Firm that Transform Scrap of Glass into Gold: The Evolution of Technology of UNIQUE

The research focuses on a case study of the Unique Optical corporation located in Taiwan. Research includes longitudinal data of events in chronological order from the main axis and sorting the events according to the timing of their occurrence and magnitude in order to explore the origin and development of this company´s technology. The historical phases of this company´s technological development is segmented according to summarized data, with cross-sectional data as supplementary support, revealing the evolution of innovation to track this case company´s technology transfers. Unique Optical is the sole blank optical glass manufacturer in Taiwan and has its technology development experiences from OEM, first imitating technology to eventually reaching technological autonomy. The study attempts to discover the evolutionary relationship among issues such as important factors that connect the evolution process in a case company, methods of capability development, operating technology strategies and types of innovation, etc., that form the important factors of business innovation process structures. Thus, how a business utilizes its existing capability organizational development to identify and select innovation types and technology strategies to continue influencing the opportunity of business growth in the next phase can be explained.