دانلود رایگان مقاله انگلیسی گرایش کارآفرینی، تحصیلات کارآفرینی و عملکرد - امرالد 2018

Abstract

Purpose – Korean economy is demanding to change from an industrial society to an entrepreneurial society. It is asking for a generational change from the preexisting paradigms of such as labor consciousness, the concept of work and company management. Entrepreneurship is one of the key elements that will lead to a successful business performance under highly uncertain business conditions. The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and business performance. Also, the authors look for the role of entrepreneurship education in the influence of entrepreneurial orientation on financial and nonfinancial business performance. Design/methodology/approach – To accomplish the purpose of this study, the authors carried out a survey targeting nascent entrepreneurs and total early-stage entrepreneurs with less than seven years of experience. Based on the Miller’s (1983) definition, a group of questions for entrepreneurial orientation, similar to Covin and Slevin (1989), were developed. Findings – First, among the subfactors of entrepreneurial orientation, it was clear that innovative progressiveness affected nonfinancial business performance. Second, risk-taking propensity did not influence both financial business performance and nonfinancial business performance. Third, entrepreneurship education had no connection with entrepreneurial orientation or business performance. Practical implications – Nonfinancial business performances are related with long-term goals and growth potential. Innovative proactiveness affects nonfinancial business performance. Thus, entrepreneurs should look for ways to promote their innovative proactiveness. Entrepreneurship education for experienced entrepreneurs is not as effective as that for students. Originality/value – In the authors’ study, survey questionnaires were sent to 200 nascent and total earlystage entrepreneurs searching for business angel investments or entrepreneurship consultants in Korea. A total of 180 entrepreneurs answered the survey questions online. There are not so many valid studies examining the effect of entrepreneurship education for nascent and total early-stage entrepreneurs in Korea.

Conclusion

Korean economy is demanding to change from an industrial society to an entrepreneurial society. It is asking for a generational change from the pre-existing paradigms of such as labor consciousness, the concept of work and company management. Youth unemployment is one of the most critical social issues in Korea. Increasing the number of entrepreneurs will not just simply improve the economy and produce more profits for the economy. Creating more businesses and hiring more people can provide a social safety net for society. That is why all OECD countries have placed great emphasis on entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship is one of the key elements that will lead to a successful business performance under highly uncertain business conditions. The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and business performance. Also, we look for the role of entrepreneurship education in the influence of entrepreneurial orientation on financial or nonfinancial business performance. To accomplish the purpose of this study, we carried out a survey targeting nascent entrepreneurs and total early-stage entrepreneurs with less than seven years of experience. Our results of this study were as followed. First, among the subfactors of entrepreneurial orientation, it was clear that innovative progressiveness affected nonfinancial business performance. Second, risk-taking propensity did not influence on both financial business performance and nonfinancial performance. Third, both entrepreneurship education had no connection with entrepreneurial orientation or business performance.