Exploring the interaction between incubators and industrial clusters: the case of the itri incubator in Taiwan

This article aims to explore the interaction between incubators and industrial clusters, which is an important linkage for local development but has not been analyzed in the literature. A model is proposed to describe this interaction. The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) Incubator within the Hsinchu industrial cluster, the core of Taiwan's technology industries, is considered to be an empirical case. This case is investigated with the proposed model and methods including data analysis, in–depth interviews, manager surveys and stakeholder analysis. It was found that the clustering effect in the Hsinchu industrial cluster is main factor in the ITRI Incubator's development. The ITRI Incubator in turn reinforces the cluster in some aspects as feedback. This result confirms the existence and importance of this interaction in local development. It is recommended that government officials and incubator managers take account of this interaction in operating an incubator program and utilize the proposed model to analyze the incubator's contributions to its industrial cluster.     

Network Resources for Internationalization: The Case of Taiwan's Electronics Firms*

ABSTRACT This paper illustrates foreign direct investment (FDI) as the management of important network relations, using Taiwan's electronics firms as an example. Through FDI, seemingly small and weak firms propel the process of internationalization by making maximum use of external resources to which they have access. FDI often starts at a location close to the home base where support from the domestic networks can be drawn, subsequently moving on to more distant locations after investors have accumulated new network resources. The location chosen is usually an area rich in network resources or in close proximity to such rich networks. FDI enables the investors to construct a regional, or even global, sub‐network under their control to supply a set of wide‐ranging, differentiated and low‐cost products in a flexible fashion, and sometimes within close proximity to the markets. With this capacity for versatility, investors become valuable partners for multinational firms that offer global services.     

发展区域文化激发创造活力--关于加强柳州市文化建设的思考

文章在探讨区域文化的战略意义的基础上,阐述了加强柳州市文化建设的战略意义、指导思想、遵循的基本原则,探讨了推进柳州文化建设的对策,提出了通过实施十大工程和系列保障措施来促进柳州文化发展的思想.     

人民币升值后，我国银行业如何应对

人民币升值的真正含义 7月21日，中国人民银行正式宣布了人民币汇率制度改革的消息。顷刻间，市场舆论对此消息做了最有价值的简化，即“人民币升值了”，实际上，这种说法只是过度强调了改革的其中一项，也是最表面的一项。     

论马克思"跨越卡夫丁峡谷"思想的中国化

马克思关于“跨越资本主义制度卡夫丁峡谷”思想对东方落后国家在一定的社会历史条件下“跨越资本主义制度卡夫丁峡谷”而进入社会主义具有重要的理论指导意义。列宁把这个理论与俄国具体实际相结合使之俄国化；中共三代领导集体把这个理论与中国具体实际相结合使之中国化，并使“跨越资本主义制度卡夫丁峡谷”在中国由可能一步步走向现实。     

我国企业债券市场供给与需求的均衡分析

与股票和国债市场相比，我国企业债券市场的发展一直显得相对滞后与缓慢，我国企业债券市场清淡有其供求方面的主要原因，通过供求分析，为我国企业债券市场的健康发展提出了一些建设性的建议。     

Lies,damned lies and statistics: the accuracy of survey responses

That survey research is error prone is not a new idea and different varieties of non-sampling error have been investigated in the literature as well as consideration being given in many statistics textbooks to the issue of sampling error. The paper here considers research upon corporate environmental reporting. It compares information provided by corporate environmental reports with information that survey respondents claim their organization’s environmental report contains. This enables the accuracy of the claims to be assessed. Consideration is given to two different industries the Water industry and the Energy industry. Errors due to inaccurate reporting by survey respondents are shown to be relatively infrequent and respondents appear just about as likely to claim they report information that they do not, in fact, report as to fail to indicate that they report information that is, in fact, actually reported.