Industry cluster´s effect on IC design firms: A case of Taiwan Hsinchu Science Park

It is widely believed that competitiveness of a nation or a region stems from industry cluster. In this study, 75 Taiwanese IC design firms were surveyed to assess the differences due to clustering phenomenon. The finding is that IC design firms inside and outside Hsinchu Science Park perceive small environment differences, especially in the aspect of human resource. Because human resource is the basis of developing sustainable competitiveness, this research form survey and statistic analysis implies that industry cluster may not be the only or best industrial policy to consider.