Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect on R&D investment and technology commercialization capabilities on business performance of 118 Korean firms which has R&D center. In particular, this study tried to define technology commercialization and technology commercialization capabilities for the board and narrow perspective, and investigates the role of technology commercialization capabilities in linking R&D investment and business performance in terms of a financial performance as the growing rate of sales, the growing rate of operating income to sales and non-financial performance as the ratio of technology commercialization. The results of this study are as follows. First, the findings of the research indicated that there was a significant positive relationship between R&D investment and business performance as financial and non-financial. Second, the study found that board technology commercialization capability as technology strategic planning, technology process, and technology organization has the mediating effect to R&D investment on business performance as the ratio of technology commercialization. Third, the study found that narrow technology commercialization capability as manufacturing and marketing play a mediating role in terms of business performance as financial and non-financial.

R&D연구소를 보유하고 있는 우리나라 민간기업 118개를 분석한 결과, R&D투자는 기술사업화성과, 매출액증가율 및 영업이익증가율 등 경영성과에 모두 긍정적인(+)영향을 미치는 것을 확인하였고, 기술사업화 능력이 R&D투자와 경영성과간의 관계에서 분석한 결과, 기술전략기획능력, 기술프로세스능력, 기술조직능력인 광의의 기술사업화 능력이 경영성과에 부분적으로 매개효과를 나타났으며, 제조능력과 마케팅능력인 협의의 기술사업화 능력은 경영성과에 모두 매개효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 R&D투자가 경영성과를 달성하는데 필요한 요인이지만, 기술사업화 능력도 경영성과에 매개작용을 하므로 기술사업화 능력을 강화하는 것이 필요함을 시사하고 있다.

Keywords

• R&D investment;
• technology commercialization;
• technology commercialization capability;
• business performance;
• management of technology

• R&D투자;
• 기술사업화;
• 기술사업화능력;
• 경영성과;
• 기술경영;