How Does Technology Startups Increase Innovative Performance? The Study of Technology Startups on Innovation Focusing on Employment Change in Korea

As the fourth industrial revolution has been emerging, there are concerns of labor forces being replaced by technology, recent interest on the work-life balance, and the quality of employment has received attention. This study investigates the role of technology startups on employment and innovative...

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Main Authors: Dae Soo Choi, Chang Soo Sung, Joo Y. Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/2/551
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spelling doaj-70fb42a6247d41fa95f973c4ec697c652020-11-25T01:33:22ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502020-01-0112255110.3390/su12020551su12020551How Does Technology Startups Increase Innovative Performance? The Study of Technology Startups on Innovation Focusing on Employment Change in KoreaDae Soo Choi0Chang Soo Sung1Joo Y. Park2Department of Software Engineering, Joongbu University, Goyang 10279, KoreaDepartment of Technology Entrepreneurship, Dongguk University, Seoul 04620, KoreaDiscipline of Information Technology, Mathematics, and Statistics, Murdoch University, Murdoch 6150, AustraliaAs the fourth industrial revolution has been emerging, there are concerns of labor forces being replaced by technology, recent interest on the work-life balance, and the quality of employment has received attention. This study investigates the role of technology startups on employment and innovative performance. Using empirical data from workplace panel data provided by the Korea Labor Institute, this study reveals that technology startups impact the employment quality and innovative performance by the action of technological innovation. The results highlight the quality of employment as a driver for innovative performance in technology startups. The results of this study will provide practical implications for enhancing technology entrepreneurship.https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/2/551technology startupsinnovative performancetechnological innovationemployment qualityemployment quantityentrepreneurship
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Sustainability
technology startups
innovative performance
technological innovation
employment quality
employment quantity
entrepreneurship
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title_short How Does Technology Startups Increase Innovative Performance? The Study of Technology Startups on Innovation Focusing on Employment Change in Korea
title_full How Does Technology Startups Increase Innovative Performance? The Study of Technology Startups on Innovation Focusing on Employment Change in Korea
title_fullStr How Does Technology Startups Increase Innovative Performance? The Study of Technology Startups on Innovation Focusing on Employment Change in Korea
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series Sustainability
issn 2071-1050
publishDate 2020-01-01
description As the fourth industrial revolution has been emerging, there are concerns of labor forces being replaced by technology, recent interest on the work-life balance, and the quality of employment has received attention. This study investigates the role of technology startups on employment and innovative performance. Using empirical data from workplace panel data provided by the Korea Labor Institute, this study reveals that technology startups impact the employment quality and innovative performance by the action of technological innovation. The results highlight the quality of employment as a driver for innovative performance in technology startups. The results of this study will provide practical implications for enhancing technology entrepreneurship.
topic technology startups
innovative performance
technological innovation
employment quality
employment quantity
entrepreneurship
url https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/2/551
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