determinants of the business group decision to enter electronics industry an empirical study in taiwan hsi mei chung e mail smchung isu edu tw tel 886 7 6577711 5911 fax 6578931 department administration i shou university kaohsiung 840 paper submitted strategy discipline fourth asia academy management conference shanghai china 2004 current author greatly appreciates sponsorship provided this by national science council executive yuan under grant number nsc 91 2416 h 214 013 2002 11 01 2003 07 31 please direct correspondence abstract based on secondary data analysis research explores possible a s jituanqiye full growth opportunities results reveal that is significantly influenced various specific factors including age level unrelated diversification and ownership structure typology specifically older groups those with higher or decentralized are more likely