US Firms’ Business Competence in the Taiwanese IT Industry

• Main Authors: Chen, Pi-Chi (Author), Kim, Young-Chan (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Understanding China,
• Subjects: Business.; Leadership.; Globalization.; Markets.; Computer industry.; International economics.; Asia > Economic conditions.; Business and Management.; Emerging Markets/Globalization.; International Economics.; The Computer Industry.; Business Strategy/Leadership.; Asian Economics.

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 autho...

Table of Contents:

• 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.