Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship (벤처창업연구)

The Korean Society of Business Venturing (한국벤처창업학회)
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The Effects on the Performance of High-tech Startups by the Entrepreneurial Competency

기술창업기업의 기업가 역량이 기업성과에 미치는 영향

  • Um, Hyeon Jeong (Hanbat National University, Graduate School Entrepreneurial Management) ;
  • Yang, Young Seok (Hanbat National University, Graduate School Entrepreneurial Management) ;
  • Kim, Myung Seuk (Hanbat National University, Graduate School Entrepreneurial Management)
  • 엄현정 (한밭대학교 창업경영대학원 창업학) ;
  • 양영석 (한밭대학교 창업경영대학원 창업학과) ;
  • 김명숙 (한밭대학교 창업경영대학원 창업학과)
  • Received : 2021.03.13
  • Accepted : 2021.04.23
  • Published : 2021.04.30
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Abstract

The government budget for promoting startup have been skyrocketed as catching up with increasing demands for high-tech startup by disruptive innovation resulted from rapid technology change. However, major trend of startup have still fallen on self-employed type of startup due to the lack of expertise and fund in spite of desperate government policy efforts. In reality, the access to high-tech startup has been very limited and too high huddle to would-be entrepreneur. This paper implement empirical analysis on the effects of entrepreneur competency and satisfaction level to government support, considering these as the KSF for the growth and success of high-tech startup, to the performance of the company. In particular, it focus on defining unique characteristics of high-tech startup through differential proving by the backgrounds of entrepreneur such as major, R&D experience, patent possession, CTO possession. This research carry out survey to 217 entrepreneurs in high-tech company in Daejon and Daegue at R&D Special Innopolis Zone. Research results are as follow. First, entrepreneurial achievement competencies, conceptualization competencies, network competencies and market recognition competencies positively affect the financial and non-financial performance and organizational and technical competencies, while organizational and technological competencies only positively impact on non-financial performance. Second, the satisfaction level of government support showed a positive moderating effect on entrepreneurial achievement competencies and financial performance, while no significant effect in other competencies. Third, positive differential effect by the technological background of entrepreneur such as Major, R&D experience, patent possession, CTO possession) have been confirmed. This paper deliver several significant implications and contributions, First, it propose classified and systematized entrepreneur competency through the domestic and foreign literature reviews. Second, it proves the need for the wider spread of team based startup culture rather then sole startup. Third, it also proves the important role of technological background of entrepreneur among the characteristics of high-tech startup.

급속한 기술변화에 대응하기 위하여 혁신을 기반으로 한 기술창업이 증가함에 따라, 정부의 창업지원 예산이 지속적으로 증가하고 있다. 그러나, 정부의 적극적인 창업활성화 정책에도 불구하고, '가벼운 창업'의 증가, 전문인력 및 자금 수급의 문제 등으로 여전히 기술창업으로의 접근에 어려움을 느끼는 것이 현실이다. 본 연구는 기술기반 창업기업의 성장 및 성공 창출의 핵심 요인을 창업가의 역량, 정부지원 만족도로 보고 기업성과에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 실증 분석하였다. 또한, 기업가의 기술적 배경(전공연계성, 연구경험, 특허보유, CTO보유)에 따른 차이검증을 통해 기술창업의 독자적인 특성을 규명하고자 한다. 이를 위해 2020년 9월 7일부터 26일까지 대전, 대구 지역의 연구개발특구와 창업보육센터에 위치한 업력 7년 이내의 기술창업자를 대상으로 217개의 유효 설문을 수집하여 연구 검증에 활용하였다. 연구결과, 첫째 창업가의 성취역량, 개념화 역량, 네트워크역량, 시장인지 역량은 기업의 재무적·비재무적 성과에 정(+)의 영향을 미치고, 조직적 역량과 기술적 역량은 기업의 비재무적 성과에만 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 정부지원만족도는 창업자의 성취역량과 재무성과의 관계에서 정(+)의 조절 효과를 보인 반면, 다른 역량에서는 유의미한 효과가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 창업자의 기술적 배경(전공연계, 연구 경험, 특허보유, CTO보유)에 따라 차별적인 정(+)의 효과가 확인되었다. 본 연구의 시사점은 국내외 정책 및 문헌 연구를 통해 체계화되고 분류된 기업가 역량을 제시하였다는데 의미가 있고, 개인 창업보다는 팀 창업을 제고하는 문화가 더욱 확산 되어야 함을 증명하였으며, 기술창업의 독자적인 특성인 기술적 배경의 중요성을 검증하였다는데 그 의미가 있다.

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