Expatriate management practices of Taiwanese multinational corporations: An outward comparison and inward investigation

• Main Authors: Shih-Han Huang, 黃詩涵
• Other Authors: 王群孝
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/ukh9n3

碩士 === 國立中央大學 === 人力資源管理研究所 === 106 === Given that Taiwanese multinational corporations’ (MNC) demand for expatriate is rising and Millennials’ willingness to work abroad is especially high, this study surveyed Taiwanese MNCs’ vice presidents of the HR department, or the employees responsible for overseas assignment management through the online questionnaire. The results found were as below: When comparing to the expatriate management practices used by MNCs of other countries, (1) the staffing policies used by Taiwanese MNCs are partially similar with Japanese MNCs. (2) The selection procedures used by Taiwanese MNCs are not similar with Japanese MNCs. (3) The selection criteria use by Taiwanese MNCs are similar with Japanese MNCs. (4) The language training used by Taiwanese MNCs are not similar with Japanese MNCs. When comparing the expatriate management practices used by Taiwanese MNCs of different international management strategies, (5) with regard to the staffing policies, more emphasis was placed on “controlling the operations” for MNCs with centralized strategy than MNCs with global strategy. (6) With regard to the selection procedures, more emphasis was placed on “cultural awareness assessment” for MNCs with local strategy than MNCs with centralized strategy. (7) With regard to the selection criteria, more emphasis was placed on “knowledge of new locality” for MNCs with local strategy than MNCs with centralized strategy. (8) With regard to the training programs, more emphasis was placed on “cultural orientation” for MNCs with local strategy. (9) With regard to the performance evaluation methods, more emphasis was placed on “performance goals established prior to assignment” for MNCs with global strategy. (10) Little emphasis was put on the spouse/family practices for MNCs with centralized strategy.