The investment environment and the difficulties encountered by Taiwanese enterprises operating in Mainland China, a study on hi-tech industry in the Delta of Changjiang River

• Main Authors: Hsien-Kuang Lin, 林賢光
• Other Authors: Benjamin J. C. Yuan
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2002
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/26840297712108263461

碩士 === 國立交通大學 === 科技管理學程碩士班 === 90 === Abstract The industrial structure change in Taiwan, the investment incentives of China, and the huge business potentials of Mainland market allured Taiwanese enterprises to invest and to move their operations to China. With this move, these Taiwanese enterprises were hoping that their business competitiveness can be kept and a good market share can be guaranteed. The joining of WTO of Taiwan and China and the trend of globalization also urge big Taiwanese enterprises and public companies to invest in China to build operational bases for their multinational businesses. However, with insufficient knowledge on investment regulations and investment risks in China, these enterprises often encountered many operational difficulties. This research, using hi-tech Taiwanese enterprises as case study examples, investigates the investment environment and investment risks of business operating in China and concludes seven major difficultes encountered by them: problems in personnel management, difficulty in retrieving payments, lengthy customs, regulation confusion and inconsistency, lack of protection in intellectual property, serious illegeal smuggling, and ineffective marketing due to spreading markets. After in depth interviews, this research proposes measures suggested by executives from case study companies and Mainland investment experts. This research also offers advice giving from high ranking executives from Mainland Hi-tech Industry Technology Development Zone to Taiwanese companies planning to do business in China. The pieces advice are : respecting individual development zone operations, realizing registered capital amount, understanding and observing relative regulations, investigating in person the investment environment, selecting development zone with best performance/cost ratio rather than the cheapest, being aware of Taiwanese employee health problem resulting from long overtime, and avoiding exaggerating investment capital figures. Key words：Mainland investment、hi-tech enterprise