董事連結網絡特性、技術多角化與創新績效之關聯性研究：以臺灣電子業為例

The Relationships among Characteristics of Interlocking Directorate Network, Technological Diversity and Innovation Performance: Evidence from Taiwan’s Electronics Industry

本研究以在2010 年至2016 年於美國專利暨商標局申請專利之台灣電子業上市公司為研究對象，探討董事連結所形成的社會網絡與企業技術多角化暨創新績效之關係，並檢視技術多角化是否為董事連結網絡與創新績效關係之中介因素，並運用結構方程模式(Structural Equation Modeling) 與拔靴法(Bootstrapping) 之特性，以強化過去文獻及研究方法探討不足之處。主要研究發現如下：(1) 董事連結網絡規模、結構洞與中心性對技術多角化具有正向影響。(2) 相關技術多角化與非相關技術多角化對創新績效皆具有正向影響。(3) 董事連結網絡規模、結構洞與中心性能透過技術多角化進而提升創新績效。

This study examines the relationships among the social networks formed by the interlocking directorate, technological diversity, and innovation performance. We also investigate whether technology diversity plays a mediating role between interlocking directorate networks and innovation performance. We choose Taiwanese listed electronics companies that filed patent protections with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) over the period of 2010 through 2016.We apply Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and bootstrapping to remedy the inadequacies found in prior literature and certain research methods; and produce main findings as follows: (1) Sizes of the interlocking directorate networks, network structure holes, and network centrality all have positive effects on technological diversity. (2) Related technological diversity and unrelated technological diversity both have positive effects on innovation performance. (3) Sizes of the interlocking directorate network, network structure holes, and network centrality further impact innovation performance via technological diversity.