Direct Investments in Japan and Operational Efficiency of Semiconductor Companies from Taiwan: A Semi-parametric Analysis
This research examines direct investments in Japan by Taiwanese semiconductor companies over the past two decades (2004-2023) and their impact on operational efficiency. We first utilize Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to estimate inefficiency scores of semiconductor companies, and then apply trunca...
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| description | This research examines direct investments in Japan by Taiwanese semiconductor companies over the past two decades (2004-2023) and their impact on operational efficiency. We first utilize Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to estimate inefficiency scores of semiconductor companies, and then apply truncated regression to assess how investing in Japan affects these bias-corrected scores. Our findings indicate that companies investing in Japan generally show higher operational efficiency than non-investors. However, we find no evidence that these investing companies gain extra efficiency from their supply chain activities in Japan. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-28e767955d744876893a5f1a16dbdd3f2025-08-20T03:09:39ZjpnThe Academic Association for Organizational ScienceAAOS Transactions2758-27952025-05-01133112https://doi.org/10.11207/aaostrans.2024-021Direct Investments in Japan and Operational Efficiency of Semiconductor Companies from Taiwan: A Semi-parametric AnalysisKai-Yu HSIEH0National Chengchi UniversityThis research examines direct investments in Japan by Taiwanese semiconductor companies over the past two decades (2004-2023) and their impact on operational efficiency. We first utilize Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to estimate inefficiency scores of semiconductor companies, and then apply truncated regression to assess how investing in Japan affects these bias-corrected scores. Our findings indicate that companies investing in Japan generally show higher operational efficiency than non-investors. However, we find no evidence that these investing companies gain extra efficiency from their supply chain activities in Japan.https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/aaostrans/13/3/13_2024-021/_pdf/-char/jasemiconductorforeign direct investmentoperational efficiencytaiwan |
| spellingShingle | Kai-Yu HSIEH Direct Investments in Japan and Operational Efficiency of Semiconductor Companies from Taiwan: A Semi-parametric Analysis AAOS Transactions semiconductor foreign direct investment operational efficiency taiwan |
| title | Direct Investments in Japan and Operational Efficiency of Semiconductor Companies from Taiwan: A Semi-parametric Analysis |
| title_full | Direct Investments in Japan and Operational Efficiency of Semiconductor Companies from Taiwan: A Semi-parametric Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Direct Investments in Japan and Operational Efficiency of Semiconductor Companies from Taiwan: A Semi-parametric Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Direct Investments in Japan and Operational Efficiency of Semiconductor Companies from Taiwan: A Semi-parametric Analysis |
| title_short | Direct Investments in Japan and Operational Efficiency of Semiconductor Companies from Taiwan: A Semi-parametric Analysis |
| title_sort | direct investments in japan and operational efficiency of semiconductor companies from taiwan a semi parametric analysis |
| topic | semiconductor foreign direct investment operational efficiency taiwan |
| url | https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/aaostrans/13/3/13_2024-021/_pdf/-char/ja |
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