National Tsing Hua University
Institute of Technology Management
課程名稱/Course
科技管理理論(一)/Theories of Technology Management (I), Doctoral
Program, TM
授課教師/Instructors
張元杰 教授 & 劉玉雯 教授
Prof. Y.-C. Chang & Prof. Y.-L. Liu


A.課程內容/Course Content
Macro-level and Micro-level MOT Theories
本課程主要介紹科技管理廠商層次(micro-level)與總體層次(macro-level)的相關理論,研究的領
域與相關學術期刊。廠商層次介紹開放式創新、創業管理、智慧財產管理、資源論、技術搜尋、產業
組織論等。在總體層次介紹科技政策的範疇與相關理論,包括技術典範與軌跡、國家、產業與區域創
新系統、服務創新、科技計量與指標與產學合作政策等。透過本課程,學生可以對博士論文的研究課
題,能有正確且有效地構建文獻探討的能力。
This course introduces the micro-level and macro-level of technology
management with respect to related theories, research field and academic
journal. The micro-level comprises open innovation, entrepreneurial
management, management of intellectual property, resource-based view,
technology search, industrial organization, etc. The macro-level consists of
the extent and theories of technology policy, including technological paradigm
and trajectory, national, industrial and regional innovation system, service
innovation, science and technology metrics, policy of university-industry
cooperation, etc. Through this course, students will be able to undertake
appropriate literature review with respect to their doctoral dissertation.
Evaluation
1. Participation & Attendance 20%
2. Presentation & Discussant 30%
3. Final report 50%

Weekly Presentation
1. 2 or 3 papers/week
2. Each paper:
1 presenter+1 discussant
Presentation: 20 minutes
Discussant: 10 minutes
Q&A: 20 minutes

Guideline for research proposal: A critical review
1. Contents
(1) title
(2) Research questions
(3) Research gaps
(4) A critical literature review/theoretical background/hypothesis
development
The length of research proposal is at least five pages but at most 10 pages
with references excluded.


Week Topic

1. Introduction: Introduction to the course and the field of technology
management.
2. The key issues of science, technology and innovation
(STI) policy
3. National systems of innovation, triple-helix interactions

4.Meso-level theories: Sectoral patterns of innovation,
Technological systems, sectoral systems of innovation
5. Service innovation, knowledge-intensive business
services, innovation intermediaries.
6. Methods measuring technology and innovation: Economics
of technical changes, spillovers, bibliometrics, patentmetrics.
7. University-industry links, Academic entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial
universities.
8. Profiting from knowledge assets
8. Managing innovation activity in ‘open’ paradigm
9. Developing technology entrepreneurship
10. Social innovation and entrepreneurship
11. Business incubator-mechanism facilitating
entrepreneurship
12. The role of government in promoting innovation
13.Technological latecomer’s catch-up strategy
14 Governing technological (or industrial) transition from multi-
level perspective
15. Take-home research proposal