Logistics infrastructure development along Vietnam’s East–West Economic Corridor: The moderating role of international economic integration

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Abstract
This study examines the relationships among institutional support, investment capacity, regional planning and linkage, digital transformation, and logistics infrastructure development along the Vietnamese segment of the East–West Economic Corridor, together with the moderating role of international economic integration. Using purposive sampling, data were collected from November 2025 to March 2026 through online and in-person questionnaires administered to managers and professionals from government agencies, logistics service providers, and infrastructure actors in Quang Tri province, Hue city, Da Nang city, and other relevant locations. Respondents had direct professional involvement in the planning, financing, implementation, operation, management, or assessment of logistics infrastructure. After data screening, 298 valid responses were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling. Institutional support (β = 0.287), digital transformation (β = 0.271), investment capacity (β = 0.242), and regional planning and linkage (β = 0.133) were positively and significantly associated with logistics infrastructure development, and the model explained 57.8% of its variance. International economic integration weakened the positive relationships between institutional support and logistics infrastructure development (β = –0.126) and between investment capacity and logistics infrastructure development (β = –0.110). In contrast, international economic integration strengthened the positive relationship between digital transformation and logistics infrastructure development (β = 0.106), while its moderating effect on the relationship between regional planning and linkage and logistics infrastructure development was not statistically significant (β = –0.051, p = 0.268). Therefore, international economic integration is not uniformly enabling, as its implications depend on institutional alignment, financing adaptability, and digital readiness.

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    • Figure 1. Proposed research framework
    • Figure 2. Confirmed research framework
    • Table 1. Sample characteristics
    • Table 2. Reliability and convergent validity
    • Table 3. Discriminant validity (HTMT)
    • Table 4. Structural model results
    • Table 5. Coefficient of determination (R²)
    • Table 6. Effect sizes (f2)
    • Table 7. Summary of measurement invariance and permutation-based MGA
    • Table B1. MICOM results: Government agencies versus Infrastructure actors
    • Table B2. MICOM results: Government agencies versus Logistics service providers
    • Table B3. MICOM results: Logistics service providers versus Infrastructure actors
    • Table C1. Government agencies versus Infrastructure actors
    • Table C2. Government agencies versus Logistics service providers
    • Table C3. Infrastructure actors versus Logistics service providers
    • Conceptualization
      Can Tat Linh, Cuong Hung Nguyen, Trinh Thi Thu Huong, Vu Tuan Anh
    • Data curation
      Can Tat Linh, The Tuan Tran, Cuong Hung Nguyen, Vu Tuan Anh
    • Formal Analysis
      Can Tat Linh, The Tuan Tran, Cuong Hung Nguyen, Vu Tuan Anh
    • Investigation
      Can Tat Linh, The Tuan Tran, Cuong Hung Nguyen, Vu Tuan Anh
    • Methodology
      Can Tat Linh, Cuong Hung Nguyen, Trinh Thi Thu Huong, Vu Tuan Anh
    • Project administration
      Can Tat Linh, The Tuan Tran, Cuong Hung Nguyen, Vu Tuan Anh
    • Resources
      Can Tat Linh, The Tuan Tran, Cuong Hung Nguyen, Trinh Thi Thu Huong, Vu Tuan Anh
    • Validation
      Can Tat Linh, The Tuan Tran, Cuong Hung Nguyen, Trinh Thi Thu Huong, Vu Tuan Anh
    • Visualization
      Can Tat Linh, The Tuan Tran, Cuong Hung Nguyen, Trinh Thi Thu Huong, Vu Tuan Anh
    • Writing – original draft
      Can Tat Linh, The Tuan Tran, Cuong Hung Nguyen, Trinh Thi Thu Huong, Vu Tuan Anh
    • Writing – review & editing
      Can Tat Linh, The Tuan Tran, Cuong Hung Nguyen, Trinh Thi Thu Huong, Vu Tuan Anh
    • Supervision
      Cuong Hung Nguyen, Trinh Thi Thu Huong, Vu Tuan Anh