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The Effects of Entrepreneur Competence Characteristics on Start-Up Performance: Focusing on the Mediating Effect of the Start-Up Support System  

Ahn, Tae-Uk (Entrepreneurship, Kunsan National University)
Han, Dong-heuy (Jeonbuk Business Agency)
Kang, Tae-Won (Department of Logistics, Kunsan National University)
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Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship / v.14, no.1, 2019 , pp. 73-83 More about this Journal
Abstract
As the awareness of the importance of Start-up increases, the number of entrepreneurs who decide to start their career is gradually increasing. However, the rate of start-up failure is still high and the qualitative level is very low due to lack of start-up performance. In this study, we analyzed the effect of entrepreneurship capability and start-up support system on start-up performance. To that end, 361 valid data were collected from businesses that were established less than seven years ago in Jeollabuk-do on August 1, 2018 and used for study verification through SPSS 21 and AMOS 21. First, the entrepreneurial competence (entrepreneurial competence, managerial competency) has a positive effect on the start-up support system and the technical competency has no significant effect. Second, entrepreneurial competence (entrepreneurial competence, managerial competency, technical competency) has a significant effect on entrepreneurial performance. However, entrepreneurial competence has a meaningful effect on the start-up performance of entrepreneurs with a negative (-) effect. Third, it was found that the start - up support system had a positive effect on the start - up performance. Finally, the start - up support system proved to have mediating effect between entrepreneurial competence and start - up performance. The implications of this study are as follows. In order to increase the start-up performance of the start-up companies, it is proved that increasing the capacity of the start-ups is an important factor. In addition, empirical studies have proved that the use of start-up support system is an important factor that directly or indirectly has a significant effect on start-up performance, We have made meaningful implications that actively supporting and utilizing entrepreneurship is necessary to enhance start-up performance.
Keywords
Entrepreneurial competence characteristics; Entrepreneurial Competence; Managerial Competence; Technical Competence; Start-up Support System; Business Start-up Performance;
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