| Summary: | 博士 === 國立政治大學 === 企業管理研究所 === 91 === Many researchers have been discussing the MNEs’ staffing issue of high-level managers of affiliates. This study tried to explore the effects of demands for employment (includes demand for trust and demand for local connection) on staffing decision, and hypothesized the main factors influencing demands for employment are characteristics of the post. Besides, this study also examined the effects of characteristics of employment in different situation of demands for employment on staffing decision. Finally, this study tried to test if the performances are associated with quality of staffing decisions.
This study is based on the sample of Taiwanese firms with investments in China. Results showed that characteristics of the post affect demands for employment. Demand for trust is positive associated with the employment of expatriate; demand for local connection is positive associated with the employment of local manager. Besides, characteristics of employment have different effects on staffing decisions when the demands for employment are different. When the demand for trust and demand for local connection are both low, the accessibility of managers and salary costs have effects on staffing decisions. When only one of the demands is high, the MNEs will consider the accessibility of managers and relative loyalty to as the main issue to make staffing decisions. This study also showed that when staffing decisions considering demands for employment and characteristics of employment resulted in better performance.
This study makes a contribution to the research on employment decisions based on the theory of human resource management, international business and economics. Its findings are helpful for Taiwanese firms to make staffing decisions of affiliates.
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