• 벤처창업연구
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.49-65
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• 2022

본 연구는 여성창업활성화를 여성창업가의 특성과 역량을 파악하기 위해 심층 인터뷰를 토대로 탐색연구를 실시하였다. 이에 본 연구에서는 8명의 여성창업가를 대상으로 한 심층 인터뷰를 통해서 창업태도(독립욕구, 개발욕구, 호의적여건), 창업진입률, 창업동기, 창업활동과 제약조건 등에 관한 주요 내용을 분석해 보았다. 그 결과, 첫째, 여성창업가들의 창업태도는 자기만족을 느끼는 데서 성공의 경영을 하고자 하는 동기가 강하며, 독립과 자아실현이 우선시하는 특성이 있으며, 창업에 대한 주변의 호의적 여건이 중요한 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 여성의 창업진입률에서 남성과의 개인적 차이, 사회적 구조요인은 큰 영향이 없는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 여성들의 가장 중요한 창업동기는 도전정신과 자기만족감, 일과 가족의 균형을 맞추려는 욕구가 여전히 강한 것으로 나타났다. 넷째, 여성창업가들은 자원접근 측면에서는 남성창업가와 여성창업가 간에 인식 차이가 거의 없으나 네트워크에서 차별이 어느 정도 존재하는 것으로 나타났다. 다섯째, 여성창업가의 주요 업종은 소규모 기업이고 이익률이 낮은 업종, 성장과 매출액이 낮은 업종에 집중되는 경향이 나타나고 있다. 마지막으로 여성창업활동의 장애요인은 여전히 존재하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구 결과를 토대로 다음과 같은 시사점을 제시한다. 첫째, 본 연구에서는 주로 여성들이 창업을 하고 기업을 경영하면서 겪는 경험이나 사회적 환경의 특성을 파악하였다는 점에서 차별화된다. 둘째 본 연구에서 여성창업가의 경우 여성만의 창업 장애요인은 높지 않으며, 충분히 극복할 수 있다고 주장하여 여성창업에 대한 긍정적 인식을 확산할 필요성이 제기된다. 마지막으로 여성기업의 창업은 남성기업의 창업보다 기업규모에서 상대적으로 영세한 것으로 나타나고 있다. 이는 향후에 여성창업이 여성의 사회적 경험이나 직장생활에서의 관리능력에 의한 기회적 창업도 중요하지만 전문적인 기술창업도 활성화하도록 정부의 지원정책이 필요하다.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.201-212
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• 2021

This study aims to investigate variables affecting the business performance of Muslim women entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka. A multidimensional analysis was proposed with five potentially defined antecedents of business performance which included psychological characteristics, human capital, social capital, industrial factor, and cultural factor. Data was collected from 286 respondents through the use of a self-administered questionnaire. The results of structural equation modeling indicate that the model meets the goodness-of-fit indices and that generally, all five factors have significant positive relationships with business performance. Amongst the dimensions of psychological characteristics, only risk-taking had a notable effect on business performance. Amongst the dimensions of human capital, two of the three dimensions (business experience and business skills) were significantly associated with business performance; in the case of social capital, one of the two dimensions (non-familial affiliations) was significantly associated with business performance; and in the case of industrial factor, resource accessibility was significantly associated with business performance. A strong positive correlation with business performance has also been demonstrated by the cultural factor which was a new concept to the paradigm as a whole. This study has broadened the understanding of existing literature on Muslim women entrepreneurship and contributed practical implications to government, policymakers and other related agencies, chambers of commerce, the general public, as well as the Muslim women entrepreneurs themselves.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.33-44
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• 2022

Women entrepreneurs play a vital role in employment creation, economic development, and growth. Women entrepreneurship is deep-rooted in the social and cultural norms and values of society. Women's entrepreneurship contribution is still invisible and needs to be properly investigated. The current research study explores "how institutions affect women's entrepreneurial performance in Pakistan" by using institutional and social cognitive theories. Focusing on the Formal and informal institutions, this research examines how institutions are affecting women's entrepreneurial performance by taking the mediating role of women's entrepreneurial self-efficacy and ethical decision making. A 7-point Likert scale research questionnaire is used to collect primary data. Data on active entrepreneurs are collected from the Peshawar, Mardan, and Abbottabad divisions of KPK's Women Chambers of Commerce. The data is empirically tested through the path analysis technique of structural equation modeling (SEM) through SMART PLS 3. The results indicated that women's entrepreneurial self-efficacy and ethical decision-making strongly mediate both institutions and significantly affect women's entrepreneurial performance. The study suggests that government and concerned departments should pay due attention to determinants like informal institutions and social constraints to boost women's entrepreneurial performance.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.727-739
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• 2021

Over the past decades, the Jordanian government has made great efforts to help poor women start small businesses by providing microcredit and facilitating financial services. Although in Jordan almost hundreds of thousands of women have the ability to contribute more fully to their economy, they are reluctant to do so. Women's participation in economic activities in 2016 was only 13.2%, while the unemployment rate for Jordanian women was 24.1%. The decline in women's participation in small business management has gradually become an important issue following the trial of more than 13,000 Jordanian women for non-payment of their micro-loans. This study aims to identify the factors that hinder Jordanian women from achieving job stability. In this qualitative study, a semi-structured interview method with sixteen open-ended questions was used to collect relevant data. A purposeful sampling method is also used to select participants. To analyze the data, this study used NVivo 11 software as a method. Using System Theory, this study showed that women's failure depends on three factors: women entrepreneurs, the environment around women entrepreneurs, and micro-financial institutions. Findings of this study suggest that strengthen women's entrepreneurship sustainability and minimize the risk of failure should be done through integrated strategies include these three domains.

• 농촌지도와개발
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.167-180
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• 2003

The objective of this research is to acquire basic data to develop a program for professional consultants who can consult and provide advice for rural women's small business entrepreneur. In this research, startup business educational programs and 10 major related textbooks in Korea were analyzed, and a survey was conducted in which 71 owners of government funded rural small business responded. The major findings are as follows; First, most programs were targeting city females and were providing basic information mostly using lecture method over a few days. And no programs for rural women's small business could be found. Second, no textbooks dealing with rural women's small business could be found and the contents of each textbook differed significantly even though there were a few common points. Third, the result of the survey indicated that rural women's small business entrepreneurs had difficulty especially in acquiring necessary initial funds and raw materials, selling products, and judging the possibility of business success. And, there was significant difference in importance and perceived knowledge over 36 business know-hows in business startup area among the respondents. Based on the results, the followings could be recommended; First, educational programs for rural women's small business entrepreneurs should use a unique and different approach than other industries. Also, it is necessary to foster startup consultants especially for the rural women's small business entrepreneurs and to develop a delivery system for the startup educational programs. Second, contents of educational programs need to be selectively included depending on the level of uses. Finally, a workbook should be developed so that entrepreneur candidates can actually practice rather than just acquiring basic information and superficial knowledge during the participation.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.817-828
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• 2021

This article aims to examine the intention to use Islamic microfinance by women entrepreneurs in Malaysia. Microfinance plays a significant role in developing the modern economy in the world by alleviating poverty, creating employment, and empowering women in society. The framework was built on Innovation and Diffusion Theory and Planned Behaviour Theory. The present study has adopted a quantitative research method, which focused on cross-sectional research design to address this problem. Primary data was collected and processed by using a 5-point Likert scale. For this research, a total of 178 questionnaires were distributed among women owners of micro-enterprises in Malaysia by using area collection sampling. To analyze the data, the SmartPLS 3 software package was used. This study developed seven hypotheses, all which have been supported both directly, indirectly, and mediated. This result will be beneficial in assisting policymakers, academics and future researchers who must consider the supported variables. Thus, the study contributes to developing a unique framework to assist women-owned micro-enterprise to success. It will be beneficial for practitioners to enhance women micro-enterprise success rate as well. Indeed, all of the grounded methods have implications both in theory and their main application for the business in SMEs.

• 한국산업정보학회논문지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.95-112
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• 2018

본 연구는 화장품 판매업 종사자를 대상으로 여성창업자의 창업동기 요인을 밝히고 기업가지향성과 창업의지를 매개변수로 하여 창업동기와 창업만족도의 관계를 규명하고자 하였다. 본 연구를 위한 자료는 서울시와 경기도 일원에 거주하는 화장품 판매업자를 대상으로 수집한 설문지 386부를 실증 분석하였다. 연구 목적을 달성하기 위해 창업동기를 독립변수로 창업만족도를 종속변수로 기업가지향성과 창업의지를 매개변수로 하는 병렬, 직렬혼합 다중매개 모형을 기반으로 분석하였다. 매개효과는 총 효과, 직접효과, 간접효과 및 특정 간접효과들의 대응별 비교를 실시하였다. 분석결과 첫째 보상동기가 창업 만족도에 미치는 총 효과와 직접효과 모두에 유의미한 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째 성취동기가 창업만족도에 미치는 영향은 특정 간접효과만 유의미한 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째 환경동기가 창업만족도에 미치는 영향은 총 효과와 직접효과 모두가 유의한 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 마지막으로 창업동기와 창업만족도 관계에서 기업가지향성과 창업의지가 매개역할을 하는 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 연구결과를 통해 이론적 실증적 함의를 논의하고 향후 연구 과제를 제시하였다.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권12호
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• pp.345-352
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• 2021

Guided by a resource-based theory, this study is the first one that takes a quantitative approach to identify determinants of competitiveness of women-owned small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam. The study employs time series data of Vietnamese SMEs extracted from the Vietnam Small and Medium Enterprises Survey conducted biennially from 2005 to 2015 in ten Vietnamese provinces. Firm competitiveness hereby is indicated by revenue, market share, profitability, and export volume. The research reveals a number of determining factors, of all, research and development, labor skills, business environment, technology investment are the most important factors, followed by capital and headcount. It is indicated that the determining factors have different influences on competitiveness obtained by different measurements. Therefore, it is based on specific targets and situations to make wise business decisions. The authors also make comparisons among groups of women-owned enterprises divided by their firm age, location, ownership, export, age, and educational background of business owners. The findings serve as critical empirical evidence and provide policy recommendations for improving the competitiveness of women-owned SMEs in Vietnam. The recommendations range from technology support, education and professional support for female entrepreneurs, access to capital and human resources to business environment improvement.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.299-306
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• 2022

Entrepreneurs with behavioral finance biases are more likely to make irrational or financially detrimental decisions. Understanding financial behavior biases can assist in making sound financial decisions. Behavioral finance is a new topic that can assist researchers in better understanding investor behavior and preferences while purchasing and selling stocks. Using measures such as independent t-tests and average Likert five-point scale scores, this study seeks to determine how entrepreneurs make investment decisions and whether gender makes a difference. The study is empirical, and data from 1000 entrepreneurs were collected through convenience sampling. The study's main findings show that there are numerous factors to consider while investing in stocks, including family planning, children's education, investment security, and recurring income. Both men and women attempt to invest in many asset classes, but certain investments are extremely risky, while others are low risk. As a result, investors should assess risk based on their age and experience rather than their gender; this indicates that an investment in venture capital has nothing to do with gender but everything to do with the investor's age.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.337-344
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• 2024

본 논문은 "여성창업가 및 기업을 선별을 위한 측정지표 개발"에 대한 연구이다. 본 연구에서는 여성창업 지원사업의 창업기업 선정평가 시 여성 창업기업만의 선별을 위한 측정지표가 부재하여, 평가방법의 한계를 조명한다. 따라서 보다 성공적인 여성 창업가 및 기업을 선별하기 위한 효과적인 측정지표의 필요성을 강조한다. 본 연구는 다수의 여성창업기업 성공요인들을 선행연구로부터 도출하였고, 델파이 방법론을 활용하여 전문가 패널과의 협력을 통해보다 성공가능성이 높은 여성창업기업 평가 지표를 개발하였다. 연구결과로, 여성 창업가들의 특성이 반영된 성공요인으로부터 새로운 평가지표가 제시된다. 이 지표는 여성창업기업 선별을 위한 기존 방법의 한계를 극복하고, 여성창업기업에 대한 사회적 지원 강화 및 정책개발에 기여할 것으로 기대된다.