Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship (벤처창업연구)

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A Study on the Current State and Effect of Entrepreneurship Education in Major Countries: Comparison of the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Index

주요 국가의 기업가정신 교육 현황 및 효과 연구: 2016년 글로벌 기업가정신 지수의 비교

  • Nam, Jungmin (Venture Business Administration, Dankook University) ;
  • Lee, Hwansoo (Department of Convergence Security, Dankook University)
  • Received : 2017.10.17
  • Accepted : 2017.12.29
  • Published : 2017.12.31
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Abstract

This study analyzes the current state of entrepreneurship education and start-up foundations by country in order to find ways to improve the domestic entrepreneurial environment and to promote the recognition of desirable entrepreneurship practices. It also investigates the relationship between entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial will, and the level of opportunity-based entrepreneurships, by using data from the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Trend Report (GETR). First, the results show the urgent need for the expansion of entrepreneurship education in Korea. In the GETR category of 'experience of entrepreneurship education in elementary, middle and high schools', Korea was ranked very low (19th place), among the 20 countries. In the 'college' and 'lifelong entrepreneurship education' categories, it procured a mid-level ranking (15th). While entrepreneurship education for all ages is being promoted globally, entrepreneurship education for middle-aged individuals in Korea is relatively weak. This implies that the expansion of entrepreneurship education to lifelong education and education for employees and retirees is required. Second, the individual's entrepreneurial intention in Korea was 3.8 points, implying a mid-level ranking (15th), and it ranked the lowest in terms of opportunity-based entrepreneurship (20th). In comparison to China (4.55) and the United States (4.01), the entrepreneurial intention of Koreans was found to be low. The level of opportunity-driven entrepreneurship was also found to be very low, compared to China (4.35), Japan (4.04) and the United States (4.59). In general, the proportion of the level in opportunity-driven entrepreneurship, increases from the factor-driven and efficiency-driven, to the innovation-driven type. In Korea, the percentage of entrepreneurial ventures centered around involuntary entrepreneurship and small businesses is high. It is also interpreted that opportunity-based entrepreneurships are low in number because of this high proportion of involuntary start-up and small businesses. Last, the entrepreneurial intention in all types (factor-driven, efficiency-driven, and innovation-driven) was exceptionally high. It has been confirmed that exposure to all entrepreneurship education (elementary, junior high, university, and lifelong education) in innovation-driven countries, greatly increases entrepreneurial intention. In the case of Korea, which is an innovation-driven country, qualitative improvement based on quantitative expansion of entrepreneurship education is expected to be a major driving force for individuals' entrepreneurial intention to obtain a mid-level ranking (15th).

본 연구는 국내 창업 환경 개선 및 바람직한 창업 인식 조성방안을 모색하기 위해 2016 글로벌 기업가정신 트렌드 보고서(GETR)의 데이터(20개국 40,354명)를 활용하여 주요 국가의 기업가정신 교육 현황 및 국가별(유형별) 창업 실태, 그리고 기업가정신과 창업 의지 및 기회형 창업의 관계를 분석하였다. 연구 결과에 따르면 먼저 한국은 기업가정신교육의 확대가 시급한 것으로 분석되었다. 한국의 '초중고 기업가정신교육 경험'은 20개국 중 최하위수준(19위)이었으며, '대학' 및 '평생교육'은 중위권(15위)인 것으로 나타났다. 또한 전세계적으로 기업가정신교육은 연령대를 불문하고 활성화되고 있음에도 불구하고, 국내 중고령자에 대한 기업가정신교육은 상대적으로 미약한 수준이었다. 이는 향후 평생교육 차원의 교육 확대가 요구되며, 재직자 및 은퇴예정자 대상 기업가정신 교육 개발 및 확대가 필요함을 시사한다. 둘째로, 한국인 개인의 창업의지는 3.8점으로 중하위권(15위)이었고, 기회형 창업수준은 최하위(20위)였다. 중국(4.55) 및 미국(4.01)과 비교할 때 한국인의 개인 창업의지는 상대적으로 낮은 것을 확인할 수 있었고, 기회형 창업 수준 또한 한국은 3.43점으로 중국(4.35), 일본(4.04), 미국(4.59)에 비해 매우 낮은 것으로 확인되었다. 일반적으로 요소주도형${\rightarrow}$효율주도형${\rightarrow}$혁신주도형으로 전환될수록 기회형 창업의 비중은 높아지는데, 한국의 경우 비자발적 창업 및 소상공 중심의 창업 비중이 높아 기회형 창업 수준이 낮은 것으로 해석할 수 있다. 마지막으로, 요소주도형, 효율주도형, 혁신주도형 모든 유형에서 기업가정신교육 참여에 따른 창업의지는 매우 높은 것으로 나타났다. 특히, 혁신주도형일수록 모든 기업가정신 교육(초중고, 대학, 평생교육) 참여여부에 따라 신규창업의지는 크게 증가하고 있음을 확인하였다. 혁신주도형인 한국의 경우 기업가정신교육의 양적 확대를 기반으로 질적 제고를 이룬다면, 지금의 중하위권(15위)에 머문 국민의 창업의지를 상승시킬 주요한 원동력이 될 것으로 예상된다.

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