Research on the Effects of Organizational Commitment and Knowledge Accumulation Capabilities on Technology Transfer Performance

• Main Authors: Chang Wei-Shung, 張巍勳
• Other Authors: 張國雄
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2002
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/10953300900586364547

碩士 === 東海大學 === 企業管理學系碩士班 === 90 === The industry has two ways to improve its technology. One way is doing R&D by themselves,one is transferring from outside. Of these two ways, technology transfer is the fastest way to improve its technology, and is also the only way to learn the international advanced technology. Therefore, technology transfer is extremely important for the business.We found that, in essence, technology transfer is the from of knowledge learning, and the effects of this learning are determined by the attitude which organization members have towards it. Therefore this study is about the knowledge accumulation capabilities and organizational commitment. The research is based in Hsin-Chu science-based park’s definition of which is a high-tech corporation and which is a traditional one.I sent identical questionaries to 250 high-tech corporations and 250 traditional corporations. 21% of all questionaries were returned. This study used factor analysis and linear regression analysis to analyze the data from those returned questionaries.We reached the following conclusions： 1、Companies technology capability affects both the financial performance and the overall effectiveness of technology transfer. 2、Knowledge accumulation capability positively affects technology transfer performance, whereas, surprisingly, knowledge storage affects the financial performance of technology transfer. 3、The degree of organizational commitment will affects technology transfer performance. 4、Knowledge accumulation capability is affected by organizational commitment, and the level o retention commitment is negatively related to knowledge accumulation capability.