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

The Korean Society of Business Venturing (한국벤처창업학회)
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The Effect of Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurial Leadership of University Students

기업가정신교육이 대학생들의 기업가적 리더십에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구

  • Yang, Jun-Hwan (Global Entrepreneur and Start-up Center, Dankook University)
  • Received : 2018.02.08
  • Accepted : 2018.06.29
  • Published : 2018.06.30
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Abstract

This study aimed at ascertaining the effect of entrepreneurship education on fostering entrepreneurial leadership in the context of Korean university students. Total 224 students participated in the study from three different universities nationwide. In order to acquire clear understanding of the effect of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial leadership, three key variables that include proactiveness, innovativeness and risk-taking were focused on the study in line with the prior studies. The findings suggest that entrepreneurship education had positive relationships with proactiveness, innovativeness and risk-taking, all of which are known as the key elements of entrepreneurial leadership. The findings imply that entrepreneurship education should be reinforced to foster the basic competence of entrepreneurial leadership for university students. Both theoretical and practical implications were provided to give guidelines the effective entrepreneurship education down the road.

창업기업가는 혁신제품의 개발과 동시에 팀을 조직하고 창업한 후 그 창업 기업을 성공적으로 이끌어 나가야 한다는 측면에서 기업가정신을 리더십의 한 부분으로 보아야 한다는 '기업가적 리더십' 논의가 해외학자들을 중심으로 활발히 진행되고 있다. 국내에서는 기업가정신 및 창업요인과 관련된 연구들이 집중적으로 이루어져 오고 있지만 대학생들을 대상으로 한 기업가정신교육과 기업가적 리더십 관계에 대한 연구는 충분치 않은 실정이다. 본 연구는 국내 3개 대학 224명의 대학생들을 대상으로 선행연구를 참고하여 기업가정신교육이 기업가리더십에 미치는 영향을 살펴보는 탐색적 연구로 진행되었다. 본 연구 결과 기업가정신교육은 대학생들의 기업가적 리더십에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 세부적으로 기업가정신교육은 대학생들의 진취성, 혁신성 그리고 위험감수성과 모두 유의한 정(+)의 관계에 있는 것을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구결과는 기업가정신교육이 미래 창업기업가육성이라는 차원에서 청년대학생들의 기업가적 기본 소양인 기업가리더십을 함양시킨다는 측면에서 더욱 강화되어 나갈 필요가 있음을 시사하고 있다. 결론으로 본 연구의 이론적 기여점과 교육당국 및 정책입안자들을 위한 실무적 시사점을 제시해 두었다.

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