Title: The influential factors for the effectiveness of international strategic alliances of high-tech industry in Taiwan

Authors: Benjamin Yuan, Ming-Yeu Wang

Addresses: Institute of Management of Technology, National Chiao-Tung University, 1001 Ta Hsueh Road, Hsinchu, Taiwan 300, Republic of China. ' Institute of Management of Technology, National Chiao-Tung University, 1001 Ta Hsueh Road, Hsinchu, Taiwan 300, Republic of China

Abstract: Today, the competitive environment faced by an enterprise is a gradually integrating global market. Trying to break through the limitation of individual resources, many enterprises in the world are forming strategic alliance with each other. The influential factors for the effectiveness of international strategic alliance have been studied with statistical analysis as the tool. The companies examined are based in the Hsinchu Science-based Industrial Park in Taiwan, and the studied attributes include scale, the industrial environment and the relative competence. The attitude of the company and its actual practice are found to be the key factors for the success of the alliance.

Keywords: strategic alliances; Taiwan; Hsinchu Science-based Industrial Park; high-tech industry; high technology; technology transfer; technology management.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.1995.025657

International Journal of Technology Management, 1995 Vol.10 No.7/8, pp.777 - 787

Published online: 23 May 2009 *

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