• 한국IT서비스학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.171-184
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• 2023

FinTech, which has brought innovation to the financial industry thanks to the advancements in ICT since 2010, has contributed to the growth of the financial ecosystem and increased consumer benefits. Furthermore, there has been a growing demand for social responsibility and sustainability in financial institutions, which have a significant impact on governments, businesses, and people's lives. Despite this, many FinTech companies and traditional financial institutions are still in the early stages of establishing ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) management philosophy or lack long-term plans. In this study, we aim to examine the impact of ESG management on the FinTech industry, focusing on representative domestic cases, and derive policy and institutional measures to spread it in the financial industry. Specifically, we will adopt MSCI rating indicators, which are internationally accepted by various industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, and transportation, to evaluate the 35 ESG management subcategories of FinTech companies. As a result, a total of 22 compliance items were disclosed in the ESG report, and it was possible to confirm the detailed management. Through this, we intend to propose effective management strategies for the organizational structure, operations, programs, and performance evaluation of FinTech companies, which are positioning themselves as sustainable growth drivers in the domestic industry.

• 한국전자거래학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.155-168
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• 2020

오늘날 기업의 사회적 책임활동에 대한 사회적 인식이 증대됨에 따라 기업의 재무적·비재무적 성과에 미치는 영향력에 관한 연구가 많이 진행되고 있다. 그러나 대부분의 연구는 금융 기업이 아닌 제조업, 서비스업 같은 비금융기업을 대상으로 하고 있다. 이에 따라 본 연구는 금융 기업을 대상으로 기업의 사회적 책임활동이 기업의 이익지속성에 미치는 영향에 대해 연구하였다. 본 연구는 우리나라 상장 기업의 ESG 등급의 환산점수를 기업의 사회적 책임활동에 대한 변용변수로 하여 기업의 당기 이익지속성에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 이러한 분석에 따라 본 연구는 사회적 책임활동의 변용변수인 ESG 점수 중 ESG 지배구조 점수가 당기 이익지속성에 대하여 유의하다는 결과를 도출하였다. 또한 금융기업을 6개의 세부 업종으로 분류하여 동일한 연구를 진행한 결과 은행업에서 ESG 지배구조 점수가 당기 이익지속성에 대해 전체표본을 대상으로 분석하였을 때 보다 높은 수준의 유의성을 보였다. 이러한 분석을 통해 지배구조의 건전성과 신뢰성이 기업의 이익 지속성에 긍정적 영향을 미친다는 것을 알 수 있다.

• 아태비즈니스연구
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.195-208
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• 2021

Purpose - The primary objective of this paper is to empirically examine whether the engagement of socially responsible activities in corporations affect the tendency of tax-avoidance by using the sample of Korean companies. We are particularly interested in Chaebol-affiliated firms, which are a special type of Korean conglomerates. Design/methodology/approach - This study is based on a sample of 5,496 firm-year observation data from 2011 to 2017 by using the ESG ratings from the Korea Corporate Governance Service(KCGS), a ESG rating agency in Korea. For our analysis, the firms were separated into 1,547 Chaebol-affiliated firms and other 3,949 firms. All financial and firm data were extracted from Fn-guide, which provides financial information for Korean listed firms. Findings - We find that CSR is generally positively related to the effective tax rate, which indicates a lower level of tax avoidance for more socially responsible firms. In particular, a positive relationship of social score with GAAP ETR was observed. Research implications or Originality - We find that the positive relationship is robust to the group of chaebol and non-chaebol affiliates unlike extant literature.