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9. Women Entrepreneurs in Korea

Authors : Ji-Hye Park, Hyunok Ryu

Published in: Korean Women in Leadership

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Women entrepreneurs have recently been receiving public attention in Korea as it is considered that women’s entrepreneurship development has enormous potential not only in empowering women, but also in helping the country strengthen its economic position. The number of women entrepreneurs is growing in Korea; however, it is still far lower than those of other countries, and the discrepancy in the ratio of women-to-men entrepreneurs is noticeable. To provide suggestions for future research and public policies with regard to the development of women’s entrepreneurship in Korea, Chap. 9 reviews definitions of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship in Korea, the relationship of entrepreneurship to leadership, the status of women entrepreneurs in Korea, research on Korean women entrepreneurs, the Korean government’s support and its effectiveness, and three cases of Korean women entrepreneurs.

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Title: Women Entrepreneurs in Korea
Authors: Ji-Hye Park
Hyunok Ryu
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Korean Women in Leadership
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-64270-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-64271-0

Copyright Year: 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64271-0_9