THAI PHONG LE

Research Title:
The role of intra- and inter-industry FDI spillovers in explaining performance outcomes: Evidence from the UK

Research Topic:
FDI spillovers, intra- inter- industry, moderators

Research Description:
This study investigates the effects of inward FDI spillovers within and between a number of UK manufacturing and service industries.  It also examines the conditions under which indigenous firms benefit from FDI spillovers. To do so, the study considers a number of firm-specific and exogenously-determined factors that may influence the effects of inward FDI on the performance of UK firms.

Start date and Research form:
Full time, from 1 October 2008

Research Supervisor(s):
Professor Peter Buckley and Dr Mario Kafouros

Background
Master of Business Administration (MBA). The University of Wales, Holborn College (August 2004- September 2005)
Bachelor of Economics in International Economics, Foreign Trade University, Hanoi, Vietnam (September 1996- March 2001)

Experience
Columbia Northern University - USA, international programme in collaboration with Vietnam Learning Encouragement Association. Local tutor in International Business
Hanoi University of Technology, international programme in collaboration with North Centre University, USA. Visiting lecturer International Business
Thames Business School – Singapore. Visiting lecturer in Business communication and in Case Study in business policy
Troy State University - USA, international program in collaboration with Hanoi National University. Local tutor in Business Communication and in Contemporary Advertising
National Economics University (NEU). Tutor Managing Communication,  Information and Knowledge and Research Project
Foreign Trade University, Hanoi Vietnam. Lecturer of International Business, Faculty of Business Administration. Manager, Project Management and Quality Assurance Department

Publications and Conference Presentations:
The role of intra- and inter-industry FDI spillovers in explaining performance outcomes: Evidence from the UK. Paper presented at LUBS’s Doctoral Conference, 2009.
 “Doi Moi” policy and FDI in Vietnam, paper under the order of Ministry of Investment, June 2008
Education service exporting: current situation and solution for Hanoi, Conference Proceedings organised by FTU, May 2008
National culture: what implementation to FDI enterprises? External Economics Review, Hanoi 2006
IJVs failure in Vietnam, External Economics Reviews, Hanoi 2007
Apply case study in business world, Foreign Trade University Conference, December, 2006
Competition Law of Vietnam and its Development, International Conference, Foreign Trade University, Vietnam, November 2006
Statistic activity in education service in Vietnam (Assistance to establish statistics system for trade in service), Mutrap II project under the Grant of EU, Ministry of Trade, June 2006
The work of training International trade law and the world trade organisation, Mutrap II project under the Grant of EU, Ministry of Trade, June 2006
Vietnam’s Corporate Law 2005 and effective application solutions, Ministry of Education and Training, March 2006-March 2007
Solutions to improve exporting capacity of Vietnam’s Software firms, Ministry of Education and Training, April 2006 - April 2007
Evaluation quality of education and training services in Foreign Trade University, FTU May 2006 - December 2006
Exporting capability of Hanoi’s enterprises: current situation and measures, Hanoi Department of Science and Technology, Hanoi People’s Committee, 2004-2005
Quality of accounting information in Vietnam, Ministry of Education and Training, 2003
Measures to promote franchising activity in Vietnamese businesses, Ministry of Education and Training, 2003
Apply ISO 9000 in education in Vietnam, Ministry of Education and Training, 2002

Awards
The Best MBA Student of 2005, Holborn College, the University of Wales, 2005
Governmental scholarship for Master level, overseas training: MBA course, 2004-2005
JICA scholarship (Japan) for international management, business training course in Osaka, Japan, 2004
Outstanding Lecturer, Foreign Trade University, 2003, 2006, 2007
Graduation with high distinction (top 5 out of 1000 students at Foreign Trade University, 2001)
Gumagai Kumi scholarship for outstanding students, Foreign Trade University, 1998, 1999, 2000
Third Prize, National Mathematics Competition, 1996, 1995, 1993
First Prize, Provincial Mathematics Competition, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993
First Prize, Provincial Chemistry Competition, 1996
First Prize, Provincial Physics Competition, 1995, 1992