중소제조기업의 학습문화 영향요인과 혁신에 관한 연구

This study empirically analyzed the relationship between influencing factors of learning culture and innovation for small and medium-sized manufacturing companies. In particular, in the relationship between influencing factors of learning culture and innovation, learning culture was set as a mediating variable. Factors affecting learning culture were set as investment conditions for learning (total sales in the previous year, number of training staff, professional management or not), mobilization of various training methods, and competence development personnel system. These influencing factors take into account aspects of the organization's investment in learning, the provision of opportunity for training, and the personnel management environment. The survey was conducted on the chief executive officers of 124 domestic manufacturing companies, and the analysis results are as follows. First, the factors influencing the learning culture showed a positive (+) effect on the learning culture, and the learning culture also had a positive (+) effect on the innovation. In addition, learning culture had a mediating effect in the relationship between professional management, mobilization of various training methods, competency development personnel system, and innovation. Through these results, this study shows that if the company's chief executive officer is professional management, and organization educates employees through various training methods, and develops employees' competencies by personnel system, organization can create a learning culture, as a result, innovate products and services are facilitated. Lastly, practical methods for creating a learning culture were discussed, and the limitations and research directions of the study were suggested.