• 제목/요약/키워드: SME(Small-Medium sized Enterprise)

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소규모 기업의 R&D투자와 경영성과 간의 관계: 기술혁신과 마케팅역량의 역할 검증 (The relationship between R&D investment and management performance of small companies: Verification of the role of technological innovation and marketing capabilities)

  • 신진교;이상원;최재혁;여경환
    • 중소기업연구
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    • 제43권1호
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    • pp.85-105
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    • 2021
  • 중소기업의 성장에 있어 R&D의 역할은 매우 크다. 본 연구는 중소기업의 경영성과에 있어서 R&D투자가 어떠한 영향을 미치는지, 이 관계를 기술혁신이 매개하는지, 마케팅 역량은 기술혁신과 경영성과의 관계를 조절하는지 검증하였다. 이를 위해 대구테크노파크가 2013년부터 매년 조사하는 기업패널조사의 자료를 사용하여 종단분석을 실시하였다. 주로 대구경북 지역에 있는 349개 기업의 데이터를 사용하였으며, 제조업의 종업원 30인에서 50인 규모가 주요한 분석대상 기업이었다. 먼저 R&D투자는 기술혁신뿐만 아니라 경영에 정적 영향을 미쳤으나, 기술혁신은 경영성과에 영향을 미치지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 또한 기술혁신은 R&D투자와 경영성과의 관계를 매개하지 않았다. 이는 소규모 중소기업의 경우, R&D투자로 기술혁신이 설사 일어난다고 하더라도, 그 기술혁신이 곧 경영성과로 이어지지 않는다는 것을 보여준다. 또한 기술혁신과 경영성과의 관계가 마케팅역량에 의해 달라지지 않았다. 이것은 소규모 중소기업에서의 기술혁신이 경영성과로 이어지기 쉽지 않다는 것을 보여주는 것이다.

중소기업 환경에서의 합목적적 정보시스템 활용을 위한 최종사용자 피드백 탐색행위의 중요성 (Importance of End User's Feedback Seeking Behavior for Faithful Appropriation of Information Systems in Small and Medium Enterprises)

  • 신영미;이주량;이호근
    • Asia pacific journal of information systems
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    • 제17권4호
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    • pp.61-95
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    • 2007
  • Small-and-medium sized enterprises(SMEs) represent quite a large proportion of the industry as a whole in terms of the number of enterprises or employees. However researches on information system so far have focused on large companies, probably because SMEs were not so active in introducing information systems as larger enterprises. SMEs are now increasingly bringing in information systems such as ERP(Enterprise Resource Planning Systems) and some of the companies already entered the stage of ongoing use. Accordingly, researches should deal with the use of information systems by SME s operating under different conditions from large companies. This study examined factors and mechanism inducing faithful appropriation of information systems, in particular integrative systems such as ERP, in view of individuals` active feedback-seeking behavior. There are three factors expected to affect end users` feedback-seeking behavior for faithful appropriation of information systems. They are management support, peer IT champ support, and IT staff support. The main focus of the study is on how these factors affect feedback-seeking behavior and whether the feedback-seeking behavior plays the role of mediator for realizing faithful appropriation of information systems by end users. To examine the research model and the hypotheses, this study employed an empirical method based on a field survey. The survey used measurements mostly employed and verified by previous researches, while some of the measurements had gone through minor modifications for the purpose of the study. The survey respondents are individual employees of SMEs that have been using ERP for one year or longer. To prevent common method bias, Task-Technology Fit items used as the control variable were made to be answered by different respondents. In total, 127 pairs of valid questionnaires were collected and used for the analysis. The PLS(Partial Least Squares) approach to structural equation modeling(PLS-Graph v.3.0) was used as our data analysis strategy because of its ability to model both formative and reflective latent constructs under small-and medium-size samples. The analysis shows Reliability, Construct Validity and Discriminant Validity are appropriate. The path analysis results are as follows; first, the more there is peer IT champ support, the more the end user is likely to show feedback-seeking behavior(path-coefficient=0.230, t=2.28, p<0.05). In other words, if colleagues proficient in information system use recognize the importance of their help, pass on what they have found to be an effective way of using the system or correct others' misuse, ordinary end users will be able to seek feedback on the faithfulness of their appropriation of information system without hesitation, because they know the convenience of getting help. Second, management support encourages ordinary end users to seek more feedback(path-coefficient=0.271, t=3.06, p<0.01) by affecting the end users' perceived value of feedback(path-coefficient=0.401, t=6.01, p<0.01). Management support is far more influential than other factors that when the management of an SME well understands the benefit of ERP, promotes its faithful appropriation and pays attention to employees' satisfaction with the system, employees will make deliberate efforts for faithful appropriation of the system. However, the third factor, IT staff support was found not to be conducive to feedback-seeking behavior from end users(path-coefficient=0.174, t=1.83). This is partly attributable to the fundamental reason that there is little support for end users from IT staff in SMEs. Even when IT staff provides support, end users may find it less important than that from coworkers more familiar with the end users' job. Meanwhile, the more end users seek feedback and attempt to find ways of faithful appropriation of information systems, the more likely the users will be able to deploy the system according to the purpose the system was originally meant for(path-coefficient=0.35, t=2.88, p<0.01). Finally, the mediation effect analysis confirmed the mediation effect of feedback-seeking behavior. By confirming the mediation effect of feedback-seeking behavior, this study draws attention to the importance of feedback-seeking behavior that has long been overlooked in research about information system use. This study also explores the factors that promote feedback-seeking behavior which in result could affect end user`s faithful appropriation of information systems. In addition, this study provides insight about which inducements or resources SMEs should offer to promote individual users' feedback-seeking behavior when formal and sufficient support from IT staff or an outside information system provider is hardly expected. As the study results show, under the business environment of SMEs, help from skilled colleagues and the management plays a critical role. Therefore, SMEs should seriously consider how to utilize skilled peer information system users, while the management should pay keen attention to end users and support them to make the most of information systems.