Journal of Industrial Convergence (산업융합연구)

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R&D Investment and Firm Value: Focusing on the Moderating Effect of Corporate Governance and Ownership Structure

연구개발투자와 기업가치: 소유 및 지배구조의 조절효과를 중심으로

  • Sul, Won-Sik (Division of Business Administration, Sookmyung Women's University)
  • 설원식 (숙명여자대학교 경영학부)
  • Received : 2021.08.11
  • Accepted : 2021.10.20
  • Published : 2021.10.31
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Abstract

In this study, the relationship between R&D investment and firm value was approached from ESG's G(governance) perspective to verify the moderating effect of the corporate governance and ownership structure. To this end, a panel analysis was conducted on a total of 2,825 samples of 405 manufacturing companies listed on the KOSPI market during 2013~2020. The main analysis results are as follows. First of all, we found that R&D investment has a negative impact on firm value, at least in the short term, and that these relationships are moderated by corporate governance and ownership structure. When professional CEO with high level of expertise in business and management does lead R&D investment, the negative impact of R&D investment on firm value is mitigated compared to owner-manager. Also, the stronger the power of outside blockholders, the more transparent the management and disclosure of information, alleviating the information asymmetry between internal and external shareholders, which mitigates the negative impact of R&D investment on firm value. The findings suggest that the factors of ESG may not only have a direct impact on firm value, but also have a moderating effect on firm value.

본 연구에서는 ESG의 G(Governance) 구성요소인 기업의 소유·지배구조가 연구개발투자와 기업가치간 관련성에 유의미한 조절효과를 가지는가를 검증하였다. 2013~2020년 동안 KOSPI 시장에 상장된 405개 제조기업 총 2,825개의 표본을 대상으로 패널분석을 수행한 결과, 연구개발투자는 기업가치에 부정적인 영향을 미치며, 또한 이들 관계는 기업의 소유·지배구조 특성에 따라 조절됨을 발견하였다. 소유경영자에 비해 상대적으로 경영에 대한 전문지식 수준이 높은 전문경영자가 연구개발투자를 주도할 때, 연구개발투자가 기업가치에 미치는 부정적인 영향이 완화됨을 확인하였다. 또한, 외부 주요주주의 지분율이 높을수록 연구개발투자가 기업가치에 미치는 부정적 영향을 감소시켰는데, 이는 외부 주요주주의 힘이 강할수록 경영자를 효과적으로 감시할 수 있고 경영자에게 정보 공개를 요구하여 기업 내외부 주주간 정보비대칭성이 완화되기 때문으로 해석된다. 연구결과는 ESG의 요소들이 기업가치에 직접적인 영향을 미칠 뿐 아니라 기업가치에 대한 조절효과를 가질 수 있음을 시사한다.

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