Strategic Alliance Pattern Evaluation Model for Taiwan’s Machine Tool Industry: A Hierarchical DEMATEL Method

Table 3

The summary and of impacts given and received among the various measurements.

Criteria
Strategic behavior dimension
Corporate reputation	59.664	−0.731
Market expansion	58.755	−1.318
Financial resources	54.253	2.049
Cost dimension
Minimize R&D cost	50.749	0.120
Minimize manufacturing cost	49.878	0.604
Minimize marketing cost	48.004	−0.723
Organizational learning dimension
Obtain dominant technology	29.793	0.090
Obtain patent protection	28.918	−0.097
Improve management system	26.687	0.008

Note: the consistency threshold was set to 0.05; values smaller than 0.05 indicate response consistency. The values of strategic behavior dimension, cost dimension, and organizational learning dimension were 0.005982541, 0.005619726, and 0.005619726, respectively. All values were smaller than the threshold, indicating that the responses were consistent.