Abstract
This research discusses a scuba diving company’s business expansion overseas in Palau and scuba diving guides work at Palau. This research field work was in Koror States, in the Republic of Palau. The research period was in the beginning of 2015 to the end of 2015. This research was collected using a method of observation and interview. From the perspective of an international scuba diving company, this discussed, the cooperation with scuba diving guides, figureheads in business, and other foreign affiliations. This research focused on scuba diving business transactional practice. The pursuit of one mans dreams. The pursuit of corporate profits, not only in Taiwan, but also in Palau. While the scuba diving company in Palau was a small investment. There was local businessman who helps establish the company. The scuba diving company paid the local businessman monthly fees and taxes for the Koror government. The scuba diving company often encountered unequal treatment. The scuba diving company had to create face to face conversation in order to communicate and achieve a win win situation. This research found the following points. First: scuba diving guides in Palau were not only professional, but they also must comply with Palau local laws and regulations, then they must apply for a work permit, obtain a CPR license, and must have passed the Koror tour guide examinations in order to engage in scuba diving in Palau. If tour guides did not pass the Koror tour guide examinations, then they must work in Palau or another state. Second: In Palau, scuba diving guides brought diving passengers to do scuba diving activities this was a labor-intensive job. Taiwan's scuba diving guides required good communication, but, language skills were more important, in addition to Chinese, they must also know English. To give a good diving experience, and to gain more customers, there was a working plan, to bring diving customers back to Palau. But this was only promotional. Thirdly, from the perspective of overseas workers' adaptation to life, it was possible to explore the fact that the traditional culture of Palau had gradually diminished. Tourism had brought tax wealth, but the number of tourists and foreign workers was much higher than that of locals. Palau culture lost its strength, due to population reduction and population migration. Also there were many outsiders, and the traditional Palau culture, was reformed into a new cultural system. Fourthly, the research showed that scuba diving guides had to face the different cultural adaptation problems. The scuba diving guides, sought work overseas to get better profits. In Palau they needed friends to help. The friends who came from Taiwan helped the scuba diving guides a lot. Their experiences allowed them to run their business in a short time. The cultural background of Taiwan, the business experience, and the influence of the network of people in the practice of transnational activities. These all help the scuba diving guides learn how to run their business.