A Study on the Structural Relationship among Entrepreneurial Characteristics, Success Factors and Performances of Small Business Start-up Founders

소상공인 창업자의 특성, 창업성공요인 및 창업성과의 구조적 관계에 관한 연구

  • Na, Sang-Gyun (Dept. of Business Administration, Wonkwang University)
  • Received : 2016.09.07
  • Accepted : 2016.11.21
  • Published : 2016.11.30

Abstract

The present study has the purpose of analyzing the relationship between entrepreneurial characteristics and success factors of small-scale start-up founders as well as the relationship between success factors and performances of start-up businesses. It is also aimed in this study to determine the structural effects of start-up founders' characteristic upon their performances and by thus, to provide those who prepare for and/or have been operating start-up business with suggestions for stable and successful start-up as well operation. The study resulted in the following outcomes: First, the analysis of the relationship between characteristics and success factors of start-up business found that the empirical characteristics of small-scale start-up business founders might influence every factor for their success including the financial conditions as well as management of shops, products and service. Their psychological characteristics, however, turned out to have influence upon the management of products and service only, but not upon the financial conditions and management of shops, a result implying that the higher desire and creativity small-scale start-up business founders have, the more probable the start-up businesses become successful. Second it was learned from the analysis of the relationship between success factors and performances of start-up businesses that such success factors of start-ups as financial conditions as well as management of shops, products and service could exercise impact upon their performances, signifying that the exact decision making of small-scale start-up founders might affect the performances of small-scale start-up businesses. Third, the analysis of the relationship between entrepreneurial characteristics and performances of start-up founders revealed that both empirical and psychological characteristics of start-up founders might have influence upon the performances of start-up businesses, leading to the conclusion that small-scale start-up founders could achieve higher performances in their start-up when they are highly aware of empirical and psychological characteristics for start-up as part of entrepreneurial characteristics.

본 연구는 소상공인 창업자의 특성이 창업된 사업체 운영의 성공요인과의 관계를 살펴보고, 창업 성공요인이 창업성과와의 관계를 분석하고자 한다. 또한 창업자의 특성이 창업성과에 미치는 구조적 영향 관계를 분석하고자 한다. 본 연구를 통하여 창업을 준비하는 예비 창업자나 기 창업자들이 안정적이고 성공적인 사업체 창업과 운영을 위한 시사점을 제공하고자 한다. 본 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 창업자 특성과 창업성공요인과의 관계이다. 분석결과, 소상공인 창업자 특성 중 경험특성은 창업성공요인과 관계에 있어서 재무상태, 점포관리, 제품 및 서비스관리의 모든 요인에서 영향을 미치는 것으로 분석되었다. 하지만, 심리적 특성에서는 제품 및 서비스관리에서만 영향을 미치는 것으로 분석되었고, 재무상태와 점포관리에서는 영향을 미치지 않은 것으로 분석되었다. 이는 소상공인이 창업에 대한 성취욕구 및 창의성이 높을수록 창업 성공 가능성이 높아지는 것을 의미한다. 둘째, 창업성공요인과 창업성과와의 관계이다. 분석결과, 창업성공요인인 재무상태, 점포관리, 제품 및 서비스 관리는 창업성과에 영향을 미치는 것으로 분석되었다. 이는 소상공인 창업자가 사업체 운영에 필요한 창업성공요인의 정확한 의사결정은 소상공인의 창업성과에 영향을 미치고 있음을 의미한다. 셋째, 창업자 특성과 창업성과와의 관계이다. 분석결과, 창업자 특성인 경험특성과 심리적 특성은 모두 창업성과에 영향을 미치고 있는 것으로 분석되었다. 이는 창업자 특성인 창업에 대한 경험과 심리적 특성을 높게 인식하고 있는 소상공인이 창업성과가 높다는 것을 의미한다.

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