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The Effect of Internationalized Human Capital on Export Performance of SMEs: Focusing on the Moderating Effects of Export Experience and Export Market Diversification

국제화된 인적자본이 중소기업의 수출성과에 미치는 영향: 수출경험과 수출시장다변화의 조절효과를 중심으로

  • Young-Soo Yang (Global Business Department, Hanshin University) ;
  • Jae-Eun Lee (Department of International Trade, Sunchon National University)
  • 양영수 (한신대학교 글로벌비즈니스학부) ;
  • 이재은 (순천대학교 무역학전공)
  • Received : 2021.06.05
  • Accepted : 2021.06.23
  • Published : 2021.06.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of internationalized human capital on SME's export performance and to examine the moderating effects of export experience and export market diversification of SMEs that can affect the relationship between internationalized human capital and export performance of SMEs. The results of empirical analysis of 150 small and medium-sized enterprises located in Jeonnam province are as follows. First, the internationalized human capital of SMEs was found to have a positive (+) effect on export performance. Second, as a result of empirically analyzing the moderating effect of internationalized human capital on export performance, the export experience of SMEs was found to have a negative (-) moderating effect on the relationship between internationalized human capital and export performance of SMEs, and the export market diversification had a negative (-) moderating effect on the relationship between internationalized human capital and export performance of SMEs. This study provides meaningful theoretical implications in that this study identified the role of human capital by analyzing the relationship between internationalized human capital as an important source of competitive advantage of SMEs and export performance.

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This work was supported by a research promotion program of SCNU.

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