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

The Korean Society of Business Venturing (한국벤처창업학회)
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A Comparative Study of the Effect of University Students' Individualism on Entrepreneurial Orientation in Korea and China

한국과 중국 대학생의 개인주의가 기업가적 지향에 미치는 영향 비교 연구

  • Ahn, Jinwon (School of Management & Economics, Handong Global University) ;
  • Yoo, Daehyun (Center for International Development Cooperation, Handong Global University)
  • 안진원 (한동대 경영경제학부) ;
  • 유대현 (한동대 국제개발협력센터)
  • Received : 2016.05.17
  • Accepted : 2016.06.26
  • Published : 2016.08.31
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Abstract

The goal of this study is to compare entrepreneurial orientation of both countries' students and to compare the effect of individualism on developing entrepreneurial orientation of both countries. In order to achieve this goal, this study will conduct two analysis. Firstly, the comparative study on entrepreneurial orientation of both students will be implemented by conducting F-test and t-test. Secondly, the regression analysis between an independent variable - individualism - and dependent variables - innovativeness, internal locus of control, and entrepreneurial orientation - will be conducted in order to compare the effect of individualism on developing entrepreneurial orientation. Prior to implementation of two analysis, this study has implemented the survey to Korean and Chinese university students to estimate entrepreneurial orientation and a cultural variable to influence entrepreneurial orientation. The question of survey is divided into two parts - individual entrepreneurial orientation including internal locus of control and innovativeness and a cultural variable, individualism. As other precedent comparative studies of Chines and Korean potential entrepreneurship concluded, Chinese students have shown higher entrepreneurial orientation than Korean students. However, on the contrary to prior studies on cultural factors and entrepreneurship, only Chinese students' entrepreneurial orientation is influenced by individualism. Any dependent variables of Korean students were not affected by individualism variable.

본 연구의 목표는 한중의 기업가적 지향성을 비교하고 개인주의가 한중의 기업가지향성의 형성에 미치는 영향을 비교하는 것이다. 연구목표 달성을 위해 본 연구는 크게 두 가지 분석을 실시한다. 첫 번째 영역에서는 F검정과 t검정을 통해 한국과 중국의 대학생들의 기업가적 지향성을 비교하였고, 두 번째 영역에서는 양국 대학생들의 기업가적 지향성에 영향을 미치는 문화적 변수에 대해서 비교하는 연구를 수행한다. 본 연구에서는 다른 여러 문화적 변수들 중에 개인주의에 집중하였다. 개인의 기업가적 지향성을 종속변수로 놓고 문화적 변수인 개인주의를 독립변수로 하여 개인주의가 양국 대학생들의 기업가적 지향성에 미치는 영향에 대해 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 이러한 두 가지 분석을 실시하기에 앞서 양국 대학생들을 대상으로 설문 조사를 실시하였는데 질문은 개인의 기업가적 지향성을 측정하기 위한 질문과 개인의 기업가적 성향에 영향을 주는 문화적 요인을 측정하는 질문으로 나누어져 있다. 개인의 기업가적 지향성을 측정하기 위하여 내재적 통제력(Locus of Control)과 혁신성(Innovativeness)을 묻는 세부 질문을 만들었고, 문화적 요인을 측정하기 위해서는 개인주의(Individualism)의 정도를 묻는 질문을 만들어 설문을 실시하였다. 한국과 중국의 잠재적 기업가정신을 비교한 기존의 연구들의 결론과 마찬가지로, 기업가적 지향성은 중국의 대학생들이 한국의 대학생들에 비해 높은 수치를 보여주었다. 그러나 문화적 요인에 있어서는 기존의 연구와는 다르게 오직 중국 대학생들의 기업가적 지향성만이 개인주의에 의해 영향을 받았다. 한국의 대학생들의 어떤 종속변수도 개인주의 변수에 의해 영향을 받지 않았다.

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