PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of organizational structure (OS) of innovation teams and the external support mechanism on the commercialization of a small‐ and medium‐sized new venture.Design/methodology/approachTaking the perspective of inter‐organizational cooperation, this paper tries to adopt complementary view of transaction cost economics and resource dependency theory and employ enterprises in incubation centers in Taiwan as the empirical subjects. More specifically, this paper analyzes how organization structure (formalization, decentralization, specialization, and socialization) and the support mechanism (technology support, management training, administrative support, and commercial support) affect commercialization as well as the interactive effectiveness of organization structure and support mechanism for new ventures in incubation centers.FindingsBased on the results of the empirical investigation of enterprises in incubation centers, three conclusions are drawn. It is apparent that organization structure influences efficiency and competence building. Second, support mechanism has a positive effect on commercialization. Third, if considered the cross effect of OS and support mechanism, it shows positive effect on efficiency but not on competence building; and tech‐support has its positive effect to improve competence building.Originality/valueThis paper identifies the importance of arrangement of governance mechanisms including organization structure of innovation team, external support mechanism, and their cross effect on commercialization of small and medium enterprises.

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This study aimed to discuss the relationship between innovative concepts of training quality and organizational commitment for Taiwan's industry management. Questionnaire survey was conducted on manufacturers in Taiwan that participated in the project of the Vocational Training Council. A total of 1000 questionnaires were distributed to directors, general employees, and human resource personnel in 100 industrial companies; and 66 valid samples from directors, 382 from general employees, and 123 from human resource personnel were returned, totally 571 valid samples. The data were analyzed by the structure equation modeling (SEM). Based on the results, the following conclusions are made: (1) an organizational scale of background variables has a significant effect on training quality, (2) different background variables have no significant effect on organizational commitment, and (3) training quality is significantly correlated to organizational commitment. The research results on innovation indicated that focus on training quality control is conducive to benefits of organizational commitment, and has a positive effect on organizational development.