The Effects of Network between Business Founder and Investor on Enterprise performance: Focused on TIPS Support Business

창업자와 투자자간 네트워크가 기업성과에 미치는 영향: Tips 사업을 중심으로

  • Received : 2018.05.01
  • Accepted : 2018.06.26
  • Published : 2018.06.30

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to grasp the correlation between network and firm's performance by analyzing the perception and characteristics of network of business founder and investor from the perspective of the network. We selected a TIPS support program which is evaluated to be a best practice as a research target for empirical analysis. The empirical results using social network and statistical analysis, shows that the stronger the investor's network connectivity, the more likely it is that the investor's start - up succeeds in attracting subsequent investment. In addition, both the entrepreneurial team and the management think that the internal human network between the enterprise and the investor plays an important role in inducing investment or exploring the company, and recognizes that the value of the human network will have a significant influence on the enterprise value evaluation or investment decision.

본 연구의 목적은 창업생태계를 네트워크적 측면에서 접근하여 창업자와 투자자의 네트워크에 대한 인식, 특성 등을 분석함으로서 네트워크와 기업간 성과창출과의 상관관계를 파악하는데 있다. 실증분석을 위한 연구 대상으로 정책적인 모범사례로 평가 받고 있는 TIPS사업을 선정하였고 조사 수집된 자료에 대해 소셜 네트워크 분석과 통계분석을 하였다. TIPS사업에 참여하는 창업기업과 투자자의 네트워크의 연결성이 기업의 성과에 영향을 미칠 것이라는 전제 하에 실시한 분석 결과, 다른 투자자와의 관계가 많을수록, 매개적 위치를 차지하고 있을수록, 다른 투자자들과의 직간접적 연결거리가 짧을수록, 영향력 있는 투자자와 연결되어 있을수록, 연결성이 큰 그룹에 소속되어 있을수록 해당 운영사가 투자한 창업팀의 후속투자 유치 가능성도 커지는 것으로 나타났다. 즉 투자자의 네트워크 연결성이 강할수록 투자자가 투자한 스타트업이 후속투자 유치에 성공하면서 생존, 발전할 가능성이 높은 것으로 확인되었다. 그리고 창업팀과 운영사 모두 투자 유치 또는 기업 발굴 시에 기업과 투자자 간의 내부 인적 네트워크가 중요한 역할을 한다고 생각하고 있었으며, 인적 네트워크 가치가 기업가치 평가나 투자 결정에서 중요한 영향을 미칠 것이라고 인식하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 생태계 내의 네트워크가 창업기업의 성장에 긍정적인 인식을 통해 네트워크 중심의 생태계 발전방안에 대한 많은 연구가 있기를 기대한다.

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