摘要
為因應全球競爭時代的衝擊，企業必須去思考如何降低生產與營運成本並提高運作效率，即是最基本的考量。由於科技的進步，運用資訊通訊科技（ICTs）於企業營運活動來改善企業體質已成為普遍的現象。本研究即是以存活分析模型探討台灣製造業採用資訊通訊科技會受到哪一些因素的影響，並進一步分析高科技產業與傳統產業的影響因素是否有所差異。

Abstract

This article uses the plant-level data of Taiwan manufacturing industry to study the determinants in explaining the timing of information and communication technologies (ICTs) adoption. This paper then investigates whether there exists any difference in determining the utilization of ICTs among high-tech industries and traditional industries. We find size variable has the most significant effect while there appears a different impact in different industries.

Catalog
I. Introduction………………………………………………………………………...2
II. Background………………………………………………………………………..4
III. Literature Review………………………………………………………………..6
3.1 ICT Indicators…………………………………………………………………6
3.2 ICT and New Technology Adoption………………………………………….8
IV. Model and Methodology...………………………………………………………11
4.1 Theoretical Model…………………………………………………………….11
4.2 Empirical Model…………………..…………………………….……………14
V. Data Source and Variable Specification………..…………………………….…15
5.1 Data Source……………………………………………………..………….…15
5.2 Variable Specification and Anticipated Effects……………….……………16
VI. The Empirical Results…………………………………………….……………17
6.1 Distribution Test for ERP……………………………………….…………...17
6.2 Distribution Test for Inter&Intranet…………………………….…………19
6.3 Distribution Test for PDM……………………………………………….…21
6.4 Summary………………………………………………………………….….23
6.5 The Comparison Between High-tech and Traditional Industries………..24
VII. The Impact of ICT Adoption on Plant-Level Production Performance….27
7.1 Estimation Methodology……………………………………………………27
7.2 Results ……………………………………………………………………….27
VIII. Conclusion……………………………………………………………………29
Reference…………………………………………………………………………...31
Appendix……………………………………………………………………………33

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