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Improvement Plans of the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Using Importance-Performance Analysis  

Kim, Su-Jin (Department of Global Entrepreneurship, Dankook University)
Seo, Kyongran (INDUSTRIAL BANK OF KOREA)
Nam, Jung-Min (Department of Global Entrepreneurship, Dankook University)
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Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship / v.17, no.4, 2022 , pp. 101-114 More about this Journal
Abstract
Recently, various studies on the entrepreneurial ecosystem have been conducted. The entrepreneurial ecosystem is composed of various elements such as entrepreneurs, governments, and infrastructure, and these factors interact to contribute to economic development. The purpose of this study was to analyze differences in importance and performance of the entrepreneurial ecosystem for startups using the importance-performance analysis (IPA) method. Based on this, the importance and current level of the components of the entrepreneurial ecosystem were identified and policy implications were presented. The results of the study are as follows. The importance ranking was in the order of startup support program(4.43), startup funding (4.39), market accessibility(4.30). The ranking of performance was startup support program(3.81), ease of starting a business(3.76), support for startup support institutions(3.66), and startup funding(3.66). All elements of the entrepreneurial ecosystem showed higher importance than performance. This means that the components of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Korea are recognized as important, but do not play a significant role in terms of performance for startups. In addition, the factors with the highest improvement in the importance-performance matrix were 「safety nets for startup failure」, 「culture of acceptance of failure」, 「ease of market entry」, 「ease of startup survival」, and 「ease of exit」. This study suggested improvement measures such as establishing a social safety net, improving awareness of startup failure culture, matching successful startups, strengthening scale-up support by growth stage, easing regulations in new business fields, and diversifying investment recovery strategies.
Keywords
entrepreneurial ecosystem; entrepreneurial ecosystem elements; Importance-Performance Analysis;
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