THE MODEL OF FACTORS AFFECTING INVESTMENT INTENTIONS OF MANUFACTURING SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES

Manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in the economic growth in Binh Duong province. However, these enterprises have average long-term assets proportion to the assets total lower than the manufacturing average of the country. The owners of these enterprises have the possibility to engage in long-term asset investment when their intentions for that is strong enough. Therefore, this study focuses on modeling the factors affecting the owners’ intentions to invest in the long-term assets of manufacturing SMEs in Binh Duong province, Vietnam.