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Network Analysis of Opto-Electronics Industry
Cluster: A Case of Taiwan
Ting-Lin LEE
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Abstract.
The research scope in this study includes optoelectronics industry,
especially LCD firms, and other complementary institutions in STSP. The purposes
of this study are mainly to describe supply chain relationships networks of
opto-electronics industry in STSP as fully as possible, tease out the prominent
patterns in such networks, and discover what effects these relationships and
networks have on organizations performance. In this regard, this research was
conducted into two stages. In the first stage, some hypotheses (if some variables, for
example network competence, network position and absorptive capacity, have
significant effects on the innovation performance) will be verified through SPSS.
We also expect to examine if the “network position” and “absorptive capacity” to
the innovation performance has a meditative effect or not, and if they have
significant influences on innovation performance. The second stage we adopted
SNA to analyse further how the “network position” (such as direct ties, closeness
centrality, betweenness centrality, coreness, and structural holes etc.) affect
innovation performance.
In this study, most hypothesizes have been proved positively, and we further
figure out the variable of “network position” exists meditative effect between
network capacity and innovation performance. Simultaneously, network position
also acts as mediator between network capacity and absorptive capacity. The results
of this study contribute to a better understanding of how firms can utilize network
benefits to enhance their innovation performance. Furthermore, “coreness
centrality” is the most interpretable position variable for innovation performance.
Keywords:
social network analysis, network competence, absorptive capacity,
Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP).
