The impact of network structure on innovation performance - The case of a high-tech cluster

[[abstract]]近來，學者廣泛的引用網絡文獻來點出外部可得資源對廠商網絡的重要性，策略性的網絡觀點堅稱廠商與其他組織的外部關係之鑲嵌性會顯著的影響廠商的創新績效。而台灣南部科學園區的光電產業在全球的光電產業上乃是扮演一個非常重要的角色，因此了解南科LCD產業廠商間的關係及如何促進廠商的創新績效是非常重要的。 本研究主要在探討網絡位置變數與創新績效間的關係。除此之外，本研究也著重於那一種網絡位置變數在LCD產業中是對創新績效最有解釋力的，因為不同的網絡位置所描繪的概念乃是不同的，因此這有助於本研究找出哪一種網絡結構對創新績效的影響最大。 本研究從社會網絡的觀點分析南部科學園區的LCD產業與光電產業。研究結果顯示網絡位置的確會影響廠商的創新績效。更進一步來說，核心性對創新績效來說是最有解釋力的網絡位置變數。[[abstract]]Recently scholars have drawn on network literature to highlight the importance of external resources available to the firm through its networks The strategic network perspective avers that the embeddedness of firms in networks of external relationships with other organizations holds significant implications for firm’s innovation performance This research focuses on relationships between network position variables and innovation performance Besides this study also emphasizes that which network position variable is more interpretable in such a LCD industry This study analyzes the LCD and optoelectronics industry of Southern Taiwan Science Park from a social network point of view Results reveal that network position indeed influence innovation performance Furthermore coreness is the most interpretable position variable for innovation performanc