Strategies of the MNCs overseas R&D in Taiwan – an core-technologies evolutionary perspective

• Main Authors: Shih-Kuan Lee, 李士寬
• Other Authors: Cheng-Min Chuang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2004
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/37946481401081022904

碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 知識管理組 === 92 === Initially MNCs (Multinational corporations) overseas R&D in Taiwan were just an unit to modify products in time for the factory. Nowadays, more and more MNCs overseas R&D in Taiwan develop new products for global markets. However, confronting the competition of low labor cost from Mainland China, what will be the next step for MNCs overseas R&D in Taiwan? The study tries to create an integrated conceptual framework and use the core-technologies evolutionary perspective to explain the question below. What are the strategies of the MNCs overseas R&D in Taiwan at different stage? What are the success factors? What are the values of the MNCs overseas R&D in Taiwan? Confronting the competition of low labor cost from Mainland China, what are the competition advantages for the MNCs overseas R&D in Taiwan? The evolution steps for the MNCs overseas R&D in Taiwan are “Technology transfer, Global R&D cooperation and Core-technologies development”. At the first stage, technology transfer, local technologist will travel to headquarters frequently for new technologies training, or headquarters’ technologists travel to Taiwan for coaching new technologies. Once the technical capability accepted by headquarters, the R&D in Taiwan join the projects development with global technologists. That is the global cooperation stage. Along with capability of technologists being improved, MNCs overseas R&D in Taiwan hold the core-technologies of new products development and force the MNCs to establish the Asia development center in Taiwan or move the business unit headquarters to Taiwan. The thesis use case study research method, interview the R&D directors of Philips, Roche, A company, Dell, Epson, and B company in Taiwan, discussing the strategies from core-technologies evolutionary perspective of the MNCs overseas R&D in Taiwan. The main conclusions are presented as follows: 1.Strategy of the technology transfer stage is “Accomplishing the mission from headquarters, creating trusts for each other” 2.Strategy of the global R&D cooperation stage is “coordinating with local industries present the result of technologies”. 3.Strategy of the core-technologies development stage is “meeting the requirement from customers, developing new products continuously”. 4.From headquarters’ point of the view, the values of the MNCs overseas R&D in Taiwan are the industries environment, human resource and outcome of development. 5.Facing the low cost competition from Mainland China, the advantages of the MNCs overseas R&D in Taiwan are conceptions of working, the systems, and environments.