支持後儒家假說之學者認爲亞洲四小龍經濟奇蹟是華人傳統文 化傳承的結果，但華人傳統文化在經濟的發展中扮演什麼樣的角色？ 長期以來，對於傳統文化的經濟功能，缺乏依據實證硏究做出較中肯 的評價。繼亞洲四小龍的台灣經濟奇蹟之後，全球產業分工的發展驅 動了資訊電子產業科技在台灣社會生根、茁壯。華人傳統價値觀在以 知識技術爲工具的科技產業發展，究竟扮演什麼樣的角色？在本硏究 以26家台灣資訊電子廠商與3個硏發單位的322位硏發工程師所做 的調查發現，華人傳統價値觀對影響台灣的資訊電子產業從事硏發的 科技人員，產生正面良性的組織行爲，支持後儒家假說關於華人傳統 價値觀之經濟效益的見解。傳統價値觀涵蓋積極爲人、消極自抑、人 情世故、權威主義，其中，僅有權威主義對個人硏發工作的績效毫無 助益。持高度傳統價値觀者比持低度傳統價値觀者表達出較高的工作 滿足感，較高的組織承諾，同時也有較佳的工作表現，尤其是在硏發 工作的敬業態度上。雖然，台灣社會中的傳統權威主義正在逐漸解 構，但是華人的傳統價値觀對於以知識技術爲工具的科技產業仍然扮 演顯著積極的角色。此外，在理性的組織氣候與鬆散的組織氣候中， 傳統價値觀皆能引導良性積極的組織行爲;在接近市場經濟的私人企業中，傳統價値觀也有顯著的影響。本文也深入討論華人傳統價値觀 經濟效益的驗證、對科技產業硏發管理的啓發、及傳統價値的延續機 制。最後，針對傳統價値的後續硏究策略提出建議。

Advocates of the post-Confucian hypothesis attributed the economic miracles of the four small Asian dragons to Chinese traditional values, although there is a lack of empirical evidence to support this speculation. Now that Taiwan has moved beyond the labor-intensive industries of the four small dragons era and successfully built a knowledge-intensive information and electronics industry, do traditional Chinese values still have a significant role to play? This study surveyed 322 R&D personnel from 26 firms and 3 nonprofit research institutes in the information and electronics industry in Taiwan. Results supported the post-Confucian hypothesis and showed that traditional Chinese values lead to positive organizational behaviors. Traditional values include positive aggression, inhibition, sophistication, and authoritarianism. Only authoritarianism carries no effectiveness in R&D tasks. Stronger attachment to traditional values is associated with more job satisfaction, greater organizational commitment, and better performance (particularly accountability). Although the authoritarian structure in Taiwan is eroding, traditional values still have a significant role in the high tech industry. There were two additional heuristic findings. Both in the rational organization and in the loose organization, traditional values result in positive organizational behaviors, and are significantly instrumental in private firms. Discussion on verification of the economic effectiveness of traditional Chinese values, implications for technology management, mechanisms of succession of traditional values, and follow-up research strategy is offered.