由於新技術產生與技術的移轉乃關係著國際企業的全球競爭力的維持,因此,國際企業在海外的研發投資正逐年增加中。尤其是亞太地區已成為國際企業在海外的新重心,台灣的製造業技術、資金與技術人才正是吸引國際企業在此增加研發投資的誘因。然而海外研發的成敗,乃繫於其人力資源的管理的配合。因此,本研究結由文獻整理及個案訪談,嘗試建立一國際企業海外研究發展的策略性人力資源管理的理論架構,用以探討子公司特徵、研發策略、研發人員管理及研發績效的關係。更以國際企業在台研發部門及台商海外研發部門為實證研究對象,驗証上述理論架構。藉由73家廠商的實證研究分析的結果發現:海外研發策略受到子公司特徵的影響;海外研發人員管理活動則受到研發策略的影響。而除了研發人員管理之外,子公司特徵及研發策略皆對研發績效有直接影響,並且研發績效也受到研發人員管理與研發策略交互作用的影響。最後,本研究發現研發策略型態在研發人員的訓練、產出控制以及產品技術創新與製程創新上都有顯著的差異。
The purpose of this research is to explore a new framework of foreign R&D personnel management and to find out the links among R&D performance abroad, subsidiary characteristics, R&D strategies and human resource management (HRM) practices. 73 samples of MNEs R&D units abroad are used in this research, and methods of MANOV A, factor analysis, and hierachical regression are used to test the hypotheses. The following interesting facts have been revealed: Firstly, according to the integration-responsiveness framework, foreign R&D strategies can be categorized into three types: accepted, autonomous and active. Secondly, R&D human resource management practices are different among different R&D strategies, Then, subsidiary characteristics have significant effects on R&D Strategy, Finally, all the variables in the framework (including subsidiary characteristics, R&D strategies and HRM practices). If in good match, it will make positive contributions to foreign R&D performance.