跨公司合作一直以來被視為獲取組織競爭力的快速策略，組織獲取資訊的與散布資訊的能力代表著一家公司是否能在互相連結的網絡公司中知識創新的重要性，組織才能藉此在層層的網絡關係中取得競爭優勢。本研究透過質化的研究方法，針對選定策略聯盟個案公司進行訪談，檢視在國際策略聯盟中，跨疆界人員、資訊科技和公司文化對於組織競爭力的影響，研究結果發現跨疆界人員、文化議題和資訊科技對於組織競爭力均有正面的影響。

Interfirm collaboration has long been deemed as a fast strategy to obtain organizational competitiveness. The ability of organizations to obtain information from and disseminate knowledge signifies the importance of whether a firm can achieve knowledge creation among the networked firms and firms therefore can gain competitive advantages. The research was conducted using a qualitative approach; case details were collected from firms involving international strategic alliance. The research aims to investigate the influences of boundary spanners, information technology and corporate cultures on organizational competitiveness in strategic alliances. Findings reveal that boundary spanners, cultural issues and information technology are positively related to organizational competitiveness.

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 RESEARCH BACKGROUND 1
1.2 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES 3
1.3 RESEARCH PROCEDURE 5
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW 7
2.1 STRATEGIC ALLIANCE 7
2.2 ORGANIZATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS 10
2.3 KNOWLEDGE CREATION 12
2.4 KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION 16
2.5 INTERFIRM NETWORKS 18
2.6 BOUNDARY SPANNING 25
2.7 IT-BASED INFORMATION SYSTEM 32
2.8 ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE 37
CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 39
3.1 WHY QUALITATIVE 39
3.2 DATA COLLECTION 40
3.3 DEFINING VARIABLES 44
3.4 CONCEPTUAL RESEARCH FRAMEWORK 48
CHAPTER 4 CASE ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS 49
4.1 CASE A 49
4.2 CASE B 57
4.3 CASE C 62
4.4 FINDINGS 75
CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS 88
5.1 THE IMPORTANCE OF CULTURAL INTEGRATION 88
5.2 NETWORK POSITION, ORGANIZATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS, IT AND BOUNDARY SPANNERS 89
5.3 THE IMPORTANCE OF BOUNDARY SPANNER AND IT-BASED INFORMATION SYSTEM 90
5.4 RESEARCH IMPLICATIONS 91
5.5 MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS 92
5.6 RESEARCH LIMITATIONS 96
5.7 AVENUES FOR FUTURE RESEARCH 98
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