intellectual capital (ic) is organizational intangible asset which is frequently associated with performance. ic is commonly categorized into three core components: human capital, structural capital and relational capital. this study takes a step further in the evolution of the ic model for the hotel industry and divides relationship capital into two categories: end customer- relationship capit...

In the trend of internationalization, enterprises in Taiwan are confronted with global competition and pressure, which manifest the importance of improvement in competitiveness in all respects. The government has spared no effort to promote e-Business projects and introduce digital operations into various industries, so as to enhance working efficiency. This study investigates the IC component ...

Recognizing that investment in knowledge and innovation is a driver of sustained longterm growth, developed economies have witnessed an increase in the volume of research and development with a focus on speeding up the development of new products and new processes (Earle and Anderson 1985). Governments have also recognized that investment in technology in particular can improve productivity and...

during the last recent decades, restructuring in the electricity industry has been considered as an economical policy. consequently, it was able to increase private investment, competition, efficiency, and productivity. the purpose of restructuring electricity industry is to change electricity industry organization, in order to omit monopoly and increase competition. recognition of restructurin...

Article history: Received 24 February 2009 Revised 25 March 2009 Accepted 25 March 2009 In this work, we for the first time study the inter-industrial clustering behaviors of integrated circuit (IC) industry fromTaiwan toChinavia amountof foreigndirect investment (FDI). According to themutual dependence among IC design,manufacturing and packaging-and-testing industries, Lotka–Volterra model is ...

As semiconductor industry reached nanotechnology generation and consumer electronics era, the competition is no longer among individual semiconductor companies. Indeed, the collaborations among horizontally specialized value providers are critical for the success of the companies as well as the whole ecosystem. This paper aims to propose a novel index, i.e., Overall Wafer Effectiveness (OWE), t...

Not only do individuals and firms compete with each other within an industry, there is also industry competition with other industries and competition of an industry with its customers and vendors. The rules of industry competition are embedded in market structure and difficult to modify. These rules are discussed under the headings of overall market growth, barriers to entry, rivalries within ...

CFD Based Shape Optimization of IC Engine — Intense competition and global regulations in the automotive industry has placed unprecedented demands on the performance, efficiency, and emissions of today’s IC engines. The success or failure of a new engine design to meet these often-conflicting requirements is primarily dictated by its capability to provide minimal restriction for the inducted an...