• 한국의류학회지
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.133-147
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• 2018

This study examines the experience structure and success theme in the business experience of successful young entrepreneurs in the fashion field. The study was conducted as a qualitative case study. The participants were three CEOs with more than 10 years fashion businesses experience with small and medium enterprises. Data were collected from July 2016 to June 2017 through in-depth interviews in Seoul and Gwangju as well as literature collected from other journals, newspaper articles, and books. Collected data were first summarized in 284 meaning units and then reduced to 53 common meanings through description, analysis, and interpretation processes that produced 16 sub-themes. Finally, six successful themes were extracted. The study results are as follows. First, the experience structure for successful entrepreneurs is formed by the qualitative difference of experience according to time order. Second, there are six successful themes found in the fashion start-up process. 1. Developing talent as entrepreneurs with a sense of fashion and enthusiasm 2. Passing on trial and error as a chance to communicate with customers 3. Challenge the fashion retail market with global online start-up opportunities 4. Building a system that responds to market environment changes 5. Leading and distinguishing with expertise from entrepreneurs 6. Evolve into the coexistence of members.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권9호
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• pp.747-753
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• 2020

This study aims to interpret the meaning of a successful entrepreneur from the perspective of women entrepreneurs in Malang, Indonesia. This research offers a phenomenological approach using purposive sampling. Data was collected by in-depth interviews using structured questionnaire with registered women entrepreneurs in Malang obtained from MSMEs (micro small and medium-sized enterprises) entrepreneurs. The 'continually developing' is one of the meanings of a successful entrepreneur. This study also found that success is when what women do can be useful to others. Besides, the meaning of success has two criteria, i.e., when they can meet their needs (individual satisfaction) and social performance as a goal to be achieved by entrepreneurs. The motivation of women entrepreneurs to establish their venture was not only financial returns, but also personal satisfaction, which was also the indicator of entrepreneurial success for women. This study has several limitations. First, our sample size is too small and consists of entrepreneurs that have an average age above 40 years. Hopefully, further research will be able to generalize our findings to a broader sample in various industries outside the city of Malang. As our research shows, the criteria and meaning of success may be different for a larger sample of entrepreneurs.

• 한국정보시스템학회지:정보시스템연구
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.109-127
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• 2019

Purpose South Korea and China have a long and deep relationship from ancient times to the present. There are many exchanges between economic and educational or other aspects. It will be interesting to compare the perceptions of preliminary entrepreneurs in South Korea and China. Design/methodology/approach This study attempts to analyze the intentions of Korean and Chinese entrepreneurs, and to find the differences between Korean and Chinese entrepreneurs. The research model of this study is composed of internal and external affecting variables, and one dependent variable as the intention of entrepreneurs. A structured questionnaire was distributed to college students and graduate students in South Korea and in China. Data have been analyzed using a Lisrel 8.80 software. Findings The results of this study indicate that all variables except for successful role model have a positive influence on entrepreneurial intentions. The nationality partially mediates the causal relationship between independent variables and dependent variable. Some discussion and implications are suggested.

• 벤처창업연구
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.231-244
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• 2014

국내의 경기불황과 기업의 구조조정, 명예퇴직, 청년들의 취업난 등으로 인하여 창업시장의 경쟁이 치열해 졌으며, 이러한 경기불황은 창업을 생계유지를 위한 하나의 대안으로 부추기는 실정이다. 그러나 아무런 준비 없이 뛰어든 창업은 부도라는 결과를 초래하기도 한다. 성공적인 창업이 되기 위해서는 체계적인 지식과 기술이 필요하다. 창업자의 역량은 선천적인 것이 아니라 후천적으로 얻어지는 경우가 많다. 그러므로 본 연구는 성공한 벤처기업 창업자들의 성공요인을 분석하여 창업교육의 일환으로써 교육적 시사점을 제시하는데 목적이 있다. 벤처기업 창업자의 성공요인은 창업자의 특성을 통해서 총18개의 항목으로 도출하였으며, 창업자에게 요구되어지는 역량에 대한 교육적 시사점을 다음의 여섯 가지로 제시했다. 첫째, 창업자의 성취욕구적 특성과 목표지향적 특성은 창업교육의 요소로 활용가능하다. 둘째, 성취욕구적 특성은 창업 준비단계의 교육적 요소이며, 목표지향적 특성은 창업 후에 기업을 경영하기 위한 교육적 요소이다. 셋째, 창업자의 경험을 통한 학습은 매우 중요하므로 실무체험은 반드시 필요하다. 넷째, 창업교육은 젊은 층을 대상으로 하는 것이 효과적이다. 다섯째, 창업역량을 측정하여 예비창업자의 부족한 역량을 개발할 수 있는 교육적 지원이 필요하다. 마지막으로 창업교육자는 창업경험이 있는 사람이 현실적용 가능성을 고려하여 경험과 노하우를 전수해야한다.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.619-635
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• 2013

The purpose of the study was to qualitatively analyze how entrepreneurs would succeed in business from the consumer perspective of entrepreneurial. In particularly, this study understood what has made the entrepreneurs do their own business, learning contextual and mediating conditions. In order to achieve the research goals, the study conducted in-depth interviews to a total of 11 entrepreneurs and based on data from the interviews, carried out a grounded theory analysis. According to the results, the successful entrepreneurship process paradigm model from the consumer perspective of entrepreneurial was observed with some central phenomenon, 'change of course', via casual circumstances as 'self-realization' and 'material value realization.' For the contextual conditions, there found 'anxiety for survival', 'organic motive', 'confidence in a market' and 'relational role element' as well. The interaction strategies consisted of 'internal capability improvement', 'internal and external activity directivity growth' and 'marketability judgement ability.' The mediating conditions were observed to be 'strategic cognition improvement' and 'growing of desire to succeed'. The analysis results reported that there were two different aspects as 'increase of stable dailiness' and 'productivity enlargement'. In terms of the core category, it was 'securing of stable dailiness and competitiveness in the market as well by developing characteristics and abilities of an individual for the life value realization.' Those results confirmed that once pleasure and satisfaction in daily life increase, the confidence of the entrepreneurs improves too, which would encourage them to continue the business.

• Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.79-102
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• 2018

In an entrepreneurial ecosystem, the failure rate of startups is extremely high at 90%, and every startup that fails becomes an orphan. This phenomenon leads to higher costs of failure for the entrepreneurs in the ecosystem. Failed startups have many lessons to offer to the ecosystem and offer guidance to the potential entrepreneur, and this area is not fully explored compared to the literature on successful startups. We use a case based method distinguishing a failed startup and a successful startup, studying the entrepreneurial characteristics and firm level factors which cause the failures, in the technology startup ecosystem of Bangalore. We study one of the modes of exit adopted by failed startup entrepreneurs and draw key lessons on causes that culminate in failures. We have identified that factors such as the time to minimum viable product cycle, time for revenue realization, founders' complementary skillsets, age of founders with their domain expertise, personality type of founders, attitude towards financial independence and willingness to avail mentorship at critical stages, will decisively differentiate failed startups from the successful ones. Accordingly, implications have been derived for potential entrepreneurs for reducing the cost of failures in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제21권8호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2023

Purpose: This study intends to explore the knowledge distribution in immigrant entrepreneurship in a host country Malaysia. In Malaysia, most immigrants are workers who later started their own businesses. They have a higher tendency to engage in entrepreneurial activities thus knowledge distribution from previous employment is necessary. Research design, data and methodology: This qualitative study using in-depth interview approach was carried out with five immigrant entrepreneurs from Bangladesh conducting business in Malaysia. The data were gathered and analysed using thematic analysis facilitated by ATLAS.ti software. Results: The findings provide useful insights on the significance of knowledge obtained during immigrant entrepreneurs' former employment in the host country, enabling them to identify the needed resources quickly to launch a successful business in a host country. Conclusions: This study contributes to the Knowledge Spillover Theory of Entrepreneurship specifically in the context of immigrant entrepreneurship who have former employment in the same business sector and a proposition is developed. For practicality, the findings provide some insights for immigrants who want to start businesses in the host country which allow them to identify and exploit entrepreneurial opportunities due to knowledge distribution at their former employment in the host country later facilitates successful business establishment there.

• 산경연구논집
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• 제11권9호
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• pp.17-24
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• 2020

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to explore the continuum of reasons and skills employed by tribal Indian women entrepreneurs to establish their successful businesses in terrorist affected areas. Research design, data and methodology: After an extensive literature review on women's entrepreneurship and their situations in disturbed areas, a qualitative research method was applied, and researchers conducted well-structured personal interviews to collect data from fifty respondents selected by using random and convenience sampling. Results: This study has identified the range of reasons for the successes of tribal women entrepreneurs. These are strict compliance with tribal culture and restrictions imposed by different stakeholders and the establishment of social networks and support from local communities and with their indefatigable and indomitable perseverance to proffer basic sustenance for their families. Conclusions: A minimum sample was selected from the Andhra-Odisha Border (AOB) areas due to security concerns. The research depicts the tribal Indian women entrepreneurs' grit and remorseless nature in overcoming impediments from the socio-cultural, economic, political, and legal framework of the country. This research is a gallant effort taken up by the authors, which is the first of its kind to visit as well as to conduct primary research in disturbed areas like the Andhra-Odisha Border in India.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권10호
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• pp.359-368
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• 2020

This research seeks to explain factors and relationship models of entrepreneurs capable of building service innovations in Andaman coast with the ultimate aim to ignite sufficient development of regional tourism, increase working potentials, and provide a guideline for tour operations. Initially, document examination and discussions with five experts were conducted to build in-depth interview questions. 19 entrepreneurs were interviewed to examine factors involved and we consulted later with the five experts and six successful entrepreneurs in the regions, as well as with the representatives of the Association of Thai Tour Operators and Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) of Phuket, Krabi, and Trang. The results were analyzed according to the theory of resource-based and innovative entrepreneurs. The factors obtained were generated from systematic causes: Nature of Entrepreneurships and Organizational capabilities, the mediator variables of Service Innovation Capability; and Organizational Performance (non-finance). Moreover, the external factors needing to be adjusted regarding the environmental changes were described. The tour operators are suggested to build networking to increase tourism potential with sustainability by providing the entrepreneurs opportunities to be involved in tourism development, accessing the knowledge, technology and innovations resulting in sustainable tourism, quality livelihood, and sustainable ecological management of communities.

• 벤처창업연구
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.71-86
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• 2023

창업은 국가경쟁력 강화와 일자리 창출에 핵심적인 역할을 하지만, 위험한 선택으로 인식되고 있다. 창업의 실패는 개인의 재산 손실 뿐만 아니라 국가의 경쟁력 악화와 같은 광범위한 부정적 효과를 초래할 수 있다. 본 연구는 코스닥 상장 요건의 수익성·매출액 최소기준 이상의 성과를 달성하여 지속가능한 성장의 수준에 도달하거나, 매각 또는 상장으로 EXIT을 달성한 창업기업을 성공한 창업기업으로 보고 23명의 성공한 창업가들의 실질적인 경험과 지각을 기반으로 계층화 분석(Analytic Hierarchy Process, AHP)을 통해 창업 성공요인의 중요도와 우선순위를 도출하고, 인터뷰를 실시하였다. 특히, ERIS 모델을 활용하여 창업가, 자원, 산업, 전략의 4개 요소를 통합적으로 고려, 창업의 다양한 변수들을 종합적으로 분석하고, 창업의 성장단계별 특성에 따른 성공요인의 변화와 중요도를 살펴보는 것을 목표로 하여 각 단계별로 창업가들이 직면하는 도전과 기회를 구체적으로 파악하였다. 연구 결과, 창업기 성공요인의 상위요인의 중요도 순서는 창업가, 자원, 산업, 전략 순으로 나타났으며, 특히 창업가의 창업가정신과 특수 역량, 일반역량 그리고 인적자원의 중요성이 강조되었다. 성장기 성공요인의 상위요인의 중요도 순서는 창업가, 자원, 산업, 전략 순으로 나타났으며, 특히 일반역량과 창업가정신, 그리고 인적자원과 조직자원의 중요성이 강조되었다. 본 연구는 성공한 창업가의 관점에서 창업 성공요인을 분석하여, 창업자들과 정책 입안자들에게 유용한 통찰과 방향성을 제시한다는 점에서 의의가 있다.