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The antecedents and consequences of technology standardizations in Korean IT small and medium-sized enterprises

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With rapid changes in the business environment, leading or utilizing technology standards may help firms gain better performance through competitive advantage. Such activities related to technology standards are likely to provide numerous opportunities or benefits to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the highly technological divide among firms. However, few studies have paid attention to drivers, obstacles, and results of technology standards activities in SMEs. Consequently, this study bridges this research gap by identifying the factors influencing technology standardizations, which in turn contribute to firm performance in SMEs. The analytic results of survey data collected from 250 SMEs in the Korean IT sector reveal that all technology standardizations have an effect firm performance. Benefits from standards, R&D capability, and insufficient resources are influential factors of all technology standardizations. However, support of related institutes only affects inbound standardization. This study discusses theoretical and practical implications on technology standardizations in SMEs based on these findings.

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  1. Graduate School of Management of Technology, Sogang University, 35 Baekbeom-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, 04107, Republic of Korea

    Jong-Hyun Paik

  2. Standards Policy Research Team, Korean Standards Association (KSA), 305 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06152, Republic of Korea

    Jong-Hyun Paik

  3. Graduate School of Innovation and Technology Management, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea

    Moon-Koo Kim

  4. Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), 218 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34129, Republic of Korea

    Moon-Koo Kim & Jong-Hyun Park

  5. Department of Management of Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-do, 16419, Republic of Korea

    Jong-Hyun Park

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Paik, JH., Kim, MK. & Park, JH. The antecedents and consequences of technology standardizations in Korean IT small and medium-sized enterprises. Inf Technol Manag 18, 293–304 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10799-016-0268-2

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