MNC impacts on a local cluster--Taiwan TFT-LCD industry

• Main Authors: Yu Chuan, 張育銓
• Other Authors: Cher-Min Fong
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2005
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/15370342493914953250

碩士 === 國立中山大學 === 企業管理學系研究所 === 93 === In order to create win-win solutions, outstanding multinational companies usually look for a well-performed cluster to join. On the one hand, the local cluster can upgrade their competitiveness by leveraging the resources of the MNCs, such as technologies, specialized materials, human resources, and also learning from their management know-how. On the other hand, MNCs can enjoy benefits, such as lower cost, more effective logistics, and approaching the local market. Both the development of the Export Processing Zone and the success of high-tech industry of Taiwan are good examples. The TFT-LCD industry is the newly arisen one after semi-conductor industry in Taiwan, and the government has positively pushed TFT-LCD industry to be the core competitive-advantage industry, and expect to create 1 trillion NT dollars in 2006 to become worldwide FDP research and development country. Though the local companies work hard for years, they build up the whole supply-chain as a competitive cluster. This research focuses on the MNCs effects on the development of the TFT-LCD cluster, and uses multi-case methodology to analyze the MNC suppliers Corning, Asahi and the local player PVU in the TFT glass industry. The conclusion of the research shows that the strategy evolution of the MNC TFT glass suppliers played the vital role of the upgrading of whole industry becoming an embedded cluster.