Chen, Cheng-Nan, Professor, Department of Business Administration National Cheng Kung University
Tarn, David D. C., Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, I-Shou University
Chang, Hong-Chung, MBA, National Cheng Kung University
Abstract
Based on the misconstruction and inconsistent definition existed in the literature toward Taiwan-China economic interaction, and on the low external validaty when western-based theory explains the Taiwanese-Chinese cases, this study attempts to build a valid model toward Taiwan-China industrial interaction in accordance with literature. The model this study built contains four constructs: (1) Learning Orientation; (2) Cultivation Orientation; (3) Utilization Orientation and, (4) Cooperation Orientation. After 103-respondent questionnaire survey and statistical test (such as LISREL), this study confirms the four-construct model is valid in convergence and discriminance. This study also classifies the sample to four type, and finds that most Taiwanese-owned firms "deeply root" in China. Finally, this study investigates the relationship between the industrial interaction and operation performance in China.
Keywords
Industrial interaction Taiwan China Model construction Performance LISREL model Empirical study