Evaluating R&amp;D Efficiency at the KIGAM using Malmquist DEA: Focusing on Strategic and Performance Objectives in the Research Program Plan

Junhee Bae; Sangpil Yoon

doi:10.32390/ksmer.2025.62.6.677

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Evaluating R&D Efficiency at the KIGAM using Malmquist DEA: Focusing on Strategic and Performance Objectives in the Research Program Plan Malmquist DEA를 활용한 한국지질자원연구원의 R&D 효율성 평가: KIGAM 연구사업계획 전략목표와 성과목표를 중심으로

31 December 2025. pp. 677-685

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Abstract

This study examines productivity, efficiency changes, and technological progress within the 2020–2024 Research Program Plan of the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM). The analysis is structured around four strategic objectives—public safety, strategic mineral security, energy security, and global environmental change—and eight associated performance goals. Using research performance data aligned with this framework, the study applies the Malmquist Productivity Index, defining R&D investment and personnel as inputs, and publications, patents, technology transfers, and technical consultations as outputs. The results show that while some performance goals experienced simultaneous gains in productivity and technological innovation, others lagged due to insufficient internal capacity relative to the pace of external environmental change. These findings provide insights into the structural causes of performance gaps and offer guidance for strengthening research capabilities, improving resource allocation, and supporting mid-term R&D strategy development and performance management enhancement in research institutions.

Keywords

malmquist productivity index

data envelopment analysis

research performance efficiency

R&D performance

technological change

본 연구는 한국지질자원연구원(KIGAM)의 2020~2024년 연구사업계획을 대상으로 전략목표와 성과목표별 연구 생산성, 효율성 변화, 기술변화를 정량적으로 분석하였다. 연구사업계획의 네 가지 전략목표와 여덟 개의 성과목표를 분석체계로 설정하고, 이에 기반한 연구성과 데이터를 Malmquist 생산성지수로 평가하였다. R&D 투자액·인력을 투입요소로, 논문·특허·기술이전·기술자문을 산출요소로 활용하여 기술 분야별 생산성 변동을 도출한 결과, 일부 목표는 생산성과 기술혁신이 모두 향상된 반면, 일부는 외부 변화 속도에 비해 내부 역량 강화가 미흡한 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 분석은 성과 격차의 구조적 원인 파악과 연구역량 강화, 자원 배분 전략 개선에 시사점을 제공하며, 중기 R&D 전략 및 성과관리 체계 고도화에 실증적 근거를 제시한다.

키워드

Malmquist 생산성지수

자료포락분석

연구성과효율성

연구개발 성과

기술변화

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Publisher :The Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers
Publisher(Ko) :한국자원공학회
Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers
Journal Title(Ko) :한국자원공학회지
Volume : 62
No :6
Pages :677-685
Received Date : 2025-11-20
Revised Date : 2025-12-01
Accepted Date : 2025-12-03
DOI :https://doi.org/10.32390/ksmer.2025.62.6.677

Journal of the Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers ISSN:2288-0291(Print) 2288-2790(Online) 한국자원공학회지

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