“…Specific suggestions include reducing tax and improving loan access (Hoa and Khoi, 2017), decentralizing policy-making to better support SMEs (Cox and Le, 2014;Le et al, 2016;Paswan and Tran, 2012;Tran and Santarelli, 2017), and increasing trust in the government at the community level (Dut, 2015;Nguyen and Wongsurawat, 2012;Phuong, 2014). (Dang et al, 2016;Nguyen and Nordman, 2018;Nguyen and Mort, 2016;Perri and Chu, 2012;Vuong, 2016a;Vuong and Napier, 2015) 2 Resources management 53 (Chu and Luke, 2012;Duy and Oanh, 2015;Nguyen et al, 2015;O'Cass et al, 2012;Pham and Talavera, 2018;Turkina & Thi Thanh Thai, 2013;Thai and Ho, 2010;Vuong, Do and Vuong, 2016a) 3 Business efficiency 38 (Hiep and Van Vu, 2015;Hoa and Khoi, 2017;Lensink and Pham, 2012;Nguyen et al, 2013;Santarelli and Tran, 2013;Tran and Santarelli, 2017;Walder and Nguyen, 2008) 4 Innovation and creativity 38 (Brundenius and Le, 2014;Kiura et al, 2014;Le et al, 2018a;Nam et al, 2017;Tuan, 2015;Vuong and Napier, 2015;Vuong et al, 2013) 5 Gender/Sex 8 (Le et al, 2016;Nguyen, Frederick and Nguyen, 2014a;Oosterhoff and Hoang, 2018;…”