Funding for this research was provided by:
Sungkyunkwan University (Sungkyun Research Fund, 2022)
Article History
Received: 3 January 2024
Accepted: 29 July 2024
First Online: 17 August 2024
Declarations
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: This study does not possess any potential conflicts of interest.
: The dataset consists of firm-level data, and this study specifically examines relationships at the firm level. As a result, this study is considered to pose either no risk or minimal risk to human subjects. Consequently, it has been exempted from further review, as assessed by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at Sungkyunkwan University (IRB code = SKKU-2022-02-010).
: The data was collected through the Survey of Korea Venture Firms by the Ministry of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and Startups (MSS), accessible from the MSS website () in South Korea. Since the data is publicly available, informed consent is not required.