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

The Korean Society of Business Venturing (한국벤처창업학회)
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Comparative Analysis for Survival Period of Innovative SMEs and General SMEs

혁신형 중소기업과 일반 중소기업의 생존기간 비교분석

  • Received : 2023.01.02
  • Accepted : 2023.02.21
  • Published : 2023.02.28
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Abstract

Policy implications were derived by comparing/analyzing innovative SMEs and general SMEs that obtained innovation certification from 2015 to 2021 in terms of survival period. Work experience, scale (employment, capital and debt size, sales and operating profit) Korean standard industry classification (2 digit) was used to select general SMEs similar to innovative SMEs. Survival period was calculated by defining suspension, closure and overdue equivalent to default as events. As a result of the survival analysis, innovative SMEs showed a 9.8% reduction in the risk of delinquency compared to general SMEs, indicating that the survival period of innovative SMEs was significantly longer. In addition, it was found that the work experience and size (employment, capital) of SMEs had a positive effect on the survival period, but debt had a negative effect on the survival period. This means that the innovation certification system centered on innovation capabilities and future growth potential is a significant indicator in terms of survival period. As a result, it was concluded that the benefits and support policies provided by the innovation certification system need to be more systematic and sophisticated by reflecting the work experience and industry for the actual growth and survival of SMEs.

2015년~2021년 혁신인증을 획득한 혁신형 중소기업과 일반 중소기업에 대해 생존기간의 관점에서 비교·분석하여 정책적 시사점을 도출하였다. 업력, 규모(고용인원, 자본 및 부채, 매출액 및 영업이익), 한국표준산업분류 중분류를 이용하여 혁신형 중소기업과 유사한 일반 중소기업을 선별하였으며, 생존기간은 휴·폐업 및 부도에 준하는 연체를 사건으로 정의하여 산출하였다. 생존분석 결과 혁신형 중소기업은 일반 중소기업 대비 휴·폐업 및 연체 발생 위험이 9.8% 감소하는 것으로 나타나, 혁신형 중소기업의 생존기간이 유의하게 길다는 결론을 도출하였다. 그 외 중소기업의 업력과 규모(고용인원, 자본)는 생존기간에 정(+)의 영향을, 부채는 부(-)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 혁신역량과 미래성장성 중심의 혁신인증 제도는 생존기간의 관점에서 유의한 지표이며, 혁신인증 제도의 혜택 및 지원정책이 중소기업의 실질적 성장과 생존을 위해서는 업력 및 업종을 반영하여 보다 체계적이고 정교화 될 필요가 있다는 결론을 도출하였다.

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