by Ann Shu-ju Chiu. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 147-157). / Acknowledgement --- p.i / Chapter 1. --- Introduction / Chapter 1.1 --- Statement of the Problem --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Literature Reviews --- p.5 / Chapter 1.3 --- Fieldwork --- p.12 / Chapter 2. --- China Policy towards Foreign Investment and the Entry Mode of Taiwanese Investors / Chapter 2.1 --- China Policy in SEZs and Foreign Investment --- p.21 / Chapter 2.2 --- The Entry Mode of Taiwanese Investors --- p.26 / Chapter 3. --- Cultural Identity and the Business Behavior of the Taiwanese Business people in Mainland China --- p.32 / Chapter 3.1 --- Special Economic Zones and Dialect Group Identity --- p.36 / Chapter 3.2 --- Religious Connections --- p.42 / Chapter 3.3 --- Trends of Popular Culture --- p.50 / Chapter 3.4 --- Business of Food Culture --- p.55 / Chapter 4. --- Taiwanese Business Behavior Pattern in the China Market --- p.66 / Chapter 4.1 --- Guanxi as a Socio-cultura 1 Value Shared by Ethnic Chinese --- p.66 / Chapter 4.2 --- The Political Culture of Guanxi --- p.73 / Chapter 4.3 --- Taiwanese Ethnic Edge in the China Market --- p.78 / Chapter 4.4 --- The Practice of Guanxi of the Taiwanese Businessmen --- p.84 / Chapter 4.5 --- The Changing Patterns of Guanxi Practice --- p.89 / Chapter 4.6 --- Discussions on the Rationality of the Guanxi Value Systems --- p.93 / Chapter 4.7 --- Concluding Remarks --- p.102 / Chapter 5. --- "Investment, Management and Cultural Affinity" / Chapter 5.1 --- Cultural Affinity and Investment Behavior: From Donation to Investment --- p.103 / Chapter 5.2 --- Taiwanese Investment and Management --- p.114 / Chapter 5.3 --- Kinship and Management --- p.121 / Chapter 5.4 --- Taiwanese Employees in Multinational Corporations --- p.128 / Chapter 5.5 --- Patterns of Investments --- p.133 / Chapter 6. --- Concluding Remarks --- p.138 / Notes --- p.146 / Bibliography --- p.147