• Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.141-156
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• 2023

The advancement of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), along with the expansion of government and private investment in startup discovery and funding, has led to the emergence of startups seeking to generate outstanding results based on innovative ideas. As successful startups serve as role models, the number of aspiring entrepreneurs preparing to launch their own startups continues to increase. However, unlike entrepreneurs who challenge themselves with serial entrepreneurship after experiencing success, early-stage startups face various challenges such as team building, technology development, and fundraising. Accelerators play a dual role of mentor and investor by providing education, mentoring, consulting, network connection, and initial investment activities to help startups overcome various challenges they face and facilitate their growth. This study investigated whether there is a correlation between the characteristics of startups and their entrepreneurial performance, and analyzed whether accelerators mediate the relationship between startup characteristics and entrepreneurial performance. A total of 11 hypotheses were proposed, and a survey was conducted on 302 startup founders and employees located across the country, including the metropolitan area, for empirical research. SPSS 23.0 and Amos 23.0 were used for statistical analysis. Through this study, it was found that factors such as innovation, organizational culture, financial characteristics, and learning orientation among the characteristics of startups, rather than having a direct impact on entrepreneurial performance, are linked to entrepreneurial performance through the role of accelerators. By analyzing the impact factors of startup characteristics on entrepreneurial performance, this study presents research on the role of accelerators and provides institutional improvements. It is expected to contribute to the expansion of investment and differentiated acceleration programs, enabling startups to seize the market and grow stably in the market.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.201-209
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• 2019

Recently various start-up competitions have been held in the government, public and private sectors. There is a need to improve the business model of the majority of preliminary founders and early founders through the start - up contest, while improving the possibility of commercialization. The purpose of this study is to analyze the present status of various start - up contests based on the actual survey results of the major start - up contest operators and major participants in Korea. The main results of this study are as follows: First, in the run - up contest, there is a tendency to break out of the event personality, to prevent the opening of the business model of the entrepreneur in the competition, to reduce the formal procedure considering the input time, Improvement of the use of presentation materials, and the purpose of the contest and precise specification of the object of the recruitment. Secondly, it is necessary to establish a juror and a mentor pool with expertise. It is necessary to establish the judges and the mentor pool with expertise in each field, allocate the region according to the regional composition, entrust the judges with entrepreneurial experience, and introduce the post evaluation system for the judges after the competition. Third, most of the contest winners are manufacturing / technology-based businesses.

• 한국벤처창업학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2023.11a
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• pp.111-116
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• 2023

중소벤창업기업 중 대다수가 처음 창업을 도전하기 때문에 생존도 어렵고 경영성과를 만드는데 더 큰 어려움이 존재하는 상황에서 정부는 이의 해결 대안으로 창업가의 본원적인 역량을 보완해 이를 해결하기 위한 창업 멘토링 강화에 지원정책의 초점을 두고 있는데, 이의 효과 창출이 중대한 시대적 과제가 되고 있다. 본 연구는 창업멘토링의 조절효과로 창업가역량이 창업 및 경영성과에 미치는 영향에 대한 연구를 통하여 창업기업의 성과를 높이기 위한 실효성 있는 정책방향의 기초자료를 제시하는데 목적이 있다. 본 연구의 주요내용은 첫째, 창업가역량, 창업멘토링, 창업성과와 경영성과에 대한 고찰, 둘째, 창업가역량에 따른 창업 및 경영성과의 영향관계 연구, 셋째, 창업멘토링의 창업가역량과 기업성과에 대한 조절효과 연구이다. 본 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 창업가의 개인적, 사회적, 전문적역량은 창업기업의 창업성과에 정(+)의 영향을 미칠 것으로 판단된다. 둘째, 창업기업의 창업성과는 기업의 경영성과에 정(+)의 영향을 미칠 것으로 판단된다. 셋째, 창업멘토링은 창업가역량과 창업성과와의 관계에서 정(+)의 조절효과를 나타낼 것으로 판단된다. 본 연구결과 기존 선행연구 대비 다음과 같은 기여를 하고 있다. 첫째, 국내외 정책자료와 선행연구를 통해 창업가 자체에 초점을 둔 본원적인 창업가의 역량에 대하여 재정의하고, 둘째, 창업멘토링을 창업행동모델의 구성 요소로 설정하여 연구하였으며, 셋째, 선행연구들에서 창업기업의 성과를 경영성과에 국한되어 평가했던 것을 창업기업의 초기창업 성과와 기업의 전반적인 경영의 성과로 구분하여 분석하였다. 아울러, 본 연구결과의 정책적 시사점은 첫째, 창업기업의 성과향상을 위한 창업지원사업의 실효성 있는 정책방향을 결정하는 기초자료를 제공하였고, 둘째, 창업멘토링 효과의 유의성을 입증하였다는데 그 의미가 있다.

• 한국벤처창업학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2017.11a
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• pp.109-112
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• 2017

성공적인 창업을 위해서는 창업자 개인의 기본적인 역량뿐만 아니라 체계적인 창업교육과 학습을 통해 창업자가 되기 위한 필요역량을 습득해야 한다(최서윤, 2017). 대학생의 창업을 활성화하기 위해서는 다양한 분야를 전공하고 있는 대학생의 학문적 특성을 고려하고 그들의 전공 및 학문적 특성을 고려하여 창업교육 및 창업지원을 통해 대학생의 창업의지를 높이는 것이 필요하다(이우진 김진수 김용태, 2013). 창업의지는 창업에 대한 행위적 태도를 의미하며, 창업이라는 긴 과정의 첫 단계이고, 개인의 태도와 경험을 창업이라는 행동으로 매개하는 역할을 한다(윤방섭, 2004). 대학이 학생들에게 창업교육 및 창업공간, 멘토링, 컨설팅, 사업화를 위한 창업지원을 하고, 대학생들은 이러한 창업교육 및 창업지원을 긍정적으로 받아들일수록 창업의지가 높아져 취업이 아닌 창업을 선택할 가능성이 높아질 것이다. 조사대상은 전국의 보건계열 대학에 재학 중인 대학생이다. 자료수집 방법은 보건계열 재학 중인 대학생을 대상으로 이메일 설문지가 발송되었고, 자기보고식 작성방법에 따라 설문조사 되었다. 총735개의 설문지가 발송되었고 그 중 불성실하게 응답한 설문을 제외한 총 675개의 설문을 최종 설문으로 사용하였다. 자료수집기간은 2017년 10월 9일부터 2017년 10월 18일까지 10일간 이루어졌다. 본 연구를 수행하기 위해 수집된 자료는 IBM SPSS Statistics 22.0을 활용하여 분석하였다. 본 연구는 보건계열 대학생의 창업가 특성이 창업의지에 영향을 미치는지, 창업교육과 창업지원제도는 기업과 특성과 창업의지의 관계에서 조절효과를 미치는지를 확인하였다. 보건계열대학생의 창업가 특성인 성취욕구, 자기효능감, 위험감수성 중 위험감수성만이 창업의지에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며, 창업교육, 창업지원제도인 대학창업지원활동, 정부창업지원정책 중 창업가 특성과 창업의지 간의 관계에서 대학창업지원제도만 조절작용을 하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국벤처창업학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2018.04a
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• pp.61-64
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• 2018

우리나라 특성화고는 산업사회의 각 분야에서 종사할 유능한 인재를 양성하고 합리적이며 능률적인 직업인을 육성하려는 목표로 1998년에 도입되었다. 2010년에는 독일, 스위스, 오스트리아 등에서 자리 잡은 마이스터고 제도를 도입하여 변화를 시도하였다. 유럽에서의 마이스터고는 창업 성공률이 98%에 이를 정도로 창업의지가 높은 학생들로 구성되었다. 우리나라 또한 특성화고 학생들의 창업의지를 높이기 위해서 정부와 민간 기관에서 다양한 시도를 하였다. 창업진흥원의 기업가 마인드 확산 교육 비즈쿨(2002년), 한국시민자원봉사회의 특성화고 대상 창업 마인드 확산 경진대회 Be the CEO(2004년), 아산나눔재단과 어썸스쿨의 앙트러프러너십 교육 히어로스쿨(2014년) 등이 사례이다. 본 저자도 2011년부터 중소벤처기업부와 SK가 공동으로 주최하는 고교생 앱 개발경진대회를 직접 운영하면서 특성화고 학생들의 창업의지를 높이기 위한 방안에 대해 오랫동안 고민하였다. 본 연구에서는 특성화고 학생들의 앙트러프러너십이 창업의지에 미치는 영향을 연구하였다. 앙트러프러너십의 구성요소는 Miller(1983)가 주장한 위험감수성, 혁신성, 진취성에 기회인지를 추가하였다. 또한, 특성화고 학생들이 학교 교육과 다양한 외부활동을 통하여 접하고 있는 창업멘토링이 앙트러프러너십 구성요소와 창업의지간에 조절효과가 있는지 밝히고자 하였다. 이를 위해 전국 491개(2017년 말) 특성화고등학교 중 지역별로 안배하여 14개 학교 학생들을 대상으로 설문을 시행하였으며, 설문서 287부를 실증분석에 활용하였다. 연구분석 결과 특성화고 학생의 기회인지, 위험감수성, 혁신성, 진취성은 모두 창업의지에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 한편 기회인지, 위험감수성 등 앙트러프러너십 요소와 창업의지 관계에서 창업멘토링의 조절효과는 진취성에만 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 창업멘토링의 조절효과가 진취성에만 국한된 것은 특성화고는 창업보다는 취업 중심의 정책을 운영 중이어서 앙트러프러너십은 높으나 창업의지가 희박한 학생이 많았고, 기존의 창업멘토링 내용이 학생들의 창업의지를 높이는데 실제적인 도움이 되지 못하였으며, 창업을 가로막는 제도 때문에 멘토링 만으로는 창업의지를 높이는데 한계가 존재하였다. 본 연구의 결과가 우리나라 특성화고 학생들의 창업의지를 높이는 방안에 대한 연구를 촉발하는데 조그만 보탬이 되기를 바란다. 또한, 창업의지가 높은 특성화고 학생들이 창업을 실행할 수 있는 환경이 구축되고, 특성화고가 취업중심의 정책에서 창업친화적인 정책으로 개선하는 데 촉매제가 되기를 바란다.

• Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.47-58
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• 2019

This paper is brought to analyze an impact of coaching activities over entrepreneur with respect to entrepreneurs' personal characteristics on the performance of Startups focusing on entrepreneur's awareness conversion effect. In particular, the situation of falling focus of serious startup failure on uncoachable obstinate entrepreneur among the several causes of startup failures, this paper define the research mission of reducing this risk by inducing coaching types of cooperations between senior entrepreneur having serial successful startup experiences and beginning entrepreneur. This paper carry out literature reviews chiefly on startup coaching researches rather than mentoring studies because coaching stressing on self-oriented problem defining and solving by entrepreneur actively tend to be more effective than mentoring relying on mentor's guideline passively as solving startup's main upcoming problems. This paper implement four related researches. First, the impact analysis of entrepreneur's personal characteristics on coaching activities, second, influences of entrepreneurs environmental factors on them, Third, impact of coaching activities on entrepreneur's awareness conversion effect, Fourth, how strongly this conversion effect contributing on the performance of startup. As results of empirical research, first, this paper prove that entrepreneur's environmental factors impact positively on coaching activities over entrepreneur although failing on validating on significant impact of entrepreneur's personal characteristics on coaching activities. Second, this paper prove that coaching activities positively influence on entrepreneur's awareness conversion, hence ultimately positively on the performance of startups. As conclusion, this paper validate that coaching activities over entrepreneur through inducing on the conversion of entrepreneur's awareness lead entrepreneur to setting the bar high and accountable planning of business milestone. This paper contribute on delivering policy implication that government initiatin action-oriented training program for entrepreneurs should accept the module of coaching session to produce more effective results.

• Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.41-53
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• 2014

There has been lots of discussions and new policies to encourage people to start new businesses. However, they key issue such as how to raise the success rate of new start-ups still needs to be resolved. Many believe that the success of policies and discussions for promoting entrepreneurship in Korea highly depends on how to lower the risks with which early stage start-ups encounter. In this backdrop, this study aims at providing an emerging approaches in entrepreneurship, 'lean start-up', which can work as an effective method with which early stage entrepreneurs can minimize challenges they face. Even though lean start-up is a widely accepted concept among practitioners and recognized as a useful tool for entrepreneurship and education, but has not got deserved attention from the academic world. This paper offers basic framework and key principles of lean start-ups, furthermore, shows Korean cases of step-by-step application methods of its concepts. It also suggest key issues in adopting lean start-up strategy. This study has implications and contributions for entrepreneurs, educators and researchers through providing comprehensive perspectives on process of the lean start-up strategy.

• Journal of Venture Innovation
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.15-34
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• 2022

Many countries, including Korea, have established and operated various startup supporting programs to revitalize youth entrepreneurship. This study aims to identify the current status and characteristics of the major startup supporting programs currently operated in Korea and propose development plans for future startup supporting programs through analysis of the startup supporting systems of major countries. By analyzing the success factors of domestic and foreign startup supporting systems, we suggested improvements that can be operated more effectively in the areas of financial support, selection process, education and mentoring, networking, publicity and branding, and follow-up management by operated startup supporting programs. In addition, improvements for performance evaluation indicators of startup supporting programs were suggested and limitations of the study were presented.

• Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.57-71
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• 2022

The purpose of this study was to analyze the perception and demand of local youth and to find ways to support universities in order to create an youth start-up ecosystem. To this end, 509 young people living in Seoul were analyzed to recognize and demand young people in the region for youth start-ups, and to support universities. The findings are as follows. First, as a result of analyzing young people's perception of youth start-ups in the region, the "Youth Start-up Program" was analyzed the highest in terms of the demand for regional programs by university. In addition, there was a high perception that the image of youth startups in the region was "challenging" and "good for changing times." Second, after analyzing the demand for support for youth start-ups in the region, it appeared in the order of mentoring, start-up education, and creation of start-up spaces. And it showed different needs for different ages. Third, the results were derived from analysis of the demand for university support for the creation of a regional youth start-up ecosystem, the criteria for selecting local youth start-up support organizations, and the period of participation in local youth start-up support. Based on the results of the above research, the implications and suggestions of university support for the creation of a community of youth start-up ecosystem are as follows. First of all, it is necessary to develop and operate sustainable symbiosis mentoring programs focusing on university's infrastructure and regional symbiosis. Second, it is necessary to develop and utilize step-by-step systematic microlearning content based on the needs analysis of prospective youth start-ups. Third, it is necessary to form an open youth start-up base space for local residents in universities and link it with the start-up process inside and outside universities. The results of this study are expected to be used as basic data for establishing policies for supporting youth start-ups and establishing and operating strategies for supporting youth start-ups at universities.

• Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.95-114
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• 2020

This paper, a meta-analysis of the effect of the start-up support policy on the start-up performance was conducted to examine the effect of the start-up support policy on the start-up performance of beneficiary companies and to provide theoretical and practical implications to support organizations and practitioners. To this end, 35 papers containing the correlation coefficient, which is a positive statistical value, were selected from the previous studies in academic journals and dissertations published in Korea from 2007 to 2020. In the preceding study of the start-up support policy, the independent variables include funding, education support, facility/equipment support, network support, mentoring support, consulting support, marketing support, management support, technical support, manpower support, and finance as a dependent variable. The effect size of the impact on aptitude and non-financial performance was reviewed. The pattern of the effect size was presented as a forest plot for easy visual understanding, and outliers were verified through sensitivity analysis for small-study-effect data with publication convenience. As a result of analyzing the effect size of the government-supported policy, it was verified that the effect size was generally medium or higher, affecting the entrepreneurial performance. Among the independent variables, the factor that has the greatest effect on startup performance is manpower support, followed by technical support, marketing support, management support, facility/equipment support, education support, mentoring support, funding, network support, and consulting support. It was analyzed that the effect size was large in order. As the 「Small and Medium Business Startup Support Act」 was recently reorganized from the manufacturing industry to digital transformation and smartization on October 8, 2020, the start-up support policy should consider the start-up stage and verify the priorities to organize the budget.