중소기업에 대한 수출지원제도가 수출성과에 미치는 영향에 관한 메타분석

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the cornerstone and backbone of the national economy and export activities positively drives growth, employment, and the local economy for SMEs. However, SMEs’ lack of internal resources (e.g., personnel, finance, technology, and marketing capabilities), most SMEs have not participated in export activities. There is a way to fill these insufficient internal capabilities with external networks. One of external networks for SMEs to participate in export activities is through export assistance program, which have been supported by the central government, local govern ments, public institutions, and private institutions. The export assistance programs (EAP) or export promotion programs (EPP) have long been operated in order to support export performance of SMEs. However, studies on the effect of EPP (EAP) on SMEs’ export performance are ambivalence. In other words, there are many studies that show influences, while there are others that do not. There are also many studies that questions the effectiveness of EPPs for SMEs and suggest more appropriate support methods. The purpose of this study is to comprehensively examine the impact of EPP (EAP) on SMEs’ export performance via meta-analysis. In this meta-analysis study, 39 studies and 129 cases were analyzed. EPP (EAP) were classified into assistance programs and assistance institutions. Assistance programs also were classified into awareness, preference, and utilization. Export performance were classified into overall performance, satisfaction, finan cial performance, and strategic performance. The data used in the meta-analysis was comprised of correlation coefficients, and standardized regression coefficients converted into correlation coefficients. The meta-analy sis was performed using the R-program. The overall mean effect size of EPP (EAP) on SMEs’ export performance was .358. The effect size of programs versus institutions was the largest in the order of assistance institutions service quality and programs. The effect size of SMEs’ perception was the largest in the order of preference, awareness, and utilization. The effect size of EPP (EAP) types was the largest in the order of counselling, personnel, service quality, overall export, marketing. The effect size of export performance types was the largest in the order of overall export, satisfaction, financial performance, and strategic performance. Region moderates the effect of EPP (EAP) on export performance. EPP (EAP) substantially influence export performance for SMEs.