TY - JOUR
AU - Chang, Samuel K.C.
AB - CALIFORNIA MANAGEMENT REVIEW Volume XXVII, Number 4, Summer 1985 © 1985, The Regents of the University of California American and Chinese Managers in U.S. Companies in Taiwan: A Comparison Samuel K. C. Chang Trade between Taiwan and the United States has grown dramatically in recent years. By 1985, Taiwan had become the sixth-largest trading partner of the United States. In the first quarter of 1985, the United States for the first time surpassed Japan as Taiwan's number-one trading partner. Many U.S. -owned companies now operate in Taiwan or have joint business ventures with Taiwanese companies. The growing penetration by multina­ tional corporations (MNCs) has led the Taiwanese Government to exper­ iment with policies intended to protect and control economic activity on the island. For example, the maximum number of expatriate managers imported by a given MNC now has to be negotiated with the Taiwanese Government. A new Basic Labor Standard Law enacted in 1984 requires MNCs to set up extensive programs to train local Chinese employees. At the same time, Chinese students who have studied abroad (primarily in the U.S.) are returning in increasing numbers to seek employment in their homeland. Many such U.S.-trained professionals with advanced de­ grees 
TI - American and Chinese Managers in U.S. Companies in Taiwan: A Comparison
JF - California Management Review
DO - 10.2307/41165161
DA - 1985-07-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/american-and-chinese-managers-in-u-s-companies-in-taiwan-a-comparison-JeZNNmTQqY
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EP - 156
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