Journal of Venture Innovation (벤처혁신연구)

Korean Academy of Venture Innovation (한국벤처혁신학회)
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Investigating the Relationship between Agile Leadership and Startup Organizational Performance : Exploring the Mediating Role of Learning Agility

애자일 리더십과 스타트업 조직성과 관계 탐색 : 학습민첩성의 매개효과

  • Received : 2024.01.12
  • Accepted : 2024.03.15
  • Published : 2024.03.31
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Abstract

As the 4th Industrial Revolution progresses, the importance of startups was increasingly emphasized. Nevertheless, the five-year survival rate of Korean startups was lower than that of OECD countries. In this study, we analyzed the relationship between agile leadership, learning agility, and organizational performance of startups under the premise that organizational performance was most important for startups to achieve sustainable growth. For the empirical analysis, agile leadership was set as an independent variable, learning agility was set as a mediating variable, and organizational performance was set as a dependent variable. Data was collected from startup employees across the country, and 197 valid samples were selected for analysis. The empirical analysis used Process Macro 4.2. As a result of the empirical analysis, agile leadership was found to have a significant positive effect on startup organizational performance. Additionally, agile leadership had a positive (+) effect on learning agility, and learning agility had a positive (+) effect on startup organizational performance. As a result of analyzing the mediating effect of learning agility, learning agility was found to play a mediating role between agile leadership and organizational performance. Academically, these research results tested the usefulness of agile leadership suited to the startup culture among various leadership styles that can improve the organizational performance of startups. In practical terms, such agile leadership not only directly affects organizational performance, but also through the learning agility of startup employees. This means that by creating a culture of learning agility that encourages startup employees to continuously learn and adapt, startups can increase their chances of survival and success.

4차산업혁명의 진전에 따라 스타트업의 중요성이 더욱 강조되고 있는 시점이다. 그럼에도 불구하고 한국 스타트업의 5년내 생존율이 OECD국가보다 낮은 편이다. 본 연구에서는 스타트업이 지속가능한 성장을 위해서는 조직성과가 무엇보다 중요하다는 전제하에 애자일리더십, 학습민첩성과 스타트업 조직성과의 영향 관계를 분석하였다. 실증분석을 위해 애자일리더십을 독립변수로, 학습민첩성을 매개변수로, 조직성과를 종속변수로 설정하였다. 전국의 스타트업 종업원을 대상으로 자료를 수집하였으며, 이중 유효한 197부를 분석의 대상으로 삼았다. 실증분석은 Process Macro 4.2를 활용하였다. 실증분석결과 애자일리더십은 스타트업 조직성과에 정(+)의 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 애자일리더십은 학습민첩성에 정(+)의 영향을 미쳤으며, 학습민첩성은 스타트업 조직성과에 정(+)의 영향을 미쳤다. 학습민첩성의 매개효과를 분석한 결과 학습민첩성은 애자일리더십과 조직성과간 매개역할을 하는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구 결과는 학술적으로는 스타트업의 조직성과를 향상시킬수 있는 다양한 리더십 스타일 중에서 스타트업의 문화에 맞는 애자일리더십의 유용성을 검정한 것이다. 실무적으로는 이러한 애자일리더십이 조직성과에 영향을 직접 미치기도 하지만 스타트업 종업원의 학습민첩성을 통해서도 영향을 미친다는 것이다. 이는 스타트업 종업원들이 지속적으로 학습하고 적응하도록 장려하는 학습 민첩성 문화를 조성함으로써 스타트업은 생존과 성공 가능성을 높일 수 있다는 것이다.

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