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Analysis of Influential Factors for Diagnosis of Innovation Capability for Start-ups in Korea  

Cho, Dae-sik (Graduate School of Technology and Innovation Management, Hanyang University)
Choi, Gyung-hyun (Graduate School of Technology and Innovation Management, Hanyang University)
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Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship / v.15, no.5, 2020 , pp. 99-112 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study empirically analyzed the relationship with major influencing factors in enhancing innovation capability of start-ups and their influence on innovation performance. If the existing innovation competency studies were analyzed from a general corporate perspective, In this study, it was analyzed from the perspective of start-up companies with less than 7 years of founding. As a result of a survey on startups, learning competency among the sub-variables of innovation competency, R&D competency and marketing competency are significant positive (+) consistent with both organizational competence related to organizational culture and organizational goals, technology commercialization competency, and close product competency. Has been shown to affect. The technical competence part does not have a significant effect on the product competency. However, it could not be interpreted that the importance of these competencies was low. This is because although technical competence did not directly affect product competency, it was analyzed as a meaningful result in relation to R&D competency. In addition, the characteristics of the company were classified into technology orientation and market orientation, and the relationship between each sub-variable was analyzed. The technical competence of a technology-oriented company did not have a significant effect on the product competency, but it was found that it had an effective effect on the R&D capacity. It is also consistent with the research findings that the initial survival rate is low as the characteristics of start-ups are often based on technology and ideas. Based on these results, There is a difference in major innovation capabilities according to the growth stage of a company. From a practical point of view, I would like to present approaches and implications for strengthening the competence of start-ups.
Keywords
Innovation; innovation capability; innovation performance; innovation impact; competency diagnosis;
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