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Factors Influencing Innovation Performance through Industry-Research Institute Cooperation of Researchers at Government-Funded Research Institutes in Daedeok Innopolis: An fsQCA Approach (대덕연구개발특구 정부출연연연구기관 연구자의 산연협력 혁신성과 결정요인 분석: 퍼지집합 질적 비교분석 접근)

  • Hwang, Kyung-Yun;Sung, Eul-Hyun
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.12 no.7
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    • pp.221-233
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    • 2021
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of determinants of innovation performance on innovation performance in industry-research institute(IR) cooperation for researchers of government-funded research institutes in Daedeok Innopolis. We reviewed the existing literature on the determinants of innovation performance through cooperation, and established a conceptual framework to analyze the combinatorial effect of the determinants of innovation performance on innovation performance in IR cooperation. Data for empirical analysis were collected through a questionnaire survey targeting researchers at a government-funded research institute in Daedeok Innopolis. The fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) was used to analyze the combined effect of determinants of innovation performance. The fsQCA results show that the configuration of high motivation, high trust, high commitment and high satisfaction of researchers of government-funded research institutes improve innovation performance. On the other hand, it shows that the configuration of high motivation, high trust, low commitment and low satisfaction of the researcher improves innovation performance.

Research trends in obesity & obesogenic environments in Korea

  • Lee, Myoungsook
    • Nutrition Research and Practice
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    • v.13 no.6
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    • pp.461-472
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    • 2019
  • BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Globally, it has been projected that there will be 2 billion overweight and 1 billion obese individuals by 2030. In Korea, the prevalence of adult obesity (BMI > 25) increased from 29.7% in 2009 to 32.4% in 2015. Moreover, childhood obesity, which leads to adulthood obesity, has increasingly become a social problem. The purpose of this review is to summarize the scientific basis for the development of effective models and policies aimed at preventing obesity over a lifetime based on research modeling obesogenic environments. MATERIALS/METHODS: The review focuses on the characteristics of obesity prevalence and trends in 3P analysis (papers, patents, and products) as well as government-funded projects in Korean obesity obesogenic environments over the last 10 years. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: As a result of the 3P analysis, studies on obesity risk factors were frequently carried out, according to two data bases RISS (4.9%) and PubMed (24.7%). Since there were only 17% patents related to the mechanism of preventing obesity in 7,951 Korean patents related to obesity, new paradigms of technologies to dominate the global obesity markets are needed. After government-funded projects were analyzed, communication and cooperation in multi-governmental departments were suggested to elucidate the characteristics of Korean obesity. Government should also produce short- and long-term road maps to develop a practical, successful outcome. Although the rate of obesity in Korea is currently lower than in other developed countries according to WHO criteria, without adequate governmental intervention, obesity rates will approach those of the top countries with high incidence rates of obesity within the next 10 years.

Analysis of the Productivity Changes in Government-funded Research Institute for Economies & Humanities and Social Sciences (경제인문사회분야 정부출연연구기관의 생산성 변화 분석)

  • Jeon, Seong-Wook;Kim, Seong-Jong
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.15 no.10
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    • pp.6066-6075
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    • 2014
  • The aim of this study was to analyze the productivity changes in government-funded research institutes for Economics & Humanities and Social Sciences. From Malmquist total factor productivity index analysis, the average productivity decreased 6.5% between 2006 and 2010. Further analysis showed that technical efficiency increased 4.7% annually while the technology change rate decreased 10.8% on average. Under pressure for innovation from the outside, research institutes responded to managerial efficiency improvement, which lead to increases in technical efficiency. On the other hand, for productivity improvement of government funded research institutes, they must pursue technological advances by securing an outstanding research workforce, expanding the R&D budget, and changing the R&D method. Each institute must perceive the cause of an individual institute's productivity change, and establish strategies for increasing productivity.

A Study on the Open Access Policy of Scholarly Journals Publishing Research Papers Funded by Korean Government (공공연구기금 논문성과물 게재 학술지의 오픈액세스 정책에 대한 연구)

  • Min, Yoonkyung;Cha, Mikyeong
    • Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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    • v.34 no.1
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    • pp.155-176
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    • 2017
  • This study analyzes the open access policies of major scholarly journals that have large number of publicly funded articles, for the purposes of expanding and facilitating the public access. Eighteen scholarly journals in Korea and abroad were selected based on the number of published publicly funded articles through a survey of dissemination of publicly funded journal articles via information from NTIS. The open access policies of the selected journals were analyzed by 5 categories including codification of OA related policy, copyrights, reuse rights, self archiving policy, free access. As a result, this research proposed several considerations for establishing national policies for the collection and distribution of the publicly funded research products.

The Analysis of The Factors Affecting The Research Outcomes of Government-funded Research Institutes in Science and Technology (과학기술분야 정부출연연구기관의 연구실적 영향요인 분석)

  • Baek, Sunghyun;Yi, Yoonju
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.21 no.8
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    • pp.170-177
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    • 2020
  • The Korean government's R&D budget has risen steadily annually, reaching 24.2 trillion won in 2020, and the ratio of R&D expenditure to GDP ranked high among OECD countries. However, national science and technology innovation ranked low among OECD countries. This study focused on Korean government-funded research institutes in the field of science and technology by analyzing the effects of budget and workforce input on research performance in order to provide directions for management. Multiple regression analysis was conducted with budget and workforce input as independent variables, which influence major research outcomes (SCI paper, patent, royalty). In the research budget, only government contribution had a positive effect on SCI thesis performance, and the increase in the government project and private project funding had a negative effect on the number of patents and technology royalties. For the workforce, the positive effect of regular workers on all research achievements was 3-6 times more than that of non-regular workers. Through this study, policy implications such as establishment of institutional performance indicators according to research types were derived for the outcome driven management of government-funded research institutes in the field of science and technology.

Policy Changes of the Research Council System of Science and Technology using Multiple Streams Framework (다중흐름모형을 이용한 과학기술 연구회제도의 정책변동 분석)

  • Jang, Mun Yeong;Yi, Chan Goo
    • Journal of Korea Technology Innovation Society
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.858-887
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    • 2017
  • This study deals with the cases of policy changes of the research council system which exists since 1999 as a policy tool to achieve the goals for autonomy and independence of Government-funded Research Institutes (GRIs) in the field of science and technology and their cooperation and organic connection. The purpose of the study was to analyze through which process policies about the research council system have changed and whether they resulted in the successful achievements of the aimed policy goals, and to contribute to the effective policy implementation in the future. The Research Council System of Science and Technology has been undergoing a change for four government replacements (from Kim Dae-jung's Government to Park Geun-hye's Government). In this study, the major policy making factors and the policy change process of each government case are analyzed in comparison using Kingdon's multiple streams framework, as a result, their policy change type by the Hogwood and Peters's theory and the achievement of their policy goals of autonomy and responsibility were examined.

Analysis of the Determinants Influencing Technology Transfer in Government Funded Research Institutes: Focusing on Features of National R&D Projects (정부출연연구기관의 기술이전 영향 요인 분석: 국가 R&D 과제 특성을 중심으로)

  • Kim, Seulki;Yeon, Seungmin;Kang, Inje;Lee, Byeong-Hee
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.16 no.8
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    • pp.624-639
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    • 2016
  • Among various types of public research institutes (PRI), the government-funded research institutes (GRIs) are having a difficult time in enhancing the efficiency of technology transfer. This study specifically analyzed 1,163 projects conducted by GRIs from 2009~2013 to ascertain the determinants that affect technology transfer process. Along with conducting qualitative analysis on relevant researches, we examined the hypotheses by relying on quantitative analysis, using national R&D data from National Science and Technology Information Service (NTIS). As a result of the analysis, we found that whether or not the project generated applied patent, the royalty varied. Also, depending on different R&D development stage, a number of researchers and the amount of R&D funding, the royalty varied. Finally, we derived that out of all the independent variables, a number of applied patents, a number of researchers and the amount of R&D funds can affect the royalty generated from technology transfer. Based on such results we suggest several policy implications.

Strategy and Task of Government-Funded Research Institution for Post Catch-Up Innovation : Based on case of KRICT(Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology) (탈추격 혁신을 위한 정부출연연구기관의 노력과 과제: 한국화학연구원을 중심으로)

  • Seong, Ji Eun;Ko, Young Ju
    • Journal of Technology Innovation
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.85-113
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    • 2013
  • This study analyzes the government-funded research institutions as players which derive inner transition based on technology, policy and market environment changes. In this study, the main case is KRICT(Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology) which tries to make post catch-up innovation in the organization. This institution has attempted to overcome the limitation such as change of technology paradigm and PBS(Project Based System) since 2000's. Responding to the needs of technology convergence and innovation by the paradigm change, KRICT has reformed organization and R&D management system prospectively. And this institution sets the goal like development of natural friendly technologies, small and medium-sized business support, and providing countermeasures of social problems. This case shows possibility of continuous innovation. There are some structural limitation like budget restriction, multiple organization structure, and biased quantitative assessment, but endogenous efforts of government -funded institutions make the new paradigm of post catch-up innovation.

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The Economic Benefit of the R&D Performance from Government-funded Research Institute for Science and Technology: Evidence from K Research Institute (과학기술계 정부출연연구기관 연구개발 성과의 경제적 편익 추정에 관한 연구 : K연구원의 사례를 중심으로)

  • Kwak, Kiho
    • Journal of Korea Technology Innovation Society
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.1122-1158
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    • 2017
  • Government-funded research institutes in the field of science and technology of Korea have contributed to the growth of the national economy and industrial development since the 1960s. However, those institutes recently have faced with criticism over the R&D performance on investment. Accordingly, we suggest two analytical approaches that estimate the economic benefit of the R&D performance of those institutes, (1) 'bottom-up' approach that aggregates the economic benefits of individual performances, e.g., technology transfer, technology support for small and medium enterprises, and the supply of researcher manpower and (2) 'top-down' one that estimates the contribution of those institutes on the economic growth of the industries that the R&D performance of those institutes is mainly utilized. In addition, by applying two approaches, we computed the economic benefit of the performance of the K institute in the 1996-2014 periods at 12.3 trillion won and 29.5 trillion won, respectively. Lastly, we suggest the feasibility of two approaches from the perspective of complementarity. Our study provides analytical approaches that estimate the economic benefit of the R&D performance from government funded research institutes in Korea. Lastly, our study contributes to the understanding of public on science and technology as well as the enhancement of legitimacy on those institutes among the public.