국내 중소기업의 융합추진 현황과 사례연구 = Status of Convergence Activities of Domestic Small-and-medium-sized Manufacturing Firms and A Case Study

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Many small and medium manufacturing companies have realized that they need new growth engines to breakthrough current management crisis or future management crisis after maturity. And they try to create new growth engines through convergence activities. This study reviewed through the literature review the basic concept of convergence, government policies about convergence activities, and the status of research and development in convergence activities. Also, this study tried to find out the success factors in convergence activities by comparing the implementation status of convergence activities of domestic small and medium business with that of advanced countries. Because domestic research about convergence activities is at an early stage, the literature review was difficult with insufficient advanced research. Also, it was hard to get enough data from companies because the number of companies that conduct convergence activities are few. Instead, this study presents working-level experiences through the interviews with the representatives of the companies that achieved remarkable success through convergence activities.
Recently, ten government departments including information technology(IT), bio technology(BT), nano technology(NT) are jointly trying to foster convergence technology at the national level by establishing implementation plan of 'Master Plan of National Convergence Technology Development'('08.11.).
Also, 'Vision and development strategy of new growth engines' and 'Comprehensive plan for R&D of green technology' are under process on the basis of the joint reporting of 'National Science & Technology Commission' and 'Presidential Council for Future and Vision'. However, the level of domestic convergence technology still remains at the 50~80% level of the best technology in advanced countries. Developed products are already in the marketplace in advanced countries like the United States of America, Japan, Europe, etc. through the collaborative research of businesses, universities, and research laboratories.
As the interchange between different categories of business is increasing in the convergence issue, the interest of domestic small and medium business about convergence activities is rising but still insignificant. So, this study tries to emphasize the need of convergence activities by presenting the case of the convergence activities. The case of 'oil-free high-efficiency air compressor development by AIRRO' is presented as an successful example of convergence activities. It received a favorable evaluation for the reason that this new product could reduce supplies expense and power cost substantially.
However, some problems are found at the product development through convergence activities.
First, participating companies should decide how to share the invested capital for the product development and the participation rate among them.
Second, the level of responsibility and the degree of concentration may be declined as the size of business is increased.
Third, the outcome from convergence activities may be hard to be developed into the new business model and the long term business.
Fourth, any problems with the trust formation and profit calculation should be solved during the implementation stage.
To improve on these problems, arrangements of role sharing and ways to secure invested capital among participating companies are necessary at the beginning of the development. Also, the new business model made through convergence activities should be continued by organizing joint legal entities or association.
Key Worlds: Convergence, Convergence activity, Small and medium business, Interchange between different categories of business

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. 서 론
• 1. 연구의 배경 및 목적
• 2. 연구방법과 연구범위
• Ⅱ. 융합개념과 추진동향
• 1. 융합의 개념
• 2. 융합추진 동향
• Ⅲ. 중소기업 융합추진 실태
• 1. 국내 중소기업의 추진실태
• 2. 선진국의 동향
• 3. 융합활동의 사례연구
• Ⅳ. 결 론