Journal of Digital Convergence (디지털융복합연구)

The Society of Digital Policy and Management (한국디지털정책학회)
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Factors Influencing Social and Economic Performance of Social Enterprises

사회적기업의 사회적·경제적 성과에 미치는 영향요인: 사회적미션, 고객지향성, 사회적네트워크, 비즈니스모델

  • Received : 2021.09.06
  • Accepted : 2021.12.20
  • Published : 2021.12.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to present the necessary success strategies for the social economy ecosystem and social enterprise stakeholders by empirically examining the structural relationship of factors that affect the sustainable dual performance of social enterprises. Through previous studies, hypotheses and research models were established for the performance factors of social enterprises, and hypothesis testing was performed using PLS-Structural Equation Modeling on 92 sample data collected from the survey. As a result of the analysis, it was found that the social mission, customer orientation, and social network set as performance factors all had a significant positive (+) effect on social performance. In addition, social performance had a significant (+) effect on economic performance by mediating customer orientation and social network excluding social mission, and it was found that the business model strengthened this relationship. In addition to the theoretical significance of demonstrating the structural influence of social enterprise performance factors through this study, practical implications can be found in that it suggests factors that social entrepreneurs should focus on for growth and performance creation.

본 연구의 목적은 사회적기업의 지속가능한 성과에 영향을 미치는 요인들의 구조적 관계를 실증적으로 규명함으로써, 사회적경제 생태계와 사회적기업 이해관계자들에게 필요한 성공전략을 제시하는 데 있다. 선행연구를 통해 사회적기업의 성과요인에 대한 가설과 연구모형을 수립하였고, 설문조사에서 수집된 92개의 표본자료를 PLS-구조방정식모델링으로 가설의 유의성을 검토하였다. 분석결과, 성과요인으로 설정된 사회적미션, 고객지향성, 사회적네트워크는 모두 사회적성과에 유의한 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 파악되었다. 그리고, 사회적성과는 사회적미션을 제외한 고객지향성과 사회적네트워크를 매개하여 경제적 성과에 유의한 (+)의 영향을 미쳤고, 이 관계를 비즈니스모델이 강화하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구를 통해 사회적기업 성과요인들의 구조적 영향관계를 입증했다는 이론적인 의의와 함께, 사회적기업가들에게 성장과 성과 창출을 위해 집중해야 할 요인들을 제시했다는데 실무적인 시사점을 찾을 수 있다.

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