Title :
Country characteristics: effects on process and technology decisions of selected Western firms in China and the Philippines
Author :
Saldivar-Sali, Charisse D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Cambridge Univ., UK
Abstract :
This paper presents findings on the impact of host country-specific factors on the processes and technologies of several Asia-based plants of UK and US firms. The perceptions of host country-based manufacturing managers regarding cultural, economic, governmental and infrastructural characteristics are related to the process and technology decisions/policies of the firms in China and the Philippines. The paper draws on empirical evidence from plant observations and interviews with expatriate managers in the two host countries as well as in the UK
Keywords :
management; management of change; manufacturing industries; China; Philippines; UK; USA; cultural characteristics; economic characteristics; governmental characteristics; host countries; infrastructural characteristics; manufacturing management; national characteristics; process decisions; technology decisions; technology policies; Cultural differences; Environmental economics; Instruments; Law; Macroeconomics; Manufacturing processes; Paper technology; Production facilities; Pulp manufacturing; Technology management;
Conference_Titel :
Innovation in Technology Management - The Key to Global Leadership. PICMET '97: Portland International Conference on Management and Technology
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3574-0
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.1997.653758
