This study examined the relationship among competitive advantage, catch-up, and linkage effects using Input–Output (IO) data of the information and communications technology (ICT) industry between South Korea and India. ICT industry was classified into ICT manufacturing and ICT service sectors on the basis of the taxonomic definitions provided by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Data were collected from World Input–Output Database (WIOD) ranging from 2000 to 2014 in order to quantitatively estimate the forward linkage (FL) and backward linkage (BL) effects. This study then used Leontief’s IO models to compute the FL and BL effects of ICT manufacturing and ICT service of Korea and India. Thereafter, four separate univariate analyses of variance were performed to statistically test the research hypotheses developed based on literature review and conceptual framework. The results of the study revealed that (1) an industry with competitive advantage had a higher FL effect and (2) a catch-up growing industry had a higher BL effect. In conclusion, ICT manufacturing and service sectors between Korea and India have very different characteristics and effects on each national economy.

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竞争优势，追赶和联系效应之间的关系：韩国和印度之间ICT行业的比较研究

这项研究使用韩国和印度之间的信息和通信技术（ICT）行业的投入产出（IO）数据，研究了竞争优势，追赶和联系效应之间的关系。根据经济合作与发展组织（OECD）提供的分类定义，将ICT行业分为ICT制造和ICT服务部门。从2000年至2014年的世界投入产出数据库（WIOD）收集了数据，以便定量估算前向联系（FL）和后向联系（BL）的影响。然后，该研究使用Leontief的IO模型来计算韩国和印度的ICT制造和ICT服务的FL和BL效应。之后，进行了四个独立的单变量方差分析，以统计学方式检验基于文献综述和概念框架得出的研究假设。研究结果表明：（1）具有竞争优势的行业具有较高的FL效应，（2）追赶型增长行业具有较高的BL效应。总而言之，韩国和印度之间的ICT制造和服务部门对每个国家的经济都有不同的特征和影响。