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Korean Academic Society of Business Administration
[ Article ]
korean management review - Vol. 46, No. 5, pp.1503-1519
ISSN: 1226-1874 (Print)
Print publication date 31 Oct 2017
Received 03 Jan 2017 Accepted 07 Sep 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17287/kmr.2017.46.5.1503

벤처기업의 지식 흡수능력과 기업가적 지향성이 혁신성과에 미치는 영향

이경미* ; 이장우**
*(주저자) 경북대학교 경영학부 yiikm91@gmail.com
**(교신저자) 경북대학교 경영학부 antonio@knu.ac.kr
The Impact of Knowledge Absorptive Capacity and Entrepreneurial Orientation on Innovation Performance of Korean Ventures
Kyungmi Lee* ; Jangwoo Lee**
*Master Student, School of Business Administration, Kyungpook National University, First Author
**Professor, School of Business Administration, Kyungpook National University, Corresponding Author

초록

본 연구는 우리나라의 벤처기업을 대상으로 지식 흡수능력이 혁신성과에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 이를 위해 지식 흡수능력과 혁신성과의 관계에서 기업가적 지향성의 조절효과와 환경동태성을 고려한 삼원 상호작용 효과(three-way interaction effects)를 분석하였다. 주요 연구결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 지식 흡수능력은 일정수준까지는 지식 흡수능력의 정도가 증가할수록 혁신성과가 높아지지만, 지식 흡수능력의 지나친 증가는 오히려 혁신성과에 부정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 즉, 지식 흡수능력과 혁신성과는 역 U자 형의 곡선관계를 가진다. 둘째, 지식 흡수능력과 혁신성과의 관계에 기업가적 지향성이 정(+)의 조절효과를 보였다. 즉, 기업가적 지향성의 정도는 지식 흡수능력과 혁신성과간의 역 U자 형의 곡선관계의 강도에 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 동태적인 환경일수록 이들의 상호작용 효과가 혁신성과에 긍정적 영향을 미친다. 이를 통해서, 지식 흡수능력의 혁신성과에 대한 효과를 제고하기 위해서는 기업가적 지향성의 뒷받침이 필요하다는 점을 확인할 수 있다. 본 연구결과의 시사점을 요약하면, 첫째, 기업의 혁신성과를 제고시키기 위해서는 적정 수준의 지식 흡수능력을 소유하는 것이 중요하다. 둘째, 환경동태성이 높을수록 기업가적 지향성은 흡수된 지식들과 레버리지 작용으로 수익체감을 방지하고 혁신성과를 강화시키는데 중요하다는 점 등을 제시할 수 있다.

Abstract

This study examines the impact of knowledge absorptive capacity on innovation performance of Korean ventures and the moderating impact of entrepreneurial orientation. We further examine the three-way interaction approach by considering the environmental dynamism. Using 125 samples of Korean ventures, we find an inverted curvilinear relationship between knowledge absorptive capacity and innovation performance. Additionally, as the level of entrepreneurial orientation increases, the inverted U-shaped curvilinear relationship between knowledge absorptive capacity and innovation performance becomes stronger. Lastly, under the higher environmental dynamism, the interaction impact of entrepreneurial orientation and knowledge absorptive capacity may positively affect innovation performance. The findings’ implications for research and managerial practice are discussed.

Keywords:

Korean Ventures, Absorptive Capacity, Entrepreneurial Orientation, Environmental Dynamism, Innovation Performance

키워드:

벤처기업, 지식 흡수능력, 기업가적 지향성, 환경동태성, 혁신성과

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• 저자 이경미는 경북대학교 일반대학원 전략 및 조직관리 전공 석사과정을 졸업하였다. 연구 관심분야는 기업가정신, 벤처혁신, 경영전략 등이다.

• 저자 이장우는 현재 경북대학교 경영학부 전략 및 조직관리 전공 정교수로 재직 중이다. 서울대학교 경영학과를 졸업하였으며, 한국과학기술원(KAIST)에서 산업공학 석사 및 경영과학 박사를 취득하였다. 미국 퍼듀 대학과 스탠포드 대학에서 방문학자로 연구하였다. 주요연구분야는 기업가정신과 벤처창업, 경영전략, 강소기업 경쟁력 등이다.