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The Effect of Organizational Learning on Management Performance: Mediating Effects of Innovation Activities

조직학습이 경영성과에 미치는 영향 - 혁신활동을 매개로 -

  • Kang, Hee-Kyung (Dept. of Business Administration, Pusan National University) ;
  • Choo, Gyo-Wan (Dept. of Business Administration, Changwon National University)
  • Received : 2018.10.11
  • Accepted : 2018.12.18
  • Published : 2018.12.31
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Abstract

This study focused on the concept of organizational learning as a prior variable of innovation activities, and reviewed the relationship between organizational learning, innovation and management performance. According to prior studies, the ability to perform these activities may be enhanced through organizational learning, as the success of the innovation requires activities to acquire and share knowledge within the organization. In other words, organizational learning is playing a role as a precursor to innovation. Therefore, in this study, the effects of organizational learning on management performance are to be verified through the mediation effect of product and innovation activities. Organizational learning provides various definitions and components for each scholar, but this study consisted of a series of knowledge acquisition, information distribution, information analysis and process memory using the framework of the learning ability analysis by Levitt and March(1988) and Huber(1991), Innovation was also divided into product innovation and process innovation, and measured with sub-variables such as presentation of new products and improvement activities to increase productivity. Management performance was measured as financial and non-financial performance. To verify the effects of the mediation, we used a three-step regression analysis procedure of Baron and Kenny(1986)'s and a sobel-test. Empirical studies show that organizational learning has a positive effect on management performance and that knowledge acquisition and information distribution, which are the early stages of learning activities in the lower variables, affect performance through product innovation. Based on the results of the above empirical study, the implications, limitations of the study and future research directions were presented.

본 연구는 혁신활동의 선행변수로서의 조직학습 개념에 초점을 맞추어, 조직학습과 혁신활동, 경영성과 간의 관계를 살펴보았다. 선행연구에 따르면 혁신이 성공하기 위해서는 조직 내에서 지식을 획득하고 공유하는 활동이 필수적인데 이러한 활동을 수행하는 역량은 조직학습을 통해 향상시킬 수 있다. 즉 조직학습이 혁신의 선행변수로서 역할을 하고 있음을 보여주고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 조직학습이 제품 및 혁신활동을 매개로 경영성과에 미치는 효과를 검증하고자 한다. 조직학습은 학자마다 다양한 정의와 구성요소를 제시하나 본 연구는 Levitt와 March(1988), Huber(1991)의 학습능력 구조 분석의 틀을 사용하여 지식의 획득과 정보분배, 정보해석과 조직기억으로 구성되는 일련의 과정으로 측정하였다. 또한 혁신은 제품혁신과 공정혁신으로 구분하였고 신제품 제시, 생산성을 높이기 위한 개선활동 등의 하위변수로 측정하였다. 경영성과는 재무적, 비재무적 성과로 측정하였다. 매개효과를 검증하기 위해 Baron과 Kenny(1986)의 3단계 회귀분석 및 붓스트래핑을 실시하였다. 실증연구 결과, 조직학습은 경영성과에 긍정적인 영향을 미치고 있으며 하위변수 중 학습활동의 초기단계인 지식획득과 정보분배가 제품혁신을 매개로 성과에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 실증연구결과를 토대로 시사점과 연구의 한계점 및 향후 연구방향을 제시하였다.

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