【預刊】（37卷）網絡如何動起來？COVID-19疫情下臺灣口罩機生產網絡重組過程分析

How to Activate a Network: The Reorganization Process of Taiwan’s Mask Machine Production Network during the COVID-19 Pandemic

口罩短缺是COVID-19發生初期一個緊急而必須解決的問題。面對市場失靈以及國家無法以層級方式進行動員，如何讓原先無法量產的臺灣口罩機生產網絡快速動起來是解決疫情危機的重要關鍵。本文發現，政府附帶條件贈與方案、產業公會主動介入、廠商網絡式生產的同理經驗以及緊急公衛危機的情境壓力，共同創造了集體信任，不僅協助克服網絡重組過程的機會主義行為，更讓「雜牌軍」轉變為「國家隊」，促成口罩機生產網絡的活化。此活化經驗彰顯網絡生產協調的多樣性，國家與產業公會側重分散化的產業鑲嵌模式，也可以促成網絡組織再造與產業制度變遷的機會。

Face-mask shortages presented an emergency during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the face of market failure and the government’s inability to mobilize hierarchically, quickly scaling up Taiwan’s mask machine production network was the key to solving the crisis. This study argues that the government’s conditional gift plan, the active involvement of industry associations, the empathic experience of manufacturers embedded in Taiwan’s collaborative production network, and the situational stress caused by the public health crisis all contributed to building collective trust. This not only helped to avoid opportunistic behaviors in the process of network restructuring, but also transformed the “motley crew” into a “national team” and promoted the activation of the mask machine production network. This study highlights the coordinated varieties of network production. State and industry associations that focus on decentralized embeddedness can also promote opportunities for network organization reconstruction and industrial institutional transformation.