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A Study on Determinant Factors of Foreign Firm's R&D Investment Scale in Korean Market (국내진출 해외기업들의 R&D관련 투자규모 결정요인에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Soon-Gwon
    • THE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE & LAW REVIEW
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    • v.38
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    • pp.377-408
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    • 2008
  • Globalization of R&D activities of multinational firms is becoming important in compared with the past, because of increasing globalization of world economy. So, every country tries to attract foreign investment including R&D activities. In this paper, effects of several factors, which determine the scale of foreign subsidiary's R&D activities in local market, are analyzed. Through the review of previous literature, I found that three groups of determinant factors. The first one is the factor which is related to characteristics of local market, such as competitive situation of local market, accessability to research institutions, etc. The second group is the factor which is related to relationship between foreign subsidiary and its mother company. The dominant factors of this group are operation strategy of foreign subsidiary, competitiveness of mother firm, and equity structure of foreign subsidiary. Finally the characteristics of industry affect to the scale of foreign subsidiary's R&D activities. Among these factors, 6 factors are chosen to investigate empirically. For the empirical investigation, 107 foreign subsidiaries among KOITA(Korea Industrial Technology Association)'s list are chosen. Each subsidiary has more than 50% of foreign equity and implement R&D activities in Korea. The results show that sales volume of foreign subsidiary is dominant influencing factor in determining scale of R&D activities in Korean market. And also I found that currently established firms are implementing more R&D activities than old established firms. This is quite interesting finding. However, R&D activities of foreign subsidiary are not vitalized in Korean market. It probably means that Korean government and Korean business partners have to make effort to enhance foreign firms/ R&D activities, because it could contribute technological and economic development of Korean market.

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Impact of R&D expenditures on SMEs' employment: The moderating effect of Government R&D funding (중소기업 R&D활동이 고용창출에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구: 정부R&D지원의 조절효과를 중심으로)

  • Bae, Young Im
    • Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.75-83
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    • 2015
  • This article investigates the impact of SMEs' R&D expenditure, government R&D funding, the number of funded by Government R&D programs on the employment growth rate. This study also explores whether government R&D funding and the number of funded by Government R&D programs have interaction effects between SMEs' R&D expenditures and the employment growth rate. The results show that SMEs' R&D expenditure and government R&D funding have a positive effect on the employment growth rate. The rest of variables have no significant direct effects on the employment growth rate. The government R&D funding has a interaction effect between SMEs' R&D expenditures and the employment growth rate. Especially, the firm group of high-level innovation capabilities has a positive effect on the employment growth rate. The results explain that the government R&D funding influences SMEs' employment positively and the impact of the government R&D funding on employment is more effective in the firm group of high-level innovation capabilities. Therefore, Government provides differentiation strategy of R&D funding by innovation capabilities of SMEs and can maximize the employment.

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Analysis of the hydrogen energy policy and R&D program of foreign countries (해외 수소에너지 정책 및 연구개발 프로그램 분석)

  • Kang, Seok-Hun;Kim, Jong-Wook;Hong, Jong-Chul
    • Journal of Hydrogen and New Energy
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.199-207
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    • 2005
  • Hydrogen is getting more attention owing to the seriousness of air pollution and dependance on oil import, UNCCC(United Nations Convention on Climate Change) for reducing the emission of $CO_2$. This fact is not confined in a certain country but global recognition and several countries initiated R&D competition for commercializing the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. Within 20${\sim}$30 years cost effective hydrogen production can be possible using fossil fuels because so much research is carried out up to now. But it is so far to produce the most of the hydrogen using renewable resources considering the present status of R&D and cost effectiveness. Several automobile companies planed for mass production of hydrogen vehicle by 2010 but changed or canceled the plan owing to the difficulty of R&D and the low status of infrastructure penetration. This paper surveyed the hydrogen energy policy, R&D program and commercialization strategy of advanced country, international agency, automobile and energy company to analyze the global status of R&D and policy. And the survey of R&D program is focused on the part of hydrogen production, storage, delivery and fuel cell.

A R&D Investment Model for Information and Telecommunications Technology by Group Decision Makers : An Application of Multiple Objective Linear Programming (집단의사결정에 의한 정보통신 기술분야별 R&D 투자배분결정 모형개발 : 다목적선형계획법의 응용)

  • 이동엽;이장우
    • Journal of Technology Innovation
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.21-36
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    • 1999
  • This paper presents a R&D investment model for Information and telecommunications (I&T) technology, which can be used by group decision makers, using multiple objective linear programming (MOLP). The MOLP model involves the simultaneous maximization of three linear objective functions associated with three criteria, which are social, technological, and economic criterion. This model is different from the traditional one which only involves the maximization of economic criterion. The presented problem in this model can be formulated as a problem of optimizing a linear function over an efficient set of MOLP. Its application to the National R&D Project in I&T Industry is also presented. In this application, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is proposed to estimate the weights, which are used as the coefficients in each objective function of the MOLP model and in a linear decision function. By solving this problem, it yields a suitable R&D investment ratio to each technology field. It is showed that the MOLP model can be useful decision aid in formulating R&D investment plan in I&T industry which needs to be decided by group decision makers, not by an individual. It is expected that the MOLP model works as the basis for planning R&D investment strategy in I&T industry.

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Changes in Research and Development of Major General Contractors in Japan in the last 10 years: The Building Construction Business Sector

  • Hiroaki SAITO
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2024.07a
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    • pp.1121-1128
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    • 2024
  • Prominent general contractors (GCs) in Japan have historically maintained dedicated research and development (R&D) institutes that conduct comprehensive studies on structural engineering, construction techniques, and environmental management technologies. These research endeavors have evolved over time, reflecting the prevailing conditions and trends in the construction industry during each era. We examined changes in R&D activities over the past decade by analyzing R&D descriptions and statistical data contained in securities reports issued by 14 leading GCs using natural language processing. Our analysis revealed that over the course of the decade, R&D activities transformed significantly due to market dynamics and macro-environmental factors. For instance, during the 2000s, a surge in demand for high-rise condominium buildings led to an increased presence of related terminology in the 2009 fiscal year (FY) securities reports. However, this trend had declined by FY 2019. Notably, in FY 2019, there was an observable increase in R&D efforts concerning wood and cross-laminated timber applications. This can be attributed to the enforcement of laws and standardization measures that facilitated the proliferation of wood-based construction techniques in the 2010s. Throughout the 2010s, the primary concern of the Japanese construction industry was optimizing production processes to meet escalating domestic construction demands. A comparative analysis between 2009 and 2019 indicates a shift in focus, with fewer references to product innovation and a more pronounced emphasis on process innovation.

Development of Power Distribution Control Strategy for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle using Neural Network (인공신경망을 이용한 플러그인 하이브리드 차량의 동력분배제어전략 개발)

  • Sim, K.H.;Lee, S.J.;Lee, J.S.;Namkoong, C.;Han, K.S.;Hwang, S.H.
    • Journal of Drive and Control
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.18-24
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    • 2015
  • The plug-in hybrid electric vehicle has a high fuel economy and can be driven long distances. Its different modes include the electric vehicle, hybrid electric vehicle, and only engine operating mode. A power management strategy is important to determine which mode should be selected. The strategy makes the vehicle more efficient using appropriate power sources for driving. However, the strategy usually needs a driving speed profile which is future driving cycle. If the profile is known, the strategy easily determines which mode is driven efficiently. However, it is difficult to estimate the speed profile for a real system. To address this problem, this paper proposes a new power distribution strategy using a neural network. The average speed and driving range are used as input parameters to train the neural network system. The strategy determines a limit for the use of the battery and the desired power is distributed between the engine and the motor simultaneously. Its fuel economy can increase by improving the basic strategy.