Title :
Knowledge Development and Entry Mode - A Study of Foreign Investment Determinants by Taiwanese Firms
Author :
Fong Cher-min ; Nguyen Hoang Linh ; Ho Cheng-ter
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Bus. Adm., Nat. Sun Yat Sen Univ., Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Abstract :
This study examined an original determinant of entry mode choice, proposed and tested the operationalization for a new theoretical construct, namely corporate culture diversity. Hypotheses were developed on the entry modes in relation to culture diversity at corporate level, a step beyond the conventional theory of how national cultural differences influence entry mode choice. The hypotheses were tested within the framework of organizational learning, using data on 1,156 foreign investment made by Taiwanese firms during 1986-2006.
Keywords :
investment; knowledge management; organisational aspects; Taiwanese firms; corporate culture diversity; entry mode; foreign investment determinants; knowledge development; national cultural differences; organizational learning; Cultural differences; Engineering management; Frequency; Industrial engineering; International collaboration; Investments; Joining processes; Knowledge management; Sun; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Management and Service Science, 2009. MASS '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4638-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4639-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICMSS.2009.5305497
