Factors Influencing the Development of the Night-Time Economy: Constructing and Validating a Measurement Scale in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Published at : 31 Jul 2026
Volume : IJtech
Vol 17, No 4 (2026)
DOI : https://doi.org/10.14716/ijtech.v17i4.8247
| Loan Vo Thi Kim | Faculty of Basic Science, Van Lang University, 700000, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Ngoc-Khuong Ho | Faculty of Political Science and Law, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Engineering, 700000, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
Ho Chi Minh City; Night economy measurement scale; Night-time economy (NTE); Night-time product diversity
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