The Journal of Information Systems (한국정보시스템학회지:정보시스템연구)

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The Impact of Tie Strength on the Knowledge Acquisition, Knowledge Integration and Innovation Performance: Focusing on Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in the Industrial Clustering

기업 간 유대강도가 지식획득과 지식통합 및 혁신성과에 미치는 영향에 대한 연구: 산업단지 내 중소기업을 중심으로

  • 심선영 (성신여자대학교 경영학과)
  • Received : 2019.04.23
  • Accepted : 2019.06.14
  • Published : 2019.06.30
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Abstract

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of tie strength in the network of industrial clustering on the knowledge acquisition, integration and innovation performance of small and medium sized enterprises. We test the positive relationship of weak tie and knowledge acquisition, strong tie and knowledge integration, and the interaction effect of two tie strengths on both processes of knowledge acquisition and integration. By identifying these relationships, we can better understand how to manage the attributes of social networks in terms of tie strength in order to improve the performance of innovation for the small and medium sized enterprises. Design/methodology/approach We collect 200 survey data from 2 industrial cluster respectively: Pankyo and Guroo. In Pankyo, the proportion of IT industry is the highest (35%) while the proportion of manufacturing is highest (35%) in Guroo. Pooling the data from two industrial cluster, we check the reliability and validity of our research model and test the hypotheses. Findings First, we find the positive relationship of weak tie and knowledge acquisition from both industrial clustering. Weak tie is composed of heterogeneous organizations with various background and expertise. The communication and information sharing of organizations in the weak tie network helps the idea generation for organization's innovation, which is the knowledge acquisition process. Second, the relationship of strong tie and knowledge integration is insignificant. Typically the strong tie from long-lasting partnership is expected to be beneficial in the action stage of innovation, which is the knowledge integration process. However it is not identified in our industry cluster. Finally, the interaction effect of weak and strong tie is identified to be effective on both knowledge acquisition and integration processes.

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<그림 1> 연구 모형

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<그림2> 분석 결과

<표1> 변수의 조작적 정의 및 측정 항목

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<표2> 표본의 인구 통계학적 분석 결과

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<표3> 1차 요인의 기술통계량 및 확인적 요인분석 결과

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<표4> 판별타당성 분석

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<표5> Loadings & Cross Loadings

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