Networks Competitive Advantages of Taiwan Footwear Industries

• Main Authors: Lin-yung Fan, 范林詠
• Other Authors: Shuh-ren Mao
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/49193366655752132405

碩士 === 南華大學 === 國際暨大陸事務學系亞太研究所碩士班 === 96 === 　　The goal of this research is to probe into the competitive advantages of Taiwan’s footwear industries in international production networks. The development of international production networks has been depending on fast growth of global trade and specialization of international divisions. Michael Porter is famous for his studies on several issues of competitive advantages. Is it true that such kind of traditional industries like Taiwan’s footwear industries are declining? What is the situation of their development recently? Taiwan’s footwear industries play the role of suppliers in global production networks. The origin of competitiveness of Taiwan’s footwear industries is the essence of this study. There are many articles focusing on history of their development and characters, but only a handful articles discussing the competitive advantages of Taiwan’s footwear industries. The research methods used in this study including field-research in different factories, and in-depth interview with owners and managers. Complementary data and statistics analysis was conducted wherever is necessary. Trust and cooperation are important behaviors in Taiwan’s footwear production networks. Actions of their trust and cooperation were manifest best on payment of their trade. Business could be done more fluently by reciprocal trust and cooperation. This study could explain that footwear industries are not sun-set ones. Many overseas Taiwanese managers in footwear industries are concerning the future development situations of Taiwan’s footwear industries. This paper will also indicate the challenges to get Taiwan’s government supports.