US Firms' Business Competence in the Taiwanese IT Industry [electronic resource] /
Chen, Pi-Chi.author.
Kim, Young-Chan.author.
This book offers an in-depth analysis of the roles and strategies of subsidiaries of American multinational companies (MNCs) in Taiwan's IT industry. Based on semi-structured interviews with 16 managing directors of the different foreign-owned subsidiaries and 100 functional unit managers, the authors investigate (1) the roles of functional units in evaluating strategy formulation and change in foreign subsidiaries; (2) the factors that determine strategy formulation and change in foreign subsidiaries and their functional units; and (3) the linkages between cross-functional units. The research underscores the view that MNCs' strategies are composed of assorted heterogeneous elements. .
Includes bibliographical references.
The US Firms' Business Competence in the Taiwanese IT Industry -- Taiwan's Industrial Development, Foreign Investment and IT Industry -- The Strategy Formulation and Change of Foreign Subsidiaries and Their Functional Units -- The Determinants of Strategy Formulation and Change in Foreign Subsidiaries and Their Functional Units -- Linkages of Cross-Functional Units in Different Types of Subsidiaries -- Conclusion.
This book offers an in-depth analysis of the roles and strategies of subsidiaries of American multinational companies (MNCs) in Taiwan's IT industry. Based on semi-structured interviews with 16 managing directors of the different foreign-owned subsidiaries and 100 functional unit managers, the authors investigate (1) the roles of functional units in evaluating strategy formulation and change in foreign subsidiaries; (2) the factors that determine strategy formulation and change in foreign subsidiaries and their functional units; and (3) the linkages between cross-functional units. The research underscores the view that MNCs' strategies are composed of assorted heterogeneous elements. .
Globalization.
Markets.
International economics.
Computer industry.
Leadership.
Emerging Markets/Globalization.
International Economics.
The Computer Industry.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Asian Economics.