The Transfer of Business Anti-Corruption Norms into Vietnam

This thesis analyses the reasons why the transfer of global anti-corruption norms in Vietnam has not produced the expected reduction in corruption. It argues that the transfer of these global norms has had a limited influence among businesses in Vietnam because there is fragmentation in the way companies in Vietnam interpret and respond to these norms. The thesis investigates why different types of companies in Vietnam engage with and respond to these norms in different ways. This investigation aims to generate some predictive insights into how companies are likely to respond to anti-corruption regimes based on global anti-corruption norms.