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A Review of Studies on the Influence of SME's Technological Innovation on National and Regional Economies

중소기업 기술혁신이 국가 및 지역경제에 미치는 영향에 대한 선행연구 고찰

  • Received : 2019.03.22
  • Published : 2019.03.31
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Abstract

The competence of SME's technological innovation is deemed as one of the crucial factors in national and regional economies. Yet, as seen in previous studies, there is a dearth of studies on this subject, and policy and academic circles had been inclined to relatively underestimate the contribution of the SMEs to economies and industries (such as, job creation and GDP contribution). Generally, there is a bias that the innovative activity of the large-sized firm is likely to perform better than that of the small-sized company. According to several case studies, however, SME possesses a more appropriate form for innovative activities, and significantly contributes to creating advanced industrial agglomeration. Hence, this study analyses the contribution of the SME innovation to the national and regional economy along with analysing the extant literature. In doing so, we can reason out theoretical and policy implications.

중소기업의 기술혁신역량은 국가 및 지역경제에 중요한 요소로 여겨진다. 하지만 이와 관련된 연구가 부족할 뿐 아니라, 중소기업 혁신활동이 경제와 산업에 미친 공헌(예를 들면, 일자리 창출 및 국내총생산 기여도) 역시 학계와 정책입안자들에게 상대적으로 과소평가 받고 있음을 선행연구를 통해 확인할 수 있다. 또한, 일반적 인식으로는 중소기업보다 규모가 큰 대기업에서 혁신활동이 더 활발하게 발생할거라는 편견을 갖고 있지만, 몇몇 사례연구를 살펴본 결과 실질적으로는 중소기업이 혁신활동에 더욱 유리한 조직을 갖췄을 뿐 아니라 첨단산업 집적지 형성에도 상당한 기여를 해왔음을 알 수 있다. 이에 본 연구는 선행연구 고찰과 함께 지난 시간 중소기업의 혁신활동이 국가 및 지역경제에 미친 공헌을 살펴보고, 그러한 성과들을 바탕으로 정책적, 이론적 시사점을 도출하였다.

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