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The evolving patterns of inter-industrial knowledge structure: Case of Korean manufacturing in the 1980s

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The notion of knowledge-based economy premises that technological knowledge be created, accumulated and disseminated through the interactive learning among principal actors in the national system. This paper analyzes, from a dynamic perspective, the structure of inter-industrial technological knowledge. Both human-driven disembodied channel and capital-driven embodied channel are investigated based on network analysis. The set of empirical data covers the Korean manufacturing sector during the 1980s. Overall, density of network tends to be increasing over time, implying that knowledge network becomes expanded and intensified. A number of distinctive features are identified between knowledge types and industrial categories. The findings in turn render important policy implications that should be addressed when developing technology policy. Clearly, the policy framework needs to be industry-specific and country-specific in accordance with the development stage and industrial structure of reference time.

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  1. Division of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Kangnung National University, 120, Gangnung Daehangno, Gangnung City, 210-702, Korea

    Moon-soo Kim

  2. Department of Industrial Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul (Korea)

    Yong-tae Park

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Kim, Ms., Park, Yt. The evolving patterns of inter-industrial knowledge structure: Case of Korean manufacturing in the 1980s. Scientometrics 61, 43–54 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:SCIE.0000037361.19404.a5

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