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The Effect of Technological Collaboration on the Innovation Performance of Small and Medium-sized Firms
  • - Hong Jang-Pyo (Pukyong National University)
[Abstract]
The requirement for small firms to collaborate, as a means to supplementing and complementing limited internal resources, has dominated much of the academic and policy debate on regional development and small firm innovation. However relatively little empirical work has sought to look further than simple frequency enumeration.
This study tried to examine the effect of external linkages and spatial proximity on the technological innovation of small and medium-sized firms. Based on a sample of 156 small and medium-sized firms in Busan, this study considered the innovation-related collaboration and spatial distribution of firm linkages as the determining factors of innovation performance.
Empirical result shows that in the case of traditional manufacturing firms foreign direct investment is positively associated with process innovation and technological licensing is negatively associated with process innovation. In the case of subcontracting firms, customer collaboration and university collaboration are positively associated with both product and process innovation. But science-based firms engaged in the innovation-related cooperation with universities does not appear to be linked to innovation performance.
With regards to the spatial distribution of firm linkages, it shows that science-based innovators appear more likely to have collaborative partners located at a higher spatial level. On the other hand, subcontracting innovators are more likely to have collaborative partners at a local level. It suggests the importance of inter-firm dynamics, attitude and expectations in facilitating successful collaboration between large firms and their suppliers.
An Empirical Study on the Influencing Factors of Job Satisfaction and Commitment of SBDC Consultants
  • - Jae-Kwan Lee (Soongsil University)
  • - Sun Hee Kim (Soongsil University)
[Abstract]
The purpose of this research is to construct and test a job satisfaction/commitment model for management consultants. Although many researchers have examined job satisfaction over the years in many diverse settings, only a few have studied the job satisfaction/commitment issues for professional jobs. Moreover, none have studied small business management consultants' job satisfaction.
The authors constructed a survey instrument by modifying Duldt's JCSI (Job- Communication-Satisfaction-Importance) Questionnaire. A sample of 138 consultants and center heads from 76 offices of SBDC(Small Business Development Center) in Korea is collected and analyzed.
Results from SPSSWIN factor analysis and regression analysis indicate that the model (Fig.1) is a workable research framework and that four distinct factors, Communication (CM), Job Perception(JP), Career Development(CD), and Employment Condition(EC) have positive significant effects on Job Satisfaction. However, only two factors, CM and EC have significant effects on Commitment. Job Satisfaction has also a positive and statistically significant influence on the Commitment. Discussions about the differences between 105 consultants and 33 Center Heads follow in depth.
The Effects of Leadership, Job Characteristics and Personal Characteristics on Empowerment
  • - Ji Seong-Goo (Kyungnam University)
  • - Hur Nam-Su (Kyungnam University)
  • - Jeong Jong-Beom (Mokwon University)
[Abstract]
This paper examined the effects of leadership, job characteristics(task significance, task variety, role ambiguity) and personal characteristics(self-esteem, locus of control) on empowerment.
This result suggests that transformational leadership, self-esteem and locus of control relate positively with empowerment, but transactional leadership, role ambiguity negatively. Finally, we considered the research and implications of the study and its limits.
Perceived organizational justice and voluntary turnover in small and medium food service industry
  • - Ahn Kwan Young (Sangji University)
  • - Lee Kyu Man (Sangji University)
[Abstract]
This paper intends to test the relationship between organizational justice(procedural justice, distributive justice, interactive justice) and turnover intention, and the moderating effect of employee tenure. Data for this purpose were gathered from 571 employees in small and medium service industry of Seoul, Kyeonggi, and Kangwon province.
Result of multiple regression showed that perceived procedural justice, distributive justice, and interactive justice have an negative effect on turnover intention. And results of hierarchical multiple regression to test the moderating effect of tenure showed that procedural justice has an negative effect on turnover intention, and such effect is more significantly apparent in short tenure employees. Distributive justice also appeared to have an negative effect on turnover intention, and such effect was more significantly apparent in short tenure employees. Interactive justice had an negative effect on turnover intention, and such effect appeared to be same irrespective of tenure.
The Relationships of Cohesiveness, Task Interdependence, Cooperation and Performance in Small Firms
  • - Kim Jong-Woo (Dongyang University)
  • - Lee Ji-Woo (Keimyung University)
  • - Back You-Sung (Dongyang University)
[Abstract]
This study focuses on the relationships of cohesiveness, task interdependence, cooperation and performance in small firms. In order to analyze the fitness of the research model and to test the hypotheses, the data are collected from 96 managers and 322 members in 96 small company through the administration of structured questionnaires. A series of covariance structure analysis is performed by the AMOS package. The goodness of fit indices indicate that the fit of the model to the data is generally good. In addition, all of three hypotheses are supported by the data.
The results of this study exhibit that cohesiveness and task interdependence are positively related to cooperation and cooperation is positively related to performance. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed and future research direction are outlined.
The Effects of Technological Collaborations on the Innovation Outputs and Corporate Financial Performance in Small and Medium-sized Firms of Busan City
  • - Kim Young Joe (Pukyong National University)
[Abstract]
TInterorganizational collaboration is often as critical as the internal R&D in the innovation process of small and medium-sized firms. Based on this view, this study examines the effects of technological collaboration linkages on the innovation outputs and corporate financial performance using a sample of 90 small and medium-sized manufacturing companies of Busan Metropolitan City.
Results show that the technological collaboration linkages of firms are for the most part with suppliers and customers, but less with competitors, universities, technological institutions, and research organizations. Second, the collaborative linkages maintained by small and medium-sized firms are significantly related to the innovation outputs they accomplished. Third, the results suggest that the different types of innovation outputs demand different kinds of external linkages. The product innovations are significantly dependent upon the linkages with customers and universities, while the process innovations are significantly contingent on the linkages with suppliers and universities. Fourth, regarding to corporate financial performance, the quality certifications have a positive impact on the sales revenue per capita. This study finally discusses the implications which these findings may have when the firms formulate and implement the strategy for technological innovation.
Comparative Study on the Evolution Vector of Business Architecture between Korea and Japan
  • - Ki-Chan Kim (Catholic University of Korea)
  • - HiSook Kim (Catholic University of Korea)
[Abstract]
The Objective of this paper is to develop a Evolution Model of Business Architecture based on product, production and supply chain and to compare empirically moving status on this model between Korea and Japan at the mainly automobile industry. For this purpose I try to measure practically its model in Korean automobile industry and Japanese automobile industry and observe the effect to auto part industry.
The Business Architecture at the Evolution Model designed on this study consists of the product architecture, production architecture, and supply chain architecture. Within the framework of the suggested model, I have done an empirical study by the survey method. more than 100 company at each survey have participated on this study over 3 years during 2002 to 2004. As the results, I found that the differences of evolution vector of business architecture between Korea and Japan have part industry resulted in the business competitiveness.
A Comparative Study on the Total Factor Productivity in Korean SMEs and Large Firms
[Abstract]
The Purpose of this study is to measure total factor productivity(TFP) of SMEs(Small and Medium Enterprises) and large firms during the period of 1991¢¦2002, and further to provide some suggestions concerned with TFP improvement. For this purpose, this study introduces the method based on 'Kendric's Arithmetic Index Method' and 'Growth Accounting Approach'. The results of empirical analysis are summarized as follows :
During the period of 1991¢¦1998, the average annual TFP increase rate of SMEs was 2.23 percent. The average annual TFP increase rate of large firms was 0.26 percent during the same period. But during the period of 1999¢¦2002, the average annual TFP increase rate of SMEs was 0.26 percent less then the TFP increase rate of large firms(1.72 percent).
The increase rate of TFP in SMEs was significantly affected by the increase rate of labor productivity rather than by the factor inputs such as capital stock, raw material, labor input.
This study provided some suggestions to increase the TFP of SMEs in the manufacturing sector such as maintaining the optimal level of product factors, fostering innovative SMEs, restructuring SMEs, etc.