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No.041 President Chain Store Corporation's Hsu Chong-Jen: A Case Study of a Salaried Manager in Taiwan

by SATO Yukihito

December 2005

ABSTRACT

Salaried managers have been increasing in top management of many Taiwanese companies. Why and how have their roles become more important? In order to answer these questions, it is necessary to examine the complicated relationships between salaried managers and the founders' families who appoint them to top-management positions. This paper examines the case of Hsu Chung-Jen, the president of President Chain Store Corporation. PCSC operates Taiwan's 7-ELEVENs, the largest convenience store chain on the island. He may be regarded as the most advanced salaried manager in Taiwan today.

Keywords: salaried manager, business group, retail and distribution, Taiwan
JEL classification: L21, L81, M12, M13, M14, O53

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