Exploratory Study on the Phenomenon of Technology Transfer in Livestock Industry Based on the Grounded Theory Approach: Backward Linkage Industries in Livestock Industry

근거이론 접근법을 이용한 축산업분야 기술이전현상에 관한 탐색연구: 후방연관산업을 중심으로

  • Seol, Byung Moon (Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Park, Jong Bok (Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology)
  • Received : 2015.11.24
  • Accepted : 2016.02.15
  • Published : 2016.02.29

Abstract

The competition between countries became internationalized in the market. However, a situation in which globalization is concerned is important to domestic corporates. Corporate strategy to survive in the domestic market are also juggling the limit of survival. Technology transfer and commercialization at this point has important implications now. The same applies to the national level. Public-to-private technology transfer has been more important, in order to overcome the international competitions. Although various studies have been made to promote technology transfer, in the livestock sector rarely attempted. Taking into account that few previous research and theory development has been achieved, the paper explored the technology transfer phenomenon in the sector employing the grounded theory approach by Strauss & Corbin(1998). Corporates that licensed in technologies through the Foundation of Agri. Tech. Commercialization & Transfer, were targeted as informants or interviewees. Finally, eight informants were selected sequentially utilizing theoretical sampling technique to the saturation point. As the result of open coding and axial coding of the interview data using NVivo10 by QSR International, 77 concepts, 20 sub-categories, and 7 categories were derived while paradigm model was established. Through selective coding, 'the factors affecting technology transfer in livestock sector' was identified as core category. The story line about the core category was developed based on four main categories. Finally, it is expected that the concepts, categories, and the relationship between them can be an important basis for further research.

시장 내에서 국가 간으로 경쟁이 국제화되었다. 그러나 우리나라 기업이 국제화를 도모할 수 있을까 염려되는 상황이다. 국내시장에서 살아남기 위한 기업전략 역시 생존의 한계선을 넘나들고 있다. 이 시점에서 기술이전 및 사업화는 기업에게 중요한 의미를 가진다. 국가 차원에서도 동일하다. 국가 간의 경쟁이 치열한 분야일수록 기술이전 및 사업화의 중요성은 높아진다. 기술이전에 관한 다양한 연구가 국내에서 이루어지고 있으나, 축산업 분야의 기술이전 현상에 대한 심층분석은 거의 시도되지 않고 있다. 본 논문은 기술이전을 받아 사업화를 진행한 축산업 후방연관산업에 종사하는 기업을 대상으로 기술이전의 영향요인을 조사한다. 이 분야의 선행연구가 부족하다는 특성을 고려하여 Strauss & Corbin(1990, 1998)의 귀납적 이론 정립 방식인 근거이론(Grounded Theory) 접근법을 사용한다. 분석대상인 연구참여기업으로는 농업기술실용화재단을 통해 기술이전을 받은 축산업의 후방연관사업에 종사하는 8개 업체를 선정하였다. 근거이론의 이론적 표집(Theoretical Sampling)에 따라 추천받은 기업에 대한 면접과 분석과정을 거쳐 최종 참여기업을 결정하였다. QSR사의 NVivo10을 활용하여 면담자료의 개방코딩과 축코딩을 수행한 결과, 77개의 개념, 20개의 하위범주, 7개의 범주를 도출하였다. 선택코딩에서는 핵심범주로'축산업 분야 기술이전 현상'을 선정하고 이에 관한 이야기 윤곽으로'기술이전의 동기', '도입기술의 탐색여건','기술이전 결정시 고려요인','후속개발 영향요인'의 4가지 범주를 중심으로 제시하였다. 본 연구에서 도출한 개념, 범주, 범주간의 관계 등은 후속연구를 위한 중요한 토대가 될 것으로 기대된다.

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