Performance evaluation and international transfer pricing in foreign subsidiaries of Japanese companies / Li Jingna, Dyna Seng Kate and Wynn-Williams

This paper aims to analyse the results of a questionnaire survey concerning international transfer pricing and performance evaluation in foreign subsidiaries of Japanese companies. Sato (1991) provided the foundation questions for this survey, and several different results from those of Sato (1991)...

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Main Authors: Li, Jingna, Dyna, Seng Kate, Wynn, Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Accounting Research Institute (ARI) 2011
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/10809/1/10809.pdf
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description This paper aims to analyse the results of a questionnaire survey concerning international transfer pricing and performance evaluation in foreign subsidiaries of Japanese companies. Sato (1991) provided the foundation questions for this survey, and several different results from those of Sato (1991) have become apparent, for example: changes in the purposes for which Japanese companies establish and maintain foreign subsidiaries; the increased importance of performance evaluation of local managers and the use of both financial and non-financial indicators for performance evaluation. The paper also examines who determines the international transfer pricing and explores how it is calculated, including comparisons with Sato (1991) and others. The results show that international transfer pricing is now determined by headquarters under the company policies of maximization of group profits and observance of tax laws, and is calculated using company standards as opposed to taxation standards. The correlation between the purpose of performance evaluation and financial indicators has also been examined. Japanese companies prefer to use financial indicators such as profit and sales for performance evaluation, with less emphasis on financial indicators of capital efficiency such as ROI and ROE. Moreover, Japanese companies do not only depend on financial indicators for performance evaluation, but also on other methods such as non-financial indicators.
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spelling oai:ir.uitm.edu.my:108092022-07-05T02:36:58Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/10809/ Performance evaluation and international transfer pricing in foreign subsidiaries of Japanese companies / Li Jingna, Dyna Seng Kate and Wynn-Williams apmaj Li, Jingna Dyna, Seng Kate Wynn, Williams Balance of trade Success in business. Performance This paper aims to analyse the results of a questionnaire survey concerning international transfer pricing and performance evaluation in foreign subsidiaries of Japanese companies. Sato (1991) provided the foundation questions for this survey, and several different results from those of Sato (1991) have become apparent, for example: changes in the purposes for which Japanese companies establish and maintain foreign subsidiaries; the increased importance of performance evaluation of local managers and the use of both financial and non-financial indicators for performance evaluation. The paper also examines who determines the international transfer pricing and explores how it is calculated, including comparisons with Sato (1991) and others. The results show that international transfer pricing is now determined by headquarters under the company policies of maximization of group profits and observance of tax laws, and is calculated using company standards as opposed to taxation standards. The correlation between the purpose of performance evaluation and financial indicators has also been examined. Japanese companies prefer to use financial indicators such as profit and sales for performance evaluation, with less emphasis on financial indicators of capital efficiency such as ROI and ROE. Moreover, Japanese companies do not only depend on financial indicators for performance evaluation, but also on other methods such as non-financial indicators. Accounting Research Institute (ARI) 2011-06 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/10809/1/10809.pdf Performance evaluation and international transfer pricing in foreign subsidiaries of Japanese companies / Li Jingna, Dyna Seng Kate and Wynn-Williams. (2011) Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Journal <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Asia-Pacific_Management_Accounting_Journal/>, 6 (1): 1. pp. 1-24. ISSN 1675-3194 https://apmaj.uitm.edu.my/index.php/archive
spellingShingle Balance of trade
Success in business. Performance
Li, Jingna
Dyna, Seng Kate
Wynn, Williams
Performance evaluation and international transfer pricing in foreign subsidiaries of Japanese companies / Li Jingna, Dyna Seng Kate and Wynn-Williams
title Performance evaluation and international transfer pricing in foreign subsidiaries of Japanese companies / Li Jingna, Dyna Seng Kate and Wynn-Williams
title_full Performance evaluation and international transfer pricing in foreign subsidiaries of Japanese companies / Li Jingna, Dyna Seng Kate and Wynn-Williams
title_fullStr Performance evaluation and international transfer pricing in foreign subsidiaries of Japanese companies / Li Jingna, Dyna Seng Kate and Wynn-Williams
title_full_unstemmed Performance evaluation and international transfer pricing in foreign subsidiaries of Japanese companies / Li Jingna, Dyna Seng Kate and Wynn-Williams
title_short Performance evaluation and international transfer pricing in foreign subsidiaries of Japanese companies / Li Jingna, Dyna Seng Kate and Wynn-Williams
title_sort performance evaluation and international transfer pricing in foreign subsidiaries of japanese companies li jingna dyna seng kate and wynn williams
topic Balance of trade
Success in business. Performance
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