• 기술혁신연구
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.97-131
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• 2005

This paper has discussed several issues regarding the barriers and opportunities for technological catch-up by the late-comer countries and firms. As one of the barriers to technological catch-up, the paper emphasizes the uncertainty involved with the third stage of learning how to design. The barriers arise because as the forerunner firms refuse to sell or give license to successful catching-up firms who thus have to design the product by themselves. The paper discusses how to overcome this barrier. It also notes that if the crisis of design technology is a push factor for leapfrogging, arrival of new techno-economic paradigm can serve as a pull factor for leapfrogging, serving as a winder of opportunity. The, it emphasized the two risks with leapfrogging, namely the risk of choosing right technology or standards and the risk of creating initial markets, and how to overcome these risks. It discusses how to overcome these risks in leapfrogging, and differentiates diverse forms of knowledge accesses. Then, the paper takes up the issue of whether there can be a single common or several models for catch-up. A common element of catching-up is to enter new markets segments quickly, to manufacture with high levels of engineering excellence, and to be first-to-market by means of the best integrative designs. This observation is supported by the fact that Korea and Taiwan has achieved higher levels of technological capabilities in such sectors as featured by short cycle time of technology. The possibility of two alternative models for catch-up is also discussed in terms of the key difference between Korean and Taiwan, especially in the position toward the source of foreign knowledge and the paths taken toward the final goal of OBM. Taiwan followed the sequential steps of OEM, ODM and OBN, in collaboration or integration with the MNCs. Korean chaebols jumped from OEM directly to OBM even without consolidating design technology.

• Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.138-151
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• 2017

This aim of the study is to show the necessity of implementing an industrial innovation strategy with consideration given to characteristics of the industrial technology. The relationship between industrial technological characteristics and innovation performance is analyzed by using an innovation survey as well as a human capital corporate panel (HCCP). The time-lag effect is also examined. Findings of the analysis show that high-tech industries have entered the post catch-up technology innovation stage in the mid-2000s, but low-tech industries still seem to stay in the catch-up stage. In terms of technology policy, the additional technology innovation support policy should focus on enhancing the innovation capability of the middle and low technology industries, since high technology industries are already developing their own innovation capability. It is necessary to strengthen capacity building through technical cooperation with technology consulting, rather than providing technical support through suppliers.

• 지식경영연구
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.27-50
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• 2016

Korean manufacturing industry have recently faced the catch-up of China in the mass commodity product, such as automotive, display, and smart phone in terms of market as well as technology. Accordingly, discussion on the importance of achieving catch-up in complex product systems (CoPS) has been increasing as a new innovation engine for the industry. In order to achieve successful catch-up of CoPS, we explored emerging technologies of CoPS, which are featured by the characteristics of radical novelty, relatively fast growth and self-sustaining, through the study of emerging technologies of gas turbine for power generation. We found that emerging technologies of the gas turbine are technologies for combustion nozzle and composition of electrical machine for increasing power efficiency, washing technology for particulate matter, cast and material processing technology for enhancing durability from fatigue, cooling technologies from extremely high temperature, interconnection operation technology between renewable energy and the gas turbine for flexibility in power generation, and big data technology for remote monitoring and diagnosis of the gas turbine. We also found that those emerging technologies resulted in technological progress of the gas turbine by converging with other conventional technologies in the gas turbine. It indicates that emerging technologies in CoPS can be appeared on various technological knowledge fields and have complementary relationship with conventional technologies for technology progress of CoPS. It also implies that latecomers need to pursue integrated learning that includes emerging technologies as well as conventional technologies rather than independent learning related to emerging technologies for successful catch-up of CoPS. Our findings provide an important initial theoretical ground for investigating the emerging technologies and their characteristics in CoPS as well as recognizing knowledge management strategy for successful catch-up of latecomers. Our findings also contribute to the policy development of the CoPS from the perspective of innovation strategy and knowledge management.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.267-276
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• 2023

R&D strategies of companies with low and high technological levels are discussed based on the concept of technology convergence and divergence. However, empirically detecting enterprise technology convergence in the distribution of enterprise technology (total productivity increase) over time and identifying key change factors are challenging. This study used a novel statistical indicator that captures the internal technology distribution change with a single number to clearly measure the technology distribution peak as a change in critical bandwidth for enterprise technology convergence and presented it as evidence of each technology convergence or divergence. Furthermore, this study applied the quantitative technology convergence identification method. Technology convergence appeared from the separation of total corporate productivity distribution of 69 IT companies in Korea in 2019-2020 rather than in 2015-2016. Results indicated that when the total technological level was separated from the technology leading and technology catch-up, IT companies were found to be pursuing R&D strategies for technology catch-up.

• 기술경영경제학회:학술대회논문집
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• 기술경영경제학회 2004년도 제24회 동계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.288-315
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• 2004

This paper has examined the leapfrogging thesis with the case of catch-up in digital TV by the Korean firms. Despite the disadvantages implied by the technological regime of digital TV and the risks facing early entrants in trajectory choice and initial market formation, the Korean firms had achieved a 'path-creating catch-up' in the sense they chose a different path from the Japanese forerunning firms. As they have been closely watching the technological trends and the standard setting process, there was less risk of choosing the right or wrong technological trajectory. Also, despite the lack of sufficient capability and core knowledge base, the Korean firms had some complementary asset, such as the experience of producing analogue TV, and were able to develop the prototype digital TV and the ASIC chips, given the accesses to the foreign knowledge via overseas R&D posts and acquisition of a foreign company. To secure the initial market size, the Korean targeted the US market from the beginning, and their sources for competitive advantages were the speedy setting up the production system for mass production of products at the initial stage. The initial failure of the Japanese firms and the success of the Korean firms do suggest that the period of paradigm shift, like this toward digital technology, can serve as a window of opportunity for late-comers while penalizing the forerunner.

• 한국기술혁신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국기술혁신학회 2000년도 추계 학술대회(The 2000 Autumn Conference of korea Technology Inovation Society)(한국기술혁신학회)
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• pp.227-245
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• 2000

Korean firms have attempted to catch up in the aircraft industry during last quarter century. Korean firms have built up their capabilities by moving from parts manufacturing through subassembly to system integration. The number of projects carried out and the intensity of technological effort undertaken by firms strongly influences market position and firm performance. However, successful catching up is not simply dependent on capability building within the firm. The national environment (Porter, 1990) in which firms are located plays a pivotal role. The Korean government has been effective in creating a favorable environ-ment in many areas, but has not been able to replicate this success in the aircraft industry. Opportunities for learning in the aircraft industry have been hampered by the small size of the Korean civilian aircraft market and the sophisticated requirements of military systems. A policy of domestic rivalry in airframe manufacture has created too many firms for such a small market. The ability of Korean firms to catch up in the aircraft industry depends on both the internal capabilities of firms as well as appropriate government policies and the involve- ment of government research institutions and universities over an extended period of time. There have been many studies about the catching up of developing countries in mass production (such as automobile, consumer electronics, and recently DRAM), but few in complex systems, such as aircraft.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제21권4_spc호
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• pp.485-499
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• 2014

Sharing Economy is the modern main item with ICT Development. Of course sharing economic item is the old and long run mainstream, but by the ICT technological development sharing economy is the fostering and affluent factors in the world economic growth. Though, in Korea, till now sharing economy is minimal, that will growth sharply. We can track various business models of sharing economy. Sharing economy is to buy use right not ownership. With the sharing economic business model wee can make also financial sharing model. In finance model we can divide two kind models. First, we can trace small size lending model with p2p type. And second, we can make financial information transaction model. But till now sharing economic system is not activated, because of many reasons. To activate, first we have to set law and various standards, and also government actively support many sharing economy firms and institutions. To catch up developed countries in the field of sharing economy we have to make aggressive and flexible rules and standards.

• 기술혁신연구
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.247-263
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• 2005

Prior research in R8ED innovation in Korea has been centered around the 'three-stage development model,' which hypothesizes that the Korean innovation process goes from the introduction (of foreign technology) stage, through assimilation stage to the final modification stage. As Korean economy shifts from traditional industry-led development to innovation-centric development, such an approach loses sight of the whole picture. The current study argues that a new framework is required for adequate analysis on newly arising innovative patterns in Korea, emphasizing source technology development and technology leader strategy. For this purpose, we propose the 'Jigsaw Puzzle Model' of technology development, which is then verified by an in-depth analysis on the innovation processes of 3 representative IT products of Korea, DRAM, TH LCD, and CDMA. The model suggests that Korean innovation model is a dynamic, efficient amalgamation of foreign-acquired and dependent technologies, based on internally accumulated technological resources. The model explains better how Korean firms are achieving a rapid catch-up of technological gaps with advanced nations and are able to transfer from the technology follower to the leader position.

• 과학기술학연구
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.1-27
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• 2009

2000년대에 들어와 현재 한국의 과학기술혁신정책은 정책 영역이 확장되고 위상이 높아지는 등 새로운 모습을 보여주고 있다. 그리고 이제는 외국 기술의 모방이 아니라 새로운 발전 궤적을 창출하는 창조형 전략을 명시적으로 주장하고 있다. 또한 과학기술계중심의 부문 정책, 경제성장 중심의 정책을 뛰어 넘어 사회정책과도 연계를 형성하는 통합적 정책의 양상들이 전개되고 있다. 그러나 이런 정책들은 핵심적인 정책 패러다임으로 발전하고 있지는 않다. 과거 추격시대의 모방형 과학기술중심 경제중심의 관행들이 여전히 작동하고 있어 새로운 경향들이 쉽게 자리 잡을 수 없기 때문이다. 따라서 2000년대 과학기술혁신정책은 '추격과 성장' 이라는 과거와 '창조와 통합'이라는 미래가 서로 공존하는 이행기적 양상을 보여주고 있다.

• 기술혁신연구
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.149-177
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• 2009

최근의 전쟁양상은 과거의 전쟁과는 확연히 구분되어 첨단 정보 과학전 능력이 전쟁의 승패를 결정짓는다. 전쟁양상의 변화에 따라 각 국가들이 국방력 강화를 위해 추구해야할 요소들 또한 변화되었다. 또한, 북한을 비롯한 중국과 일본의 첨단 군사력 증강은 동북아 지역의 패권 경쟁을 예고하고 있으며 향후 우리 안보정세에 있어서의 심각한 위협 요인으로 대두되고 있다. 따라서 미래 전에 대비한 첨단 기술소요를 선별하여 전략적 차원에서 집중 개발함으로써 신기술, 신개념의 미래첨단 무기 개발능력을 확보하여 자주국방을 수립하기 위한 기반을 시급하다. 이를 위해, 본 연구에서는 국방연구개발 역량 강화하여 핵심기술의 개발 및 선진기술 추격을 위한 전략적 R&D 거버넌스를 구축하고자 한다. 본 연구는 크게 세 가지로 나누어 볼 수 있는데, 첫 번째로 기술 추격형 국방연구개발 사업의 R&D 거버넌스모형 수립을 위한 기존 거버넌스에 관한 이론연구이다. 기존 거버넌스 연구는 공통문제 해결 기제로서의 거버넌스, 정부 관련 공통문제 해결기제로서의 거버넌스, 신 거버넌스의 측면으로 나누어 살펴보았다. 두 번째는 국방연구개발 전략 수립을 위한 R&D 거버넌스 핵심 프로세스를 통한 전략제시이다. 이는 전략적 의지를 통한 국방연구개발 사업 결정, 핵심기술 지식기반 확충, 개방형 국방연구개발을 위한 유기적인 조직체계 구축, 국방연구개발 프로젝트관리 방안 측면에서 분석해보았다. 세 번째는 R&D 거버넌스 전략모형과 T-50 사례분석이다. T-50 사례는 기초연구 단계, 탐색개발 단계, 체계개발 단계 별로 본 연구에서 제시하는 R&D 거버넌스 전략모형에 비추어 사례분석을 실시하였다.