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The Effect of Corporate International Diversification on Cost Stickiness

기업의 국제다각화가 하방경직적인 원가행태에 미치는 영향

  • 이창섭 (세종대학교 경영학과) ;
  • 우소희 (우송대학교 앤디컷국제대학 글로벌비즈니스학과) ;
  • 이현정 (중앙대학교 융합교양학부)
  • Received : 2018.06.04
  • Accepted : 2018.09.07
  • Published : 2018.09.30
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Abstract

This study investigated the effect of corporate international diversification on cost stickiness. A cost behavior that indicates a lower rate of cost reduction when the volume of sales decreases than the rate of cost increase when the volume of sales is increased is called cost stickiness. This cost behavior is caused by decisions made by considering the adjusting costs of the manager, and for corporate international diversification, the decision making on the adjustment cost of the manager has been reduced by the offsetting accruals hypothesis. From the empirical results, we observed that the cost stickiness of international diversified companies decreases. It is expected to contribute to the capital market and academia by identifying whether corporate international diversification can have a significant impact on management decision making related to costs.

본 연구는 기업의 국제다각화가 하방경직적인 원가행태에 미치는 영향을 실증적으로 분석하였다. 기업의 활동수준을 나타내는 척도로서 매출액이 증가할 때의 원가증가율보다 매출액이 감소할 때의 원가감소율이 낮게 나타나는 원가행태를 하방경직적인 원가행태라고 부른다. 이러한 원가행태는 경영자의 조정비용을 고려한 의사결정으로 인해 발생하는데 국제다각화 기업의 경우, 발생액 상쇄가설에 따라 경영자의 조정비용에 대한 재량적 의사결정 판단개입이 줄어들 것이라고 판단하였다. 실증분석 결과, 국제다각화 기업이 그렇지 않은 기업보다 원가의 하방경직성이 완화되었음이 관찰되었다. 본 연구는 기업의 국제다각화가 경영자의 원가에 관련된 의사결정에 유의한 영향을 줄 수 있는 가를 검증함으로서 자본시장과 학계에 공헌할 것으로 기대된다.

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