Journal of Digital Convergence (디지털융복합연구)

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The Influence of Startup Ecosystem Components on the Management Performance of Startup: Focusing on the Mediating Effect of the Location Environment

창업생태계 구성요소가 창업기업의 경영성과에 미치는 영향: 입지환경 매개변수를 중심으로

  • You, Tae-Ho (Division of Smart Convergence Consulting, Hansung University) ;
  • Lee, Seok Kee (Dept. of Computer Engineering, Hansung University)
  • 유태호 (한성대학교 스마트융합컨설팅학과) ;
  • 이석기 (한성대학교 컴퓨터공학부)
  • Received : 2021.10.19
  • Accepted : 2021.12.20
  • Published : 2021.12.28
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Abstract

This study aims to investigate the influence of the components of the startup ecosystem on the business performance of startups, focusing on the mediating effect of the location environment. By presenting the insight that the popularization of start-ups can be an alternative for job creation thanks to the government's start-up support policy considering the location environment, it is possible to construct an optimal configuration scenario between the components of the start-up ecosystem and the location environment. Furthermore, it is expected to contribute to the improvement of corporate management performance. To achieve this goal, we performed a survey and the subjects were domestic start-up company employees with less than 7 years of experience. The results show that the components of the start-up ecosystem had a significant effect on the business performance of start-up companies and the location environment and on the management performance of start-up companies according to the mediation of the location environment.

본 연구는 고용창출 및 지속가능경영의 토대가 되는 창업생태계의 구성요소들이 창업기업의 경영성과에 미치는 영향을 입지환경 매개효과를 중심으로 규명하는 것을 목표로 한다. 입지환경을 고려한 정부의 창업지원 정책과 병행된 창업의 대중화가 고용창출을 위한 하나의 대안이 될 수 있다는 결과를 제시함으로써, 창업생태계 구성요소와 입지환경 간 최적의 구성 시나리오를 만드는 데 시사점을 제공하고, 또한 창업기업의 경영성과 향상에도 기여할 것으로 판단된다. 이러한 연구목적을 위한 본 연구의 분석 대상은 국내 7년 이하 창업기업에 기여하는 주요 임직원이며, 온·오프라인 설문을 통해 자료를 수집하였다. 분석 방법으로는 SPSS 22.0을 사용하였으며, 리커트 5점 척도로 측정된 유효변수들에 대하여 기술통계분석, 탐색적 요인분석, 신뢰성 분석, 다중회귀 분석 및 매개분석을 활용하여 실증분석하였다. 분석의 결과, 창업생태계 구성요소는 창업기업 경영성과 및 입지환경에 유의미한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 입지환경의 매개에 따른 창업기업 경영성과에 대해서도 입지환경은 유의미한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과들은 추후 수도권과 비수도권 등 지역별로 상이할 수 있는 창업생태계 현황 요소들과 경영성과 간 영향관계를 파악하는 후속연구에도 시사점을 제공할 것으로 기대한다.

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Acknowledgement

This research was financially supported by Hansung University.

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