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A mediation model among the political skills, social network and entrepreneurial performance of SEMs entrepreneurs

중소·벤처기업가의 정치적 기술, 사회적 네트워크 그리고 기업가적 성과 간의 매개모형

  • Chung, Dae-Yong (Department of Venture and Entrepreneurship Graduate School Soongsil University) ;
  • Kim, Choon-Kwang (Department of Venture and Entrepreneurship Graduate School Soongsil University)
  • 정대용 (숭실대학교 벤처중소기업학과) ;
  • 김춘광 (숭실대학교 벤처중소기업학과)
  • Received : 2011.04.08
  • Accepted : 2011.08.11
  • Published : 2011.08.31
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Abstract

This is an exploratory study intended to clarify any mutually influential relationship among the political skills, social network and entrepreneurial performance of SMEs entrepreneurs who are known to have the most important influence upon the business performance. The results of this study show that as entrepreneur's social competence, political skills have significant influence on both social network and entrepreneurial performance, and that only some sub-factors of social network have significant influence on entrepreneurial performance. Especially, it was found that the source of weak ties mediates completely political skills and entrepreneurial performance. The above-mentioned results are meaningful in the light of considering any relationship between the capabilities and performance of SMEs entrepreneurs who have critical influence upon performance creation, and also clarifying concretely the bridging role of entrepreneur's social network between his/her social competence, or political skills and entrepreneurial performance. In addition, it is considered that this study has made a theoretical contribution in the light of introducing a concrete and new antecedent variable of political skills and establishing the role of social network, as well as a practical contribution in the light of presenting the real-world information on development of entrepreneur's competence which corresponds to a preparatory stage for performance creation.

본 연구는 중소 벤처기업 성과에 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 기업가를 대상으로 정치적 기술, 사회적 네트워크 그리고 기업가적 성과가 어떤 영향관계를 갖는지 고찰한 연구다. 연구결과 기업가의 정치적 기술은 사회적 네트워크와 기업가적 성과에 유의하고도 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며, 사회적 네트워크는 일부 하위 요소만 성과에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 약한 유대의 네트워크 원천은 정치적 기술과 기업가적 성과를 완전매개 하는 것으로 나타나서 중요한 요인임이 밝혀졌다. 이 같은 결과는 중소 벤처기업 기업가를 대상으로 역량과 성과의 관계를 고찰했다는 점, 그리고 기업가의 정치적 기술과 기업가적 성과 사이에서 작용하는 사회적 네트워크의 매개역할을 구체적으로 밝혔다는 점에서 의의가 크다. 또한 정치적 기술이라는 구체적이고도 새로운 선행변수의 도입과 사회적 네트워크의 역할 수립이라는 점, 성과의 전(前)단계에 해당하는 기업가 역량 개발에 관한 실제적인 정보를 제공했다는 점에서 이론적 실무적 공헌이 크다.

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