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研究生： 劉依雯
Yi-wen Liu
論文名稱： 企業間網絡關係之探討 – 以台灣螺絲產業為例
The Interaction and Impacts of Inter-Firm Networks Relationships in Taiwan's Fastener Industry
指導教授： 何秀青
Mei HC Ho
口試委員: 劉顯仲
J. S. Liu
盧文民
Wen-min Lu
黃啟祐
Chi-yo Huang
學位類別： 碩士
Master
系所名稱： 管理學院 - 科技管理研究所
Graduate Institute of Technology Management
論文出版年： 2012
畢業學年度： 100
語文別： 英文
論文頁數： 92
外文關鍵詞： brokerage roles, industrial clusters, inter-firm networks, Taiwan’s Fastener Industry
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    • The roles of inter-firm networks and industrial clusters as main carriers of knowledge between firms have received a lot of attention over the past decade. Yet, there has been little research to bring the dimensions of relational space and geographic space together when considering knowledge spillovers between firms. Through the collection of social network data at the firm level and its analysis—using a combination of social network and econometric methods (i.e. network density comparison, QAP regression on cross network ties, negative binomial regression on influence-driving firm attributes), the aim of this thesis is to analyze the nature and extent of inter-firm networks in Taiwan’s Fastener Industry, and to examine the interaction and influences between each network, whether the firms actually acquire valuable knowledge through these networks as opposed to superficial information. The relationships between clustering effect, brokerage roles of firms and the knowledge network structure are also explored.

    Empirical results, based on survey data from 87 firms, revel the structural differences between social interaction network and the other two networks (i.e. knowledge and information), but knowledge and information networks do not differ a great deal in terms of their structures. Additionally, knowledge is unevenly diffused in the industry, but flows within a core group of firms. The importance of inter-firm social interactions and information exchange are also confirmed as important channels of knowledge diffusion, indicating that firms share not only information, but quite valuable knowledge through these contacts. Furthermore, significant clustering effects can be observed and do indeed influence the formation of knowledge linkages in industries; however, not all brokerage roles of firms appear to have positive effects on their knowledge sharing.

    Abstracti Acknoelegementsii List of Tables…… iii List of Figures… iv CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION3 1.1Research Background and Motivation3 1.2Objectives of the Research5 1.3Description of the Main Chapters6 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW AND RESEARCH HYPOTHESES7 2.1 Social Interaction Network, Knowledge Network and Information Network7 2.1.1 What is a Social Network of Firms?7 2.1.2 Drivers of a Social Network: Social Capital and Brokerage Roles9 2.1.3 Networks of Social Interaction, Knowledge and Information13 2.2 What are Industrial Clusters?17 2.2.1 The Concept of Industrial Cluster17 2.2.2 The Clustering Effect and Knowledge Contribution19 2.3 Why is Taiwan’s Fasteners Industry Important to Consider?21 2.3.1 The Characteristics of Taiwan’s Fastener Industry22 2.4 Research Hypotheses26 2.4.1 Structural Properties of Each Network: SIN, KN and IN26 2.4.2 The Relationships between Different Networks: SIN, KN and IN27 2.4.3 The Firms’ Positions in the Knowledge Network30 CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY33 3.1 Social Network Analysis33 3.1.1 Approaches to Social Network Analysis34 3.1.2 Gathering Social Network Data: Questionnaire37 3.2 Research Site and Data Collection on Taiwan Fastener Development Association39 3.2.1 Research Site: Background on the Taiwan Fastener Development Association (TFDA)39 3.2.2 Data Collection39 3.2.3 Description of Questionnaire40 3.2.4 Summary of Collected Data41 3.3 Operationalization of Concepts42 CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS OF EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS49 4.1 Structural Properties of Each Network: SIN, KN and IN49 4.2 The Relationships between Different Networks: SIN, KN and IN51 4.3 The Firms’ Positions in the Knowledge Network54 CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS59 5.1 Discussions and Conclusions59 5.2 Limitations of the Research and Possible Implications62 REFERENCES65 APPENDIX I: Brief History of Taiwan’s Fastener Industry79 APPENDIX II: Questionnaire89 APPENDIX III: Descriptive Statistics and Correlations92 LIST OF TABLES Table 2.3.1: The Structure of the Fastener Industry in Taiwan23 Table 2.3.2: Geographic Distributions of Fastener Firms in Taiwan24 Table 3.2.1: Sample Demographics42 Table 3.3.1: Different Types of Brokerages among Regions46 Table 3.3.2: Method of Analysis and Measures47 Table 4.1.1: Comparing SIN, KN and IN networks’ Density and Distance Measures49 Table 4.2.1: QAP Correlations between Each Network51 Table 4.2.2: QAP and MRQAP via Double-Dekker Semi-Partialling52 Table 4.2.3: Measuring Network Heterogeneity and Concentration53 Table 4.2.4: The Top-10 Ranked Firms by Out-degree Centrality Index53 Table 4.2.5: Density of Linkages within and between Core and Peripheral Groups54 Table 4.3.1: Relationship between Degree Centrality, the Clustering Effect and Firms’ Brokerage Roles57 Table 4.3.2: Summary of Hypotheses and Findings58 Table A.1: Number of the Steel and Iron Factories after WWII80 Table A.2: The Crises Taiwanese Fastener Industry Encountered in the 80’s86   LIST OF FIGURES Figure 2.1.1: Different Types of Brokerages12 Figure 2.3.1: Top Five Export Countries by Value25 Figure 2.3.2: The Export Performance in Taiwan’s Fastener Industry26 Figure 2.4.1: An Example of Graphical Representation of the Differences between Information Networks and Knowledge Networks27 Figure 2.4.2: Hypothesized Model29 Figure 3.1.1: Sample Network Map34 Figure 3.1.2: A Matrix with i rows and j Columns36 Figure 3.1.3: Graphic and Matrix Presentation of a Simple Social Network37 Figure 4.1.1: Social Interaction Network (SIN)50 Figure 4.1.2: Knowledge Network (KN)50 Figure 4.1.3: Information Network (IN)50 Figure A.1: Number of Fastener Firms in Taiwan82 Figure A.2: Total Cost of the Finished Screw83

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