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The difference in strategic fit between Western and Asian countries - evidence from audit firms of Taiwan

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  • Yi Hua Hsieh
  • Kai Hsun Lin

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It aims to examine the effect of business strategy and HRM strategy on organisational performance of audit firms in Taiwan. It also determines whether the organisational performance of audit firms with best strategic fit is better than those audit firms with non-fit. Questionnaires were sent to the audit firms and completed by the directors. These findings included: different business strategies do not have significant influence on performance; however, different human resources management strategies have significant influence on organisational performance; according to the fit between business and human resource management strategy, defender-accumulation, prospector-accumulation, and prospector-utilisation can result in optimal organisational performance. These empirical findings offer the decision making for field of the strategic management. This paper fills the gap in previous research and offers an important reference for practitioners in the choice and implementation of business and HRM strategies. It has confirmed the applicability of the resource-based theory and the contingency theory.

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  • Yi Hua Hsieh & Kai Hsun Lin, 2017. "The difference in strategic fit between Western and Asian countries - evidence from audit firms of Taiwan," World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 13(4), pages 357-372.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:wremsd:v:13:y:2017:i:4:p:357-372
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