How Does IPR Impact on SMEs Survival?

• Main Authors: WANG CHING-YUNG, 王青勇
• Other Authors: Sher Peter J.
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/y4v7zf

博士 === 國立暨南國際大學 === 國際企業學系 === 106 === Innovation is one of the most important key success factors (KSFs) of business development and growth. Intellectual property right (IPR) is one of the key performance indexes (KPIs) of evaluating outcome of innovation. IPR is currently the most popular index to explore the international competitive strength of one’s country. Contributions of small & medium enterprises (SMEs) on country’s economic activity are very significant around the world. The number of SMEs accounts for nearly 98% of the total enrolled enterprises in Taiwan; thus, SMEs are critical to Taiwan’s economic performance. There are many researches on product life cycle, operation cycle, technology cycle…etc, but lacking IPR effect on the SMEs survival; thus, this research tries to fill the gap. Empirical data are retrieved from the customers of researchers’ own company along 27 years from 1991 to the end of 2017. We believe that the outcome of this study will get more reliability and efficiency for reference because the empirical analysis has gone through 3 boom and bust business cycles during near 30 years historical trading data. Evidences support the criticality of IPR on SME’s performance though effectiveness depends on heterogeneity of business characteristics. Implications are discussed based on empirical research and conclusion drawn to show more research potential in this area.