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Dr. SEOK-SOO KIM
Hansung University

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0 Technology Commercialization
0 Global entrepreneurship
0 SMEs' Performance Startups & Entrepreneurs
0 Digital Transformation of SMEs
0 SMEs' Business Management

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 Director: Global Entrepreneurs Foundation, Korea  Professor: Youth Entrepreneurs Academy, Korea  Career: Professor of Youth Entrepreneurs Academy Samsung Fine Chemicals (R&D) Kolon Industries (Technology Commercialization)  The main research areas are SME Performance, Startups & Entrepreneurs, Technology Commercialization, Digital Transformation of SMEs, Global Entrepreneurship, and SME Business Management.

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Journal article
Published: 24 June 2021 in Sustainability
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SMEs around the world are constantly under threats to their survival and sustainable growth. This study evaluated the variables influencing the sustainable growth of SMEs in the technological evolution of digital transformation. I propose a business model innovation strategy for the sustainable growth of SMEs. Furthermore, I evaluated the variables influencing growth by industry sector and present strategies for innovation in the business model. Data were collected from 205 CEOs in six sector industries in Korea, and I investigated the effect of variables that affected the company’s sustainability when introducing digital transformation. A partial least-squares regression was used for the statistical analysis and was performed using a data group analysis. I found that the SME performance varied by industry and that technological competency had a mediating effect. The variables that most affected the SME performance were management, technology, and technical competence in marketing and innovation. This research went beyond the limitations of studying only the effects of each of the previous literature variables through causal studies linking these variables. The variables affecting the performance of the industries were found to be different. By comparing the variables that led to a difference in performance in the industrial sector, I developed a business model innovation strategy that can affect the sustainable performance of SMEs.

ACS Style

Seok-Soo Kim. Sustainable Growth Variables by Industry Sectors and Their Influence on Changes in Business Models of SMEs in the Era of Digital Transformation. Sustainability 2021, 13, 7114 .

AMA Style

Seok-Soo Kim. Sustainable Growth Variables by Industry Sectors and Their Influence on Changes in Business Models of SMEs in the Era of Digital Transformation. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (13):7114.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Seok-Soo Kim. 2021. "Sustainable Growth Variables by Industry Sectors and Their Influence on Changes in Business Models of SMEs in the Era of Digital Transformation." Sustainability 13, no. 13: 7114.

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Published: 30 December 2020 in Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues
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Seok-Soo Kim. Research on the effect factors of technical performance on SMEs by industrial sectors. Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues 2020, 8, 1120 -1141.

AMA Style

Seok-Soo Kim. Research on the effect factors of technical performance on SMEs by industrial sectors. Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues. 2020; 8 (2):1120-1141.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Seok-Soo Kim. 2020. "Research on the effect factors of technical performance on SMEs by industrial sectors." Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues 8, no. 2: 1120-1141.