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Localization of Management Posts in the Subsidiaries of Japanese Multinational Corporations in Thailand |
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| Creator | Agnieszka Wang |
| Title | Localization of Management Posts in the Subsidiaries of Japanese Multinational Corporations in Thailand |
| Publisher | Stamford International University |
| Publication Year | 2558 |
| Journal Title | ASEAN Journal of Management & Innovation |
| Journal Vol. | 2 |
| Journal No. | 2 |
| Page no. | 86-100 |
| Keyword | Localization, multinational corporation (MNC), cross-cultural management, expatriate assignment, Thailand, Japanese |
| ISSN | 2351-0307 |
| Abstract | This paper aims to provide new empirical evidence on the localization of human resources in the subsidiaries of Japanese Multinational Corporations (MNCs) in Thailand. Data are collected from 24 subsidiaries of Japanese MNCs in Thailand through questionnaire survey supplemented by interview (including telephone and face-to-face interviews) and desk research on publically available information (such as websites, brochures and annual publications). Statistical analysis and qualitative approach are adopted for data analysis. This paper reveals that the localization of human resources in Japanese subsidiaries in Thailand has taken place especially at junior and middle management levels, often on an ad-hoc basis without a long-term guiding strategy. On the other hand, some senior posts may be reserved for Japanese managers in the long term because to assign Japanese managers overseas, including Thailand, is part of the human resource management strategy of many Japanese MNCs. This paper contributes to the existing literature by providing new empirical evidence on localization of human resources in the subsidiaries of Japanese MNCs in Thailand. Despite the facts that Japan has been Thailand's largest foreign direct investor since 1980s and the topic of localization has been widely studied in other countries, studies on a similar topic in the context of Japanese subsidiaries in Thailand have been very limited with only a few notable exceptions. |
