Abstract
Cooperative R&D activities between SMEs and public research institutions (PRIs) in Korea have increased recently. The Korean Government encourages PRIs to promote technological collaboration with SMEs to overcome limitations in the R&D capabilities of SMEs. However, there is limited research on R&D collaborations between SMEs and PRIs. This paper examines the role of communications on cooperative R&D between SMEs and PRIs in Korea based on a survey of 173 Korean SMEs. Empirical results show that contract clarity and communication intensity associated significantly with the outcome of cooperative R&D that positively reflected the high-context culture of Korea. Communication intensity showed a significant moderating effect on the relationship between power asymmetry and the performance of cooperative R&D. Communication intensity also exhibited a moderating effect between information asymmetry and the performance of cooperative R&D. Therefore, frequent and intensive communication activities between cooperative R&D partners can facilitate technological knowledge exchanges, such as complex and tacit knowledge, that can help overcome organisational conflict.
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