제조 중소기업의 기술협력의 규모와 다양성이 혁신 성과에 미치는 영향: 기술집약도에 따른 산업 구분과 기업 규모의 조절효과를 중심으로

This study examines the impacts of scale and diversity of technological cooperation on innovation performance in manufacturing small- and medium-sized enterprises and analyzes the moderating effects of industry classification according to technology intensity and company size. For this purpose, this study used the 2020 Korean Innovation Survey (KIS) conducted by the Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI). The results of the analysis are as follows. First, as the scale of technological cooperation was larger, and the diversity of technological cooperation greater, the innovation performance was significantly higher. Second, intensive technical cooperation with various external organizations had a greater impact on improving innovation performance in low-tech industries than in high-tech industries. Third, while the intensity of technological cooperation in small-sized businesses improved innovation performance better than in medium-sized businesses, the technological cooperation with various external organizations in medium-sized businesses did so better than in small-sized businesses. The results of this study have several theoretical and practical implications. First, this study overcame the limitations of most previous studies, which focused only on the scale of technological cooperation and did not sufficiently discuss the diversity of technological cooperation in terms of which organizations alliance networks are formed with. Second, this study makes practical contribution in that it suggests a way that manufacturing small- and medium-sized companies can seek appropriate technological cooperation strategies depending on their industry and size. Compared to previous studies that focused on analyzing the moderating effect of absorptive capacity, this study applied industry classification according to technology intensity and company size, which are clear criteria that small- and medium-sized enterprises can understand. Therefore, it can be useful for small- and medium-sized enterprises to establish and implement appropriate technological innovation strategies.