지식재산 행정체제 개편에 대한 환경의존적 분석: 미국, 일본, 중국, 한국을 중심으로

This paper deals with the restructuring of the intellectual property administrative systems made toward the direction of functional integration. Specifically, this paper analyzes the restructuring cases occurred in America, Japan, China, and Korea at the end of 1990s and at the beginning of 2010s, and it analyzes why and how such a restructuring occurred. As a result of analysis, I find out three facts as follows. First, the intellectual property administrative systems can be divided into three patterns such as weak coordination type, strong coordination type and concerted action type, in proportion to the degree of integration. Second, the restructuring of the intellectual property administrative system was made by the state, while the state adapted itself to environmental change. That is, the uncertainty of task environment asks for the necessity of integrating the administrative system, so that it causes the restructuring of the intellectual property administrative system. At the same time, the economic recession facilitates the progress of restructuring the intellectual property administrative system. Third, states show a variety of their results of restructuring, depending on their new environment. America and Japan wanted a heavily integrative administrative system in the context of a heavily uncertain task environment and an economic depression, so that they adopted a concerted action type of administrative system. China wanted a slightly integrative administrative system in the context of a slightly uncertain task environment and an economic boom, so that she adopted a coordination type of administrative system. Korea wanted a moderately integrative administrative system in the context of a moderately uncertain task environment and a moderate economic situation, so that she adopted a strong coordination type of administrative system. Consequently, this analysis proves the validity of the environmental dependency approach. Also, I propose that the Korean government will restructure the administrative system from a strong coordination type to a concerted action type as her uncertainty of task environment grows and economy recession emerges in the future.