Les alliances stratégiques sont devenues autant une nécessité qu'un choix pour les entreprises afin d'être compétitif sur les marchés d'aujourd'hui. Toutefois, faire fonctionner les alliances stratégiques n'est pas une évidence. Des taux de défaillance entre 30% et jusqu'à 70% ont été régulièrement signalés. Un nombre important de recherches a examiné comment ces chiffres pouvaient être améliorés. La sélection de partenaires a été identifiée comme l'un des facteurs clés de la réussite. En fait, les attributs spécifiques de chaque partenaire, influant même sur la sélection de ces mêmes partenaires, ont tendance à avoir des effets boule de neige au-delà de la phase de formation, jusqu'aux phases de conception et de post-formation. S'appuyant sur des recherches antérieures étudiant l'attribut « réputation », cette thèse vient combler une lacune en explorant le rôle que peut jouer la réputation pour la performance environnementale dans la détermination des avantages individuels et communs dans les différentes phases des alliances stratégiques. Dans quatre essais indépendants mais interconnectés, des questions de recherche spécifiques sont théoriquement examinées sous la « Natural-Resource-Based View (NRBV) » et la « Strategic Cognition Perspective ». Les hypothèses de l'étude sont testées empiriquement à partir des données recueillies auprès des PDG et des cadres supérieurs dans 176 entreprises manufacturières norvégiennes. / Strategic alliances have become as much a necessity as a choice for companies to be competitive in today's markets. However, making strategic alliances work is not evident. Failure rates between 30% and as high as 70% have been regularly reported. A substantial stream of research has examined how these numbers can be improved. Partner selection has been identified as a key success factor. In fact, partner-specific attributes, affecting which partners are selected, tend to have snowball effects beyond the formation phase to the design and postformation phases. Building on previous studies investigating the attribute of reputation, this thesis fills a gap by exploring the role reputation for environmental performance can play in determining firm-specific and joint competitive advantages in the different phases of strategic alliances. In four individual but connected Essays, specific research questions are theoretically examined under the Natural-Resource-Based View (NRBV) and Strategic Cognition Perspective. The study's hypotheses are empirically tested using data collected from CEOs and top managers in 176 Norwegian manufacturing firms.

Timber-dependent, rural communities in the Pacific Northwest face dramatic economic, political, and cultural change. New philosophies of forest management, primarily formulated in urban communities, require new approaches to the use and extraction of resources. What are the roles of rural communities that wish to adapt and sustain themselves? Two rural communities, one from Washington State, and one from Oregon, serve as case studies for coping with change. These cases build an ethnographic foundation on which to explore the rural-urban dynamic. The theories that elaborate the rural-urban relationship are central-place theory, and hermeneutic theory, which is used to understand the symbols and meaning of actions and ideas. Adaptive management, with new power relations, provides one possible solution to expedite the environmental and cultural sustainability of rural communities. / Graduation date: 1996

CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior / A reputaÃÃo corporativa pode ser entendida pela reuniÃo das diversas perspectivas que os stakeholders possuem da empresa atribuindo-lhe a caracterÃstica de um recurso estratÃgico capaz de gerar visibilidade, credibilidade e valor para as organizaÃÃes que a possuem, com suporte na Teoria da SinalizaÃÃo e na VisÃo Baseada em Recursos. Por sua vez, a literatura (FOMBRUN; SHANLEY, 1990; DUNBAR; SCHWALBACH, 2000; ROBERTS; DOWLING, 2002; BRITO, 2005; SÃNCHEZ; SOTORRÃO, 2007; HORIUCHI, 2010; THOMAZ; BRITO, 2010; CARDOSO et al., 2013; TISCHER; HILDEBRANDT, 2013) versa que quanto maior for a reputaÃÃo corporativa, maior à a capacidade da empresa de criar valor aos seus acionistas e produzir desempenho superior em relaÃÃo aos seus concorrentes. Nesse contexto, o presente estudo tem o objetivo de investigar a relaÃÃo entre a reputaÃÃo corporativa e a criaÃÃo de valor nas empresas de capital aberto listadas na BM&FBovespa. Para tanto, considera-se que a reputaÃÃo corporativa à construÃda a partir da percepÃÃo do mercado (stakeholders), com base nos seguintes sinais emitidos pelas empresas: disclosure socioambiental, adoÃÃo de melhores prÃticas de governanÃa corporativa, inovaÃÃo, internacionalizaÃÃo e reputaÃÃo do diretor executivo (gestÃo) e do acionista majoritÃrio (controle). O estudo se justifica na medida em que busca contribuir para a ampliaÃÃo da discussÃo sobre a temÃtica reputaÃÃo corporativa. AlÃm disso, apresenta diferencial por discutir aspectos da construÃÃo da reputaÃÃo corporativa e os seus reflexos nas organizaÃÃes. Trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva, de natureza quantitativa, utilizando-se o procedimento documental, no qual foram aplicados os testes estatÃsticos: AnÃlise Fatorial, Teste de CorrelaÃÃo, RegressÃo Linear MÃltipla e Teste de DiferenÃas entre MÃdias. Para a anÃlise dos sinais construtivos da reputaÃÃo corporativa foi analisado o perÃodo de 2010 a 2012, a reputaÃÃo corporativa se refere ao exercÃcio de 2012 e a criaÃÃo de valor leva em conta o exercÃcio de 2013. Por meio da AnÃlise Fatorial, foi construÃdo o fator reputaÃÃo corporativa composto pelos sinais: disclosure socioambiental, inovaÃÃo, internacionalizaÃÃo e reputaÃÃo do acionista majoritÃrio. O Teste de CorrelaÃÃo permitiu validar a reputaÃÃo corporativa por sinais (gerada pela AnÃlise Fatorial), pois apresentou relaÃÃo positiva e significante com a reputaÃÃo corporativa por rankings. Com a execuÃÃo da RegressÃo Linear MÃltipla, pode-se verificar que a reputaÃÃo corporativa por sinais influencia positivamente a criaÃÃo de valor (MVA e EVA); e, a reputaÃÃo corporativa por rankings està relacionada positivamente com a criaÃÃo de valor na perspectiva de mercado (MVA). AlÃm disso, verificou-se que a intangibilidade e a oportunidade de crescimento colaboram na criaÃÃo de valor (MVA e EVA) e o tamanho da empresa favorece a criaÃÃo de valor somente quando à analisado em conjunto com a reputaÃÃo corporativa por sinais. A realizaÃÃo do Teste de DiferenÃas entre MÃdias apontou que as empresas com reputaÃÃo corporativa criam maior valor aos acionistas considerando a perspectiva de mercado (MVA). Portanto, conclui-se que, considerando a amostra do estudo, a reputaÃÃo corporativa à um recurso estratÃgico gerado por meio de sinais emitidos ao mercado, conforme a Teoria da SinalizaÃÃo, que, quando percebidos pelos diversos stakeholders, reflete em vantagem competitiva, sendo capaz de influenciar na criaÃÃo de valor das empresas, de acordo com os preceitos da VisÃo Baseada em Recursos. / A reputaÃÃo corporativa pode ser entendida pela reuniÃo das diversas perspectivas que os stakeholders possuem da empresa atribuindo-lhe a caracterÃstica de um recurso estratÃgico capaz de gerar visibilidade, credibilidade e valor para as organizaÃÃes que a possuem, com suporte na Teoria da SinalizaÃÃo e na VisÃo Baseada em Recursos. Por sua vez, a literatura (FOMBRUN; SHANLEY, 1990; DUNBAR; SCHWALBACH, 2000; ROBERTS; DOWLING, 2002; BRITO, 2005; SÃNCHEZ; SOTORRÃO, 2007; HORIUCHI, 2010; THOMAZ; BRITO, 2010; CARDOSO et al., 2013; TISCHER; HILDEBRANDT, 2013) versa que quanto maior for a reputaÃÃo corporativa, maior à a capacidade da empresa de criar valor aos seus acionistas e produzir desempenho superior em relaÃÃo aos seus concorrentes. Nesse contexto, o presente estudo tem o objetivo de investigar a relaÃÃo entre a reputaÃÃo corporativa e a criaÃÃo de valor nas empresas de capital aberto listadas na BM&FBovespa. Para tanto, considera-se que a reputaÃÃo corporativa à construÃda a partir da percepÃÃo do mercado (stakeholders), com base nos seguintes sinais emitidos pelas empresas: disclosure socioambiental, adoÃÃo de melhores prÃticas de governanÃa corporativa, inovaÃÃo, internacionalizaÃÃo e reputaÃÃo do diretor executivo (gestÃo) e do acionista majoritÃrio (controle). O estudo se justifica na medida em que busca contribuir para a ampliaÃÃo da discussÃo sobre a temÃtica reputaÃÃo corporativa. AlÃm disso, apresenta diferencial por discutir aspectos da construÃÃo da reputaÃÃo corporativa e os seus reflexos nas organizaÃÃes. Trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva, de natureza quantitativa, utilizando-se o procedimento documental, no qual foram aplicados os testes estatÃsticos: AnÃlise Fatorial, Teste de CorrelaÃÃo, RegressÃo Linear MÃltipla e Teste de DiferenÃas entre MÃdias. Para a anÃlise dos sinais construtivos da reputaÃÃo corporativa foi analisado o perÃodo de 2010 a 2012, a reputaÃÃo corporativa se refere ao exercÃcio de 2012 e a criaÃÃo de valor leva em conta o exercÃcio de 2013. Por meio da AnÃlise Fatorial, foi construÃdo o fator reputaÃÃo corporativa composto pelos sinais: disclosure socioambiental, inovaÃÃo, internacionalizaÃÃo e reputaÃÃo do acionista majoritÃrio. O Teste de CorrelaÃÃo permitiu validar a reputaÃÃo corporativa por sinais (gerada pela AnÃlise Fatorial), pois apresentou relaÃÃo positiva e significante com a reputaÃÃo corporativa por rankings. Com a execuÃÃo da RegressÃo Linear MÃltipla, pode-se verificar que a reputaÃÃo corporativa por sinais influencia positivamente a criaÃÃo de valor (MVA e EVA); e, a reputaÃÃo corporativa por rankings està relacionada positivamente com a criaÃÃo de valor na perspectiva de mercado (MVA). AlÃm disso, verificou-se que a intangibilidade e a oportunidade de crescimento colaboram na criaÃÃo de valor (MVA e EVA) e o tamanho da empresa favorece a criaÃÃo de valor somente quando à analisado em conjunto com a reputaÃÃo corporativa por sinais. A realizaÃÃo do Teste de DiferenÃas entre MÃdias apontou que as empresas com reputaÃÃo corporativa criam maior valor aos acionistas considerando a perspectiva de mercado (MVA). Portanto, conclui-se que, considerando a amostra do estudo, a reputaÃÃo corporativa à um recurso estratÃgico gerado por meio de sinais emitidos ao mercado, conforme a Teoria da SinalizaÃÃo, que, quando percebidos pelos diversos stakeholders, reflete em vantagem competitiva, sendo capaz de influenciar na criaÃÃo de valor das empresas, de acordo com os preceitos da VisÃo Baseada em Recursos.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-15T19:26:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ROOSEVELT_SANCHES_ADM.pdf: 1378079 bytes, checksum: fa37b3db39ed63f756ec0c1e4b9efbb9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-08-09 / This is a descriptive study to verify if the strategic alliances generate sustainable competitive advantages in the sector of the civil construction, more specifically in the real estate companies and builders of residential property. To do this study, it was necessary to review the literature about the variable of the subject, and to develop the research in field by an application of quantitative approach utilizing a questionnaire for the information gathered on site. The sample was chosen by convenience consisting of 25 answers sheet sent by the executives of companies located within the metropolitan region of the city of São Paulo - SP, Brazil. The data collected were treated statistically by the model of the Exact Test of Fisher, for verifying the relationships between the variables of the problem: sustainable competitive advantages and strategic alliances. The objectives of this study, general, and specific, were achieved and was noted: that the companies researched indicated that they have made strategic alliances; that these strategic alliances were formally agreed with an apparent integration of activities between the partners; that the motivations and reasons of the companies researched, to have done the strategic alliances, are related by resources and complementary capacities; and that the sustainable competitive advantages achieved by the companies research should be related mainly with strategies for leadership of cost, for differentiation of products, and in the focus in market segments and product lines. The statistical analysis indicates a significant relationship between sustainable competitive advantages and strategic alliances. From an academic perspective, the study has its limitations of methodological and theoretical order and the results apply only to the company s components of the sample, and not with generalization or comparing to another company. / Este é um estudo descritivo para verificar se alianças estratégicas geram vantagens competitivas sustentáveis no setor da construção civil, mais especificamente das empresas incorporadoras e construtoras de imóveis residenciais. O estudo contou com o levantamento de referencial teórico sobre as variáveis do tema, e a pesquisa foi desenvolvida em campo pela aplicação de método quantitativo utilizando-se de um questionário para a coleta de dados. A amostra foi escolhida por conveniência constituindo-se de 25 respostas enviadas por executivos de empresas estabelecidas na região metropolitana da cidade de São Paulo SP. Os dados coletados foram tratados estatisticamente pelo modelo do Teste Exato de Fisher, para verificar os relacionamentos significativos entre as variáveis do problema: vantagens competitivas sustentáveis e alianças estratégicas. Os objetivos da pesquisa, geral, e específicos, foram alcançados constando-se: que as empresas pesquisadas indicam que têm feito alianças estratégicas; que estas alianças estratégicas têm sido formais e com aparente integração de atividades entre os parceiros; que os motivos das empresas pesquisadas para a constituição das alianças estratégicas parecem estar relacionados à obtenção de recursos e capacidades complementares; e que as vantagens competitivas sustentáveis decorrentes das alianças estratégicas feitas pelas empresas pesquisadas devem estar relacionadas principalmente com: estratégias para liderança de custo; para diferenciação de produtos; e no foco em segmentos de mercado e em linhas de produto. A análise estatística indica que pode haver relacionamento significativo entre vantagens competitivas sustentáveis e alianças estratégicas. O estudo apresenta limitações de ordem teórica e metodológica, ressaltando que seus resultados aplicam-se somente às empresas componentes da amostra, não podendo ser generalizados para nenhuma outra empresa.

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) är ett aktuellt ämne som syftar till att företag ska ta ett större samhällsansvar, både ur ett ekonomiskt, miljömässigt och socialt perspektiv. Den globalisering som råder i världen påverkar inte bara ett internt företagsklimat, det ger även effekter på omgivande samhälle och individer, vilket tillsammans med sociala påtryckningar skapar ett behov av CSR. Ansvaret till samhället innebär inte bara ekonomiska och lagliga aspekter, dock ska ett etiskt och filantropiskt perspektiv också antas. Idag är CSR ett frivilligt åtagande och för att kunna motivera företag till ett större ansvarstagande för sitt agerande ämnar denna studie att undersöka, ur ett nordiskt sammanhang, om ett företags hållbarhetsarbete genererar lönsamhet. Studien utgår från nordiska börsnoterade företag som ingår i Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI). Indexet representeras av de bäst presterande hållbarhetsföretagen i världen som kvalificerat sig till att ingå. Genom en deduktiv kvantitativ metod studeras sambandet mellan CSR och lönsamhet för att förklara vilken effekt variabeln Corporate Social Performance (CSP) har på variabeln Corporate Financial Performance (CFP) under tidsperioden 2010-20162010–2016. Fortsättningsvis undersöks skillnaden i lönsamhet mellan företag som inkluderats i DJSI och matchade likartade nordiska företag som inte ingår i indexet. Undersökningen baseras på sekundärkällor ur ett naturvetenskapligt perspektiv. Studien erhåller ett resultat som påvisar att företag som ingår i hållbarhetsindexet tenderar att vara mer lönsamma än företag som inte ingår genom att redovisningsbaserade mått, bruttomarginal och avkastning på totalt kapital (ROA), har applicerats. Studiens slutsats blir att CSR-arbete kan öka lönsamheten i nordiska företag genom att bli inkluderade i DJSI, studien visar dock att placeringen i indexet inte har någon betydelse. Därav blir studiens bidrag att motivera företag till ett större åtagande av hållbarhetsarbete eftersom CSR kan generera högre lönsamhet. / Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a current topic which aims to encourage companies to be more responsible as an societal actor, both from an economic, environmental and social perspective. The consequences of the globalization may not only affect the internal business environment, it will also affect the surrounding society and individuals, which together creates a demand for CSR. As a societal actor, companies needs to include ethical and philanthropic responsibilities, and not only take economic and legal aspects into consideration. Currently, CSR is a voluntary commitment and to motivate companies to embrace the responsibility for the society, this study aims to investigate, from a Nordic context, whether companies’ sustainability work generates profitability.   The study is based on Nordic listed companies included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index World (DJSI), which is an index where the top performing sustainability companies can qualify for an inclusion. The correlation between CSR and profitability will be studied through a deductive quantitative method to explain what impact Corporate Social Performance (CSP) has on Corporate Financial Performance (CFP) during the years between 2010-2016. Furthermore, the differences in profitability between companies included in DJSI matched Nordic companies that are not included in the index will be investigated. From a scientific perspective, the survey is based on secondary sources. The results of the study indicates that companies included in the sustainability index tend to have an improved profitability than companies that are not included. This by applying the accounting-based measures gross margin and return on assets (ROA). The conclusion of the study is that CSR can improve profitability among the Nordic companies by an inclusion in DJSI, but the study shows that the placement in the index does not have an impact. Hence, the contribution of this study is to motivate companies to a greater commitment to sustainability because CSR can generate improved profitability.

Die Arbeit befasst sich mit Methodenproblemen in der Strategischen Managementforschung. Auf Basis einer Meta-Analyse zum Zusammenhang zwischen Ressourcen im Sinne des Resource-based view und der Performance von Unternehmen werden verschiedene Erklärungen für die zu beobachtende Ergebnisheterogenität in den Primärstudien empirisch gegenübergestellt. Es kann gezeigt werden, dass die Operationalisierung des Konstrukts "organisationale Leistung" den größten Beitrag zur Erklärung der Varianz der Studienergebnisse erbringt. Die Appropriationstheorie liefert einen überzeugenden Erklärungsansatz zum systematischen Zusammenhang zwischen Leistung und Studienergebnissen.:1. Einleitung 1 1.1 Problemstellung 1 1.2 Forschungsfragen, zentrales Erkenntnisinteresse, Aufbau und Einordnung 5 2. Grundlagen 8 2.1 Die Rolle von Theorie, Empirie und Hypothese in der Wissensgenerierung 8 2.2 Der Leistungsbegriff 19 2.3 Strategische Managementforschung 25 2.4 Zwischenfazit 30 3. Theoriegeleitete Analyse 33 3.1 Überblick 33 3.2 Das Problem der Populationsselektion 34 3.3 Das Appropriationsproblem 44 3.4 Das Time-Lag Problem 70 4 Qualitative Literaturreview 77 4.1 Forschungsansatz 77 4.2 Ergebnisse 89 4.3 Diskussion 96 5. Metaanalyse 99 5.1 Forschungsansatz 99 5.2 Hypothesenentwicklung 103 5.3 Daten und Operationalisierung 106 5.4 Analyse 113 5.5 Diskussion der Ergebnisse 141 5.6 Abgrenzung und Limitationen 153 6. Zusammenführung und Diskussion 157 6.1 Zusammenfassung der Kernergebnisse 157 6.2 Diskussion und Ausblick 165 Anhänge 174 / The dissertation thesis contrasts various explanations for heterogeneity in strategic management research findings using meta-analytical techniques. I evaluate research results for a well-known research questions in strategic management research, the relation between performance and resources in the framework of resource-based view, and find that the way how the construct ‘performance’ is being operationalized explains a significant part of the observed heterogeneity in research findings, distinctly more than problems like population selection or the unclear temporal link between dependent and independent variables. Appropriation theory is shown to provide a convincing explanation for the observed outcome.:1. Einleitung 1 1.1 Problemstellung 1 1.2 Forschungsfragen, zentrales Erkenntnisinteresse, Aufbau und Einordnung 5 2. Grundlagen 8 2.1 Die Rolle von Theorie, Empirie und Hypothese in der Wissensgenerierung 8 2.2 Der Leistungsbegriff 19 2.3 Strategische Managementforschung 25 2.4 Zwischenfazit 30 3. Theoriegeleitete Analyse 33 3.1 Überblick 33 3.2 Das Problem der Populationsselektion 34 3.3 Das Appropriationsproblem 44 3.4 Das Time-Lag Problem 70 4 Qualitative Literaturreview 77 4.1 Forschungsansatz 77 4.2 Ergebnisse 89 4.3 Diskussion 96 5. Metaanalyse 99 5.1 Forschungsansatz 99 5.2 Hypothesenentwicklung 103 5.3 Daten und Operationalisierung 106 5.4 Analyse 113 5.5 Diskussion der Ergebnisse 141 5.6 Abgrenzung und Limitationen 153 6. Zusammenführung und Diskussion 157 6.1 Zusammenfassung der Kernergebnisse 157 6.2 Diskussion und Ausblick 165 Anhänge 174

The primary objective of this study was to examine how and to what extent entrepreneurial orientation, firm internal resources and capital structure decisions affect growth of small enterprises, following the resource- based view on determinants of growth and static trade-off theory of capital structure as theoretical frameworks. Regardless of the number of earlier study, there is no consensus among scholars on determinants of growth due to the existence of different theories and metrics of growth. Moreover, as the earlier studies were undertaken in developed countries, their research findings could not permit generalization on the effect of the explanatory variables on growth in less developed countries like Ethiopia. Therefore, this research tried to fill the gap in the existing body of knowledge on determinants of growth by contextualizing the association of growth with firm specific factors and EO from the Ethiopian context, more specifically from the context of Tigray Regional State. Besides, extra variables that were either not considered or might have been tested separately in earlier studies in Ethiopia were integrated into the regression model. In this mixed explanatory cross-sectional research, systematic random sampling techniques and structure questionnaire were applied to collect primary data from 333 small enterprises operating in five urban towns of Tigray region. Dependent variable of the study was growth of small enterprises, defined as logarithm of change in number of employees at the time of establishment and time of survey. The explanatory variables comprise of entrepreneurial orientation with three dimensions, tangible and intangible resources under the control of a given enterprises, capital structure decisions, external factors such as marketing related problems cost and accessibility of infrastructure, government policies and bureaucracy, business development services were also included in the regression model. Descriptive statistics, statistical difference tests, multiple regression analysis and Propensity Score Matching were applied for the purpose of data analysis with the help of Stata version 12 software. Majority of the small enterprises demonstrated moderate degree of entrepreneurial orientation and location nearer to major customers, entrepreneurial orientation, strong financial position, access to credit and leverage have statistically significant positive effect on growth of small enterprises which support the resource based view and static trade-off theory of capital structure as well as the perceived hypothesis. On the other hand, consistent to the hypothesis, age and size of small enterprises showed negative significant effect on growth, that supports Jovanovich’s learning model but against the Girbat’s law of proportionate effect. Moreover, the relationship between education and growth was found to be non-linear or volatile-growth of SEs tend to declined until certain level, reached a minimum level after which SEs with more educated owners tend to grow faster. This implies that unless owners’ years of education reach a very high level of schooling, a given increase in years of schooling could not necessarily result into higher growth rate. Based on the findings, the researcher suggests (i) in order to solve financial constraints of SEs, stakeholder need introduction of National Credit Guarantee Fund, Promotion of non-bank financial services, introduce Mandatory Minimum Bank Loan to small enterprises, establish specialized banking system that specifically support the small enterprise sector, (ii) provide working premises such as shades at concessional cost, (iii) facilitate establishment of small enterprise commercial centers, (iv) strengthen the clustering practices,(v) facilitate provision of adequate infrastructure at reasonable price, (vi) as TVET completed individuals outperform in growth rate, educational institutions in Ethiopia need to incorporate competence based training system and entrepreneurship into their syllabus by strengthening the industry university linkages / Business Management / DBL

<p>The 21st century would be a nightmare for Don Quijote: thousands of windmills are installed all over the globe and the number will increase tremendously over the next years. If climate change was an issue in the early 17th century, Don Quijote might have specialized in fighting nuclear or fossil fuel power plants.</p><p>The change in power production is clearly pronounced, and it inspires the market to respond immediately. Numerous wind turbine manufacturers emerge, developing one technological innovation after another. The trend clearly goes in one direction: horizontal axis wind turbines in all possible variations. However, there are a few companies that do not follow the mainstream – they swim against the current and introduce new concepts, with the potential to set new standards in the industry.</p><p>Nevertheless, the question whether these companies can establish operations and survive in an industry dominated by large multinational corporations arises. If these companies want to become recognized, they need to compete on an international scale from the outset – they become born globals.</p><p>This master’s thesis investigates the preconditions under which an innovative start-up company can become born global in the wind turbine industry. For that, distinctive resources and capabilities of such companies, as well as key success factors for the industry are defined. Furthermore, enhancing or restricting parameters lying within company’s environment – in particular, within its networks – are discovered. These findings are based on and supported by the case study of an innovative vertical axis wind turbine manufacturer. In addition, the influence of this company’s university spin-off origin is investigated.</p>

從1G、2G到3G，行動通訊技術快速發展，以往單純的語音通訊服務，逐漸演變至資料傳輸、多媒體應用，行動服務日趨多元，「內容」在行動通訊服務中所扮演的角色愈加重要。是故，電信業者無不積極發展內容相關商品。然而，這類產品的開發往往牽涉到不同領域的專業（如美工、音樂、文化創意、科技、社會、政治等），因此，吾人可以預期這些廠商勢必需要藉用大量的外部資源才能適時地推出內容商品。 在目前的行動內容服務當中，由於手機鈴聲能彰顯與眾不同的個人特色，且越來越多手機支援播放數位音樂的功能，因此，行動音樂一直以來都是最受消費者歡迎的行動加值服務，也是各家電信業者除了語音通訊之外最大的營收來源之一。然而，過去的研究重點往往著重在電信產業相關業者發展策略、關鍵成功因素等策略層面的探討，對於行動加值服務新產品開發實務歷程的研究則較少著墨。故本研究針對我國電信業者行動加值服務的「新產品發展」進行研究，以行動音樂商品為例，試圖以較為整體性的架構，探討其新產品發展之相關議題，期能對於「外部導向的產品創新管理」方面，提供一些實務上與學理上的貢獻。 本研究之研究問題有四：1.我國電信業者發展行動加值服務的策略性資源為何？2.我國電信業者在行動加值服務發展過程當中的價值網絡為何？3.我國電信業者開發行動加值服務過程中，運用內外部資源的機制為何？4.我國電信業者行動加值服務的新產品策略與開發流程為何？ 透過深度訪談電信業者，並配合相關次級資料蒐集與整理，進行彙整及分析之後，本研究獲得以下之主要結論：1.就策略性資源而言，電信業者掌握行動音樂服務之通路。2.電信業者建構之策略性資源與原有資源具有相關性。3.就新產品發展策略而言，行動音樂發展重點仍在於「強化現有行動用戶忠誠度」。4.電信業者委外動機與型態會影響其新產品發展。 / From 1G, 2G to 3G, the technology of telecommunication developed rapidly. The voice communication service gradually evolved towards the data transmission and the multimedia application and the mobile content services become much more important and diversified than before. Accordingly, tele-operators develop content products actively. However, the development of these products involves with many kinds of knowledge, such as fine art, music, programming, etc. Thus, we would expect that the enterprises have to utilize external resources to develop products timely. Because many cell phones provide functions of digital music and ring tones can show forth users’ characteristics, therefore, the mobile music becomes one of the most popular service product. However, most of the past studies focused on strategy rather than new product development. Thus, we focus on the new product development of mobile value-added services in the research. The study aims to investigate the questions: 1. What are the strategic resources for developing mobile value-added services? 2. What is the value network to develop mobile value-added services? 3. What is the mechanism of utilizing external resources in the process of new product development? 4. What are the new product strategy and process of developing mobile value-added services? The study takes mobile music as an example to explore how tele-operators can accumulate enterprise resources and better utilize external resources for developing value-added services. This study applies the deep interview method of qualitative research and secondary data analysis to study tele-operators in Taiwan. The preliminary research findings include: 1.The major marketing purpose of tele-operators’ developing mobile music is to reinforce the loyalty of existing customers. 2. What tele-operators dominate in the mobile music business is the channel. 3. The new strategic resources which the tele-operators build in the mobile music business is highly related to those existed before. 4. What motivates tele-operators to outsource will affect their ways of new product development.

TFT-LCD產業被譽為臺灣「第二半導體產業」，在國人的努力下，2006年台灣大尺寸TFT-LCD的出貨量和產值，均已躍居世界第1位。由於該產業處於變化快速的競爭環境，如何找出企業的核心資源與核心能力，考慮企業資源基礎的發展問題，協助管理者制定出最適之競爭策略，讓企業能在競爭環境中持續成長與發展等，都是重要且值得探討的課題。 本研究採定性的個案研究法，以台灣2006年大尺寸TFT-LCD產業產量前3名之領導廠商（友達光電、奇美電子、中華映管）為個案研究對象，深度探討其核心資源、核心能力、競爭策略、競爭優勢等項目之內涵及其關連性。經由現有的TFT-LCD相關資料、資源基礎理論等文獻歸納，以及個案研究的分析，本研究主要的發現如次： 一、台灣TFT-LCD企業所擁有的核心資源係來自公司所擁有的獨特的異質性資源組合，其最重要核心資源是無形資源，最重要核心能力是組織能力，主要的競爭策略為是成本領導（或集中）策略，最主要的企業競爭優勢為組織能力。 二、台灣TFT-LCD企業都是獨特異質性資源的組合，以致於每一個企業均具有不同於其他對手的表現。 三、臺灣TFT-LCD 企業的核心資源、核心能力和競爭策略、競爭優勢間，具有相關性：企業的核心資源和核心能力是制定和執行競爭策略的基礎；企業競爭優勢的來源為核心資源和核心能力，且最主要來源是核心能力；當企業有利潤時，將持續發展公司資源及能力，以維持企業持久性競爭優勢。 / The TFT-LCD industry is known as the “second semi-conductor industry” of Taiwan, where, thanks to joint efforts of local talents, in 2006 both the shipment volume and the output value of Taiwan’s large-size TFT-LCD became No. 1 in the world. Because the industry is situated in a competitive environment that changes drastically, there exist several important issues that deserve further study, including how to identify core resources and core competences of the companies, consider development of enterprise resource bases, help management formulate the most adequate competitive strategies, and allow companies to continuously grow and develop in the competitive environment. This study adopts the qualitative case study method, where it uses three leading manufacturers that have the largest production output in Taiwan’s large-size TFT-LCD industry in 2006 (AU Optronics, Chi Mei Optoelectronics, and Chunghwa Picture Tubes, LTD.) as the subjects of this case study to conduct in-depth research on contents of and correlation among their core resources, core competences, competitive strategies, and competitive advantages. By induction from reference materials such as existing TFT-LCD-related data and the resource-based theory, as well as case study and analysis, this study presents main findings as follows: 1. The core resources owned by Taiwan’s TFT-LCD manufacturers come from combinations of unique heterogeneous resources owned by the companies, where their most important resource is intangible resource, their most important core competence is organization capability, their main competitive strategy is the cost leadership (or concentration) strategy, and their main corporate competitive advantage is organization capability. 2. Every TFT-LCD manufacturer in Taiwan is a combination of unique heterogeneous resources, so that each company performs differently from its competitors. 3. Correlation can be found in core resources, core competences, competitive strategies, and competitive advantages of Taiwan’s TFT-LCD manufacturers: core resources and core competences of the companies are the basis of formulation and execution of competitive strategies; corporate competitive advantages result from core resources and core competences, and the main resource is core competence; when a company makes profits, it is going to continuously develop company resources and competences, in order to maintain corporate sustainable competitive advantages.