地區創新氛圍、社會資本與廠商創新績效之研究

Research on Regional Innovative Milieux, Social Capital and Firm Innovation Performance

邊泰明(Tai-Ming Ben) ； 陳仲萌(Chung-Meng Chen)

《地理學報》 73期 (2014/06) Pp. 107-133

https://doi.org/10.6161/jgs.2014.73.05

摘要

創新環境的形塑與網絡是影響廠商創新績效的重要因子，但是近年研究顯示儘管提供相同的研究機構設施，地區間的創新環境成功案例仍然難以複製或移植。衍伸本文探討地區創新氛圍與網絡結構差異對於廠商的創新績效差異，並進而討論創新氛圍差異中是否較具競爭優勢的網絡結構。本研究以臺灣生物技術產業為研究對象，透過創新氛圍與社會資本作為論述框架，連結地理區位、社會化行動至創新績效之路徑，探討區位環境對於廠商創新是否具有調和功能效果。實證結果呈現地區創新氛圍在廠商創新過程中扮演調和社會資本結構功能角色，網絡密度則應隨地區創新氛圍差異而策略性調整持創新優勢。研究結果突顯了區位環境選擇在廠商面對全球化過程中仍為影響創新績效以維的關鍵因子，以及廠商在創新過程中應隨區位差異而調整網絡結構之重要性。

關鍵字

社會資本 ； 創新氛圍 ； 產業環境 ； 社會網絡分析

並列摘要

Although building an innovative environment is considered critical to boost firm innovation performances, recent studies have revealed difficulties in successfully duplicating regional innovative cases by simply providing similar facilities. In this regard, this study introduces social capital concerns that are embedded in intrafirm networks to clarify their relationship with innovative milieu and firm innovation performance. This study also aims to find the best matches between network structure and regional innovation milieu in terms of their effect on boosting firm innovation performance. The results of this study show that social capital directly influences firm innovative performances, and regional innovative milieu mediates this effect. Firms should construct different network strategies that correspond the innovative milieu in their physical locations.

並列關鍵字

Social capital ； regional innovation milieu ； industrial environment ； social network analysis

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