administration, School of Management
PublisherAsian Institute of Technology
AbstractThe Vietnam garment industry is as old as other industries in the country. The industry, however, has been known as an export industry for many years. During the period of centrally planed economy, the industry mostly sewed garment products for export to Soviet Union and Eastern European Socialist countries in order to implement treaties between the Vietnamese government and those countries' governments. Furthermore, at that times every Vietnamese people was determined a very limited amount of cloth for minimizingly footwear needs. Therefore, the domestic market for cloth and garment was almost not existed. In recent years, the Vietnam economy has been changing toward the market economy. This trend opens up the opportunities but also causes the threats for garment companies. Garment companies are now permitted serving both foreign and domestic market. Due to the significantly growing up in number of garment companies, the fierce competition for serving foreign customers has increased in the such Vietnam. This has waken up garment companies considering the domestic markets that was bypassed for many years. However, how to compete successfully in the domestic market is still a big question. Bearing in mind, this research study aims at analyzing societal environment including economic factors, technological factors, key social, cultural and demographic factors, political, governmental and legal factors, climate and weather factors; task environment analysis including industry analysis, supporting activities analysis, market condition analysis, distribution and logistics analysis; and competition analysis in order to identify opportunities and threats for garment companies. This research also scans internal environment of Hero ยท company as a typical company in the garment industry to determine strengths and weakness of the company. Toward this end, this research suggest a feasible competitive marketing strategy m the domestic market for the Hero company.
Year1996
TypeResearch Study Project Report (RSPR)
SchoolSchool of Management (SOM)
DepartmentOther Field of Studies (No Department)
Academic Program/FoSMaster of Business Administration (MBA) (Publication code=SM)
Chairperson(s)Johri, Lalit M.
Examination Committee(s)Gupta, Jyoti P. ;Do, Ba Khang
Scholarship Donor(s)The Government of Switzerland
DegreeResearch Studies Project Report (M.B.A.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1996


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