• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.297-305
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• 2021

A contractor or a main contractor is a company with full capacity to construct all project's works for the owner. A subcontractor is an organization that works with the main contractor to execute and complete work packages for the project. Selecting an effective subcontractor will help the efficiency and success of any projects in the construction industry. Therefore, this study identified subcontractor evaluation factors in Vietnam by collecting questionnaire survey data from engineers and staffs in the construction industry project environment. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was then performed to identify the critical factors when evaluating and selecting the subcontractor in construction projects. Moreover, when considering the impact level in terms of the average value, the research results showed that the most critical concern was the subcontractor's reputation. Furthermore, the top five factors affecting the sub-contractor evaluation and selection are (i) reputation, (ii) price, (iii) construction techniques, (iv) ability to implement projects according to commitments, and (v) subcontractor competence (the team of workers, technician staff, engineers with full capacity according to regulations). These research results provide an overall perspective that will help main contractors develop suitable subcontractors' evaluation and selection factors in their projects in the construction industry.

• Journal of People, Plants, and Environment
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.475-484
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• 2020

Background and objective: Horticultural activity is one of the most basic elements of horticultural therapy, which brings about therapeutic effects for participants through various plant-related activities. The main objective of this study was to verify the results of previous research, which suggested six types of activities from the exploratory factor analysis. Methods: To meet the purpose of this study, a questionnaire was designed to determine the preferences for 6 types of the horticultural therapy activities. The survey was conducted on 703 people from March 7 to June 20, 2019. The data of 674 cases were used into the final analysis, excluding unreliable responses. Descriptive statistics, and reliability analysis were performed using IBM SPSS Statistics 25, and confirmatory factor analysis was performed using IBM SPSS Amos 21. Results: First, horticultural therapy activities were classified into 6 types from the exploratory factor analysis, as conducted in previous research. The confirmatory factor analysis provided that the fit of the final model was satisfactory with χ² = 1,300.590 (p < .001), RMR = .045, GFI = .876, RMSEA = .062, NFI = .914, TLI = .905, CFI = .914. Conclusion: This result revalidated that the mode with 6 types of horticultural therapy activities from previous research is appropriate criteria for the classification of horticultural activities. The model could be used to design more systematic horticultural therapy programs that meet the needs or circumstances of the subject, or that are suitable for necessary therapeutic intervention methods.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.205-232
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• 2023

This is an exploratory study that examines the publication and use of sex education books for youth and considers their values and applicability to sex education for youth in the future. In-depth interviews were conducted with book editors, sex education experts, and public librarians-those who play important roles in children and young adults' reading of sex education books-and analyzed. According to the research participants, parents and caregivers often rely on sex education books when they find it hard to deliver sex education to their children on their own. Sex education books are also often used by sex education experts in their classes. The research participants said many sex education books that were published in South Korea only focus on 'the body education,' which deals with body changes during puberty. Gender inequality is another subject that needs to be changed. The research participants agreed that a sex education book should not just be a simple medium that delivers fragments of knowledge on sexuality but a broader learning playground where children and young adults can learn independent perspectives on sexuality based on comprehensive views on life. This study suggests a guideline for sexuality education books, which will be useful for library collection development.

• Korean Management Science Review
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.151-159
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• 2000

This study applies factor analysis of an author cocitation frequency matrix derived from a database file that consists of a total of 1095 cited reference records taken from 95 citing decision support systems articles published in Korean journals. This study identified the influence of social psychology, cognitive psychology, management information systems, strategic management, and organizational behavior/organizational design to the development of group support systems, user-interface, and executive information systems research subspecialties. This research establishes a benchmark to be used in the future research, which is necessary to account for the ongoing changes in the intellectual development and structure of DSS Research in Korea before solid conclusion can be reached about the maturity and on-going development of the DSS field in Korean.

• The Journal of Information Systems
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.159-179
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• 2020

Purpose: We present a scientometric review of the literature on platform government to serve three primary purposes: First, to cluster researches on platform government based on the research issues; second, to identify the major papers, authors, and keywords in the domain; and third, to explore the promising research areas of platform government. Design/methodology/approach: We collected the platform government research from Web of Science, and analyzed 1,536 articles that was published during time span of 1998-2019. Next, co-citation networks are constructed and analyzed by using CiteSpace to visualize the domain clusters and dynamic research trends in the platform government domain. Findings: We identified 13 sub areas of the platform government research: global investigation, consumer product quality, digital agora, civic crowd funding, and open data use etc. We also visualize the top 20 references with the strongest citation bursts, co-authors network, co-occurring keyword network, and timeline of co-citation clusters.

• Asia-Pacific Journal of Business
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.181-195
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• 2019

This study aims to investigate the influencing attributes on price fairness in the domain of fast food service context. As the research subject, this research selects McDonald's business because of its market share in the fast food market. Five attributes are examined to account for price fairness. The attributes are advertising attitude, employee service, waiting, convenience, and brand love. This study performed survey to collect the data. The survey participants are university students because they are essential market segment for fast food business. The number of observation is 299 for the data analysis. To analyze the data, this research used various statistical instruments (e.g., frequency analysis, mean and standard computation, exploratory factor analysis, reliability test, correlation matrix, and multiple regression analysis). Regarding the results, this research identified advertising attitude, employee service, and brand love are influential attributes to establish price fairness of university students. This research could inform the marketing director of food service business to understand university students target better.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2020.11a
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• pp.761-764
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• 2020

본 논문에서는 라이프로그 데이터를 기반으로 한 행동인식 결과로부터 일상생활의 활동유형을 분석하는 기술에 대해 제안한다. 실제 일상생활 중에 수집한 가속도 센서 데이터만을 이용하여 분석한 행동인식 결과를 정적-동적 행동으로 분류된 특징 벡터로 나타내었고, 이를 클러스터링하여 6개의 대표 활동유형으로 분류하였다. 50명의 사용자 데이터를 분석하여 정적-동적 활동의 비율에 따른 활동유형을 분류함으로써 실제 라이프로그 데이터로부터 일상생활 활동유형을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.75-92
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• 2003

In order to investigate IS(Information Systems) outsourcing cost estimation model preference of firms, this study reviews previous literatures on outsourcing and firm characteristics. The relationships between firm characteristics and IS outsourcing cost estimation model preference are analysed. Four major factors of firms characteristics are found and classified. IS outsourcing cost estimation model with SLA are found to have a strong relationship with organizational culture. Future research will be needed to verify the result of this exploratory study.

• Proceedings of the Korean Operations and Management Science Society Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.60-63
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• 2004

본 논문은 ERP 시스템 구축 과정에서 구축 단계별 주요 성공 요인들이 구축과정에서 상호간에 미치는 영향과 구현 성과에 미치는 영향을 분석하는 체계를 도출하기 위한 탐색적인 연구이다. 기본 연구모형은 ERP시스템 구축단계를 사전 준비단계, 구현 단계, 정착 안정화 단계의 3단계로 나누고, 각 구축단계별 주요 성공요인을 정리하고 구현 과정에서 미치는 상호 영향과 구현 성과에 미치는 영향을 탐색하였다. 연구 방법은 한 기업의 심도있는 사례 연구를 통해 이루어졌다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Operations and Management Science Society Conference
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• 1997.10a
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• pp.109-112
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• 1997

In this study, we attempt to improve analytical methods in auditing by applying Artificial Intelligence(AI) methods including Artificial Neural Networks(ANN) and Case-Based Reasoning(CBR), and to perform pattern recognition of the investigation signals generated by analytical procedures. Five years of audited financial data from a large-sized firm were used to calculate four commonly applied financial ratios. This exploratory study shows that the use of AI methods to analyze patterns of related fluctuations across numerous financial ratios provides improved performance in recognizing material misstatements within the financial accounts.