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

fYear

1997

fDate

27-31 Jul 1997

Firstpage

990

Lastpage

993

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PICMET.1997.653758

Filename

653758