| Summary: | 博士 === 國立交通大學 === 管理科學研究所 === 85 === This research is an empirical analysis of high-tech firms at the
HsinchuScience-based Industrial Park ( HSIP ) in Taiwan. The
dissertation focuseson exploring R&D management and its effects
on high-tech firms in HSIP. The HSIP is regarded as one of
the most successful high-tech parks in theworld. Total sales of
the HSIP soared from US$ 75 million in 1983 to overUS$11 billion
in 1995. The study began with analyzing the differences of R&
D investment patternsalong a firm''s three attributes: capital
source, industry category, and age.Then, the relationships
between firms'' R&D investment and performance; and the critical
factors of successful R&D management. The results of the
research indicates: (1) Where R&D patterns wereconcerned, the R&
D intensity of ROC high-tech firms were significantly higherthan
that of their foreign counterparts at the HSIP. New founded ROC
firmshad significantly higher R&D intensity. To foster a firm''s
R&D investmentgovernment incentive plans should consider a firm''
s capital source, age andits industry category. (2) Regarding to
R&D and performance linkages, a firm''sR&D intensity correlated
significantly positively to its sales growth andproductivity
growth, but negatively related to its current performance.
TheR&D intensity is positively correlated to a firm''s self-
appraisal on marketperformance, but negatively related to its R&
D projects'' budget and schedulecontrolling performance. The
ratio of R&D spending per employee is positivelyrelated to its
self-appraisal on technological innovation ability. (3) Themost
important success factors to R&D management were: top management
support,R&D managers dominating R&D strategies, longer R&D
planning horizon, and R&Dproject leaders'' planning and
controlling skills. Integrated as an industrial cluster HSIP
functions not only like a bigcorporation with economies of scale
but also with enormous flexibility. Itseems that the Taiwan
experiences in establishing science-based industrialpark with
well infrastructure could provide a good example for the
developingcountries to their economic development.Key Word:
High-Tech Firms, R&D Management, R&D Intensity, Firm''s
Attribute, Performance, Sales Growth, Productivity,
Productivity Growth.
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