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A Study on the Effect of Technology Readiness Level and Commercialization Activities on the Success of Technology Commercialization: Focusing on Public Technology

기술사업화 성공에 대한 기술성숙도 및 사업화 활동의 영향에 관한 연구: 공공기술을 중심으로

  • Shin, Yoonmi (The Commercializations Promotion Agency for R&D Outcomes) ;
  • Bong, Kang Ho (Department of Management of Technology, Konkuk University) ;
  • Park, Jaemin (Department of Management of Technology, Konkuk University)
  • 신윤미 (과학기술일자리진흥원) ;
  • 봉강호 (건국대학교 기술경영학과) ;
  • 박재민 (건국대학교 기술경영학과)
  • Received : 2021.03.04
  • Accepted : 2021.06.04
  • Published : 2021.06.30
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Abstract

There is growing interest in the function and role of public research institutes as "entrepreneurial actors" that can contribute to industrial development by commercializing excellent research outputs. On the other hand, their performance in the commercialization phase is insufficient because of the insufficient technological technology readiness level or repeatability. This study conducted probit model analysis to examine the effect of the technology readiness level and commercialization activities on the success of technology commercialization. The results showed that the possibility of success in technology commercialization increased with increasing TRL at the time of acquisition. In addition, the difference between the TRL at the time of acquisition and the current TRL (TRL Gap) does not affect technology commercialization on its own. It generates additional effects in conjunction with the TRL at the time of acquisition. Finally, the results show that technology commercialization is most likely to succeed if technology with a TRL 4-6 level is improved to TRL 9 level through a marginal effect estimation.

우수한 연구성과를 상업화하여 산업발전에 기여하는 '기업가적 행위자(entrepreneurial actor)'로서의 공공 연구기관의 기능과 역할에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 그러나 이들의 상용화 단계 성과는 미흡하다는 지적이 제기되고 있다. 공공기술의 기업이 활용하기에 기술성숙도 또는 재현성(repeatability)이 미흡하여 공공 연구기관으로부터 개발된 기술의 사업화가 성공적이지 못하다는 주장이 있다. 본 연구에서는 공공기술을 도입한 기업을 대상으로 조사한 자료를 활용하여 기술사업화 성공에 대한 기술성숙도(TRL) 및 사업화 활동의 영향을 실증적으로 분석한다. 이를 위해 대학 및 출연(연)으로부터 기술을 이전받은 369개 기업의 설문응답 결과를 활용하여 프로빗 모형 분석을 실시하였으며, 특히 도입시점의 TRL 수준과 현재시점 TRL 수준의 차이(TRL Gap)를 측정하여 이의 조절효과를 검증하고자 하였다. 연구 결과, 기업이 도입한 공공기술의 도입시점 TRL이 높을수록 기술사업화 성공 가능성 또한 높은 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 도입시점의 TRL 수준과 사업화 시점의 TRL 수준의 차이(TRL Gap)는 그 자체로 기술사업화 성공에 영향을 미치지 않으며, 도입시점 TRL과 결합하여 추가적인 효과를 발생시키는 것으로 나타났다. 마지막으로, 한계효과 추정을 통해 TRL이 4~6 수준인 기술을 도입하여 TRL 9 수준으로 향상시키면 기술사업화 성공 가능성이 가장 높게 나타나는 것으로 관측되었다.

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