A Study on Competitive Strategic Planning on Taiwanese International Ports Based on the Theories of Resource Base and Intellectual Capital

However, the economy of Mainland China and the south-east Asia countries are growing speedily in recent years, which make the government of these countries increase investment in port infrastructure and equipments for input and output of international trade commodities and transit cargos.

This condition pushes the commercial ports of Pacific-Asia area into serious competition and also affects the performance of Taiwanese international ports. Accordingly, for increasing competitiveness, Taiwanese international ports need complete strategies to adequately use their port resources to engage the competitive environment. This study integrate the researches of resource base and intellectual capital measures as well as the characters of international ports to further discuss the core resources of each Taiwanese international port.