... complexity Former CEO retention on the board Taiwan Too many new leaders fail to make use of a priceless asset – the hard-won knowledge of the executives they're replacing. (Friel and Duboff, 2009 ; page 1) Chief executive officer (CEO) succession is an inevitable aspect of corporate life...

.../approach – This study applies a quantitative research approach to 357 businesses in the travel and tourism industry on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Findings – The results reveal that the increased visibility of business ethics activities in an organization strengthens its ability to display...

... where occurrences of relationships are taken into account when forecasting. Taiwan Stock Exchange Capitalization Weighted Stock Index is taken as the forecasting target. Findings – Due to the consideration of occurrences of relationships in forecasting, the out of sample forecasting is improved...

... at large-scale teaching hospitals. Findings – The research results will hopefully help the management of medical institutions make decisions and input more resources in the “structural capital” perspective of their respective nursing divisions. Originality/value – Hospitals in Taiwan may...

... advantages than firms that have not. Design/methodology/approach – An empirical study of two prominent geographic clusters from Taiwan is analyzed by structural equation modeling. Findings – The results indicate that the degree of networking does play a mediating role between geographic cluster...

..., this study will further explore the relationship between BS and FP. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Intellectual capital Organizational performance Taiwan Business strategy Mediating effect Financial crisis In today's knowledge economy, the traditional management...

...Hung‐Wen Lee Purpose The purpose of this research is to investigate factors that influence employees' organizational identification. Focusing on the banking industry in Taiwan, this study aims to examine how locus of control and organizational socialization affect employees...

... This study has significant implications for marketing managers seeking to build a presence in Taiwan or other similarly profiled Confucian based societies. It is advised that strategists should adopt a customised strategic plan when operating within Taiwan and similarly profiled cultures. In particular...

... to formulate the relationships from in‐sample observations, including regime switch relationships. Afterwards, the model uses the relationships to forecast the regime switches in out‐sample observations. Findings The study uses daily Taiwan Stock Exchange Capitalization Weighted Stock Index...

... stickiness and knowledge ambiguity, thereby increasing the firm's innovation competitive advantage. Design/methodology/approach The study is carried out in the context of the healthcare industry in Taiwan. A total of 160 questionnaires were distributed to hospitals and 112 usable responses were received...

... collected from 268 senior R&D project team members (response rate 64.58 percent) along with 83 R&D managers who evaluated their employees' innovative behaviors in one science park in Taiwan. Findings The results show that an individual's self‐efficacy, prior knowledge, social networks...

... unit managers can use as a tool in the budgeting process (Van der Stede, 2003). Budget emphasis Budget planning models Differentiation strategies Budget performance Taiwan Budgets Management strategy From the perspective of management control systems, budgeting processes are capable...

.../methodology/approach In this study, samples were selected from the legislative election of 2008 conducted in Taiwan, and focused on the candidates' competition strategies in the five major cities with the highest population density in Taiwan. Findings The findings in this study indicate...

... also help firms to create better firm agility and thus enhance their performance. Design/methodology/approach The study employed a survey method and data were collected from 250 companies in Taiwan's glass industry. Using structural equation modeling (SEM) technology, it specified the measurement...

... Taiwan Over the last decade, the impacts of digital technologies on business have changed significantly, rendering many business models obsolete. Accordingly, digital transformation – namely, the integration of digital technologies into business processes – has become increasingly imperative...

... indirectly affects competitive advantage. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire survey on the environmental consciousness and intellectual capital management of Taiwan's manufacturing firms was conducted, and 227 samples were analyzed. The research model investigates the relevant relationships...

... hardware manufacturing companies in Taiwan. Findings The research findings indicate that capability exploitation and upgrading will exert a positive influence on corporate diversification. In addition, corporate diversification will exhibit a curvilinear effect on firm performance. Practical...

... survey sent to IT managers of 500 large companies in Taiwan. Findings The results show that empowering leadership has an indirect effect on KMS usage. Empowering leadership was positively related to both task‐technology fit and compatibility, which in turn were both positively related to usage of KMS...

... in terms of three types of combinative capabilities: system capabilities, coordination capabilities, and socialization capabilities. A strategy using multiple case studies was adopted; the research is primarily based on 12 interviews in four call centers from industries and public agencies in Taiwan...

... selling via online auctions can modify product positioning and promotion decisions in order to make their offerings more congruent with these factors. Design/methodology/approach The study employed a survey instrument to collect data from Yahoo!Kimo website consumers in Taiwan, obtaining 450 samples...