Relationship between Knowledge Management Capability and Operating Performance in Taiwan IC Design Industry: A Patent Analysis Perspective.

• Main Authors: Chiang Cheng- Yu, 蔣鎮宇
• Other Authors: Yu Chien
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/7h7akm

博士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 工業科技教育學系 === 96 === In the era of knowledge economy, intangible resources, especially knowledge, have replaced the tangible resources, such as land and capital and become the most important source of competitive advantages. This study examines 45 firms in Taiwan IC design industry by using panel data during 2002-2007 and tries to study on the relationship between knowledge management capability and operating performance by patent analysis. Patents data were obtained from databases, including all the patents listed by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office(USPTO), European Patent Office(EPO), Taiwan Patent Network(TWPAT), China Patent Office(CPO), Japan Patent Office(JPO). The data of operating performance indicators come from TEJ(Taiwan Economic Journal) database. This research uses two-step cluster analysis, discriminant analysis and ANOVA analysis to classify the major groups of knowledge management capability in Taiwan IC design industry and studies the relationship between these groups and their operating performances. Additionally, it also inquires into the evolutions of these groups and their corresponding operating performances in different periods. The conclusions of this research are as follows : 1. Knowledge management capability is composed of five dimensions and is measured by nine indicators. 2. There are significant relationships between five dimensions of knowledge management capability and operating performance. 3. Taiwan IC design industry can be classified into four knowledge management capability groups. The group of creation and protection is the leading one in operating performance. 4. In terms of evolutionary analysis, we find many firms move among different groups in different periods. The group of creation and protection is the leading group of the operating performance in all different periods.