台灣廠商技術策略選擇之研究

A Study of the Choice of the Technology Strategy in the Taiwanese Industry

本文使用多選項Probit（Multinomial Probit）模型，探討台灣廠商技術策略選擇的關係。廠商的技術策略分為「同時研究發展與購買技術」，「只有研究發展」，「只有購買技術」與「無研究發展與購買技術」等四種類型。利用2001年行政院主計處「台閩地區工商及服務業普查」之製造業抽查的原始資料，實證結果發現四種技術策略選擇具有顯著差異，相對無從事創新活動的廠商，會選擇技術策略的廠商通常廠商規模較大、技術勞工比例較多與出口比例較高。選擇「只有研究發展」與「只有購買技術」的廠齡較小；廣告密度較高的廠商選擇「同時研究發展與購買技術」與「只有研究發展」較多；外人直接投資較多的廠商選擇「只有購買技術」為主。

The multinomial Probit model is employed in this study to examine the choices of technology strategy in the Taiwan's manufacturing sector. The technology strategies are divided into four categories: ''both R&D and purchased technology'', ''only R&D', ''only purchased technology'' and ''neither R&D nor purchased technology''. Using data from the manufacturing survey of 2001 Industry, Commerce and Service Census, the empirical results suggest that firms engaged in the choices of technology strategy tend to be larger firm size; they are also with a higher skilled labor ratio and a higher exporting ratio. More specifically, Younger firms tend to engage in ''only R&D'' and''only purchased technology''. Firms with a larger advertisement density tend to engage in ''both R&D and purchased technology'' and''only R&D''. Finally, firms engaged in ''only purchased technology'' are those with greater foreign direct investment.