The Importance of National Culture in the Design of and Preference for Management Controls for Multi-National Operations
This study investigates the effects of national culture on firms' design of and employees' preference for management controls. Data for testing two hypotheses are collected from 159 Taiwanese managers working in six each of Japanese, Taiwanese, and U.S.owned, size-matched, computers/ele...
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| author | Wu, Anne Chow, Chee Shields, Michael |
| author_facet | Wu, Anne Chow, Chee Shields, Michael |
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| description | This study investigates the effects of national culture on firms' design of and employees'
preference for management controls. Data for testing two hypotheses are collected from 159
Taiwanese managers working in six each of Japanese, Taiwanese, and U.S.owned,
size-matched, computers/electronics firms in Taiwan. Overall, the results are consistent with
national culture affecting these firms' design of and employees' preference for seven
management controls, though there also are anomalies. These findings are combined with
prior research for identifying desirable improvements in research design and method, variable measurement and selection, and, most important, the theoretical foundation for culture-based research on management controls. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/14362019-04-10T12:16:34Z The Importance of National Culture in the Design of and Preference for Management Controls for Multi-National Operations Wu, Anne Chow, Chee Shields, Michael management control national culture Taiwan This study investigates the effects of national culture on firms' design of and employees' preference for management controls. Data for testing two hypotheses are collected from 159 Taiwanese managers working in six each of Japanese, Taiwanese, and U.S.owned, size-matched, computers/electronics firms in Taiwan. Overall, the results are consistent with national culture affecting these firms' design of and employees' preference for seven management controls, though there also are anomalies. These findings are combined with prior research for identifying desirable improvements in research design and method, variable measurement and selection, and, most important, the theoretical foundation for culture-based research on management controls. 2002-07-10T14:43:15Z 2002-07-10T14:43:15Z 2002-07-10T14:43:16Z http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/1436 en_US IMVP;141a 1404652 bytes application/pdf application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | management control national culture Taiwan Wu, Anne Chow, Chee Shields, Michael The Importance of National Culture in the Design of and Preference for Management Controls for Multi-National Operations |
| title | The Importance of National Culture in the Design of and Preference for Management Controls for Multi-National Operations |
| title_full | The Importance of National Culture in the Design of and Preference for Management Controls for Multi-National Operations |
| title_fullStr | The Importance of National Culture in the Design of and Preference for Management Controls for Multi-National Operations |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Importance of National Culture in the Design of and Preference for Management Controls for Multi-National Operations |
| title_short | The Importance of National Culture in the Design of and Preference for Management Controls for Multi-National Operations |
| title_sort | importance of national culture in the design of and preference for management controls for multi national operations |
| topic | management control national culture Taiwan |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/1436 |
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