從文化距離的觀點來看跨國企業的海外派遣~在台日本, 歐美企業之實證研究

Cultural Distance and International Staffing - The Case of Japanese, American and European Companies in Taiwan

蘇淑真(Shu-Chen Su)

指導教授 ： 曾耀鋒

國立臺中科技大學/語文學院/應用日語系日本市場暨商務策略碩士班/碩士(2016年)

摘要

本研究以外商在台子公司為研究對象，借鏡Hofsted的六個文化層面來計算母國與海外子公司所在國之間的文化距離，意圖釐清是否文化距離愈長，母公司派遣人員在海外子公司員工所佔比例就愈高，以及是否文化距離愈長，海外公司代表人為母公司派遣來之人員的可能性就愈高。除此之外，本研究另考察海外公司業種，資本，營業年數，及員工人數與海外公司代表人之國籍之間的關係。研究結果顯示，文化距離愈短，母公司派遣人員在海外公司員工內所佔的比例愈高，文化距離愈短，海外公司代表人為母公司派遣來之人員的可能性愈高，且除了海外公司的業種之外，海外公司的資本，營業年數，及員工人數對海外公司代表人的國籍並沒有影響。

關鍵字

Hofsted 文化層面 ； 文化距離 ； 母國 ； 海外企業所在國 ； 母公司派遣人員

並列摘要

Using Hofsted’s six cultural dimensions for the calculation of the cultural distance between the parent country and the host country, the thesis attempts to understand the relationship between cultural distance and the ratio of parent country nationals in the subsidiary’s workforce, and the relationship between cultural distance and the likelihood of the subsidiary Managing Director being a parent country national. The thesis also examines how the sector which the subsidiary is active in, capital, number of employees, and the subsidiary’s number of years in business determine the nationality of the subsidiary Managing Director. The study results show that there is a negative relationship between cultural distance and the ratio of parent country nationals in the subsidiary’s workforce, the shorter the cultural distance between the parent country and the host country, the greater the likelihood of the subsidiary Managing Director being a parent country national、and except for the type of sector which the subsidiary is active in, the subsidiary’s capital, number of employees and number of years in business have no influence on the determination of the nationality of the subsidiary Managing Director.

並列關鍵字

Hofsted cultural dimensions ； cultural distance ； parent country ； host country ； parent country national(PCN)

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