Entrepreneurship in Korea

Martin Hemmert is Professor of International Business at Korea University in Seoul. His research interests include international comparative studies of management systems, innovation systems and entrepreneurial ecosystems, organizational boundaries of firms, and inter-organizational research collaborations, with a focus on East Asian countries. Jae-Jin Kim is a Faculty of Hoseo University Business School and teaches international business, strategic management, and international business practice. He received a Ph.D. in International Business at Korea University Business School. He also has working experience in various firms, including multinational corporations.

Part I Introduction 1. Entrepreneurship: driving force of the Korean economic miracle Part II Entrepreneurs across stages of Korea’s economic development 2. Early Korean entrepreneurs 3. Small-scale entrepreneurs turned large: chaebol founders 4. New Korean entrepreneurs: venture firm and start-up founders 5. Synthesis: features of Korean entrepreneurs from a global perspective Part III Korean start-up entrepreneurship in the twenty-first century 6. The start-up ecosystem of Seoul 7. Resources, business strategies and performance of Korean start-ups: a survey data analysis 8. The entrepreneurial activities of technology start-ups in Seoul: a longitudinal interview study 9. Synthesis: characteristics of start-up entrepreneurship in Korea Part IV Conclusion and outlook 10. The essence and future of Korean entrepreneurship Bibliography. Index