Journal of Digital Convergence (디지털융복합연구)

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Success Factors of UCSD CONNECT as Business Incubator

UCSD CONNECT의 기업보육 성공요인

  • Chun, Se-Hak (Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Dept. of Management) ;
  • Byun, Yong-Hwan (Hallym University, Dept. of Management)
  • 천세학 (서울과학기술대학 경영학과) ;
  • 변용환 (한림대학교 경영학부)
  • Received : 2014.10.09
  • Accepted : 2015.01.20
  • Published : 2015.01.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is, through journal review, to introduce and analyze the success factor and programs of CONNECT which have made key contributions in the construction of San diego Bio-cluster and thereby show directions business incubators in Korea should try to follow. CONNECT is a most popular bench-marking case over the world for bio-venture incubation. In this paper, core success factors and incubating programs of CONNECT are analyzed in detailed way for local govenments and incubating institutions to develop enterprise promotion policy. CONNECT is famous for its tailored services to meet the varying needs of entrepreneurs at all stages of their business life cycles and growth. CONNECT is a pioneer which provide mainly software services by using network while it provide hardware supports like space at minimun level. CONNECT has provided early stage corporations with diverse software services on which business incubators in Korea should have focus Since its inception, CONNECT has assisted more than 800 technology companies. Leadership of policy makers, network and software services have been key success factors of UCSD CONNECT.

본 연구의 목적은 샌디에고 바이오 클러스트를 형성하는데 핵심적 역할을 한 CONNECT의 성공요인과 프로그램들을 문헌연구를 통해 분석하고 소개함으로서 우리나라 창업보육센터의 서비스를 향상시키기 위한 방향성을 제시하는데 있다. 현재 CONNECT는 창업보육에 있어 세계적인 벤치마킹사례로 유명하다. 본 논문에서는 국내의 지방자치단체 및 창업보육기관들이 쉽게 벤치마킹할 수 있도록 CONNECT의 성공요인을 분석하고 핵심보육프로그램들을 소개하는데 중점을 두었다. UCSD CONNECT는 기업성장단계별로 다양한 기업의 필요에 따른 지원프로그램을 잘 갖추고 있으며 현재까지 800개가 넘는 하이테크기업들을 육성했다. CONNECT는 하드웨어적 지원방식에 익숙한 우리나라의 창업보육센터가 향후 중점을 두어야 할 다양한 소프트웨어적 지원 프로그램들을 제공해 왔다. 정책책임자의 리더쉽, 네트워크 및 소프트웨어적 기업지원서비스가 UCSD CONNECT의 가장 중요한 성공요인이었다.

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