Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship (벤처창업연구)

The Korean Society of Business Venturing (한국벤처창업학회)
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A Study on Perceived Government Support and Small and Medium-sized Ventures Performance: The Mediating Role of Entrepreneurial Persistence

중소벤처기업 정책지원의 인식이 성과에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구: 기업가 끈기의 매개효과를 중심으로

  • Kim, Young Jin (Graduate School of Ventures, Hoseo University, Department of Venture Management) ;
  • Yang, Dong Woo (Graduate School of Ventures, Hoseo University, Department of Venture Management)
  • 김영진 (호서대학교 벤처대학원 벤처경영학과) ;
  • 양동우 (호서대학교 벤처대학원 벤처경영학과)
  • Received : 2023.09.08
  • Accepted : 2023.10.26
  • Published : 2023.12.31
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Abstract

While there have been studies on the impact of government financial support on the performance of these enterprises, there is limited research on how entrepreneurs' perceptions of such policies affect business performance. Additionally, there is scarce domestic research on the role of entrepreneurial persistence in achieving and sustaining entrepreneurial goals and its impact on business performance. Therefore, the aim of this study is to analyze how entrepreneurs' perceptions of government policy support affect business performance and to explore the mediating effect of entrepreneurial persistence, shedding light on the significance of perceptions and deepening the understanding of entrepreneurial persistence. This study utilizes entrepreneurs' perceptions of government support for South Korean small and venture enterprises, and entrepreneurship as independent variables, with entrepreneurial persistence as a mediating variable and non-financial performance of businesses as the dependent variable. Data was collected through surveys targeting founders, CEOs, and executives of small and venture enterprises. After excluding incomplete responses, a total of 205 survey responses were used for hypothesis testing. The results of this study are as follows. First, it was verified that the perception of SME policy support and entrepreneurship have a significant positive impact on business performance. Second, it was verified that entrepreneurial persistence partially mediates the relationship between the perception of SME policy support and entrepreneurship and business performance. The theoretical implications of this study are twofold. First, it highlights the significant positive impact of entrepreneurs' perceptions of policy support on the non-financial performance of small and venture enterprises. This contributes to the theoretical understanding by demonstrating that entrepreneurs' perceptions play a role in affecting business performance, in contrast to previous research that focused on the impact of policy financial support on business performance. Second, this study extends the theoretical understanding of entrepreneurial persistence, a relatively understudied concept in domestic research, by demonstrating its mediating role in the relationship between entrepreneurs' perceptions of government support and, entrepreneurship, and business performance. Practically, the study suggests that to enhance the performance of small and venture enterprises, the government should not only expand policy support but also seek ways to increase entrepreneurs' perceptions of such support.

중소벤처기업에 대한 자금지원 등 정책지원이 기업성과에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구는 많이 있으나 정책지원에 대한 기업가의 인식이 기업성과에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구는 별로 없다. 또한, 기업가적 목표를 달성하고 지속하는 데 중요한 영향을 미치는 기업가 끈기(entrepreneurial persistence)와 기업성과에 관한 국내 연구도 거의 없는 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구의 목적은 정책지원에 대한 기업가의 인식이 기업성과에 미치는 영향과 기업가 끈기의 매개효과를 분석함으로써 인식의 중요성을 밝히고, 기업가 끈기에 관한 연구를 심화하는데 있다. 본 연구는 우리나라 중소벤처기업 정책지원에 대한 기업가의 인식 및 기업가정신을 독립변수로 구성하였으며, 기업가 끈기를 매개 변수로, 기업의 비재무적 성과를 종속변수로 사용하였다. 연구자료는 중소벤처기업의 CEO 및 임원들을 대상으로 한 설문지를 통해 수집하였으며, 설문 응답이 누락 되거나 불성실한 설문지를 제외하고 205부의 설문자료를 가설검증에 사용하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 중소벤처기업 정책지원의 인식 및 기업가정신은 기업성과에 유의한 정(+)의 영향이 있는 것으로 검증되었다. 둘째, 기업가 끈기는 중소벤처기업 정책지원의 인식 및 기업가정신과 기업성과 간의 관계에 있어서 부분 매개 하는 것으로 검증되었다. 본 연구의 이론적 시사점은 다음과 같다. 첫째, 기존 연구는 정책자금지원이 기업성과에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구인 데 비하여, 본 연구는 이에 대한 기업가들의 인식이 기업성과에 정(+)의 영향을 미친다는 것을 검증함으로써 국내에는 선행연구가 거의 없는 인식과 성과와의 관계 그리고, 인식에 대한 중요성을 밝혔다는 점에서 이론적 기여를 한다. 둘째, 국내 선행연구가 별로 없는 기업가 끈기를 매개변수로 활용하여 기업가 끈기가 중소벤처기업 정책지원의 인식 및 기업가정신과 기업성과 간의 관계를 매개한다는 점을 검증함으로써 기업가 끈기의 중요성을 밝히고 그에 관한 연구를 확장했다는 점에서 이론적으로 기여한다. 본 연구의 실무적인 시사점은 중소벤처기업의 성과를 확대하기 위해서는 정책당국은 예산 및 지원제도 등 정책지원의 확대뿐만 아니라 그러한 정책지원을 기업가에게 홍보하고 공지하는 시스템적인 접근 등을 통해서 기업가의 인식을 제고해야 한다는 점이다.

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