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This study attempts to deal the cooperation between SMEs and large companies as it rises as national issues. For this, while focusing upon SMEs, we investigate the interrelationships among such research variables as the recognized importance of cooperation, the trust, the enhancement of cooperation, the proactive participation in new products developments. Results from structural equation modeling analysis show as followings: First, the recognized importance of the cooperation and the trust significantly contribute to the enhanced cooperation between small and large enterprises. Second, the enhanced cooperation influences positively upon the SMEs’ participation of customer companies’ new product development. Third, the enhanced cooperation mediates the relationships between the recognized importance of cooperation and the SMEs’ participation in large customer companies’ new product development. These research results imply that the recognized importance of cooperation between large and small enterprises is crucial for the mutual beneficial cooperation.