With the approval of the Rector of the National Economics University, the Institutional Defense Committee organized a preliminary defense for the doctoral dissertation of Doctoral Candidate Nguyen Thu Huong, majoring in Business Administration (E-PhD Program), with the topic "Eco-innovation adoption by agricultural co-operatives in Vietnam" on the afternoon of October 28, 2024, in Room 1501, Building A1, National Economics University.
The doctoral dissertation was supervised by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thanh Ha from the National Economics University.
The ceremony was attended by committee members, including Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Quang Canh from the National Economics University as Committee Chairman, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Luu Bich Ngoc from the National Council for Education and Human Development, Ministry of Education and Training; Dr. Nguyen Huu Dung; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bach Ngoc Thang from the National Economics University, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Doan Ngoc Thang from the Banking Academy.
Additionally, the ceremony was attended by the supervising faculty member.
Subsequently, Doctoral Candidate Nguyen Thu Huong presented her research findings to the committee. The study focused on examining green innovation activities at Vietnamese agricultural cooperatives through two main directions: (1) exploring the ways through which agricultural cooperatives adopt green innovations; (2) the impact of factors within the Motivation-Opportunity-Ability (MOA) theoretical framework on the successful adoption of green innovations at agricultural cooperatives; (3) the impact of green innovation adoption on the economic performance of cooperatives through the application of the Natural Resource-Based View (NRBV) theory.
In the first research phase, the study employed a case study methodology to develop a model for green innovation adoption at Vietnamese agricultural cooperatives. In the second research phase, the study validated this model through survey data from Vietnamese agricultural cooperatives, thereby contributing to enhanced understanding of innovation activities at agricultural cooperatives in a developing country like Vietnam. The study has made significant theoretical contributions to the research field of green innovation in agriculture while also contributing to the development of MOA and NRBV theories. Furthermore, the research results have been published in international scientific journals and were well-evaluated by expert committee members for their scientific value, contribution to the specialized knowledge base, and as valuable reference material for future research, particularly for those with deep interest in green innovation, sustainable development, and the cooperative economic sector.
Article and photos: Institute for Sustainable Development
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