生態系統(Ecosystem)相關議題早已經受學者們廣泛地研究，不論是從聯盟(Affiliation)角度出發，還是將生態系統視為結構(Structure)觀點，尤其是近年來對於「治理(Governance)」方面也有越來越多的探討。然而，大部分關於生態系統的研究，主要還是著重於大企業所建構的生態系統為主，如：蘋果(Apple)與高通(Qualcomm)、谷歌(Google)與博通、英特爾(Intel)以及阿里巴巴(Alibaba)等。這些都是著名的經典案例，且都是國際知名大型企業或集團來進行關於生態系統的研究。卻鮮少有研究對於「中小型企業」在生態系統相關議題進行深入的探討。同時，針對「生態系統治理(Ecosystem Governance)」議題，更是缺乏相關的研究，以致難以全面性地了解其管理意涵。本研究將以「資訊串接平台」為號召的「中小型企業」如何「治理(Governing)」其「平台生態系統(Platform Ecosystem)」為主要研究方向，針對生態系統治理機制(Governance Mechanisms)與治理策略(Governance Strategies)，試圖了解中小型企業做為生態系統協調者(Orchestrator)如何校準(Aligning)參與者(Actors)的能動性(Agencing Engagements)，使參與者(Actors)彼此之間集體協作(Collective Collaboration)，最終為各類異質參與者(Heterogeneous Actors)創造價值(Co-Create Value)。
本研究結果發現，中小型企業在扮演平台生態系統中心企業角色時，會透過專注本業、大幅讓利、部分資訊保留、合作夥伴媒合以及商業共享來與其他參與者建立持續性的信賴關係，進而產生合作夥伴的能動性，最終達成集體協作與互利共生。
最後，本研究結果可能僅限於資訊產業，希望後續學者能針對各種產業類型的中小型企業在生態系統治理的探究。

Ecosystem issues have long been studied extensively, from an affiliation perspective or a structure perspective. Especially, there has been increasing discussion of "Governance" in recent years. Most researches relevant to ecosystem, however, have focused on the ecosystems built by large companies. Moreover, these researches relevant to ecosystems are all conducted with international well-known large enterprises or groups. However, few studies have explored in depth the ecosystem-related issues with small and medium enterprises. At the same time, there is a lack of relevant research focused on ecosystem governance so it makes us difficultly understand its comprehensive managerial implications. As a result, this study focused on "how to govern the platform ecosystem led by small and medium-sized enterprises. This study tries to clarify how an SME as an orchestrator aligning the agencing engagements of actors, making actors collectively collaborate. Ultimately, it co-creates value for various heterogeneous actors.
This study found that a small and medium enterprise as a focus firm in platform ecosystem will keep its own profession, release incentives, keep part information in secret, match partners and share business to establish lasting trustworthy relationship with other participants, and produce the agencing engagements of the partners. Ultimately it achieves the collective collaboration and mutually beneficial symbiosis.
Finally, the results of this study may be limited to the information industry, so it is hoped that there are studies exploring the ecosystem governance in other industries in the future.

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