Moving into the technological fast lane: from reverse to forward engineering through the establishment of innovation communities in Korea

Author

Methe, David T.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Bus. Adm., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA

fYear

1995

fDate

28-30 Jun 1995

Firstpage

44

Lastpage

49

Abstract

This paper examines the role played by the Korean government in developing an innovation community through the initiation of a national research project. Called the highly advanced nation (HAN) project, its goal is to increase the capabilities of the innovation community to conduct forward engineering. The organizational structure of the HAN project is examined to determine which agencies play the key roles in managing and conducting the research. The results show a shift rewards business organizations as the key conductors of the research, and also highlights changes in the management role played by government

Keywords

government policies; project management; research and development management; Korea; business organizations; forward engineering; government; highly advanced nation project; innovation communities; management role; national research project; organizational structure; research conduction; research management; Asynchronous transfer mode; Automobile manufacture; Electric vehicles; Government; Organizational aspects; Project management; Reverse engineering; Switches; Technological innovation; Textile technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering Management Conference, 1995. Global Engineering Management: Emerging Trends in the Asia Pacific., Proceedings of 1995 IEEE Annual International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2799-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMC.1995.523907

Filename

523907