• Journal of the Economic Geographical Society of Korea
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.43-61
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• 2000

This study investigate the spatial characteristics and corporate networks of foreign business service firms in Korea. Specifically intrafirm and extrafirm organization of foreign firms are addressed utilizing the corporate network perspective. For this purpose, this study conducted questionnaire and interview surveys for the foreign firms. Parent-subsidiary relationships are focused on the mechanisms by which Transnational Corporations (TNCs) headquarters control and coordinate their foreign affiliates and subsidiaries in order to achieve investment purpose in Korea (overseas market expansion). But extrafirm networks of foreign business services firms in Korea do not appear to play an important role in regional development to date. A low proportion of foreign firms is engaged in academics-industry linkages, and a low number o( foreign firms is formally linked with government organizations, research institutes, and trade associations. To conclude, Foreign direct investment firms in business services in Korea are characteristics by globalized intrafirm networks and localized interfirm and extrafirm networks. It is understood that regional development can be vitalized when Korean local firms have close relationships with technologically advanced foreign firms in tacit knowledge capacity. Foreign firms are able to play an important role in the development of business services in Korea. This study suggests that regional foreign direct investment policy should be targeted towards the corporate networking with foreign firms and domestic firms and incrementation of the potential of foreign firms as a knowledge-intensive industry.

• Journal of Korea Technology Innovation Society
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.1-25
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• 2006

Technological innovation is being recognized as a core capability of competitive advantage for sustainable growth of a company. In this regard, lots of research activities have been conducted on technological innovation and performance at firm level. Ihis study empirically investigates those relationship with cross-sectional and time-series data according to firm-specific characteristics along industry. Patent intensity, R&D intensity, and intangible asset intensity smoothing by firm size are used as proxy measures for explanation of performance with net income per employee. As a result with 162 high-tech firms for 11 years, it was found that high performances were positively related to patent and R&D intensity. Also, firms classified into 8 categories based on firm-specific technological innovation characteristics show difference upon performances. To sum up, firms that have high patent and R&D intensity demonstrate high performance compared to other firms.

• Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.1-26
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• 2020

The term 'Unicorns' in the corporate ecosystem was firstly introduced by Aileen Lee in 2013. It has been actively discussed in South Korea particularly to compare the level of the 'start-up ecosystem' from a global perspective. Accordingly, the Korean government has recently set a policy goal 'to nurture 20 Korean unicorn companies by 2022'. While the phenomenon of 'Unicorn Club Company' has been brought to the level of policy objectives and spread more widely to the public, existing academic research to understand its substantial and underlying implications has been insufficient. First, in this study, the characteristics of 479 'Unicorn Club' companies in 2019 were analyzed in-depth. Previous research has focused on the general status and trend by analyzing the number of unicorn companies by country and industry classifications. However, this study conducted a qualitative exploratory analysis by investigating descriptive statistics about unicorn companies, including their investors, while providing case studies. Also, cluster analysis, ANOVA, and multi-level regression were employed for quantitative exploration. The characteristics of individual companies were examined based on the "ERIS Model (Entrepreneur - Industry(Market) - Resource - Strategy Model)". Secondly, factors influencing its valuations were examined in connection with the previously analyzed characteristic variables and investor characteristics. Finally, based on these, the future direction of the "Unicorn Phenomenon" from the perspective of "Enterprise Ecosystem" and productively using it from the perspective of the public policy is suggested.

• Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.41-54
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• 2017

The purpose of this study is to find out how the support system of the government and the local governments for enhancing the success rate of the startup firms affected the performance of the enterprises according to the behavior characteristics of the founders. It is divided entrepreneurial support system into entrepreneurial policy support such as entrepreneurial education, mentoring and consulting, and funding of startup support such as policy fund and R & D fund, distinguished the behavior of founder into behaviors for discovery of entrepreneurial opportunities and behaviors for exploiting entrepreneurial opportunities. In order to analyze whether it affects the corporate management performance, a research model was created based on the previous research and hypotheses were set up, and the hypotheses were verified based on this questionnaire. The results of this study are as follows: First, it is found that the support for entrepreneurial policy has a positive effect on the behavior characteristics of entrepreneur. Second, it is found that the startup support such as policy fund affects the behavioral characteristics for finding the opportunity of the founder, but it does not affect the behavioral characteristics for the opportunity exploit. Third, it was found that the behavior characteristics of entrepreneur founding opportunity and exploition of entrepreneurial opportunity influenced the performance of the company. According to the this study, the following conclusion were obtained, First, it is necessary to apply different policies according to the stage of growth of startup companies. Second, startup companies grow through the stages of development of new technologies and ideas, commercialization, and marketing, at each stage, entrepreneur must overcome the so-called Death Valley, which requires funding.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.30 no.1 s.107
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• pp.73-83
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• 2006

The purpose of this study is to analyze the dynamic market mechanism adopting relationship marketing techniques between the shipping companies and shippers. As shipping companies mainly rely on sales operation, the relational structure of shipping companies and shippers is considered to be one of the determinants in business performance and customer satisfaction In this respect, the characteristic relationship between sales person and shipping company takes an important roles in relationship marketing in shipping business industry. An empirical study was carried out to find out the determinants cf relationship quality and antecedent factors of characteristics in shipping companies and sales person.

• Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.51-62
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• 2019

This paper investigates the effects of prior entrepreneurial experience on new venture performance. Entrepreneurial experience has significant impacts on the early development processes of new ventures founded by experienced entrepreneurs. There are inconclusive results on the relationships between entrepreneurial experience and new venture performance. Based on the data of Korean new ventures, this paper empirically analyze these relationships of different entrepreneurial experience on new venture performance. Success experience has positive effects on employment but no effect on financial performance. Failure experience has negative relationships with financial performance as well as employment. There are moderating effect of firm age on the relationship of only failure experience with performance. Finally this paper suggests theoretical and practical implications of entrepreneurial experience on new ventures' development and performances.

• Venture DIGEST
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• s.66
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• pp.14-15
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• 2005

산업사회가 지식사회로 바뀌면서 기업으로서는 빠르게 변하는 시장의 요구에 부응하는 일이 엄청난 위험요소로 다가오고 있다. 오늘날 모든 기업들이 바로 이를 극복하기 위해 전력을 다한다고 해도 과언이 아니다. 하지만 기업이 시장의 요구를 모두 감내할 재간은 없다. 그러므로 누군가 시행착오를 겪으며 새로운 아이디어나 기술개발을 해주어야 한다. 이러한 시대적 요구에 부응해 탄생한 기업군이 바로 다산다사(多産多死)의 특성을 지닌 벤처기업이다.

• 한국경영정보학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.06a
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• pp.403-408
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• 2007

본 연구는 문헌연구를 통해 Chindia (China + India)의 IT산업 현황과 정부 정책을 살펴보았으며, 한국 IT기업의 친디아 진출방안을 마련하기 위해 이에 부합하는 변수를 설정하여 진출의 활성화 정도를 위한 실증연구를 친디아에 진출한 국내기업을 대상으로 실시하였다. 연구결과를 요약 정리하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 친디아 진출의 주요 성공요인을 보면, 중국의 경우 정보기술 전문성, 혁신 선도자, 기업의 영향력, 산업유형, 한국에 대한 친밀도 순으로 중요성을 평가하였으며, 인도는 혁신 선도자, 기업의 영향력, 경과시간, 진출국가 문화에 대한 이해, 교육 정도 순으로 평가하였다. 둘째, 인도에 진출한 기업이 중국 진출기업에 비해 학습특성을 상대적으로 높게 평가했고, 중국 진출 기업은 인도에 비해 정책특성을 상대적으로 높게 평가하고 있다. 주요성공요인 중에서 중국은 해당 국가 정부의 지원, 인도는 진출국가의 문화에 대한 이해가 진출의 활성화에 유의한 관계를 나타냈다.

• Review of KIISC
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.29-39
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• 2009

오늘날 기업 활동 전반에 걸쳐 네트워크 및 정보시스템에 대한 의존도가 높아지고 있는 추세에 따라 이를 대상으로 한 정보 보안 침해 역시 증가하고 있다. 우리나라의 산업 구조상 중소기업은 전체 사업체수를 기준으로 99%이상을 차지하고 있으며 특히 소기업 및 소상공인은 전체의 96%이상을 차지하고 있다. 중소기업은 그 규모의 특성상 상대적으로 정보보안 위협에 취약함이 지적되고 있으며 이들의 보안 역량 강화는 안전한 디지털 경제 환경을 조성하기 위한 핵심 과제로 떠오르고 있다. 그 중요성에 대한 인식을 기반으로 중소기업의 특성에 맞는 정보 보안 교육 훈련이 절실히 요구되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 우리나라 중소기업 및 정보 보안 관련 주무 기관인 중소기업청, 국가정보원 등과 더불어 민간 정보기술(IT)교육 훈련 기관들에서 실시되고 있는 중소기업을 위한 정보 보안 교육 훈련의 현황을 살펴보고 문제점을 파악하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2016.05a
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• pp.323-324
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• 2016

부산광역시 선도기업을 중심으로 한국형 히든챔피언(글로벌강소기업, 월드클래스300)에 선정된 기업의 특성을 분석하여, 부산 지역의 중소 중견기업이 정부의 중견기업지원 사업을 신청 하여, 선정 시 우위에 설 수 있는 전략을 수립하고자 한다. 또한 2016년부터 시행되는 부산광역시 선도기업과 한국형 히든챔피언의 중간 단계인 '부산형 히든챔피언 육성사업'에 도움이 될 수 있는 시사점을 도출한다.