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The Effect of Consultant competency on the Project performance and Social-relational competency : focus on ICMCI competence framework

컨설턴트역량이 프로젝트성과와 사회관계역량에 미치는 영향 : ICMCI 역량프레임워크를 중심으로

  • Hong, Yong-Ki (Department of Smart Convergence Consulting, Hansung University) ;
  • You, Yen-Yoo (Division of Smart Management Engineering, Hansung University) ;
  • Kim, Sang-Bong (Division of Social Sciences, Hansung University)
  • 홍용기 (한성대학교 스마트융합컨설팅학과) ;
  • 유연우 (한성대학교 스마트경영공학부) ;
  • 김상봉 (한성대학교 사회과학부)
  • Received : 2021.04.26
  • Accepted : 2021.10.20
  • Published : 2021.10.28
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Abstract

As the domestic consulting industry matured, consultants were required to have insight into customer's business and consulting business. Gaining these insights requires deep understanding of the business domains and high degree of competencies. This study empirically analyzed the data collected through the survey in order to apply the ICMCI competence model to domestic consultants. As a result of the study, it was found that business competency and technical competency had a positive effect on project performance, but values & behavior competency were not statistically significant. On the other hand, it was found that only technical competency, values & behavior competency had a positive effect on social-relational competency. Through this study, it was confirmed that a deep understanding and perception of the consulting business is necessary to grow into a professional consultant, but there is a limit to generalizing the research results because the characteristics of the population cannot be sufficiently reflected with a small sample.

국내 컨설팅산업이 성숙해지면서 컨설턴트에게는 고객의 비즈니스와 컨설팅 비즈니스에 대한 통찰력이 필수적으로 요구된다. 이러한 통찰력은 해당 비즈니스 도메인에 대한 깊은 이해와 고도의 역량을 필요로 하며, 날로 치열해지는 컨설팅 시장에서 지속적인 경쟁우위를 유지하기 위해 반드시 갖추어야 할 역량 요소로 평가된다. 본 연구는 소규모 컨설팅사에 소속되거나 개인적으로 활동하는 컨설턴트가 갖추어야 할 모든 요소를 담고 있는 ICMCI 역량모델을 국내 컨설턴트에게 적용해 보고자 하였으며, 설문조사로 수집된 데이터를 실증적으로 분석하였다. 연구결과, 비즈니스역량과 기술역량은 프로젝트성과에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으나 가치 및 행동역량은 통계적으로 유의하지 않았다. 반면에, 사회관계역량에는 기술역량과 가치 및 행동역량만이 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 프로젝트성과와 사회관계역량에 미치는 역량의 요소와 영향의 크기가 정반대로 나타나 프로젝트성과가 우수한 컨설턴트는 사회관계를 소홀히 하고 프로젝트성과가 약한 컨설턴트는 사회관계에 더 집중한다는 의미로 해석된다. 본 연구를 통해 전문적인 컨설턴트로 성장하기 위해서는 컨설팅 비즈니스에 대한 깊은 이해와 지각이 필요하다는 것을 확인하였으나, 적은 표본으로 모집단의 특성을 충분히 반영하지 못해 연구결과를 일반화 하는데는 한계가 있다.

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Acknowledgement

This research was financially supported by Hansung University.

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