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The management practices of local Taiwanese firms were evaluated by Negandhi in 1973 as the least developed as compared to those of the American and Japanese subsidiaries. Since then, the local Taiwanese firms have undergone a phenomenal change. In comparison to the American and Japanese subsidiaries, the current management practices — organisational structure, decision making and human resource management of the local Taiwanese firms are a mixture of those of the American and Japanese subsidiaries. The local Taiwanese firms have adapted very well to the impact of the West (the United States) and the East (Japan) and contributed greatly to the economic prosperity of Taiwan.
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The author wishes to thank the Council for Economic Planning and Development, Republic of China (Taiwan) for financial support.
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Yeh, RS. Management practices of Taiwanese firms: As compared to those of American and Japanese subsidiaries in Taiwan. Asia Pacific J Manage 8, 1–14 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01731914
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