Institutional Analysis of Training at Hi-TechManufacturing Firms in Taiwan

Numerous studies have categorized Taiwan as a ¡§learninglatecomer.¡¨ Through Original Equipment Manufacturers(OEM), Taiwan started to join the global commodity and supply chains in the 1980s and attained semiperipheral positions in the global division of production. Previous studies, however, have d...

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Published inTáiwan shèhuì xuè no. 29; p. 43
Main Author Li-hui Peng, Ray-May Hsung
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published Taipei Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica 01.06.2015
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High tech industries
Manufacturers
Occupational training
Taiwan
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Summary:Numerous studies have categorized Taiwan as a ¡§learninglatecomer.¡¨ Through Original Equipment Manufacturers(OEM), Taiwan started to join the global commodity and supply chains in the 1980s and attained semiperipheral positions in the global division of production. Previous studies, however, have determined little regarding how technology-receiving countries, such as Taiwan, transfer technology and skills to the workers of local firms through the firms training systems fo stered by global customers. Because few studies have examined this topic, this study explored an indigenous analytical framework regarding the institutional characteristics of job training for OEM and Original-Design-Manufacturer(ODM) firms rather than testing the theoretical hypotheses of general theories on job training in foreign countries or the predominant theory from the efficiency viewpoint of economics-based rational interpretations. To further explore how manufacturing companies train their staff members and employees,this study co
ISSN:1680-2969