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

The Korean Society of Business Venturing (한국벤처창업학회)
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Janus's Two Faces: SME's Performance Through Ambidextrous Organization Capabilities

야누스(Janus)의 두 얼굴: 조직의 양손잡이 역량을 통한 중소기업의 성과관리

  • 최윤정 (국민대학교 글로벌창업벤처대학원) ;
  • 이우진 (국민대학교 글로벌창업벤처대학원) ;
  • 오혜미 (세종대학교 융합창업전공)
  • Received : 2019.12.27
  • Accepted : 2020.02.19
  • Published : 2020.02.29
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Abstract

The firms must perform both exploitation activities that efficiently use current resources and exploration activities that capture new opportunities. A company that simultaneously performs two opposite attributes, exploitation and exploration activities, is called an 'Ambidexerity Organization' or 'Organizational ambidexterity', which is called the Ambidextrous organization. This study examines whether the key factors of entrepreneurial orientation affect a firm's performance using two-handed strategies, and empirically analyzes the moderating effects of environmental dynamics. The results show that the entrepreneurial orientation has a significant effect on a firm's performance in the Ambidextrous organization. In addition, the moderating effect of environmental dynamics showed a moderating effect on the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and organizational ambidexterity. This study not only suggests practical implications for SMEs, including venture firms and startups, but also has a significant impact on the relationship between organizational ambidexterity and a firm's performance. It is expected to make academic contributions by introducing variables and analyzing influential relationships.

기업은 현재의 자원을 효율적으로 이용하는 활용(exploitation)활동과 새로운 기회를 포착하는 탐색(exploration)활동을 동시에 수행하여야 한다. 이렇게 반대되는 두 가지 속성인 활용과 탐색 활동을 동시에 수행하는 기업을 '조직의 양면성' 또는 '조직의 양손잡이 역량'(Organizational ambidexterity)이 있다고 하며, 이러한 기업을 양손잡이 조직(Ambidextrous organization)이라고 부른다. 본 연구에서는 기업가적 지향성의 핵심 요소들이 양손잡이 전략을 사용하는 기업들의 기업성과에 영향을 미치는 지에 대해 살펴보고, 더불어 환경적 동태성의 조절 효과에 대하여 실증 분석하였다. 연구 결과 기업은 기업가적 지향성이 양손잡이 조직에서 뚜렷한 기업성과에 유의미한 영향이 있다고 나타났다. 또한 환경적 동태성의 조절효과는 기업가적 지향성과 조직의 양손잡이 역랑과의 관계에 있어 조절효과가 나타났다. 본 연구를 통해 벤처기업 및 스타트업을 포함한 중소기업이 성장을 위한 전략적 방향을 설정하는데 있어 현실적인 시사점을 제시해 줄 수 있을 뿐 아니라, 중소기업의 양손잡이 역량과 기업성과간의 관계에 관한 연구에 유의미한 영향을 미칠 수 있는 변수들을 소개하고 영향관계를 분석함으로써 학술적인 기여를 할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

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