• International Area Studies Review
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.123-143
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• 2009

This paper investigates the determinants of total factor productivity(TFP) growth in Korean logistics industry such as market share, ownership structure, age of firm, firm size and debt ratio. Using financial data on individual firms in Korean logistics industry, we first estimate firm-level TFP growth rate and then, regress the estimated TFP growth rate on individual firms market power and structural characteristics. Our empirical results show that logistics firms market share is negatively correlated with their TFP growth rate. Also, we find that older or larger firms are more likely to have higher TFP growth rate.

• International Area Studies Review
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.231-248
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• 2014

The relationship between market structure and social welfare outcomes has received considerable critical attention in the field of competition policy research. In particular, it is necessary to study in greater depth the impact of market power on social welfare in the telecommunications industry, which is highly likely to form a monopolistic market structure. This is because, when market powers are concentrated on few upper carriers, there are negative effects on social welfare due to an excess of profits. Against this background, the present study investigates the relationship between the market structure of the mobile communications industry (the level of market power) and social welfare outcomes (the retail rate cut) through an international comparison. The results demonstrate that both the market structure and competition status of the Korean market have had significant gaps in global trends. It also points out that the monopolistic market structure (when the leading provider has more than 50% of the market share) has significantly negative effects on consumer welfare (the retail price cut). In addition, the findings of this study suggest that the direction of competition policy should focus on not only improving market concentration(HHI), but also on mitigating the monopoly of power of a dominant operator.

• International Area Studies Review
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.93-119
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• 2009

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the world rice market through structure and conduct frameworks utilizing annual data from 1970 to 2007. The world rice market has been unstable for much of the period post-World War II, with prices volatile and the availability of supplies uncertain. Therefore, analysis of the structure and conduct of the world rice market can provide information to better formulate the direction of future policies. Also, this paper will describe the effects of total production, export rice price, market concentration, and real exchange rate for exporting countries on total export rice volume. On basis of the expected results, the international rice market possesses market power with respects to static calculation and hypothesis test, and it will be demonstrated that exporting countries' currency crucially affects the exporting quantity and market power of those same exporting countries.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2006.07a
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• pp.357-358
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• 2006

전력 산업이 자유화되고 경쟁을 통해 효율성을 증가시키려는 시도가 이루어지고 있다. 전력이 시장을 통해 거래되는 형태가 완전경쟁에 가까울수록 사회후생이 증가한다는 것이 알려져 있다. 하지만 발전 회사가 시장지배력을 행사하여 가격을 경쟁가격에서 벗어나게 함으로서 자신의 이익을 취하려 할 때 시장의 효율성은 감소하게 된다. 시장 지배력을 감소시키는 한 수단으로서 발전회사에 선도계약을 부과하는 방법이 있다. 발전 회사에 선도계약을 부과하는 방법을 사용할 때 어떤 회사를 선도계약 부과대상으로 삼을 것 인지와 계통의 송전제약 통에 대한 고려가 필요하다. 이에 대한 연구가 2모선 계통에 대해 게임이론의 혼합균형 개념을 통해 부분적으로 이루어져 있다. 본 논문에서는 3모선 계통에서 선도계약의 영향을 분석하고자 한다. 본 논문의 해석 결과에 의하면 3모선 계통에서도 선도계약은 상황에 따라 시장지배력의 감소 혹은 증가를 모두 불러올 수 있으며 기대사회후생에 부정적 영향 뿐 아니라 부정적 영향 역시 줄 수 있다.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.18 no.10
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• pp.267-278
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to analyze how the vertical integration, which is the main characteristic of the domestic digital music market, appears in each period and how these phenomena affect the digital music market. As a result, we could find out that the domestic digital music market is a vertically integrated market centered on ISPs. There were a variety of subjects that led the digital music market from the early digital music in 2000s to the latest streaming market. However, ISP was the only subject that vertically integrated all aspects of content, distribution, and consumption through its subsidiaries and affiliated companies. A variety of combined services, supplementary services, and fare plans provided by using its platform and network have become mainstream services in the domestic digital market and have fixed the current transaction type in domestic market.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.37C no.11
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• pp.1064-1076
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• 2012

This study is an attempt to identify factors determining the success of international standardization and understand the relationship between the factors, such as government-driven standardization activities. Six factors were identified through factor analysis; namely, 'Direct government support', 'Indirect government support', 'Utilization of standardization bodies', 'Standardization strategy', 'Attainment of a dominant market power', and 'Adoption as an international standard.' The results showed that firstly, support from the government, whether direct or indirect, had no direct effect on the outcome of international standardization efforts, but produced an indirect influence on it through mediating factors such as the attainment of a dominant market power. Secondly, the attainment of a dominant market power proved to be the most important success factor of international standardization, suggesting that the government must direct its efforts to help boost the market power of target standards through measures like promoting a timely market entry and the development of high-quality standards, in a manner to induce market satisfaction, increasing lock-in effects and building a quasi-vertical integration system. Thirdly, direct support from the government holds the key to the success of international standardization with de jure standardization bodies, while the strategic use of standardization bodies appears the most important for the positive outcome of standardization concerning de facto standardization bodies.

• Digital Contents
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• no.8 s.135
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• pp.54-59
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• 2004

인터넷 포털 대전쟁이 시작됐다. 한국 통신시장을 사실상 양분하고 있는 KT와 SK텔레콤이 인터넷 포털 사업에 포문을 열고 시장재편을 위한 움직임을 본격화하면서다. KTH의‘파란’이 최근 공식 오픈하면서 포털 시장에 파란을 예고하고 있고, 미니홈피로 돌풍을 일으킨 싸이월드를 합병한 SK커뮤니케이션즈의 네이트닷컴은 업계 선두를 넘보고 있다. 여기에 최근 한발 물러서긴 했으나 영화.음악.게임 콘텐츠에서 막강한 지배력을 갖춘 CJ까지 가세해 벤처 텃밭이었던 포털 시장에 대기업을 등에 업은 공룡 등장을 알렸다. 하지만 터줏대감인 NHN.다음.야후코리아 등 전문 포털업체들도 쉽게 물러서지 않을 태세다. 이들 업체들은 검색, 커뮤니티, 메일 등 다양한 신규 서비스를 경쟁적으로 선보이며 전면전을 준비하고 있다. 이에 따라 하반기 포털 시장은 기존 인터넷 전문 포털들과 시장지배력을 갖춘 대기업 포털간의 피할 수 없는 진검승부가 예고되고 있다. 하반기 혈전이 예고되는 공룡기업과 벤처의 싸움이‘골리앗과 다윗’싸움이 될지,‘ 고래싸움에 새우등 터지는’격이 될지 주목된다.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.23 no.2 s.110
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• pp.46-55
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• 2008

융합환경 하에서 새로운 기술과 서비스의 제공이 가능해지고 차세대 네트워크의 투자가 확대되면서 미래 통신시장에서 유선부문 지배적 사업자의 시장지배력이 전이될 가능성이 높아지고 있다. 이러한 통신시장의 환경변화에 대응하여 영국, 이탈리아, 스웨덴, 아일랜드 등 유럽의 많은 국가가 구조분리를 추진하였거나 진행중에 있다. 또한 EU는 2007년 11월 통신법 개정안을 통해 EU 27개 회원국 규제기관에 영국식 기능분리 권고안을 제안하였고, 개별 회원국의 찬성을 전제로 2009년 구조분리가 현실화 될 예정이다. 특히 EU의 통신법 개정안은 기존 병목설비에 적용되던 필수성과 독점성의 원칙을 상당히 탄력적이고 포괄적으로 해석하고 있다. 또한 유선시장의 경쟁 상황이 점차 개선되고 있음에도 구조분리를 강력하게 추진하고 있다. 이처럼 컨버전스 환경에 대비한 EU 및 유럽 각국의 강력한 구조분리 추진현황은 유선시장의 경쟁이 활발하지 않고, 구조분리 논의가 필수설비의 필수성과 독점성의 원칙에서 진전되지 못하고 있는 우리나라의 유선시장에 많은 시사점을 제시하고 있다.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.11 no.12
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• pp.145-151
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• 2011

This study assumed the competitive structure based on genre classification for Korean online game contents market, and carried out the analysis on the degree and characteristics of the competition that appear differently in each sub market classified according to the genre. First, to analyze the market power of the rank 1 and 2 game contents in each genre, using the play time share ratio and standard deviation statistics values in the genre, ANOVA analysis and Cluster analysis were carried out for each genre. According to ANOVA analysis result, in the rank 1 game share ratio in each genre, there was a relationship of 'FPS/Racing > RST/Sports > Poker > Go-stop > RPG > Arcade > Board', and in the play time total share ratio of rank 1 and 2 games, the relationship of 'RTS > FPS/Racing > Sports > RPG > Go-stop > Poker > Arcade > Board' was verified. And in Cluster analysis, the groups of the genres with the degree of market power tendency and the variability at similar level were classified and stated.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.15 no.11
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• pp.97-105
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• 2017

In this study, we investigate how organizational learning affects corporate performance through the medium of intangible assets. And based on the relationship, we tried to empirically analyze organizational learning and intangible assets typified by purpose. Although trianing on the business performance method affects positively on product / service improvement and market dominance expansion, training on the knowledge management method has a positive effect only on product / service improvement, Respectively. As a result of analyzing the mediating effects, it was found that the training on the business performance method was mediating only to the expansion of market dominance, and trianing on the knowledge management method and the cost of organizational learning was not mediated. Therefore, it is found that the operation of organizational learning and the acquisition of intangible assets are essential to improve corporate performance.