| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立高雄第一科技大學 === 行銷與流通管理所 === 94 === ABSTRACT
Interfirm relationships and networks have gained increased attention among
academics and practitioners recently. Companies, once viewed as autonomous
entities competing for profits against each other, now find themselves
increasingly integrated into networks of exchange relationships. “Export
Processing Zones” (EPZ) represent business clusters and can therefore be
discussed under network analytic perspectives. The goal of this study is 1) to
describe the major motivations for firms to settle in EPZs, 2) the extent to
which these goals are achieved, 3) to analyse the EPZ social network, and 4)
to measure the network competence of EPZ firms. It is assumed that a firm’s
network competence, its sociometric parameters inside the network, and the
extent to which a firm can realize its goals inside network, are all interlinked.
The study finds that there are two significantly positively correlated
relationships: 1) Companies with a high level of network competence are
characterized by a high outdegree level, and 2) companies serving as a bridge
inside the network enjoy a higher level of goal achievement than fellow
companies. Based on the empirical results, this study concludes with some
suggestions addressed to the EPZ management authorities on the one hand,
and individual firms on the other hand.
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