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

The Korean Society of Business Venturing (한국벤처창업학회)
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Theoretical Study on Modeling Success Factors of Overseas Agricultural Startups

해외 농업스타트업 성공요인 모델링에 관한 이론적 고찰

  • Received : 2022.12.17
  • Accepted : 2023.02.21
  • Published : 2023.02.28
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Abstract

This study reviewed and derived the success factors of overseas agricultural startups and studied their integrated research model. Agricultural startups and general startups have in common that poor resources and infrastructure exist from a resource-based perspective after startup, but a differentiated approach from general startups is required due to the nature of the primary industry of agriculture. In this study, we approach the company internal factors (human resources/vision/distribution network capacity/capital capacity/cultivated crops/physical resources/farming technology, etc.) and external factors (agricultural infrastructure/laws/regulations/relationship with surrounding society, etc.) We tried to build a research model that can be integrated by focusing on various existing research models, success factors, and entrepreneurship. Through this, it is intended to present an integrated model that is practically helpful to business performance to entrepreneurs, business-related persons, and researchers who need an integrated understanding of agricultural startups at home and abroad. made for purpose In this paper, a standard model was established through three types (existing agricultural startup, small and medium-sized business startup, multinational company, and comprehensive approach) according to size and characteristics for modeling agricultural startup success factors. Through this, a total of 9 success factors (agricultural management, external environment, manager/founder characteristics, corporate identity, business management, organizational culture, infrastructure, commercialization capability, and sustainable growth) were derived. The implication of this study is that the success factors of agricultural startups were comprehensively presented based on 'entrepreneurship' for various domestic and foreign agricultural startup cases. By confirming the systematic categorization, a standard model for future agricultural startup success factors was presented, and as a result, a foundation was presented for systematic research and practical effectiveness of related research in the future.

본 연구는 해외 농업스타트업(Agricultural startup)을 대상으로 그 성공요인을 검토 및 도출하고 이의 통합적 연구모델(Model)에 관해 연구하였다. 농업스타트업과 일반 스타트업은 창업 이후 자원기반관점에서 열악한 자원과 인프라가 존재한다는 공통점이 있지만, 농업 스타트업은 1차 산업 특성상 일반 스타트업과는 차별적 접근이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 기업내부요인(인적자원/비전/유통망역량/자본역량/재배작물/물적자원/영농기술력 등)과 기업외부요인(농업인프라/법·규제/주변사회와의 관계 등)으로 접근하고 기존의 다양한 연구모델, 성공요인, 기업가정신을 중심으로 통합 가능한 연구모델을 구축하고자 하였다. 이를 통해 국내외 농업스타트업(agricultural Startup) 창업준비자, 창업가 등의 기업가들과 사업관련자, 그리고 통합적 이해를 필요로하는 연구자들에게 실질적 도움이 되는 통합모델(Model) 제시를 목적으로 하였다. 본 논문에서는 농업스타트업 성공요인 모델링(Modeling)을 위해 규모와 특성에 따라 3가지 형태(기존 농업스타트업, 중소규모기업 스타트업, 다국적기업 및 포괄적 접근)를 통해 표준모델을 수립하였다. 이를 통해 총 9개(영농관리, 외부환경, 경영자/창업자 특성, 기업정체성, 경영관리, 조직문화, 인프라, 사업화 역량, 지속가능성장)의 성공요인을 도출 하였다. 본 연구의 시사점은 다양한 국내외 농업스타트업 사례에 대해 '기업가정신'을 기반으로 농업스타트업 성공요인을 통합적으로 제시한점, 기존연구가 사례별 연구로 인해 나열식 성공요인 제시였다면 내용분석을 통한 의미적 범주화를 확인함으로써 향후 농업스타트업 성공요인에 대한 표준모델을 제시한 점, 그 결과 향후 관련연구의 체계적 연구와 실무적 실효성 확보를 위한 토대를 제시했다는데 있다.

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