창업지향성, 탐험적 및 활용적 혁신활동이 기업성과에 미치는 영향: 기술지향성의 조절역할

초록

This study examined the effects of entrepreneurial orientation, the effects of exploratory and exploitative innovation on financial performance, and the moderating effects of technology orientation on the relationship between these two innovation activities and financial performance in medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Data were collected from 114 SMEs located in Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi-do area, Korea. The results are as follows: First, proactiveness and risk-taking among three sub-dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) had positive effects on those two innovation activities. Second, exploration and exploitation innovation were positively related to financial performance in SMEs, respectively. Third, technology orientation moderated the relationship between the two innovation activities and financial performance. The practical implication of the results suggest that executives of SMEs try to foster corporate culture with proactiveness and risk-taking, including continuous innovation activities based their resources internal and external.

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