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Regional Innovation System and Social Capital (지역혁신체제와 사회적 자본)

  • 한성안
    • Journal of Technology Innovation
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.135-160
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    • 2004
  • We witness now the changing techno-economic paradigm and the emerging learning economy. Reflecting on these changes, the group of Evolutionary Economists study recently the theory on regional innovation system, but their research results are still now not theoretically ‘systemized’. Moreover, they often indeed speak of the ‘social capital’, but do not investigate that. This paper tries to systemize their empirical findings and theoretical results and integrate the discussions on social capital in fields of sociology into a mathematical model. This study emphasizes the role of social capital in the innovating process.

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A Nexus among Strategic Orientation, Social Network, Knowledge Sharing, Organizational Innovation, and MSMEs Performance

  • MUAFI, Muafi
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.7 no.6
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    • pp.327-338
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    • 2020
  • This study wants to test the nexus among resource orientation, market orientation, social network, and knowledge sharing toward organizational innovation, and the nexus between organizational innovation and MSMEs performance. Questionnaires and interviews are conducted with some MSMEs actors in Central Java Province, Indonesia, in Klaten Regency and Pekalongan City. These two areas have creative MSMEs, especially Batik MSMEs that have been very large and known worldwide. The sampling technique is done purposively with certain criteria for the respondents. The data analysis technique is done using Partial Least Square. This study provides recommendations about strategic practice and policy (resource and market), social network, and knowledge sharing in increasing organizational innovation, and the impact of organizational innovation toward MSMEs performance. It also offers a comprehensive model of the determinant factor of organizational innovation by considering the aspect of strategic orientation, social network, and knowledge sharing. Other unique aspects that are also important to consider are social network and the importance of knowledge sharing in improving MSMEs Performance. The respondents are still limited in two areas, namely, Pekalongan and Klaten, so it still cannot represent the whole population. These areas also have different orientation of production process approach, namely, synthetic and natural dyes.

A Study on the Influence of Social Regulation on Competition and Innovation: A Case of Fire-retardant Coating Material for Steel Structure Sector in Korea (사회적 규제가 대체재 간 경쟁과 혁신에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구 : 국내 철강 구조물용 내화 피복재 산업의 사례연구)

  • Chang, Chul Kwon;Ji, Ilyong
    • Journal of Korea Technology Innovation Society
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.939-969
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    • 2017
  • The interest in social regulation and its influence on innovation are increasing as the society concerns more for environment and safety. There have been plenty of literature about the impact of social regulation on innovation and its mechanism. Majority of research have been influenced by or based on the famous Porter's hypothesis. However, majority of the literature focus on internal factors such as expected benefits from change of regulations, and it is hard to find one studying social regulation's influence on innovation through external factors such as market or industrial structure. This study addresses this issue of the impact of social regulation on innovation by analyzing the case of fire-retardant coating material for steel structure industry in Korea. It scrutinizes the impact of social regulation which affects competition and innovation on substitute competing market, and tries to reveal that there might exist the other path to innovation, besides the way that the expected benefit from compliance of regulation directly drives innovation. As a result of the case study, we have found that changes in social regulation may act like economic regulation and restructure the market segment and this effect may lead to innovation. It can be explained by the fact that expected benefits from compliance of regulation can be a direct source of innovation, as Porter suggested, but the change of industry structure and competitive strength caused by the change in social regulation can also act as a driving force of innovation.

The relationship between social capital and innovation in small business of Convergence Federation (이업종융합회 참여 중소기업의 사회적자본과 혁신활동의 관계에 대한 연구)

  • Ahn, Kwan-Young
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.317-325
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    • 2013
  • This paper reviewed the relationship between social capital(interaction, trust, shared vision) and innovation(product innovation, process innovation), and the moderating effect of CEO's entrepreneurship in small businesses of Convergence Federation. Based on the responses from 252 responses, the results of multiple regression analysis showed that interaction and shared vision effect positively on product innovation and process innovation, but trust effects positively only on process innovation. The results of moderating analysis showed that entrepreneurship effects positively on the relationship between trust and product innovation, and the relationship between shared vision and process innovation.

Relationship between the determinant factors of social TV resistance to innovation and intention to use (소셜TV 혁신저항 결정요인과 이용의도의 관계)

  • Park, Jin-Woo
    • The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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    • v.11 no.8
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    • pp.801-806
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the determinant factors of social TV resistance to innovation and intention to use focused on college students. The results were as follows. First, complexity, trialability and observability among the determinant factors of social TV usage influenced positively on resistance to innovation of social TV, and complexity influenced negatively on resistance to innovation of social TV. Second, only observability among the determinant factors of social TV usage influenced positively on intention to use. Third, resistance to innovation of social TV usage influenced negatively on intention to use.

Impact of Social Capital on the Intellectual Capital & Innovation Activities of China Local Companies (중국현지기업의 사회자본이 지적자본과 기업의 혁신활동에 미치는 영향)

  • Shin, Taeksoo;Cui, Zhongjun
    • Knowledge Management Research
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.67-93
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    • 2014
  • The social capital of an organization is recognized as the origin of the knowledge capital creation, and it becomes the mechanisms which explain the interaction of members or which accelerate the behavior of the members to attain the goal of an organization (Park, 2001; Jang et al., 2011). Lots of researches show that this causal relationship empirically exists. Social capital and knowledge capital of an organization are one of the most important competitive advantages that a company needs. They are also the main dynamic drivers of the innovation activity. This study analyzes the relationship and examines the impact and role of an organization's social capital on intellectual capital and innovation activities in an organization. In other words, the main purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of social capital on the intellectual capital and innovation activities of, in particular, China local companies. This study empirically analyzed the survey data collected from the employees of the companies located in China. Our empirical results of this study showed that social capital has significantly causal effects on intellectual capital partially and also showed the intellectual capital has significantly positive effects on the innovation activities partially.

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Social Innovation and New Roles of Public Institution as a Regional Development Agency: The Preliminary Study with the Case of Urban Development Corporations (사회적 혁신과 지역발전 주체로서 공공기관의 새로운 역할 -광역단위 도시.개발공사 사례를 통한 시론적 검토-)

  • Lee, Wonho
    • Journal of the Economic Geographical Society of Korea
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.310-321
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    • 2013
  • The paper aims to understand the concept of social innovation and its development stages emerging as a new regional development policy trend and to define the role of public sector for social innovation. Spatial policy issues that urban development corporations to carry out development projects for regional policy need to deal with have expanded to include crucial social issues such as poverty, quality of life and happiness. Therefore it is increasingly significant for them to take social innovation into consideration. In this context, this study formulates evaluation framework for the role of public sector in social innovation and investigates its position and limitation in social innovation practices. As a result, almost all corporations have made various efforts for promoting both public purposes of housing and land development and social contribution for the community. However, few corporations have achieved organizational capacity building and idea implementation for social innovation. Growing demand for social innovation in both spatial and regional policies tends to bring up profound challenges to public regional development agencies including urban development corporations. It is then a time to seek to carry out related researches and policy option formulation for social innovation in the near future.

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Mission-oriented Innovation Policy and Korea's Social Problem Solving Innovation Policy: a Case Study ('임무지향적 혁신정책'의 관점에서 본 사회문제 해결형 연구개발 정책 - '제2차 과학기술기반 사회문제 해결 종합계획' 사례 분석 -)

  • Song, Wichin;Seong, Jieun
    • Journal of Technology Innovation
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.85-110
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    • 2019
  • This study examines the social problem-solving R&D policies from the perspective of 'Mission-oriented innovation policy'. To this end, we analyzed the 'second science and technology-based social problem solving plan' in terms of civil society's participation, securing the government's dynamic capabilities, and government's risk investments. The plan introduces an institutional framework for civic participation for social problem-solving innovation, strengthening R&D program coordination and integration, and new innovation ecosystem formation. However, there is a need for a concrete program to overcome a path dependency of existing activities. Otherwise new institutions are likely to be formalized. In addition, in order to derive risk investment, it is necessary to integrate innovation policy with social policy fields such as community care and climate change. It is necessary to establish an policy process that combines the agenda of social policy beyond with R & D policy, and to forms a platform for problem solving, integrates various technologies, industries and resources.

Developing an Inventory of Organizational Innovativeness of Social Welfare Organizations Focusing on Community Welfare Centers and Child Welfare Institutions (사회복지조직 혁신적 척도 개발 연구 - 지역사회복지관과 아동복지시설을 중심으로 -)

  • Shin, Jun-Seob
    • Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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    • v.64 no.1
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    • pp.177-197
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    • 2012
  • The purpose of this study was to develop an empirically-based inventory of organizational innovativeness of social welfare organizations. Review of literature on innovation research and panel study resulted thirty-seven(37) pre-items for measuring organizational innovativeness. An exploratory factor analysis of the pre-items drawn from the first survey data of 178 social workers revealed seven(7)-factor structure of 31 items. The factors included leadership innovation, team work innovation, task innovation, program development innovation, program technology innovation, idea innovation. A confirmatory factor analysis using data from the second survey of 409 social workers also indicated relevance of seven(7) factor structure of the inventory. Further these seven factors showed positive and significant correlations with measures for innovation culture indicating the inventory had the criterion-related validity. Although additional work remains in methodological issues, the results presented in this paper have shown that this inventory of organizational innovativeness can be an useful tool for assessing innovativeness of social welfare organizations.

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과학기술지식의 속성과 기술혁신

  • 홍정진
    • Proceedings of the Korea Technology Innovation Society Conference
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    • 1999.11c
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    • pp.163-177
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    • 1999
  • Science and technology are regarded as public goods and knowledge in traditional innovation theory. Also, linear innovation model and technological determinism are derived from its theory. This is changed, however, in new innovation theory. Social shaping of technology is emphasized and interaction, network, system characters of innovation process are involved in its theory.

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