在核心與邊陲之間技術的深耕與探索－－以保險商業方法專利為例

The Exploration and Exploitation of Technologies in between of the Core and the Periphery-- Insurance Business Method Patents

在現實生活中充滿了「核心」與「邊陲」概念的實行與探討，那麼在技術發展過程中是否也有「核心／邊陲」的效應產生？與不同技術結構層級的治理問題？本研究從網絡結構觀點出發，解析核心／邊陲概念與進行理論之間的對話，探討技術發展過程中技術網絡結構分化的現象。研究結果有二個重要技術意涵；第一，在技術網絡中，位處「核心位置」其結構「厚重密實」，會產生「網絡閉塞」的規範效果，技術創新活動屬於「技術深耕」取向，是組織目前技術開發的重心。第二，位居「邊陲位置」其結構「鬆散稀疏」，會產生「結構洞」的橋接效應，技術創新活動屬於「技術探索」取向，是組織未來新技術開發的希望。本研究的創新與貢獻之處，在於以社會網絡分析捕捉技術之間的動態關係結構，貼近的反應技術現實。融合「網絡結構」觀點與「組織學習」觀點，提出技術網絡之核心／邊陲結構與深耕／探索不同技術創新取向之間的關係。

There are many conversations and practices regarding to the core and periphery in the real life. We are curiously whether there exists a phenomenon of “core” and “periphery” in technological development and its governance problems? This study is based on the network perspective and techniques of social network analysis to explore the technological phenomenon during the period of technological development. Two of our key findings in technological implication are as follows: first, in technological network the “core” position with “highly dense” structure can generate an effect of “network closure”, and to facilitate the knowledge sharing and deeper understanding. The innovation approach is toward “exploitation”. On the contrary, the “periphery” position with “highly sparse” structure can generate an effect of “structure hole”, and to acquire new technologies or novel insight. The innovation approach is toward “exploration”. The contributions of this paper are to capture the dynamic relationship among technologies for reflecting the technological realities, and furthermore, consolidating the perspective of network structure and organizational learning to conclude the relationship between core/periphery and exploration/exploitation.