US Firms' Business Competence in the Taiwanese IT Industry [recurso electrónico] $c

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. Front Matter....Pages i-xvi The US Firms’ Business Competence in the Taiwanese IT Industry....Pages 1-47 Taiwan’s Industrial Development, Foreign Investment and IT Industry....Pages 49-80 The Strategy Formulation and Change of Foreign Subsidiaries and Their Functional Units....Pages 81-134 The Determinants of Strategy Formulation and Change in Foreign Subsidiaries and Their Functional Units....Pages 135-181 Linkages of Cross-Functional Units in Different Types of Subsidiaries....Pages 183-212 Conclusion....Pages 213-224 Back Matter....Pages 225-234 This text offers an in-depth analysis of the roles and strategies of subsidiaries of American multinational companies (MNCs) in Taiwan's IT industry