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

The Korean Society of Business Venturing (한국벤처창업학회)
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Development of Female Entrepreneurial Competency Model

여성 기업가 역량모델 개발

  • 김미란 (한국여성기업가정신연구원) ;
  • 엄우용 (계명대학교 교육학과)
  • Received : 2022.09.10
  • Accepted : 2022.10.20
  • Published : 2022.10.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop a female entrepreneurial competency model. For the purpose, two Focus Group Interviews (FGI) were conducted with seven outstanding female entrepreneurs, and three expert reviews were conducted. In addition, in order to verify the validity of the provisional female entrepreneur competency model derived from the FGI and competency modeling expert review, the female entrepreneur competency model was finally confirmed through a survey of 442 female entrepreneurs. The results were as follows. First, a female entrepreneur competency model consisting of 6 competency groups and 25 competencies of entrepreneurship, emotion, business management, relationship management, strategic management, and multitasking, and 75 behavioral indicators describing each competency was developed. Second, sensibility and multitasking are competencies that reflect the characteristics of female entrepreneurs. In particular, 'social sense', which is the ability to be considerate of others in the emotional competency group and the ability to respond well to subtle nuances, and the multitasking competency group's unique strengths are women's ability to perform various tasks at the same time. The 'work-family control ability' of a female entrepreneur who maintains a balance between 'multi-tasking' and work and family is a representative competency of only female entrepreneurs. Third, the developed female entrepreneurship competency model is meaningful in that it not only increases female entrepreneurial competency so that prospective female entrepreneurs can successfully run a business through entrepreneurship education, but it also makes it easy for existing female entrepreneurs to reflect and improve their competencies. If we provide appropriate training programs to female entrepreneurs based on their competency, it will be possible to effectively enhance the entrepreneurial competency, which is the key to strengthening the competitiveness of female entrepreneurs. The female entrepreneur competency model developed through this study can provide a basis for future research on competency diagnosis and education needs analysis.

여성의 사회진출이 급격히 증가함에 따라 오랫동안 남성의 영역으로 인식되어 왔던 기업경영에도 여성의 진출이 늘어나고 있다. 이에 여성 기업가가 직면하고 있는 사회 구조적 특징과 한계, 기회 등을 고려하여 여성 기업가의 역량이 무엇인지를 명확하게 규명하고 이를 바탕으로 현재 기업을 경영하고 있는 여성 기업가나 향후 여성 기업가를 꿈꾸는 예비 여성 기업가를 체계적으로 양성하는 방안을 마련할 필요가 있다. 따라서 본 연구는 여성 기업가 역량모델을 개발하여 여성 기업가 양성을 위한 토대를 마련하는 것을 목적으로 하고 있다. 이를 위하여 우수 여성 기업가 7명을 대상으로 두 차례의 포커스그룹 인터뷰(FGI)를 하였으며, 세 차례의 전문가 검토를 하였다. 이를 바탕으로 여성 기업가 역량모델을 잠정적으로 도출했고, 여성 기업가 442명을 대상으로 실시한 설문조사를 통해 역량모델의 타당성을 검토한 후 여성 기업가 역량모델을 최종적으로 확정했다. 본 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 기업가정신, 감성, 경영관리, 관계관리, 전략경영 그리고 멀티태스킹의 6개 역량군과 25개 역량, 그리고 각 역량을 설명하는 75개의 행동지표로 구성된 여성 기업가 역량모델이 개발되었다. 둘째, 감성과 멀티태스킹은 여성 기업가의 특징이 잘 반영된 역량군으로 드러났다. 특히, 감성 역량군에 속하는 '사회적센스'(상대방에 관한 배려와 미세한 뉘앙스를 잘 감지하여 대처하는 능력), 멀티태스킹 역량군에 속하는 '다중업무'(여러 가지 일을 수행 할 수 있는 능력)와 '일가정조절능력'(일과 가정이라는 두 가지 업무에 관한 균형을 유지할 수 있는 능력)은 여성 기업가만의 대표적인 역량이라 할 수 있다. 셋째, 개발된 여성 기업가 역량모델은 기업가 교육을 통해 기존의 여성 기업가 뿐만 아니라 예비 여성 기업가의 기업가 역량을 기반으로 여성 기업가에게 적절한 교육프로그램을 제공한다면 여성 기업가의 경쟁력 강화의 핵심이 되는 기업가 역량을 효과적으로 증진할 수 있을 것이다. 본 연구를 통해 개발된 여성 기업가 역량 모델은 향후 역량 진단, 교육요구분석 등의 연구를 위한 기초를 제공해 줄 수 있을 것이다.

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