The purpose of this study was to analyze the causative relationship of the small business start-up education service quality with the 'satisfaction of learners', 'learning outcomes', and 'willingness to start a business(start-up intension)'. This stud...
The purpose of this study was to analyze the causative relationship of the small business start-up education service quality with the 'satisfaction of learners', 'learning outcomes', and 'willingness to start a business(start-up intension)'. This study was conducted to provide a basis for satisfying the desire of small business start-up entrepreneurs for high quality startup education service and seek the suggestions in terms of selection and concentration of the business start-up education program.
For this study, the trainees attending the small business start-up education program, who were the subjects of this study, constituted the samples, and the sampling was conducted with the prior 'request of cooperation' which was made to the small business start-up education institutes. In addition, the self-administered questionnaire survey was used along with the online survey using Google Drive. 400 questionnaires were distributed for about 30 days from April 20, 2013 to May 20, 2013, and 380 questionnaires(95.0%) were collected. Among the questionnaires collected, 350 questionnaires(87.5%) were used for final analysis. For the empirical analysis, the collected data were analyzed by using the SPSS for Windows Version 12.0 Program to conduct the frequency analysis, reliability analysis, factor analysis, correlation analysis, and regression analysis.
The results of this study based on the outcomes derived from the empirical analysis can be summarized as follows:
First, the quality of small business start-up education service was found to have significant effect on the relationship with the satisfaction of the learners.
Second, quality of small business start-up education service was found to have significant effect on the learning outcomes.
Third, it was found that the satisfaction of the learners had a significant effect on the learning outcomes.
Fourth, it was found that the satisfaction of the learners had an effect on the willingness to start a business(start-up intension).
Finally, the learning outcomes were found to have an effect on the willingness to start a business(start-up intension).
From the comprehensive perspective of those findings, it can be found that the quality of small business start-up education service has reinforced the willingness to start a business(start-up intension) through the satisfaction of learners and learning outcomes. In particular, the small business start-up education institutes are providing direct training services to the learners, and the satisfaction and learning outcomes among the learners who perceive such small business start-up education service are playing an important role as they have a direct influence on the willingness to start a business(start-up intension). Thus, it is suggested that the measures need to be explored which can help enhance the quality of start-up education service while ensuring a systematic management of business start-up education from a strategic dimension that can help improve the quality of life of each learner.