• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.33-62
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• 2009

Internet computing is a disruptive IT innovation. Semantic Web can be considered as an IT innovation because the Semantic Web technology possesses the potential to reduce information overload and enable semantic integration, using capabilities such as semantics and machine-processability. How should organizations adopt the Semantic Web? What factors affect the adoption and diffusion of Semantic Web innovation? Most studies on adoption and diffusion of innovation use empirical analysis as a quantitative research methodology in the post-implementation stage. There is criticism that the positivist requiring theoretical rigor can sacrifice relevance to practice. Rapid advances in technology require studies relevant to practice. In particular, it is realistically impossible to conduct quantitative approach for factors affecting adoption of the Semantic Web because the Semantic Web is in its infancy. However, in an early stage of introduction of the Semantic Web, it is necessary to give a model and some guidelines and for adoption and diffusion of the technology innovation to practitioners and researchers. Thus, the purpose of this study is to present a model of adoption and diffusion of the Semantic Web and to offer propositions as guidelines for successful adoption through a qualitative research method including multiple case studies and in-depth interviews. The researcher conducted interviews with 15 people based on face-to face and 2 interviews by telephone and e-mail to collect data to saturate the categories. Nine interviews including 2 telephone interviews were from nine user organizations adopting the technology innovation and the others were from three supply organizations. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. The interviews were recorded on digital voice recorder memory and subsequently transcribed verbatim. 196 pages of transcripts were obtained from about 12 hours interviews. Triangulation of evidence was achieved by examining each organization website and various documents, such as brochures and white papers. The researcher read the transcripts several times and underlined core words, phrases, or sentences. Then, data analysis used the procedure of open coding, in which the researcher forms initial categories of information about the phenomenon being studied by segmenting information. QSR NVivo version 8.0 was used to categorize sentences including similar concepts. 47 categories derived from interview data were grouped into 21 categories from which six factors were named. Five factors affecting adoption of the Semantic Web were identified. The first factor is demand pull including requirements for improving search and integration services of the existing systems and for creating new services. Second, environmental conduciveness, reference models, uncertainty, technology maturity, potential business value, government sponsorship programs, promising prospects for technology demand, complexity and trialability affect the adoption of the Semantic Web from the perspective of technology push. Third, absorptive capacity is an important role of the adoption. Fourth, suppler's competence includes communication with and training for users, and absorptive capacity of supply organization. Fifth, over-expectance which results in the gap between user's expectation level and perceived benefits has a negative impact on the adoption of the Semantic Web. Finally, the factor including critical mass of ontology, budget. visible effects is identified as a determinant affecting routinization and infusion. The researcher suggested a model of adoption and diffusion of the Semantic Web, representing relationships between six factors and adoption/diffusion as dependent variables. Six propositions are derived from the adoption/diffusion model to offer some guidelines to practitioners and a research model to further studies. Proposition 1 : Demand pull has an influence on the adoption of the Semantic Web. Proposition 1-1 : The stronger the degree of requirements for improving existing services, the more successfully the Semantic Web is adopted. Proposition 1-2 : The stronger the degree of requirements for new services, the more successfully the Semantic Web is adopted. Proposition 2 : Technology push has an influence on the adoption of the Semantic Web. Proposition 2-1 : From the perceptive of user organizations, the technology push forces such as environmental conduciveness, reference models, potential business value, and government sponsorship programs have a positive impact on the adoption of the Semantic Web while uncertainty and lower technology maturity have a negative impact on its adoption. Proposition 2-2 : From the perceptive of suppliers, the technology push forces such as environmental conduciveness, reference models, potential business value, government sponsorship programs, and promising prospects for technology demand have a positive impact on the adoption of the Semantic Web while uncertainty, lower technology maturity, complexity and lower trialability have a negative impact on its adoption. Proposition 3 : The absorptive capacities such as organizational formal support systems, officer's or manager's competency analyzing technology characteristics, their passion or willingness, and top management support are positively associated with successful adoption of the Semantic Web innovation from the perceptive of user organizations. Proposition 4 : Supplier's competence has a positive impact on the absorptive capacities of user organizations and technology push forces. Proposition 5 : The greater the gap of expectation between users and suppliers, the later the Semantic Web is adopted. Proposition 6 : The post-adoption activities such as budget allocation, reaching critical mass, and sharing ontology to offer sustainable services are positively associated with successful routinization and infusion of the Semantic Web innovation from the perceptive of user organizations.

• 기술혁신연구
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.111-144
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• 2011

본 연구는 기술혁신형 중소기업의 기술경영성과와 기업경영성과 창출에 기여하는 핵심 영향요인을 규명하기 위해 자원기반관점에서 혁신역량과 기술적 기업가정신의 결정요인들을 활용하여 영향관계를 검증하였다. 다차원적 요인들에 의해 영향을 받는 기술혁신의 복합적 특성을 고려하여, 혁신프로세스 관점에서 기업특수자원인 혁신역량을 투입물로, 기술경영성과를 산출물로, 그리고 기업경영성과를 결과물로 인식하여 연구모형을 설정하였다. 서울과 경기지역의 제조업 중심의 360개 이노비즈 인증기업을 대상으로 실시된 설문응답을 실증분석한 결과, 기술가치평가의 정성적 지표를 개량하여 기술경영성과의 결정요인으로 적용한 기술우수성, 시장성장성, 사업수익성은 기업경영성과에 유의한 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 혁신역량의 결정요인인 연구개발능력, 전략계획능력, 학습능력과 기술적 기업가정신의 결정요인인 혁신성, 진취성은 기술경영성과와 기업경영성과에 유의한 정(+)의 관계를 보였다. 즉, 높은 수준의 혁신역량과 기업가정신은 기술경영성과를 증대시키며, 궁극적으로 기업경영성과를 실현하는데 영향을 미치는 개념적 영향관계와 기술혁신의 촉진요인으로서 기술적 기업가정신의 역할과 중요성을 규명하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 최근 중요성이 부각되는 기술집약적 기업의 기술경영에 대한 성과평가 기준을 수립할 시, 기술혁신의 복합적 특성을 반영하지 못하는 재무적 성과보다는 자원과 역량의 조합을 통해 구현된 기술경영성과에 대한 주기적 평가를 실시해야 함을 설명한다. 이는 기술경영성과는 자원의 한계성과 좁은 혁신의 범위로 특징되어지는 기술혁신형 중소기업이 향후 추진할 새로운 기술혁신에 재투입될 수 있도록 기술혁신에 대한 지속적이고 일관된 투자를 실시함을 시사한다. 또한 본 연구는 정책연구에서 개념적으로 적용되어온 기술적 기업가정신에 대한 실증분석을 통해 그 역할을 규명한 의의를 갖고 있다.