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An Empirical Study on the Influence of the Regulatory Focus of Managers on Organizational Learning Activities

관리자의 조절초점이 조직학습활동에 미치는 차별적 영향에 대한 실증 연구

  • Received : 2020.10.14
  • Accepted : 2020.11.17
  • Published : 2020.12.31
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Abstract

The importance of organizational learning is increasing. Drawing on regulatory focus theory and upper echelon theory, this study aims to identify the relationship of the regulatory focus of managers and three aspects of organizational learning, namely breadth, depth, and speed of organizational learning. While identifying the significant influence of promotion focus on the three aspects of organizational learning, we found that the influence of promotion focus of breadth of organizational learning is statistically stronger than that of prevention focus.

급변하는 마케팅 환경에서 조직학습의 중요성이 증대되고 있다. 다양한 관리자들의 특성 중 조절초점이론과 기업의 상층부 이론을 결합하여 조절초점이 조직의 학습활동에의 세 가지 영역(학습활동의 넓이, 깊이, 속도)에 미치는 영향을 연구하였다. 수도권의 중소중견 기업의 중간관리자 이상의 간부들을 중심으로 설문을 진행하였다. 관리자의 촉진초점은 학습의 넓이와 깊이 그리고 속도에 모두 정의 영향을 미치는 것을 확인하였고, 특히, 학습의 넓이 예방초점보다 유의미하게 높은 수준의 영향을 미치는 것을 확인하였다.

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