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Exploring the Influential Factors of Cluster Cooperation in Taiwan’s Biotechnology Industry
Journal of Social and Administrative Sciences
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Exploring the Influential Factors of Cluster Cooperation in Taiwan’s Biotechnology Industry
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WANG, Yun; PhD degree program, College of Business, Feng Chia University (No. 28, Lane 150, Wenhua Road, Xitun District, Taichung City, Taiwan 407) LAI, Wenhsiang; Department of Business Administration, Feng Chia University |
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Biotechnology industry; Cluster cooperation; Taiwan; Analytic hierarchy process (AHP).
C22; O40; O43. |
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Abstract. In recent years, numerous countries around the world have continually devoted substantial efforts to the biotechnology industry. Despite its endeavors over two decades, Taiwan’s biotechnology industry has not yet made any remarkable achievements. In this study, influential factors of cooperation in the biotechnology industry are discussed from the perspectives of cluster cooperation and interaction. Using the analytic hierarchy process and quantitative results obtained from in-depth expert interview questionnaires, the weights of various influential factors are investigated and analyzed, which could provide a reference for future research and resource allocations. The influential factors of cluster cooperation in Taiwan’s biotechnology industry can be categorized into four major factors and sixteen sub-factors. The results indicate that among all of the factors that impact cluster cooperation in the biotechnology industry, “enterprise innovation ability” is the most critical. The innovation capacity of cooperative partners is always considered a priority in cluster cooperation among enterprises, whereas research and development (R&D), personnel quality, and the R&D environment are the most crucial sub-factors within the primary dimension of enterprise innovation ability. This finding is consistent with the fact that a biotechnology product is closely bound to innovative R&D, from its initial development stage to the eventual clinical launch. Factors of secondary importance include business management ability and government resource utilization, which suggests that the principal activities associated with cluster cooperation in the biotechnology industry depend heavily on an enterprise’s business management ability and are inextricably linked to government resource utilization.Keywords. Biotechnology industry, Cluster cooperation, Taiwan, Analytic hierarchy process (AHP).JEL. C22, O40, O43.
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Journal of Social and Administrative Sciences
Journal of Social and Administrative Sciences |
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2017-06-18
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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application/pdf
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http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JSAS/article/view/1321
10.1453/jsas.v4i2.1321 |
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Journal of Social and Administrative Sciences; Vol 4, No 2 (2017): June; 146-165
Journal of Social and Administrative Sciences; Vol 4, No 2 (2017): June; 146-165 2149-0406 |
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eng
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http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JSAS/article/view/1321/1312
http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JSAS/article/downloadSuppFile/1321/655 http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JSAS/article/downloadSuppFile/1321/656 http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JSAS/article/downloadSuppFile/1321/657 http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JSAS/article/downloadSuppFile/1321/658 http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JSAS/article/downloadSuppFile/1321/659 http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JSAS/article/downloadSuppFile/1321/660 |
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Copyright (c) 2017 Journal of Social and Administrative Sciences
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 |
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