本研究是以台灣製造業擁有海外市場投資之廠商為研究對象,探討有哪些因素會影響台商海外進入模式的選擇,以及廠商是否選擇進入模式是以擴展型交易成本分析架構,包含了交易成本構面、環境制度構面以及國際化經驗構面為決策基礎,則其經營績效會優於其他選擇模式。經由Logistic迴歸模式與多元迴歸模式進行實證分析,研究結果發現:一般交易成本因素、投資案與母公司事業的相關性、地主國的市場潛力、政策限制、投資風險以及廠商的國際化經驗均對海外進入模式的選擇有顯著的影響。其中一般交易成本因素、投資案與母公司事業的相關性、地主國的市場潛力以及廠商的國際化經驗等四項因素對廠商選擇獨資進入海外市場有正向的影響。其餘因素,地主國政策限制因素、投資風險因素則對台商赴海外投資採取合資模式進入,呈現正向的影響關係。另外在經營績效方面,研究結果發現:廠商所選擇的進入模式如果與擴展型交易成本分析架構所預測的一致,則其經營績效會顯著的優於廠商所選進入模式與擴展型交易成本分析架構預測不一致之廠商,並且進入模式的類型與經營績效並沒有絕對的關係。
In this study, we examine foreign market entry mode choice and firm performance for a sample of Taiwanese firms. By applying Logistic Regression Analysis and Multiple Regression Analysis, 52 firms are empirically analyzed. Findings of this research indicate that General Transaction Cost, Business Relatedness, Market Potential and International experience are significantly and positively correlated with wholly owned mode. On the other hand, Legal Restrictions of host country, Investment Risk with joint venture are significantly and positively correlated with joint venture mode. Examining mode performance measures, we attempt to determine if firms that select their entry mode based on Transaction Cost, Institutional Environment and International Experience factors perform better than firms that make other mode choices. We found that mode choice did matter. Firms whose mode choice are according to the prescription of the extended transaction cost model are more successful than those whose modes are selected otherwise. Implications for future research are discussed.