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An Exploratory Study on the Effects of Behavioral Characteristics and Networking Activity of Entrepreneurs of Venture Businesses upon Entrepreneurial Performance

신생벤처 창업가의 행동 특성과 네트워크 활동이 기업성과에 미치는 영향에 관한 탐색적 연구

  • Chung, Dae-Yong (Department of Entrepreneurship, Graduate School of Soongsil University) ;
  • Roh, Kyoung-Hoon (Department of Entrepreneurship, Graduate School of Soongsil University)
  • 정대용 (숭실대학교 벤처중소기업학과) ;
  • 노경훈 (숭실대학교 벤처중소기업학과)
  • Published : 2009.11.30
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Abstract

Recently, the potential of advanced studies is being highlighted that the networking activity of entrepreneurs of venture businesses influences successful foundation. Given this background, this study intends to make an exploratory study on the influence of self-efficacy of the entrepreneur's cognitive characteristic and patience with ambiguity of the psychological characteristic upon networking activity, and the components of networking activity upon entrepreneurial performance. It was tested with sample of responses to the questionnaires for 156 entrepreneurs of venture businesses which are under 3 years since they were founded. Findings of this study are as follows: First, the entrepreneur's self-efficacy was shown to have a significant effect on networking and entrepreneurial performance. Second, patience with ambiguity was shown not to have a significant effect on networking and entrepreneurial performance. Third, networking was shown to have an effect on entrepreneurial performance, and among the components of networking activity, network frequency and reliability were shown to significantly influence entrepreneurial performance, while network range was shown not to have a significant effect on it. Therefore, for performance improvement of start-up enterprises, rather self-efficacy of the entrepreneur's cognitive characteristic than the psychological characteristic seems more important. Also, with a practical suggestion that for the networking activity of entrepreneurs of venture businesses, network frequency and reliability may have a more critical effect rather on entrepreneurial performance than network range, the limitation and direction of this study are presented.

최근 신생벤처 창업가의 네트워크 활동이 성공적인 창업을 좌우한다는 선진연구 가능성이 주목받는 가운데, 본 연구는 창업가의 인지적 특성인 자아효능감과 심리적 특성인 모호성 인내가 네트워크 활동에, 그리고 네트워크 활동의 구성요소들이 기업성과에 미치는 영향에 대해 탐색적으로 연구하는데 그 주된 목적으로 했다. 창업한지 3년 미만의 신생벤처 기업의 창업가 156명의 설문지 응답을 표본으로 검증하였다. 연구결과, 첫째, 창업가의 자아효능감은 네트워킹과 기업성과에 각각 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 모호성 인내는 네트워킹과 기업성과에 모두 유의한 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 분석되었다. 셋째, 네트워킹은 기업성과에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며, 네트워크 활동의 구성요소 중 네트워크 빈도와 신뢰는 기업성과에 유의한 영향을 미치는데 반해, 네트워크 범위는 유의한 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 분석되었다. 따라서 신생벤처 기업의 성과향상을 위해서는 창업가의 심리적 특성 보다는 인지적 특성인 자아효능감이 더 중요하다고 볼 수 있다. 또한 신생벤처 창업가의 네트워크 활동의 경우, 네트워크 빈도와 신뢰가 네트워크 범위 보다 기업성과에 더 중요한 영향을 미칠 수 있다는 실무적 시사점과 함께 연구한계 및 연구방향을 제시하고 있다.

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