Research

International Journals

• Jaehoon Jeong, Daeho Lee, Hongbum Kim*, “Doing well by doing good: The impact of ESG management on corporate efficiency,” Applied Economics Letters, OnlineFirst, accepted in August 2025 (SSCI).

• Dohyoung Kim, Hwi-il Sun, Hongbum Kim*, “Public perception and VSC-HVDC power transmission adoption: Experiences and lessons learned from past cases,” Energy Policy, 202, 114574. July 2025 (SCIE/SSCI).

• Seoyoung Lee, Hongbum Kim*, Junseok Hwang, “Is the transition to electric vehicles a crisis or an opportunity? The South Korean automotive industry experience,” Journal of Asian Economics, 98, 101938. June 2025 (SSCI).

• Jeongwon Lee, Kiyoon Shin*, Hongbum Kim, Junseok Hwang, “Efficiency of innovation policy with different types of R&D planning: Evidence from South Korea’s information and communication technology sector,” Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 16(1), 630-662, March 2025 (SSCI).

• Jungwon Kong, Junseok Hwang, Hongbum Kim*, “Building smarter cities together: Government-to-government partnerships in the development of smart cities,” Cities, 156, 105532. January 2025 (SSCI).

• Myoungjin Oh, HyungBin Moon, JongRoul Woo, Hongbum Kim, Jungwoo Shin*, “How to be a winner of future vehicle maintenance services: consumer preference for vehicle self-diagnosis and fault prediction system in next-generation vehicles,” Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, OnlineFirst, accepted in April 2024 (SSCI).

• U Ri Chae, Gi Hyun Lee, Hongbum Kim*, Kyujung Kim, Jongkyu Choi, Dong Jin Hyun, Jungmin Yun, “Determinants of wearer satisfaction factors for harnesses in upper-limb assistive wearable robots,” Heliyon, 10(4), e26518, February 2024 (SCIE).

• Ho Seoung Na, Junseok Hwang, Hongbum Kim*, “Which attributes should be considered in regulating the Internet of Things? Evidence from conjoint analysis,” SAGE Open, 13(4), 1-11, November 2023 (SSCI).

• Se Young Kim, Haheyon Park, Hongbum Kim, Joon Kim, Kyoungwon Seo*, “Technostress causes cognitive overload in high-stress people: Eye tracking analysis in a virtual kiosk test,” Information Processing & Management, 59, 103093, November 2022 (SSCI/SCIE).

• JongRoul Woo, Jungwoo Shin, Hongbum Kim, HyungBin Moon*, “Which consumers are willing to pay for smart car healthcare services?: A discrete choice experiment approach,” Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 69, 103084, November 2022 (SSCI).

• Kyung-gook Park, Jihye Kim, Hongbum Kim*, “How exhibitionism and voyeurism contribute to engagement in SNS use: The mediating effects of content production and consumption,” Telematics and Informatics, 69, 101798, April 2022 (SSCI).

• Hongbum Kim, Min Ho Ryu, Daeho Lee, Jang Hyun Kim*, “Should a small-sized store have both online and offline channels? An efficiency analysis of the O2O platform strategy,” Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 64, 102823, January 2022 (SSCI).

• Eungdo Kim, In Gyu Lee, Hongbum Kim*, Kwangsoo Shin, “Factors affecting outbound open innovation performance in bio-pharmaceutical industry,” Sustainability, 13(8), 4122, April 2021 (SSCI/SCIE).

• Hongbum Kim, Yuri Jo, Daeho Lee*, “R&D, marketing, strategic planning, or human resources? Which CEO career is most helpful for the economic sustainability of ICT startups in South Korea?” Sustainability, 13(5), 2729, March 2021 (SSCI/SCIE).

• Junmin Lee, Jiyong Kim, Hongbum Kim*, Junseok Hwang, “Sustainability of ride-hailing services in China’s mobility market: A simulation model of socio-technical system transition,” Telematics and Informatics, 53, 101435, October 2020 (SSCI).

• Ho Seoung Na, Junseok Hwang, Hongbum Kim*, “Digital content as a fast Internet diffusion factor: Focusing on the fixed broadband Internet,” Information Development, 36(1), 97-111, March 2020 (SSCI).  

• Hyunha Shin, Junseok Hwang, Hongbum Kim*, “Appropriate technology for grassroots innovation in developing countries for sustainable development: The case of Laos,” Journal of Cleaner Production, 232, 1167-1175, September 2019 (SCIE).

• Hongbum Kim, Jungwoo Shin*, Sangwon Lee, “A new approach to efficient ratio: A case of South Korea’s research and development investment,” Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, 51, 1-9, January-March 2019 (SSCI/SCIE).

• Changjun Lee, Hongbum Kim*, “The evolutionary trajectory of an ICT ecosystem: A network analysis based on media users’ data,” Information and Management, 55(6), 795-805, September 2018 (SSCI/SCIE).

• Eunsuk Sung, Hongbum Kim, Daeho Lee* “Why do people consume and provide sharing economy accommodation? – A sustainability perspective,” Sustainability, 10(6), 2072, June 2018 (SSCI/SCIE).

• Changjun Lee, Hongbum Kim, Ahreum Hong*, “Ex-post evaluation of illegalizing juvenile online game after midnight: A case of shutdown policy in South Korea,” Telematics and Informatics, 34(8), 1597-1606, December 2017 (SSCI).

• Eungdo Kim, Soyoung Kim, Hongbum Kim*, “Development of an evaluation framework for publicly funded R&D projects: The case of Korea’s Next Generation Network,” Evaluation and Program Planning, 63, 18-28, August 2017 (SSCI).

• Hongbum Kim, Dong-Hee Shin*, “The effects of platform as a technology standard on platform-based repurchases,” Digital Policy, Regulation and Governance, 19(2), 41-55, March 2017 (SCOPUS/ESCI).

• Seungmin Kim, Hongbum Kim, Eungdo Kim*, “How knowledge flow affects Korean ICT manufacturing firm performance: A focus on open innovation strategy,” Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, 28(10), 1167-1181, November 2016 (SSCI).

• Jungwoo Shin, Chul-Yong Lee*, Hongbum Kim, “Technology and demand forecasting for carbon capture and storage technology in South Korea,” Energy Policy, 98, 1-11, November 2016 (SSCI/SCIE).

• Hongbum Kim, Daeho Lee*, Junseok Hwang, “Measuring the efficiency of standardisation policy using meta-frontier analysis: A case of mobile platform standardisation,” International Journal of Mobile Communications, 14(1), 79-98, January 2016 (SSCI).

• Hongbum Kim, Dong-Hee Shin*, Daeho Lee, “A socio-technical analysis of software policy in Korea: Towards a central role for building ICT ecosystems,” Telecommunications Policy, 39(11), 944-956, December 2015 (SSCI/SCI).

• Dong-Hee Shin, Hongbum Kim*, Junseok Hwang, “Standardization revisited: A critical literature review on standard and innovation,” Computer Standards and Interfaces, 38, 152-157, February 2015 (SCIE).

• Daeho Lee, Hongbum Kim*, “The effects of network neutrality on the diffusion of new Internet application services,” Telematics and Informatics, 31(3), 386-396, August 2014 (SSCI).

Domestic Journals (KCI in Korea)

• Jeongwon Lee, Kiyoon Shin, Hongbum Kim*, “Efficiency of national research and development project in information and communications technology,” Journal of the Korea Management Engineers Society (한국경영공학회지), 29(1), 85-96, March 2024.

- 정보통신기술분야 국가연구개발사업의 효율성 분석

• Seoyoung Lee, Sun Jin Yun*, Junseok Hwang, Hongbum Kim, “Governance challenges for building smart green cities: From a multi-level governance perspective,” Innovation Studies (한국혁신학회지), 18(4), 65-82, November 2023.

• Jinsuk Choi*, Hongbum Kim, “The analysis of ESG ratings between Korean and global agencies from the sectoral perspective,” Innovation Studies (한국혁신학회지), 18(3), 135-159, August 2023.

• Minjung Shon, Hea-Soon Ji*, Hongbum Kim, “Analysis of SW developer’s required competency in the era of SW talent shortage: Based on O*NET data,” Innovation Studies (한국혁신학회지), 17(4), 281-299, November 2022.

- SW 인력난 시대, SW 개발자의 요구역량 분석: 미국 O*NET 데이터 기반

• Jeong-Min Sin, Hyung Jin Kim, Hongbum Kim, Jungwoo Shin*, “Development of benefit estimation framework for new products of industrial convergence with certification of compliance,” Innovation Studies (한국혁신학회지), 17(3), 67-85, August 2022.

- 산업융합 신제품 적합성 인증 제품의 편익 추정 프레임워크 개발

• Ju-Dong Han, Young-Hyun Jin, Hongbum Kim, Sang-Heon Lee*, “TFP measurement to analyze the effectiveness of government supported R&D projects for SMEs,” Journal of Technology Innovation (기술혁신학회지), 28(2), 63-100, May 2020.

- 정부지원 R&D사업의 효과성 분석을 위한 중소기업 TFP 측정

• Jihwan Kim, Hongbum Kim*, Jungwoo Shin, Younjin Lee, “Factors affecting 5G mobile communication market diffusion: Focusing on non-use intention of 5G based services,” Journal of the Korea Management Engineers Society (한국경영공학회지), 24(3), 113-128, September 2019.

- 5G 이동통신 시장 확산 요인 분석: 5G 서비스별 비이용의향 요인분석을 중심으로

• So-Jeong Kim, Daeho Lee, Hongbum Kim*, “The effects of olfactory cue on affective behaviors,” Innovation Studies (한국혁신학회지), 14(3), 81-108, August 2019.

• Eungdo Kim, Hongbum Kim, Khee-Su Bae*, “Analysis on determinant affecting open innovation of Korean ICT service industry: Focusing on network service,” Korean Management Science Review (경영과학), 32(4), 175-192, December 2015.

- 한국 ICT서비스산업의 개방형 혁신에 영향을 미치는 요소 분석: 네트워크 서비스를 중심으로

• Hongbum Kim, Eungdo Kim*, Daeho Lee, Sungdo Jung, Hyung-Don Moon, “Prioritizing telecommunication service policy in South Korea: An innovation system approach,” Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management, 22(3), 115-128, September 2015.

• Hongbum Kim, Eungdo Kim*, “Evaluating government-led standardization policy: A case of Broadband convergence Network standard model,” Global Business Administration Review (글로벌경영학회지), 12(2), 49-67, September 2015.

• Hongbum Kim, Jungwoo Shin*, Kyung-Gook Park, “Technology standardization efforts of government for emerging industry: The case of cloud computing in South Korea and U.S.,” Journal of Technology Innovation (기술혁신학회지), 23(3), 87-114, August 2015.

- 신성장산업 활성화를 위한 국가 주도 기술 표준화 추진 방안 비교: 한국과 미국의 클라우드 컴퓨팅을 중심으로

Book Chapters and Industry Reports

• Hongbum Kim, “Global trends of digital transformation policy,” ICT STAT Analysis 23-04, 1-16, January 2023, Jincheon: Korea Information Society Development Institute.

• Heehyoung Jang, Hongbum Kim, Joon Kim, “Industrial convergence policy survey report for creating new convergence industry,” May 2021, Ansan: Korea Institute of Industrial Technology. ISBN: 9788982451751 95320.

• Hyung Jung Yoo, Hongbum Kim, “Industrial collaboration robot,” KISTEP Technology Trend Brief 2020-09, 1-30, July 2020, Jincheon: Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning.

• Ahreum Hong, Changjun Lee, Hongbum Kim, “Ex-post evaluation of illegalizing juvenile online game after midnight: A case of shutdown policy in South Korea,” KISDI STAT Report 19-16, 1-6, August 2019, Jincheon: Korea Information Society Development Institute.

• Hongbum Kim, Kyung-Gook Park, Jungwoo Shin, “How can we deal with it? Government-led technology standardization in the era of ICT,” In Korea Standard Association (Eds.), “Next Standards 2016: Standard insight for better future,” December 2015, Seoul: KSA media. ISBN: 9788945841230 03320

• Hongbum Kim, Moon-Rae Cho, “IT R&D policy for national innovation system,” Global ICT R&D Policy Trend, 2013-3, 2-20, April 2013, Seoul: National IT Industry Promotion Agency.

• Hongbum Kim, “IT policy trends in major countries,” Global ICT R&D Policy Trend, 2012-5, 2-23, August 2012, Seoul: National IT Industry Promotion Agency.

International Conferences

• Jihoon Shin, Hongbum Kim, Jungwoo Shin, “Analyzing the development and application of digital twins in manufacturing industries based on digital twin maturity model,” 16th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, Orlando, FL, USA, July 26-30, 2025.

• Jihoon Shin, Hongbum Kim, Miguel Amaral, “The importance of collaboration in the knowledge-intensive business services: The efficiency analysis of the industry using a meta-frontier approach,” 57th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Honolulu, HI, USA, January 3-6, 2024.

• Heehyoung Jang, Minsun Kim, Sungmin Cho, Jongho Lee, Hongbum Kim, “A new approach to the evolution of collaboration platforms: The case of South Korea’s convergence alliances,” 52nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Maui, HI, USA, January 8-11, 2019.

• Jungwoo Shin, Hongbum Kim, Eungdo Kim, “A Study on the optimal ratio of R&D investment,” Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology 2015 Conference, Portland, OR, USA, August 2-6, 2015.

• Hongbum Kim, “The effect of standardization strategy on telecommunication policy,” 2012 International Conference on ICT Development - Green, Smart, Development and Vision, Seoul, South Korea, December 20, 2012.

• Eungdo Kim, Hongbum Kim, “Strategies for stimulating innovation ecosystem in smart generation – in value constellation and standardization perspectives,” 2011 International Conference on ICT Development – Green, Smart, Development and Vision, Lombok, Indonesia, June 3, 2011.

• Junseok Hwang, Hongbum Kim, Daeho Lee, “The source of excess momentum in technology standard adoption: The case of third generation mobile communication in South Korea,” International Telecommunications Society 2010 Asia-Pacific Regional Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, August 26-28, 2010.

• Junseok Hwang, Daeho Lee, Hongbum Kim, “The effects of network neutrality on the diffusion of new Internet application services,” International Telecommunications Society 4th Africa-Asia-Australasia Regional Conference, Perth, Australia, August 16-18, 2009.

Domestic Conference (in Korea)

• Seoyoung Lee, Hongbum Kim, Junseok Hwang, “The evolution of supply chain structure in South Korea’s automotive industry: A social network analysis,” The Korean Society for Innovation Management and Economics, Jeju Island, South Korea, July 5-6, 2024.

• Hongbum Kim, “Commercialization issues and research application cases for industrial convergence and digital transformation,” Korea Society of Innovation, Busan, South Korea, November 10-11, 2023.

• Hongbum Kim, Ju-Dong Han, Young-Hyun Jin, “The effect of government SME R&D: Focusing on total factor productivity,” Korea Technology Innovation Society, Jeju Island, South Korea, November 6-8, 2019.

• Jongho Lee, Heehyoung Jang, Hongbum Kim, Sungmin Cho, Jungmin Yun, Minsun Kim, “A case study of user experience design for smart safety product-service development,” The Korean Academic Society of Business Administration, Gyeongju, South Korea, August 20-22, 2018.

• Hongbum Kim, Jungwoo Shin, Kyung-Gook Park, “Technology standardization efforts of government for emerging industry: The case of cloud computing in South Korea and U.S.,” The Korean Society for Innovation Management and Economics, Jeju Island, South Korea, June 26-27, 2015.

• Chan Seon Park, Hongbum Kim, Hyoung-Don Moon, “A study on building ICT industrial policy map,” The Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences, Jeju Island, South Korea, June 24-26, 2015.

• Jyso Kim, Hongbum Kim, Hyoung-Don Moon, “A study on building technology policy map: Cases of year 2009 and 2014,” The Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences, Jeju Island, South Korea, June 24-26, 2015.

• Jeongwon Lee, Hyoung-Don Moon, Hongbum Kim, “A study of software industry in Korea for globalization: A sectoral innovation system approach,” The Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences, Jeju Island, South Korea, June 25-27, 2014.

• Chan Seon Park, Hyoung-Don Moon, Hongbum Kim, “A study of smart home industry competitiveness,” The Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences, Jeju Island, South Korea, June 25-27, 2014.

• Hongbum Kim, Hyoung-Don Moon, Jungwoo Shin, Bong-geun Shin, Hyeo-eun Lee, “A Research on the optimal R&D investments,” Korea Technology Innovation Society, Jeju Island, South Korea, October 31 – November 1, 2013.

• Jeongwon Lee, Hyoung-Don Moon, Hongbum Kim, “A study of package software industry in Korea: A sectoral innovation system approach,” The Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences, Jeju Island, South Korea, June 19-21, 2013.

• Hyoung-Don Moon, Jeongwon Lee, Hongbum Kim, Hyeo-eun Lee, Yong Suk Jang, “A study on R&D system improvement in sensor industry: A sectoral innovation system approach in South Korea,” Korea Technology Innovation Society, Daejeon, South Korea, May 10, 2013.

• Hongbum Kim, Eunhee Jee, Jeongwon Lee, Hee Sook Yoo, “An analysis of interactions in System-on-Chip industry,” The Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences, Jeju Island, South Korea, June 20-22, 2012.

• Hee Sook Yoo, Jung Won Lee, Hongbum Kim, “An analysis on the sectoral innovation system of embedded software industry in Korea,” The Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences, Jeju Island, South Korea, June 20-22, 2012.

• Jeongwon Lee, Hee Sook Yoo, Hongbum Kim, “A study on the sectoral innovation system of System-On-Chip industry in Korea,” The Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences, Jeju Island, South Korea, June 20-22, 2012.

• Anhyuk Yang, Hongbum Kim, “Efficiency estimation for telecommunication companies using meta-frontier analysis,” The Korean Association for Telecommunications Policies, Seoul, South Korea, November 18, 2011.

• Hongbum Kim, “User attributes in innovation activities of online communities,” Doctoral Colloquium in The Korea Society for Innovation Management and Economics, Jeju-Island, South Korea, June 27-28, 2008.

National R&D Program Participations

• Developing a psychological counseling chatbot: Bridging communication and ergonomics for promoting self-disclosure and efficient counseling, National Research Foundation, June 2023 – May 2026.

• Infrastructure development of manufacturing and service convergence using field data, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, June 2020 – December 2021.

• The development of the criteria for the certification of compliance and the support for new convergence products improvement, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, March 2020 – February 2022.

• Development of living lab infrastructure for empirical test of new product and service in convergence smart safety, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, March 2018 – December 2021.

• A study on 2020 governmental R&D budget allocation strategy, Ministry of Science and ICT, May 2019 – October 2019.

• A study on priority setting and increasing efficiencies for 2020 of government R&D investment, Ministry of Science and ICT, May 2019 – October 2019.

• Analysis of technological innovation agenda and R&D investment strategies (2019), Ministry of Science and ICT, May 2019 – October 2019.

• Development of verification technology for industrial convergence new product Suitability-Certification Support, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, July 2017 – December 2020.

• Infrastructure establishment for future mobility with UX lab promotion, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, March 2017 – December 2017.

• Building industrial convergence culture furtherance and industrial convergence acceleration ombudsman operation, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, January 2017 – December 2019.

• Development of industrial convergence information platform, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, November 2016 – March 2017.

• IT statistics research and trend analysis, Institute of ICT Planning & Evaluation, January 2013 – October 2014.

• IT R&D planning research, Institute of ICT Planning & Evaluation, August 2011 – October 2014.

• Smart Media Policy Research Center Program, Korea Communications Agency, April 2011 – August 2011.

• Convergence Technology Policy Research Center, Korea Communications Commission, March 2009 – December 2010.

• Information Technology Research Center, Ministry of Information and Communication, September 2007 – December 2008.

• International IT Policy Program, Ministry of Knowledge and Economy, March 2007 – February 2010.

Project Participations

• (P.I.) An analysis of pain points to support performance improvement R&D for regulatory sandboxes and conformance certified product, Korea Institutes of Industrial Technology, July 2024 – October 2024.

• (P.I.) A study on improving commercialization capability and market competitiveness of product-service system SMEs, Korea Institutes of Industrial Technology, August 2023 – October 2023.

• (P.I.) An analysis on industry structure to propose strategic industry and its development for Hwaseong-si, Hwaseong Industry Promotion Agency, May 2021 – September 2021.

• A study on utilization of industrial innovation infrastructure by digital convergence-based demonstration, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, January 2021 – December 2021.

• A study on performance improvement of industrial technology by manufacturing and service convergence, Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology, October 2020 – March 2021.

• A study on law and institution for promoting new business model using industrial data, Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology, April 2020 – August 2020.

• Support project for regional specialization of smart clothing and smart safety, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, January 2020 – December 2021.

• Development and application of industrial convergence data for industry intellectualization, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, January 2020 – December 2020.

• Effectiveness analysis of the government R&D support for SMEs by measuring firm’s TFP, Korea Institute of Science & Technology Evaluation and Planning, June 2019 – October 2019.

• A Study on R&D Investment Strategies for major Industries linked to Hydrogen Economy, Korea Institute of Science & Technology Evaluation and Planning, June 2019 – October 2019.

• (P.I.) A program on promoting convergence alliance, Industrial Bank of Korea and other RCMS banks March 2017 – October 2020.

• An extension of 3D printing application testbed for healthcare service. Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, January 2016 – July 2016.

• Globalization strategy for Korean ICT firms, National IT Industry Promotion Agency, December 2013 – March 2014.

• A research on creating jobs and startups based on ICT research and development, National IT Industry Promotion Agency, August 2013 – February 2014.

• A research on reforming the R&D system for enhancing ICT industry competitiveness, National IT Industry Promotion Agency, July 2013 – December 2013.

• A strategy report on integrating IT ecosystem. National IT Industry Promotion Agency. July2012 – December 2012.

• A research on management of technology: A case analysis and an evaluation model development. Korea Institute for the Advancement of Technology. September 2009 – February 2010.

• Developing a project performance evaluation model: A case of Korean NGN - Broadband convergence Network. National Information Society Agency. May 2009 – December 2009.

• A research on promoting global media business. SK Telecom, October 2008 – April 2009.

• An effect of open architecture on the integration of fixed and mobile network. Korea Telecommunications Operators Association. July 2008 – December 2008.

Policy Developments

• The 8th industrial technology innovation plan (2024), Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

- Fundamental strategies for industrial technology innovation in South Korea

• The AI internalization strategy of the industry (2023), Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

- Fundamental strategies for industrial digital transformation in South Korea

• The second basic plan of industrial convergence promotion (2019), Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

- Fundamental strategies for industrial convergence in South Korea

• Implementation plan of industrial convergence promotion (2017-2021), Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

- Guidance of industrial convergence programs and projects for government

• Implementation plan of ICT promotion and convergence strategy (2014-2015), Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning.

- Guidance of ICT programs and projects for the government

• ICT R&D WAVE strategy (2013), Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning.

- Fundamental strategies for ICT R&D in South Korea

• IT-ecosystem strategies for enhancing future IT competitiveness (2012), Ministry of Knowledge and Economy.

- New concept of IT policies preparing IT-based convergence era.