• 디지털산업정보학회논문지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.155-173
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• 2009

Budget for the industry-university co-operation is expanded by the increasing of the importance of industry-university co-operation. Even though, industry and university do not co-operate voluntarily. Until now, there is no research about industry-university co-operation focusing on SMEs. This paper is about industry-university co-operation focusing on SMEs. In this paper, we introduce the status and structural problems of industry-university co-operation related with SMEs. And we derive the problems of industry-university co-operation in terms of co-operation purpose. Industry-university co-operation in terms of co-operation purpose can be categorized as R&D, technology transfer, infrastructure, and manpower training. And last, we suggest how we improve the industry-university co-operation system to benefit SMEs.

• 기술혁신연구
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.41-63
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• 2008

Employing firm-level data during the period of 1980-2006, this paper analyzes the R&D efficiency of IT SMEs. We focus on comparing the R&D efficiency of IT SMEs with that of large-sized IT firms and non-IT SMEs. The results are summarized as follows. First, the R&D investment of IT SMEs has not been increased since 2000. In IT manufacturing industry, the portion of the R&D investment of IT SMEs is no more than 10.6% in 2005. Second, we analyze the innovation capacity of SMEs with the number of the patent application. The result is similar with the trend of R&D investment. The portion of the patent application of SMEs has not been increased since 2000. Third, the R&D efficiency of non-IT firms is higher than that of IT SMEs regardless of the firm size. The R&D efficiency of non-IT SMEs is over three times as large as that of IT SMEs. Meanwhile, The R&D efficiency of the large-sized non IT firms is 1.86 times as large as that of IT large-sized firms. Finally, we estimate the R&D elasticity and compare between IT manufacturing and service industry. The result shows that the R&D elasticity of IT service industry is higher than that of IT manufacturing industry, regardless of firm size.

• Journal of Korea Trade
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• 제25권7호
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• pp.1-18
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• 2021

Purpose - In this study, we explore the relationship between the degree of internationalization (DOI) and firm performance (DOI-P) of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector. Specifically, we investigate whether the costs and benefits dynamics concerning the internationalization of SMEs differ between high-tech and non-high-tech industries. Design/methodology - We extend the prior literature on this relationship by employing 5-year data on 589 Korean SMEs in the manufacturing sector and examining the moderating impact of the industry characteristics. Our findings reveal a U-shaped relationship between the DOI and SME performance. High-tech SMEs demonstrate an inverted U-shaped relationship, whereas non-hightech SMEs exhibit a U-shaped relationship. Findings - Our findings illustrate the importance of the industry factor in testing the performance impact of the internationalization of Korean SMEs. By incorporating industry dynamics, our results indicate that the DOI-P relationship depends on the context of the industry in which an SME operates. High-tech SMEs also display a higher DOI but are outperformed by non-high-tech SMEs for the entire internationalization path, which implies that high-tech SMEs face more challenges than non-high-tech SMEs while seeking internationalization. Originality/value - The findings strongly validate that significant benefits exist for SMEs undertaking internationalization. We also employ the contextual framework contributing to increasing the understanding of the intrinsic value of internationalization and resolving the mixed results issue on the DOI-P relationship, by illustrating that the industry factor leads to different dynamics of costs and benefits of SME internationalization; it also determines the shape and direction of the relationship.

• 수산경영론집
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.1-17
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• 2018

The Korean fisheries industry is a traditional business, the majority of which are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It has played an important role in the South Korean economies in the past several decades, but it currently faces the limitations of growth potential and profitability due to declining workforce, aging populations, deteriorating fishery environments, climate changes, and rapid changes in the global industrial ecosystem. Many studies have suggested solutions for the fisheries industry in macro perspective, but there are rarely any studies taking the strategic approaches for the problem. If it is possible for governments to support the companies that are likely to increase their value-added selectively, it will break through the current situation more effectively. This paper introduces a study on the selection method utilizing data envelopment analysis (DEA) to find SMEs with potentials to increase profits and growth. We suggest selecting SMEs with high management efficiency and ability to utilize intangible assets as the target companies. We also suggest policy objectives for SMEs in the domestic fisheries industry based on the results of DEA analysis and propose a data-based method for the policy decisions.

• 동아시아경상학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.17-26
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• 2021

Purpose-This study examines how financial slack resources and subcontracting of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) affect their internationalization. To identify slack resources, subcontracting, and internationalization of SMEs, 1,062 SME samples in the electronics industry are used in the logistic regression analysis to analyze their relationship with SMEs' export. Research design, data, and methodology-This study conducted the empirical analysis on 1,062 SMEs in the electronics industry using the sample survey method. The samples were based on data selected and distributed by the Ministry SMEs and Startups. The data analysis methods were descriptive, correlation analysis, and logistics regression analysis. Result-The analysis shows that only available resources are negatively related to SMEs' internationalization. It can be interpreted as a high tendency for SMEs to avoid relatively risky choices such as entering overseas markets if they have enough financial resources. Moreover, subcontracting has a negative relationship with internationalization. Conclusion-This study broadened the scope of SME research by analyzing subcontracting and slack resources together and provides practical implications for policymakers and managers.

• 디지털산업정보학회논문지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.177-195
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• 2021

The purpose of this study is to examine the trouble of recruitment and research and development of ICT SMEs. Recently, many ICT SMEs have emerged for selling products and services using the technology of the 4th industrial revolution. However, SMEs have relatively deficient resources compared to large companies, the difficulty of maintenance or growth of human resources and intangible resources. This research methodology organized the four stages of the analysis process. The first analysis is the association rules for human resource recruitment. The second analysis is the difficulty of hiring jobs and experienced workers by each stage of company growth. The third analysis is a regression analysis of the trouble of R&D activity. The last analysis is an analysis of association rules on the difficulties of management activities by company growth. As the research result, the first analysis has shown a difference in favored human resources by the ICT industry. The second analysis also showed factor differences in job recruitment difficulties for each stage of corporate growth. In the third analysis, the operation of research institutes in ICT SMEs is influenced by industry type, corporate certification, corporate growth stage, self-technology development, joint technology development, technology transfer, and commercialization. As the last analysis, ICT SMEs showed factor differences in difficulties in management activities by stage of corporate growth. This study contributed empirically emphasizing the troubling phenomenon of human resources and R&D necessary for the growth of ICT SMEs. As a theoretical implication, this research contributed to the research-area expansion of management information using big-data technologies. In particular, this research practically suggests the differentiated direction of recruitment and R&D by ICT SMEs based on industry and each stage of company growth through the association rules of big data.

• 기술혁신학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.41-62
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• 2013

중소기업청에서는 중소기업의 연구개발을 촉진하고 혁신형 중소기업을 육성하기 위해, 정책적 부합성을 우선적으로 고려하여 선정된 중점지원분야를 중심으로 연구개발 자금을 지원하고 있다. 이러한 하향식 중점지원분야 선정의 실효성을 파악하기 위해 각 분야별 종사 중소기업의 분포, 과제 지원 중소기업의 분포, 선정 과제 분포 사이의 상관관계를 분석하였다. 그 결과 종사 중소기업 수와 과제 지원 중소기업 수가 각 분야별로 큰 편차를 보였으며, 선정된 중점지원분야가 중소기업의 기술개발 수요를 정확히 반영하지 못하고 있었다. 또한 지원 중소기업의 분포가 종사 중소기업의 분포에 강한 의존성을 보여, 중소기업들은 주로 정책적 방향에 따르기 보다는 현재 종사하고 있는 사업 분야에서 연구개발을 기획하려는 경향이 있음을 알 수 있었다. 아울러 선정과제 분포가 지원 중소기업 분포에 강한 상관관계를 보여, 중점지원분야들이 전략적으로 고르게 육성되기 보다는 단순히 지원업체의 분포에 따라 지원자금이 배분되고 있는 것을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구에서는 하향식 중점지원분야 선정의 한계를 보완하기 위해, 중소기업의 기술개발 니즈를 우선 반영하는 상향식 중점지원분야 선정 방안을 제안하였다. 상향식 선정 방식에서는 기술개발 수요, 기술개발 역량, 기술성 및 시장성, 정책적 중요도의 순서로 고려되는 것이 바람직하며, 이는 다양한 사업 기획에 더욱 유연하게 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 대한산업공학회지
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.61-72
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• 2013

This research aims to identify promising IT items from the perspectives of Korean SMEs and further to development a policy for SMEs in the IT industry. For this purpose, we adopted a bottom-up approach by discovering IT items on high demand by SMEs as their now growth engines and thus used a survey method. We also analyzed the ecosystem characteristics for the items to help policy-makers establish customized strategy to support their growth. We believe that this research is timely when the concept of ecosystem has emerged and the role of SMEs is emphasized in the IT industry. And the research results are expected to produce valuable information to make a policy for promoting IT items for SMEs and ultimately leading to balanced growth of large firms and SMEs.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권7호
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• pp.151-160
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• 2021

The purposes of this research were: 1) to analyze the confirmatory factors with the business operational model of entrepreneurs of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the textile and clothing industry, and 2) to verify the congruence of the model with the operational ways of the entrepreneurs of SMEs in the textile and clothing industry. The sample consisted of 500 small and medium enterprise entrepreneurs in the textile and clothing industry. This study was quantitative research and the instrument used to collect the data was a questionnaire. The data was analyzed using 1^st order and 2^nd order of confirmatory analysis (CFA). The findings of this research revealed that the model of SMEs in the textile and clothing industry was overall at a high level. Four main factors were used for the model of SMEs in the textile and clothing industry by their importance in descending order as follows: marketing mix (MM), collaboration network (CN), production inventory management (PIM), and creativity (CT). The results of verification of model congruence revealed the model of SMEs in the textile and clothing industry was fit and in accordance with the empirical data.

• 중소기업연구
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.25-50
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• 2019

대기업의 무분별한 사업 확장을 막고, 중소기업의 사업 활동을 보호·육성하기 위한 중소기업 적합업종 지정제도가 2011년 말부터 시행되었으나, 그간 본 제도가 중소기업의 재무성과 및 자생적 혁신 활동에 미친 효과에 대한 논의는 극히 부족하였다. 이에 따라 본 연구에서는 중소기업 적합업종 수가 가장 많은 음식료품 제조업을 대상으로 본 제도가 중소기업의 매출, 수익성, 그리고 R&D 집약도에 미친 영향을 세부업종별로 고찰하였다. 이중차분법을 활용한 분석 결과, 본 제도의 효과는 세부업종별로 매우 이질적임을 확인하였다. 본 제도의 효과가 유의한 것으로 나타난 세부업종중에서는 매출의 경우, 부정적 효과가 다소 우세한 것으로 나타난 반면, 수익성 개선이 확인된 세부업종은 2개에 불과하였다. 더불어 혁신 활동이 확대된 업종은 1개에 불과해 본 제도가 중소기업의 자구노력을 악화시킬 수 있다는 비판에 대한 설득력을 확인하였다. 본 연구는 중소기업 적합업종 제도 운영과 관련하여 찬반 대립이 가장 첨예한 업종인 음식료품 제조업에 미친 영향을 방대한 기업 자료를 활용하여 고찰함으로써 그간 제기되었던 다양한 우려와 사회·경제적 갈등을 해소하고, 세부업종별 분석에 대한 이론적 기반을 마련하였다. 또한 정부는 본 제도의 효과 및 발생 원인이 세부업종 간에 다름을 이해하고, 정책 효과를 제고하기 위한 노력을 강화해야할 것이다. 더불어 적합업종 지정 기간 동안 중소기업의 자체혁신 활동을 유도하기 위한 지원책과 모니터링 수단을 마련해야할 것이다.