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Effect of internal and external capabilities and activities of a company on absorptive capacity and performance

기업의 내부 및 외부역량과 활동이 흡수역량과 성과에 미치는 영향

  • 김영기 (충북대학교 경영정보학과) ;
  • 박성택 (천안과학산업진흥원)
  • Received : 2021.09.20
  • Accepted : 2021.11.20
  • Published : 2021.11.28
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Abstract

Innovation is essential for the survival of a company in the fierce competitive environment of the global era of borders along with rapid technological development and changes from the environment. It is very important to secure your own competitive advantage. In this study, the relationship between internal R&D capability and organizational support as a company internal factor and external R&D capability, external knowledge search, and absorptive capability as a company external factor on performance was examined. As a result of the analysis, it was found that internal R&D capability, organizational support, and external knowledge search had a significant effect on absorptive capability, and innovation performance had a positive effect on new product performance. However, the mediating effect of absorptive capacity has not been verified, suggesting that absorptive capacity has a low correlation between innovation performance and new product performance, or that other important factors act between absorptive capacity and performance variables. The results of this study are expected to be utilized as useful guidelines when establishing R&D strategies in companies.

급격한 기술의 발전 및 환경의 변화와 함께 국경없는 글로벌시대의 치열한 경쟁환경속에서 기업의 생존을 위해 혁신은 필수적이며, 기업내부의 노력뿐만 아니라, 기업 외부로부터의 자원과 지식을 획득하고 이를 내재화하여 자신만의 경쟁우위를 확보하는 것이 매우 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 기업 내부요인으로 내부 R&D 역량과 조직 지원, 기업 외부요인으로 외부 R&D 역량과 외부지식탐색, 그리고 흡수역량이 성과에 미치는 관계를 살펴보았다. 분석결과, 내부 R&D 역량, 조직지원, 외부지식탐색은 흡수역량에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며, 혁신 성과는 신제품 성과에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 흡수역량의 매개효과는 검증되지 못하였으며, 이는 흡수역량이 혁신성과 및 신제품성과와의 관련성이 낮거나, 흡수역량과 성과변수 사이에 다른 중요한 요인이 작용한다는 것을 시사한다. 본 연구의 결과는 기업에서 R&D전략의 수립시에 유용한 지침으로 활용 가능할 것으로 보인다.

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