Key Questions:

• Firms actively invest in different information transfer mechanisms that can exist within and outside of the firm. Under what conditions are certain mechanisms more effective than other mechanisms for firm performance?
• Firms actively evaluate the costs and benefits of different information transfer mechanisms that can influence different corporate strategies. Under what conditions are certain strategies more effective than other strategies for firm performance?

Current Projects:

• Doing Business in Southeast Asia: 
In this project, Dr. Trinh conducts in-depth case studies of companies operating in Singapore. In particular, Dr. Trinh examines how the business environment in Singapore influences companies' strategies of low cost and differentiation.

• Organizational Memory and Information Use: 
In this project, Dr. Trinh studies the effectiveness of information sources on task performance at individual and group levels.

• Corporate Governance Issues: 
In this project, Dr. Trinh studies the performance of privatized firms in a competitive market environment. In particular, Dr. Trinh analyzes firm-level survey data collected in Vietnam from 1998 to 2009.