臺灣博碩士論文加值系統

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The field of managerial learning, specifically in foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) in the People’s Republic of China, is a topic which has only recently caught the attention of scholars, despite its inherent importance for the success of foreign businesses in that market. While some researchers have conducted studies on managerial learning in China, the frameworks used for this research vary from author to author. To date, there is, in fact, no standard model for research in this field, but the research conducted by a few scholars─namely Argyris and Schön, Child and Markóczy, Tsang, and Villinger─serves as a starting point for those wishing to probe into this field of study.
This thesis builds primarily on research conducted by the six authors mentioned above to accomplish two goals. First, this thesis provides an analysis of phenomena in managerial learning in US-invested enterprises in China. The phenomena are categorized by the five main factors influencing managerial learning as determined in Tsang, (2001). Second, the research for this thesis includes a first-hand case-study investigation of the situation of managerial learning in four US-invested enterprises in the PRC. The works of Child and Markóczy (1993) and Villinger (1996) serve as a framework for this case-study.
Overall, the results of this investigation shed a light of optimism on the managerial learning situation at US-invested firms in the PRC. The data collected for this study seem to point to a lowering of the traditional barriers to managerial learning in American firms in China as these firms become more and more knowledgeable about doing business in China and the Chinese market and Chinese culture evolve to become more accepting of Western business practices.

Chapter 1: Introduction 1; 1.1 Motivation 1; 1.2 Objectives 4;
Chapter 2: Overview of Previous Studies 5; 2.1 Brief Review of the Literature 5; 2.2 Definition of Managerial Learning 7; 2.3 Levels of Learning 8; 2.3.1 Argyris and Schön (1978) 8; 2.3.2 Child, et al. (1992) 9; 2.3.3 Child and Markóczy (1993)10; 2.4 Distinctions in Knowledge Learning 11; 2.5 Models of Managerial Learning in the Literature 14; 2.5.1 Villinger’s (1996) Model 14; 2.5.2 Child and Markóczy’s (1993) Model 14; 2.5.3 Tsang’s (2001) Model 15; Chapter 3: Phenomena Observed in FIEs in Transitional Economies 18; 3.1 Introduction 18; 3.2 Observations with Regard to Mode of Entry of the Foreign Firm 19; 3.3 Observations with Regard to the Foreign Investor 20; 3.4 Observations with Regard to the Chinese Side of the Firm 25; 3.5 Observations with Regard to the Foreign Manager 26; 3.6 Observations with Regard to the Local Manager 32; Chapter 4: The Research Study 34; 4.1 Study Overview 34; 4.2 Research Design 34; 4.2.1 Oral Interview 34; 4.2.2 Written Survey 35; 4.2.3 Data Organization and Analysis 38;
Chapter 5: The Research Findings 39; 5.1 Introduction to the Firms Studies 39; 5.2 Research Findings 45; 5.2.1 Mode of Entry 45; 5.2.2 Foreign Investor 45; 5.2.3 Chinese Side of the Firm 53; 5.2.4 Foreign Manager 55; 5.2.5 Chinese Manager 59; Chapter 6: Conclusion 62; 6.1 Conclusion and Thoughts for Further Study 62; Appendix A: Written Survey─Foreign Manager 67; Appendix B: Written Survey─Chinese Manager 69;
Appendix C: Summary of Ratings from Written Surveys 71;
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