Korean small business review (중소기업연구)

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Korean Family Business Research : A Review and Agenda for Future Research

우리나라 가족기업의 연구동향과 과제

  • Nam, YoungHo (Department of Business Administration, KonKuk University)
  • 남영호 (건국대학교 인문사회융합대학 경영학전공)
  • Received : 2020.04.13
  • Accepted : 2020.05.08
  • Published : 2020.06.30
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Abstract

This study is aimed at the growth and development of family businesses that greatly contribute to Korea's economic development, but the specific research purpose is to firstly examine the research trends and current status of Korean family businesses and compare them with those of developed countries such as the United States. Second, I would like to look at the future research for revitalizing Korean family business research. In addition, we intend to contribute to increasing the interest in this field and the number of researchers involved. The research target of this paper is 212 papers published in professional academic journals for 13 years from 2006 to 2018 when family businesses began to be fully researched in Korea, 112 master's and doctoral dissertations (graduate schools), and 324 totals. As a result of empirical analysis, the number of published papers is increasing more than the initial ones, but it has been on the decline recently. In addition, 57.5% of the journals are papers that do not have specific definitions or simply list the claims of several scholars by analyzing content. Thesis was 33.9%. As for the type of research, qualitative research, which is a conceptual research, is a small number, and empirical research occupies most of the research topics. Research topics and academic dissertations also have a large proportion of management, management strategy, succession, financial accounting, and business performance. In other words, it can be said that the research on family business in Korea corresponds to the early childhood of the United States. First of all, in the future, we need to put more effort into increasing the qualitative research, starting with the definition of a family business, which is an essential problem, in addition to the theory building of family business. Second, as an analysis level of research, we should make family an important level of analysis for existing individuals, groups, and organizations. Third, the research subject and research area should be expanded. It is desperately necessary to study large companies including chaebols, mainly from small and medium-sized companies, which are the existing research areas of family business. In addition, it is considered that it is necessary to appropriately introduce various theories suitable for the interdisciplinary study, which is the characteristic of the family business, for example, theories of family science, psychology, and sociology. Fourth, it should build the research infrastructure.

본 연구는 우리나라의 경제발전에 크게 이바지하는 가족기업의 성장·발전을 큰 목적으로 하되 구체적인 연구목적은 첫째로, 우리나라 가족기업의 연구동향과 현황을 고찰하고 이를 미국 등 선진국의 그것과 비교하여 본다. 둘째로, 우리나라의 가족기업 연구를 활성화시키기 위한 주요 과제를 살펴보고자 한다. 아울러 이 분야의 관심증대와 더불어 관련연구자를 증대시키려는 데에 이바지 하고자 한다. 본 논문의 연구대상은 우리나라에 가족기업이 본격적으로 연구되기 시작한 2006년부터 2018년까지 13년 동안 전문 학술지에 발표된 논문 212편과 석·박사 학위논문(일반대학원) 112편, 총계 324편을 대상으로 한다. 실증분석 결과 발표논문은 초기보다 점점 증가하고 있지만 최근에 들어와 다소 감소추세에 놓이고 있다. 또한 내용분석으로 가족기업의 정의는 구체적인 정의가 없거나 여러 학자들의 주장을 단순 나열한 논문이 학술지 57.5%. 학위논문 33.9%로 나타나고 있었다. 연구의 유형은 개념연구인 질적 연구는 소수이며 실증연구가 대부분을 차지하고 있었고, 연구주제 역시 학술지와 학위논문 모두 경영관리와 경영전략, 승계, 재무회계, 경영성과가 큰 비중을 차지하고 있었다. 즉 우리나라 가족기업 관련 연구는 미국의 유아기에 해당한다고 볼 수 있겠다. 향후 과제는 첫째로, 가족기업 관련 이론구축과 더불어 본질적인 문제인 가족기업의 정의부터 고민하는 질적 연구의 증대에 좀 더 많은 노력을 기울어야겠다. 둘째로, 연구의 분석수준으로 기존의 개인, 집단, 조직에다가 가족을 중요한 분석수준으로 삼아야겠다. 셋째로, 연구주제와 연구영역의 확대를 꾀하여야겠다. 가족기업의 기존의 연구영역인 중소·중견기업 위주에서 대기업과 재벌도 포함하는 연구가 절실히 필요하다. 또한 연구의 주제도 가족기업의 특성인 학제적인 학문에 적합한 다양한 학문의 도입, 예를 들면 가족학, 심리학, 사회학의 이론도 적절히 도입하는 것이 필요하리라 여겨진다. 넷째로, 연구의 인프라 구축을 들 수 있겠다.

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Acknowledgement

이 논문은 2019년도 건국대학교 KU학술연구비 지원에 의한 논문임.

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