本研究主要採用Battese and Coelli(1992)的隨機生產邊界模型設定及Kumbhakar(2000)對總要素生產力成長的分解方法。主要探討各個產業的上市公司，其總要素生產力成長率貢獻來源為何，並將上市公司區分成兩大類－研發費用高於平均值的廠商及研發費用低於平均值的廠商，其總要素生產力成長率貢獻來源有何不同。
依據本研究的實證結果，我們大致得到以下幾點結論：
1.對整體產業及個別產業，分解總要素生產力成長率貢獻主要來源，分別來源有技術效率、技術進步、配置效率及規模報酬，發現電子業、食品業的總要素生產力成長率最高。
2.技術進步為總要素生產力成長率貢獻主要來源，這與大部份的文獻是相符合。
3.將廠商區分為研發費用高於平均值及研發費用低於平均值兩大類，分別檢定其總要素生產力成長率貢獻來源的差別，實證結果發現，研發費用高於平均值的廠商有較好的總要素生產力成長率、技術效率的改進、技術進步及規模報酬表現，研發費用低於平均值的廠商有較好的規模調整及配置效率表現。
4.廠商在高度變動技術之中，不斷地在調整其要素配置及摸索最佳狀況，以求在固定的投入下，追求最大的產出，所以在技術進步較高的產業，其技術效率的改變則會呈現較大的負值。

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