Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship (벤처창업연구)

The Korean Society of Business Venturing (한국벤처창업학회)
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A comparison of weight on SWOT factors of hidden champion between Korea and Germany

한독 히든챔피언 간의 SWOT요인 중요도 비교

  • Lee, Sang Suk (Division of Business administration, Kangnam University)
  • Received : 2016.10.20
  • Accepted : 2016.12.25
  • Published : 2016.12.31
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Abstract

The object of this study identifies the weights of SWOT factors in hidden champion. And the other purpose of the study is to test the differences of weight between Korea hidden champion group and Germany theirs group. The survey research is employed for the hidden champion CEOs of two countries. This research is employed the AHP(Analytic Hierarchy Process) for the weight of SWOT factors in hidden champion based on an empirical survey done to 61 firms which are to be fostered as Korean type hidden champion and 40 firms which are to be fostered as Germany type hidden champion. And then the t-test assesses whether the weight means of two groups are statistically different from each other. The weights of SWOT factors of hidden champion have been identified. There are the differences of weight between Korea group and Germany group. The order of Korea group's weight is following by the strength (0.3062), the opportunities (0.2344), the threat (0.1804), and the weakness (0.1157). The order of Germany group's weight is following by the strength (0.2603), the opportunities (0.2286), the threat (0.1604), and the weakness (0.1432). The technology capability of strength, the lack of knowledge on overseas market of weakness and the market uncertainty of thereat have statistically differences between two groups. However, the sub-factors of opportunities statistically have no differences.

본 연구는 국가적 차원에서 경제위기를 극복하고 향후 지속적인 경제발전을 위한 신 성장 동력을 확보하기 위해서는 글로벌 시장을 리드할 수 있는 보다 많은 히든챔피언 육성이 필요하다는 관점에서 한독 히든챔피언 간의 SWOT요인 중요도를 비교하고, 경영학적 함의를 도출하고자 하였다. 이에 한국과 독일의 히든챔피언을 대상으로 실증조사를 통해 AHP기법을 적용하여 중요도를 산출하였다. 연구결과 첫째, 1단계요인(강점, 약점, 기회, 위협)의 중요도에는 국가 간에 약간의 차이는 있었으나 순위에는 변동이 없는 것으로 평가되어 SWOT에 대한 국가별 CEO의 인식은 비슷하다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 둘째, 2단계요인의 중요도 분석에서는 상대적으로 우선 시 되는 요인과 덜 우선 시 되는 요인에서 인식의 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 즉, 한국의 경우, 우선 시 되는 요인 중에서 시장의 불확실성, 기술역량이 독일과 약간의 인식의 차이를 보이고 있다. 상대적으로 덜 우선 시 되는 요인 중에서는 최고경영자 집단의 과거 경험, 브랜드 인지도 부족, 경로의존성이 독일과 다소 인식의 차이를 보이고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 두 국가 간의 중요도에 대한 인식이 좀 더 구체적으로 2단계 요인에 대해서 통계적으로 유의한지를 알아보기 위해 추가적인 분석을 실시하였다. 그 결과, 강점의 2단계 요인 중에서 기술적 역량, 약점의 세부요인에서는 해외시장지식 결여, 위협에 대한 2단계 요인 중에서는 시장 불확실성이 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 기회에 대한 모든 세부요인에 대해서는 통계적으로 유의하지 않은 것으로 나타나 중요도에 대한 인식에 차이가 없는 것으로 분석되었다.

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