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Relations between ICT and Productivity: An Empirical Analysis on SMEs in Korea

정보통신(ICT)과 생산성의 관계 연구: 우리나라 중소기업에 대한 실증분석

  • Jeong, Woo-Soo (Statistics Information Center, Korea Association for ICT promotion) ;
  • Kim, Seung-Keon (Statistics Information Center, Korea Association for ICT promotion)
  • Received : 2015.05.22
  • Accepted : 2015.11.16
  • Published : 2015.11.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the relations of innovation and productivity following the introduction of ICT and the effects in the process of innovative investments activity-innovation-productivity, not only by finding causes and effects. For this purpose we conducted surveys of SMEs classified into 7 categories by type of business. To put it concretely, this study was performed to find out the foactors which allow companies to secure competitiveness by enhancing of innovative measures through ICT, and to further analyze the political implications for the development of small and medium-size business by conducting an empirical analysis of the process, from the determination of innovative investments all the way through to production. Analysis model used CDM model using econometric methods such as multiple regression analysis and multinominal logit analysis to produce results. Also we established and analyzed models of innovation investment determinants, innovation determinants and productivity determinants to analyze specifically the relations between ICT and productivity.

본 연구의 목적은 정보통신(ICT) 같은 혁신을 도입함으로써 생산성에 어떻게 영향을 미치는지를 살펴보는데 있으며, 방법을 원인-결과 하나만의 분석이 아닌 혁신투자활동-혁신-생산성 이라는 일련의 과정에서 나타나는 효과분석을 목적으로 한다. 이를 위하여 중소기업을 7개 분야 업종으로 구분하여 설문조사를 실시하였다. 구체적으로 기업들이 정보통신(ICT)이라는 혁신 제고를 통해 경쟁력 확보를 할 수 있는 요인을 밝히고, 나아가 혁신투자 결정에서부터 생산에 이르는 일련의 과정을 실증분석 함으로써 중소기업 육성을 위한 정책적 시사점을 도출하기 위한 것이다. 분석모형은 CDM 모형을 사용하였고, 결과 도출을 위해 다중회귀 분석과 다항로짓 분석과 같은 계량경제학적인 방법을 적용하였다. 구체적으로 정보통신(ICT)과 생산성의 관계를 분석하기 위하여 혁신투자활동 결정요인, 혁신 결정요인, 생산성 결정요인 등의 모형을 수립하고 분석하였다.

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