Journal of Energy Engineering (에너지공학)

The Korean Society for Energy (한국에너지학회)
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Determinants of Technological Level in Korean Energy Industry

한국 에너지기업의 기술수준 결정요인 분석

  • Lee, Chang-Soo (Graduate School of Energy & Environment, Seoul National University Technology(SNUT)) ;
  • Yoon, Seong-Pil (Graduate School of Energy & Environment, Seoul National University Technology(SNUT)) ;
  • Park, Jung-Gu (Graduate School of Energy & Environment, Seoul National University Technology(SNUT))
  • 이창수 (서울산업대학교 에너지환경대학원 에너지정책학과) ;
  • 윤성필 (서울산업대학교 에너지환경대학원 에너지정책학과) ;
  • 박중구 (서울산업대학교 에너지환경대학원 에너지정책학과)
  • Published : 2009.06.30
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Abstract

This paper studies examines the R&D efficiency in Korean energy industry by making multiple logistic regression of the product technological level with firms' endogenous technological efforts and cooperations for R&D between upstream and downstream firms. The technological level of Korean energy industry is analyzed to have been positively influenced by economy of scale effect and cooperations for R&D between upstream and downstream firms, but negatively impacted by firm size, and not impacted by competitive market structure, R&D investment, and R&D manpowers. The implications of this study are as follows: i) to heighten the technological level, domestic market would be transformed to be more competitive; ii) Korean Energy industry should make efforts intensifying R&D-related manpowers and investments; iii) although the firm size is analyzed to have negative impact on technological level, firms, lager or smaller, must be supported to accumulate technological capabilities; iv) R&D-cooperating efforts between upstream and downstream firms on the value-chain should be supported.

본고는 한국 에너지 기업의 기술수준을 세계 최고수준과 대비하고, 이러한 기술수준을 결정하는 요인들을 기술경제이론과 경영자원의존이론을 통해 살펴보았다. 한국 에너지기업의 세계최고수준 대비 기술수준은 기술경제적 요인인 규모의 경제효과와 전방기업과 후방기업간 협력적 관계 등에 의해 긍정적 영향을 받고 있는 것으로 분석되었다. 반면, 국내시장의 경쟁정도, 연구개발투자 비중, 연구개발인력 비중 등은 국내 에너지기업의 세계 최고수준 대비 제품기술수준에 영향을 미치치 못하고 있는 것으로 분석되고 있다. 이 분석에서 얻을 수 있는 정책적 시사점은 한국 에너지기업의 기술수준을 제고하기 위해서는 국내시장을 더욱 경쟁적으로 전환해야 하며, 연구개발투자와 연구개발인력 등을 확충하고 부가가치사슬 상에서 전방기업과 후방기업 간 공동발전을 촉진하는 정책을 추진할 필요가 있다는 것이다.

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