Inward Beliefs in High Technological Performance: an Empirical Study

This study samples Taiwan’s electronics, mechanical, computer, and bioengineering industries, using a two-step LISREL (LInear Structure RELation) to establish a theoretical model for technological attributes, inward licensing beliefs, and performance (TBPM). The evidence indicates that technology implicitness has strong and positive influences and, through technology usefulness (U), significantly influences performance. Technology implicitness significantly and negatively influences technology ease of use (EOU). Lastly, technology compatibility significantly and positively influences U and performance, respectively. R values show that U, technology implicitness, and technology compatibility account for 56 percent of the variance in performance, while technology implicitness and technology compatibility account for 35 percent of the variance in U.