| Author | Huang, Ping-sheng |
| Call Number | AIT RSPR no. SM-95-4 |
| Subject(s) | Investments, Taiwan--Thailand
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| Note | A research submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of
Master of Business Administration, School of Management |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Foreign Direct Investments (FDls) were mainly generated by industrial countries before
1985. For Taiwan, FDis have been increased rapidly since 1986. This research tried to study the
reasons why Taiwan increased FDis.
Taiwan FDI in the electronics industry of Thailand was chose as target for effecting this
research. The framework of study included: 1) evolution of macroeconomic environment pushing
Taiwanese overseas investments; 2) characteristics of Taiwanese overseas investments in the
electronics industry of Thailand; 3) motivations and advantages of Taiwanese overseas
investments in the electronics industry of Thailand; 4) Thailand's incentives for promoting foreign
direct investments; 5) practices of Taiwanese overseas investments in the electronics industry of
Thailand; and 6) performance and problems of Taiwanese overseas investments in the electronics
industry of Thailand.
Basing on the framework, the questionnaire set was developed for surveying the
companies invested by Taiwanese. Second data were also used to assist the study. The significant
findings of this research are listed below.
The most important two factors pushing Taiwan companies invested of Thailand were the
increases of labor cost and appreciation of New Taiwan dollar. The using of technological
advantage and management techniques was evaluated as the most important motivation by
surveyed companies. Thailand was chosen as host country due to its cheap labor force; import
duty reduction; political stability and preferential tariffs provided by developed countries. The
surveyed companies were relatively strong in the technology of production but weak in the
development of products. They needed to import key inputs which dominated production cost for
further processing. The sources of the inputs of surveyed companies were mainly Taiwan and the
third countries. Most of the surveyed companies presented better performance than local
companies. The most important two problems facing the companies were lack of adequate talent
and communication problems with local employees.
By comparing the findings in this research with some Asian countries, Taiwan FDis may be
necessary under the current situations of economy, but the government should focus on the
promotion of domestic investment for long-term economic development.
At the last of this research, suggestions were submitted for further researchers' reference,
and also gave some recommendations to host country, Surveyed companies and home country. |
| Year | 1995 |
| Type | Research Study Project Report (RSPR) |
| School | School of Management (SOM) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Master of Business Administration (MBA) (Publication code=SM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Tang, John C.S.
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| Examination Committee(s) | Ramanathan K. ;Kim, Y. B.
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | Taipei City Government, R.O.C. |
| Degree | Research Studies Project Report (M.B.A.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1995 |