The following thesis focuses on the efficient operation and maintenance of Technoparks’ corporate support system. Therefore, in order to carry out this work, the performance evaluating indicators were determined. Then, the influence reflecting the s...
The following thesis focuses on the efficient operation and maintenance of Technoparks’ corporate support system. Therefore, in order to carry out this work, the performance evaluating indicators were determined. Then, the influence reflecting the supported corporations’ performance and satisfaction were analyzed.
Two methods were used for this study. First, the corporations supporting performance evaluating indicators were determined. In order to do this, national standardized indicators and related studies were investigated and brainstorming with Technopark specialists. Then the analytic network process (ANP) was used to analyze the importance of indicators. Second, the Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM) was used for the analysis of supported corporations’ performance and satisfaction.
The result of this study is as in the following. First, the results of development of the performance evaluating indicators. A total of 16 indicators were determined and the indicators’ importance is listed in the following order from highest to lowest: the commercialization support, amount of sales, budget, training skills, support of loans, amount of rental space, number of researchers, supporting information, marketing support, level of equipments, support of technological skills, prototypes, network support, product quality, frequency of equipment usage and product testing achievements.
Second, the result of supported corporations’ performance and satisfaction analysis showed that research development support and network support were influential factors for the total satisfaction of supported corporations.
Third, the result shows that the supported corporations’ performance (amount of sales, labor) and innovation (the number of technological developments, export sales, patent applications) are influenced by corporation support service of Technoparks.
The Technoparks’ equipment support service influences the corporations’ performance. On the other hand, does not play a role in the corporations’ innovation. However, marketing supporting service and networking supporting service reflects a positive performance of corporations. Yet, they do not have any affect on innovation. Also, if bigger the scale of the corporation and longer the establishment of corporation, then it becomes a plus for the performance. On the other hand, the aforementioned scale and length of establishment are not related in any way to innovation. Lastly, if the Technoparks’ and supported corporations’ strategic industry and are the same, then the corporations’ performance and innovation becomes higher. However, these previous analyses taken as four types of Technoparks show a different result. In this result, the service, that reflects the performance and innovation in the four various types of Technoparks, differed from one another.
The perspectives taken for this study are the following. First, even though there exist a variation in the Technoparks that offer corporate service, the corporations’ performance and innovation reflect
Secondly, in the view of the corporations’ performance, in the case that the Technopark gives priority to performance, then in this given study, the evaluation system can be used directly. On the other hand, in the case that the Technoparks give priority to innovation, then the following factors can seen as important: training skills, support of loans, number of researchers, prototypes, support of technological skills, product testing achievements, product quality, supporting information commercialization support. Next, in the case where Techoparks give priority to the corporations’ satisfaction, the following can be seen as important factors: support of loans, number of researchers, prototypes, amount of rental space and network service.
Thirdly, if the satisfaction for support service, labor support service, technical skill service, knowledge support service and marketing support service are increased, then the corporations’ performance and innovation increases as well. Therefore, the investment needs to be increased in the mentioned service fields. However, in the case of research development service (research development’s investment and support, commercialization support), the satisfaction level is higher and influences the corporations’ performance and innovation. Therefore, the stated services need to be maintained on a stable level.
Fourthly, the corporations’ total satisfaction not only reflects the types of service, but on quality of service and processing speed of service as well.
Fifthly, in order to increase the corporations’ performance and innovation, the Technoparks’ need to attract the corporations. These corporations must be in sync or be similar to the Technoparks’ strategic industry.
Sixthly, the Technoparks’ corporation support system and performance maintenance need to be taken care of according to each type.