• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.22 no.10
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• pp.703-722
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• 2022

The concentration of local businesses in the capital region promotes a decrease in the local population and polarization between the capital region and non-capital regions. It affects the competitiveness of local industries and creates a vicious cycle throughout the local economy, society and culture. Therefore, this study classified the companies in the capital region and non-capital regions by group and examined the effect of the innovation capability factors of companies on the creation of business performance. We analyzed the effects of R&D capabilities, which are elements of innovation capability, and open innovation and convergence capabilities on business performance. Smart PLS 3.0 was used for analysis including direct and indirect mediating and moderating effects, multi-group analysis, and structural equation model analysis. As a result, R&D capability did not have a significant effect on business performance, but it has a positive influence towards business performance through convergence capability and open innovation. However, the effectiveness of open innovation in non-capital regions and convergence capabilities in capital region were not statistically significant. In particular, in terms of open innovation, as the difference between groups is statistically clear, follow-up measures are suggested especially in non-capital regions.

• Information Systems Review
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.169-183
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• 2017

As global competition is heating up and product life cycle has been rapidly shortened, each company pursues a variety of competitive technology innovations through different means of innovation. In this study, we assume that open innovation can be a shift motive of the technology innovation paradigm of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) being beyond the limitations of R&D within a company. We analyze the process and content of open innovation and performance. In addition, we identify the problems generated in the open innovation process and analyze the ways to strengthen open innovation. This study is based on the investigations into the technological competitiveness of local SMEs. The innovation ecosystem is analyzed from the perspective of product/service innovation, organizational innovation, and marketing innovation. Situational analysis is presented on the relationship between the innovation capabilities of information and communication technology SMEs and innovation performance.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Industrial Systems Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.68-73
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• 2009

본 논문은 철강산업의 R&D 역량강화를 위해 IT 부문이 지원할 수 있는 정책을 모색하고 이에 대한 타당성을 검증한 사례연구이다. 기술추격형에서 기술선도형의 전환기에 놓여있는 국내 철강산업이 R&D 역량을 강화하기 위해서는 개별 철강사뿐만 아니라 대학, 연구소 등 외부와의 개방형 R&D 연계체제를 적극 추진해야 한다. 이러한 상황하에서 IT가 R&D 역량 강화를 효과적으로 지원하는 역할을 수행해야 한다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 목적을 갖는 IT 분야의 지원정책들을 개발하고 우선순위 분석, 수요분석 등을 통해 제안된 정책들의 타당성을 검토하며, Triple Helix관점에서 정부, 기업, 학계의 역할을 논의한다.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.10 no.12
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• pp.81-91
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• 2019

This study empirically examines the relationship between the characteristics of a company and its performance through open innovation. It was intended to accept open innovation as a strategic means to overcome various situations in which companies faced and to understand it as a process of generating corporate performance. In various situations, companies must overcome environmental and internal factors. As an environmental factor, the dynamics of the market and the dynamics of technology allow for the adoption of open innovation, which in turn becomes a strategic tool for generating results. In addition, the internal environment of the company should strengthen the organization's capacity considering the characteristics of the company. In order to reinforce entrepreneurial orientation, openness of organizational culture, delegation and R & D capabilities, which are internal characteristics of the company, open innovation has a positive effect on the performance of the company. In overcoming the environment given to the company, open innovation was found to be an important medium for generating various results for the company. For this study, we conducted a structured questionnaire survey on 176 Korean companies. This study suggests that open innovation is strategically accepted and understood as a management strategic philosophy in order to overcome the environment in which a company is faced and generate results.

• Proceedings of the Technology Innovation Conference
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• 2009.02a
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• pp.155-155
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• 2009

개방형 혁신(Open Innovation)은 조직 내부에 국한되어 있던 기술개발 활동을 기업 외부까지 확장하여 외부 기술지식과 내부 기술력을 함께 활용하는 혁신성과 극대화 전략을 의미한다. 개방형 혁신은 기술개발의 성공률이 높고, 비용이 상대적으로 저렴하다는 장점을 갖고 있어 이에 근거한 기술중개서비스 전문기업들이 글로벌시장에서 활동하고 있다. 그 대표적인 사례가 나인시그마(NineSigma) 및 이노센티브(InnoCentive)이다. 그러나, 그러나 현재까지 이들 기업은 매출액 및 R&D 투자가 일정규모 이상인 글로벌 대기업을 대상으로 하고 있으며, 중소기업을 수혜자로 한 개방형 혁신 서비스는 충분히 제공되고 있지 않다. 본 연구에서는 부품 소재 중소기업을 주요 수요자로 한 개방형 혁신 기술중개서비스 모델을 제안하고 있다. 국내 부품 소재산업의 경쟁력 제고의 핵심 관건은 부품소재 중소기업의 기술혁신 역량 강화로 볼 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 개방형 혁신의 장점을 부품소재 중소기업에서 활용하기 위한 필요조건을 조사하고, 그에 근거하여 개방형 혁신 중개서비스 모델에 포함된 다양한 혁신주체들의 역할을 제안하였다. 본 연구의 세부 내용을 구조화하여 제시하면 다음과 같다. (1) 개방형 기술혁신체제의 정의와 동향 검토 (2) 국내외 개방형 기술혁신의 사례 조사 (3) 부품 소재기업 대상의 개방형 기술혁신체제 도입 필요성 타당성 검토 (4) 부품 소재산업 개방형 기술혁신 모델 개발 (5) 국내 부품 소재산업 발전을 위한 개방형 기술혁신 활성화 정책과제 검토

• Journal of Korea Society of Industrial Information Systems
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.143-152
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• 2009

This paper deals with a case which is focused on the policy development connected with IT, and verify its validity to enhance R&D capability for Korean steel industry. Korean steel industry, which is at a turning point from technological catch-up to technological frontier, should go ahead with open R&D system to be able to connect with other steel companies, universities and laboratories for its capability buildup. To meet such a challenge, IT should act a critical part in R&D capability enhancement. In this study we discuss not only IT-related support policies and validity of proposed policies through priority analysis, but also the role of government, company and academia within the framework of Triple Helix.

• Journal of Korea Technology Innovation Society
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.431-465
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• 2011

Focusing on open innovation which is regarded as an important framework for strengthening technological innovation capabilities, in this study empirical analysis is conducted on Korean manufacturing companies, particularly based on the survey results of 149 domestic manufacturing companies that carry out innovation activities in order to identify influence factors for open innovation activities. Analysis on the influence factors of open innovation activities categorized into characteristics of environment, firm-specific characteristics, and characteristics of institutions revealed that characteristics of environment in terms of the degree of market competition and technological changes influence outside-in open innovation activities. Such results suggest that companies respond to increased market competition or technological changes by promoting research and development (R&D) and maintaining or acquiring market competitiveness through introduction of external technology and utilization of external information by means of research collaboration, user innovation, and so on. In terms of firm-specific characteristics, outside-in open innovation activities are influence by R&D personnel, R&D investment, number of international business, export, and openness of corporate culture while inside-out open innovation activities are influenced by characteristics of international organization and CEO's capabilities. In order for companies to strengthen outside-in open innovation activities emphasis on research personnel, R&D input factors such as research funds are necessary whereas to increase inside-out open innovation activities organization solely responsible for international affairs should be established while the CEO needs to focus on open and cooperative entrepreneurship rather than internal technological innovation activities. In terms of characteristics of institutions, outside-in innovation activities are influenced by technological networking whereas inside-out innovation activities are influenced by networking for development of technology and the presence in industrial cluster. This means that the government needs to establish industrial clusters and try to expand technological networking to facilitate open innovation activities.

• Proceedings of the Korea Technology Innovation Society Conference
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• 2016.10a
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• pp.756-773
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• 2016

• Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship
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• v.12 no.6
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• pp.139-150
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• 2017

In Korea, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play an pivotal role in the national economy, accounting for 99.9% of all enterprises, 87.9% of total employment, and 48.3% of production. In spite of their crucial role in the national development, most of SMEs suffer from a lack of R&D related resources. Public R&D organizations such as government-funded research institutes can provide SMEs with valuable supplementary technological knowledge and help them build technological capacity. In this regard, this study estimated the effect of internal R&D investment and private-public R&D cooperation on technological innovation of ICT SMEs based on 2016 ETRI Survey. Building on previous literatures, the study established and tested a research model using binary logistic regression analysis. First, internal R&D investment and preferences for open innovation demonstrated the strengthening of R&D collaboration. Second, internal R&D investment and R&D cooperation showed a positive effect on both product and process innovation. Therefore, internal R&D capability and taking advantage of R&D collaboration are needed to achieve technological innovation for SMEs in ICT sector. This study also discuss implications for encouraging private-public R&D cooperation.

• Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.185-195
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• 2020

This study is intended to determine that there is a casual relationship between technological innovation capability and new product development performance in small and mid-sized venture companies, and that the introduction of collaboration as a means to step up technological innovation capability will improve new product development performance. To achieve this, a survey was carried out to employees who are engaged in R&D work for small and mid-sized venture companies based in Korea, and the results were analyzed by regression analysis. The findings showed that technology strategy, technology learning and open innovation belonging to technological innovation capability in small and mid-sized venture companies had an effect on new product development performance. In other words, the selection of collaboration as a wider array of core strategies on new product development performance showed that collaboration was a strategy affecting new product development performance. In addition, the moderating role of technological innovation capability in boosting new product development performance through the introduction of collaboration showed that common collaboration had a positive effect on stepping up technology strategy, and collaboration as a core strategy had a positive effect on the size of new product development performance by strengthening technology strategy and open innovation.