Subsidiary's Strategic Control and Its Cross-Cultural Determinants

國際企業子公司的策略控制與跨文化決定因素

趙必孝(Bih-Shiaw Jaw) ； 王喻平(Christina Yu-Ping Wang) ； 白路易(White Louis P.)

《中山管理評論》 15卷4S期 (2007/12) Pp. 39-77

https://doi.org/10.6160/2007.12.08

摘要

本研究主要探討國際企業對海外子公司策略控制的跨文化決定因素。經由對台灣在美國10家子公司的實地訪查結果，研究發現如下：
1.國際企業對海外子公司的價值鏈活動需先確認其價值與能力，並比較母國與地主國在該活動上的文化優勢。
2.就跨文化觀點而言，國際企業對子公司的價值活動，會以「文化控制」回應「高整合與高調適」需求；並以「價格控制」回應「低整合與高調適」需求；且以「層級控制」回應「高整合與低調適」需求，尤其是低附加價值活動。

關鍵字

層級控制 ； 價格控制 ； 文化控制 ； 文化調適 ； 文化整合

並列摘要

It is expected that Taiwanese foreign direct investment toward the USA will continue growing due to its market attraction. This study investigated 10 Taiwanese top high-tech manufacturing companies operating in the USA in an attempt to provide a cross-cu1tural framework of strategic control. Our findings are as follows:
l. In order to perform subsidiary's value-added activities, mu1tinationals need to identify the value and capabilities need for this activity; at the same time, subsidiaries also need to compare the cu1tural advantage of home country in terms of these activities.
2. From the perspective of cross-cultural influence, cultural control is designed to respond to high integration and high adaptation; price control is executed in the case of low integration and high cultural adaptation; while hierarchical control is used to respond to high integration and low adaptation, simultaneously in the case of1ow value of subsidiary's activities.

並列關鍵字

Hierarchical Control ； Price Control ； Cultural Control ； Cultural Adaptation ； Cultural Integration

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