VJIBC#05-2025: 5th Vietnam-Japan International Business Conference

on “Creating and Leveraging Resources and Capabilities

for Sustainable Business Development in the Dynamic Global Landscape”

October 3rd, 2025

Foreign Trade University, Hanoi, Vietnam 

 

Conference Code: VJIBC#05-2025

The Vietnam-Japan International Business Conference (VJIBC) is an annual conference jointly organized by the College of Business, Rikkyo University (Japan) and the Vietnam-Japan Institute for Human Resources Development (VJCC), Foreign Trade University (Vietnam) as an international platform for scholars and experts to exchange knowledge to assist sustainable organizational development.

The VJIBC#5-2025 focuses on “Creating and Leveraging Resources and Capabilities for Sustainable Business Development in the Dynamic Global Landscape.” This conference aims to bring together scholars and practitioners across various fields and countries to advance research in response to the urgent call for viable solutions for organizational development in the increasingly volatile international setting.

The VJIBC#5-2025 is held at the VJCC Institute, Foreign Trade University, Vietnam – an emerging Asian economy with tremendous business development and research potential. This conference also contributes to extending the comprehensive strategic Vietnam-Japan partnership and celebrating the 65th Anniversary of Foreign Trade University. 

We welcome both theoretical and empirical studies, which may focus on, but are not limited to, human resource management, marketing, finance, digital business, sustainable management, educational management, and political economy.

Vietnam-Japan Institute for Human Resources Development (VJCC Institute), Foreign Trade University, 91 Chua Lang Street, Dong Da District,  Hanoi, Vietnam.

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Submission guideline: Authors are requested to submit either an extended abstract (1,000-2,000 words) or a full paper (10,000-20,000 words). The word count includes references, figures, and tables. 

All submitted papers must be in English in .doc format, single-spaced, font size 13, with a margin of 2.5 cm on all sides. The paper title, name(s) of the author(s), email address(es), and affiliation(s) must be included in the submission. Please adhere to the American Psychological Association (APA) 7th Referencing Style Guide, which can be found at  https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines

The following outline is a suggestion of what can be included in a submission:

Extended Abstract

Full paper

  1. Title
  2. Keywords
  3. Introduction (including, but not limited to literature review and/or theoretical or conceptual framework, if relevant) 
  4. Methods
  5. Results 
  6. Discussions
  7. Conclusion
  8. References
  9. Appendices

 

  1. Title
  2. Abstract
  3. Keywords
  4. Introduction
  5. Literature Review and/or Theoretical or Conceptual framework (if relevant)
  6. Methods
  7. Results
  8. Discussions
  9. Conclusion
  10. References
  11. Appendices

Authors are requested to submit their extended abstracts/full papers to vjibc@vjcc.org.vn by June 30th, 2025.

2023 2024 2025

 

 

June 30th, 2025: Deadline for Submission.

August 20th, 2025: Submission Review Results and Announcement of Acceptance.

October 3rd, 2025: Conference Date.

 

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Foreign Trade University, Vietnam

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Anh Tuan

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Thu Huong

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Hien

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Hoang Nam

Dr. Hoang Anh Duy

College of Business, Rikkyo University, Japan

Prof. Dr. Ayano Hirose Nishihara

Prof. Dr. Toshiya Ozaki

Prof. Dr. Noriaki Okamoto

Prof. Dr. Mitsuhiko Kataoka

   

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tomohiro Machikita: 

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tomohiro Machikita is an Associate Professor at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), Kyoto University, Japan. He obtained his Ph.D. in Economics from Kyoto University in 2007. He previously held academic positions at the Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo, and the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO) in Chiba, with ​​visiting experiences at Stanford University and Copenhagen Business School. Currently, he serves as the associate editor for The Developing Economies and the Japanese Journal of Southeast Asian Studies (Tonan Ajia Kenkyu) (indexed in SCOPUS).

His research interests include labor economics, industrial development, economic geography, and the integrated approach to Southeast Asia as a region. His publications include topics on the economy of labor focusing on a range of interrelated and transdisciplinary issues around the geography of economic activity and the factors that contribute to workplace hazards. To get a better understanding about the process of economic development, his research covers: (1) building relationship specificity, firm-to-firm matching with technology transfers, and acquisitions of managerial capabilities along the local and global production chains in East Asia and Southeast Asia; (2) micro empirics and aggregate patterns of firm growth and local labor markets in developing economies including Japanese historical experiences in the late 19th century; (3) workplace hazards and traffic accidents to explore improving safer mobility in developing economies.

Submissions and registration are free of charge.

Participants are responsible for their travel expenses to the venue and accommodation costs. Please note that virtual participation is not permitted.

The detailed agenda of the conference will be updated on the website.

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