• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.135-145
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• 2007

In this study, as the result of analyzing the relationship and influence between economic outcome and R&D supporting investment, the number of supporting subjects among the technological innovational areas of SMEs, it is as below. First, as the economic result of analyzing companies from the investment in R&D of technological innovational areas of minor companies, the number of supporting subjects and amount of R&D have relationship with increase of sales and export amount, employee reduction & the effect of new job creation shows positive correlation with the effect of import replacement. Second, as analyzing the influence of the investment in R&D has economic effect from of technological innovational minor companies. This is thought that the financial and R&D support increase a significant effect on economical, technical against SMEs.

• 한국콘텐츠학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘텐츠학회 2008년도 춘계 종합학술대회 논문집
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• pp.409-418
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 우리나라 중소기업들의 e-무역상사가 제공하고 있는 무역단계별 서비스 이용정도가 이용만족도와 온라인 수출성과에 미치는 영향을 실증적으로 규명하였다. 130개의 표본기업을 대상으로 한 실증분석 결과 e-무역상사 서비스의 이용빈도가 높을 수록 이용자들의 이용만족도가 높아지고, 이는 해당기업의 온라인 수출성과 제고로 이어졌다. 또한 중소기업의 조직특성은 중소기업의 e-무역상사 서비스 이용만족도와 온라인 수출성과간에 정(+)의 영향관계를 가지는 조절변수로 유의하였다. 이러한 결과는 우리나라 중소기업들이 e-무역상사의 무역단계별 서비스의 적극적인 이용을 통해 온라인 수출성과를 제고할 수 있으며, 이를 위해서는 무엇보다 e-무역상사의 무역단계별 서비스의 고도화와 함께 e-무역상사를 이용하는 중소기업과 e-무역상사에 대한 정책적 지원이 필요하다는 것을 시사하고 있다.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.63-83
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• 2003

This paper's objective is to provide insights about the problems and expansion strategies of electronic trade. Korean small and medium-sized firms have adopted the Internet since the end of 1990s in order to reshape their competitiveness, and it is now being utilized as a major export marketing instrument to develop new customers, save export transaction costs ad facilitate new work processes. However, at present, the use of the internet in the field of trading is limited to the collection of market information, owing to legal, technical and institutional restraints between countries. In addition to that, because firms have the difficulties in making the trade contract through the e-trade system, the negative recognition on its' utility has been spreaded gradually between companies. This is one of the barriers to block the expansion of e-Trade between Korean firms. Therefore, this paper points out the problems of e-trade in the environmental, institutional and strategic view and provides many considerations for establishing the expansion strategy of e-trade by the Korean government and trade supporting institutions.

• 복식문화연구
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.477-493
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is to explore relationships between company's characteristics, the status of business ethics education, employee perceptions of corporate business ethics, and organizational performance. A total of 161 small- and medium-sized apparel companies participated in a survey and data was analyzed using cross-tabulation, ANOVA, and SPSS PROCESS. The results show that, larger companies involved with export are more likely to implement business ethics education, whereas no company characteristic is associated with perceptions of corporate business ethics. Furthermore, apparel companies that implemented or planned to implement business ethics education, have employees with more positive perceptions of corporate business ethics and better organizational performance than fashion companies that have no plan to implement such education. In addition, companies in the apparel sector with higher employee perceptions of corporate business ethics had greater organizational performance than apparel companies with lower employee perceptions of corporate business ethics. This study emphasizes the need to implement business ethics education to enhance employee perceptions of company business ethics, which in turn promotes organizational performance. It is expected that the results of this study will positively affect the development and expansion of business ethics education programs and contribute to the foundation of knowledge for business ethics education for fashion companies.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.57-65
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• 2018

With the paramount importance of key account management in business-to-business relationship, today companies are using this approach as a strategic weapon in their selling efforts targeted at the most important customers to solve their complex requirements with special treatment that eventually ensures both parties' financial and nonfinancial objectives. The aim of this paper is to investigate the level of key account management performance among the export-oriented readymade garments companies in Bangladesh with regards to company's experience in business, size of the company and key account serving capacity of the company. Using a questionnaire, data from 112 readymade garments companies in Bangladesh were collected and analyzed using descriptive analysis and ANOVA to test the level of key account management performance. Results show that the level of key account management performance by the garments companies did not vary by the company's experience in business and size of the company respectively. In contrast, the level of key account management performance was found to be different concerning high, medium, and low customer service capacity. Apparently, companies with big number of customers show better performance than companies with small number of customer. Implications for this study are discussed along with suggestions for future research avenues.

• 무역학회지
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.1-16
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• 2020

Korea is one of active countries in terms of FTA(Free Trade Agreement) around the globe. Local market is not big enough for Korean companies. This is why Korea is actively participating in FTA with various countries. Individual companies should conform to regulation, policy and system relevant to the agreement. Otherwise, it is not easy for companies to enjoy benefits of FTA. The Korean government is using various FTA programs to support domestic companies, in particular SMEs(Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises). FTA-PASS is a representative program. FTA-PASS is an official program of Korea Customs Service. Korean companies can use the program as free. However, some companies may have difficulties regarding the use of FTA-PASS. The program may cause of compatibility problem related their own ERP(Enterprise Resource Planning) systems. This study is designed to analyze determinants of FTA-PASS and ERP system compatibility. Furthermore this study aims to examine effects of the system compatibility on export performances. This study collected data from Koreas SMEs. In specific, the primary data was based on surveys distributed to 303 SMEs. Based on empirical findings, we could get important determinants to improve compatibility between FTA-PASS and ERP systems. For instance, the government support, product standardization, HS Code clearness and market stability could be considered important determinants. Also, according to empirical findings, a positive relationship between system compatibility an export performance was supported. Analyzing comprehensive determinants of system compatibility can be suggested as an important topic for future research.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.75-88
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• 2013

우리나라는 수출이 국가 경제 발전에 가장 중요한 역할을 해왔다. 수출을 장려하기 위한 정책은 앞으로도 지속될 것이며 더욱 강조될 것으로 보인다. 각 기업마다 수출에 기여하는 정도가 다르고 경로가 모두 다르기 때문에 이를 파악하는 일이 우선되어야 한다. 이를 통해 수출지원 방안을 수립하고 현실적인 정책을 마련할 수 있을 것이다. 중소기업의 수출 경로나 기여도를 정확하게 파악하지는 못하겠지만 가능한 중소기업이 수출에 미치는 기여도나 경로를 파악하여 수출 장려 정책을 실행했으면 하는 바람이다. 본 연구의 목적은 우리나라 중소기업이 수출에 기여하는 정도를 산출하고 중소기업의 수출 경로를 파악하여 향후 개선 방안을 찾는데 있다. 또한 중소기업의 수출을 활성화하기 위해 적절한 정책방안을 제시하고자 한다.

• Journal of Korea Trade
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.1-18
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• 2023

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to study how flexibility and mutuality in determining trade terms impact logistics efficiency in the context of relational theory. Additionally, the effect of relational contracts on logistical efficiency relative to the value of the goods being traded is investigated. Design/methodology - According to the relational contract theory, we developed 17 factors utilizing a 7-point Likert scale to measure variables related to flexibility, mutuality, logistics efficiency, and the added value of goods. The survey occurred over four months, and was distributed directly, and via email, phone, and online Google surveys. A total of 403 surveys were collected out of 1,800 distributed, and 380 were analyzed. The principal respondents were import/export companies and members of the Korea International Trade Association and the Korea Small and Medium Business Export-Import Association. The collected data were analyzed using frequency analysis, exploratory factor analysis, and correlation analysis using SPSS ver. 26.0 statistical software, and hypothesis test results were derived using Process Macro ver. 3.5. Findings - This study provides evidence that negotiation flexibility for trade terms affects the efficiency of the logistics process, and the mutuality of such arrangements is shown to be associated with the flexibility and efficiency of logistics processes. Additionally, it has been established that companies whose trade goods possess a low degree of added value may experience increased efficiency in logistics operations if they agree to trade terms that are both flexible and mutually beneficial with their counterparts. Originality/value - This study suggests that in an environment of rapidly shifting global logistics and unpredictable related costs, trade companies may be able to improve logistics efficiency by establishing flexible, mutually beneficial trade terms when entering into contracts. Furthermore, it is suggested that companies dealing in low-value-added products may improve the logistical performance of approaching trade from a perspective of relational contracts.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.61-67
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• 2015

Purpose - Exports have long been regarded as significant drivers of sustainable competitive advantage and growth among small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The export activities of SMEs are particularly important in the context of export-oriented economies such as Korea. Although many studies have examined the determinants of exports, it is difficult to find empirical studies about the determinants of the export performance of regional SMEs. This study investigates the determinants of export performance in the regional SME context based on an integrated approach that combines the environment factor of industrial organization theory, competitive strategy theory, and the competences of the resource-based view. Research design, data, and methodology - To empirically analyze the determinants of export performance in the regional SMEs, data were collected from firms in the Daegu metropolitan area. Data were collected directly through questionnaire surveys; in addition, secondary financial data were also taken from the KIS-VALUE database. Out of the 175 responses that were received, 143 were considered to be worth examining. After testing the reliability and validity of the variables through multiple items such as environmental turbulence and competitive strategy, hypotheses were verified by using five multi-regression models. These models were: a control model with organizational size and age, an environmental model with technology and market turbulence, a competency model with R&D and foreign distribution channels, a strategy model with product and market differentiation, and an integrated model including all of these variables. Results - First, as a control variable, the organization size has significant positive effects on export performance. Second, technology turbulence based on industrial organization theory has significant positive effects on export performance, but market turbulence does not affect export performance. Third, the foreign market distribution competency of the resource-based view has strong positive effects on export performance, but the R&D competency does not affect export performance. Fourth, the product differentiation strategy from competitive strategy theory positively impacts export performance, but market differentiation does not affect export performance. Finally, in the integrated model, only the foreign distribution competency of the resource-based view has a significant effect on export performance. Conclusions - The empirical results of this study verified the usefulness of the rationales behind the three theories to explain the export performance of the regional SMEs, especially the importance of the foreign market distribution competency from the resource-based view. With regard to practical considerations, this study's implications suggest that the use of technological environmental changes by industries is better than the use of market changes. Further, the use of the product differentiation strategy is more effective than the use of the market-driving strategy, and the distribution channel competency plays a stronger role than the technology-oriented competency with regard to the export performance position of regional SMEs. Future studies should examine relational perspectives, such as trust among channel partners. Therefore, the configuration approach is more useful in enhancing pragmatism by comparing high- and low-export companies.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제18권10호
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• pp.119-128
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• 2020

산업 환경의 급격한 변화는 수출중소기업에게 위기와 기회를 제공하고 있다. 본 연구는 중소기업의 역할변화에 대응한 해외마케팅지원 사업, 특히 온라인마케팅 지원의 효과적인 수행요인 중 컨설팅관련 사항을 중심으로 연구하였다. 온라인 수출지원 사업 참여기업에 대한 설문조사를 기반으로 진행한연구결과, 컨설턴트의 역량과서비스품질이 모두 지원사업의 만족도에 유의한 영향을 미치고 지원사업의 만족도가 기업성과에 유의한 영향을 주는 것으로 분석되었다. 또한 만족도는 일부 유의한 매개효과를 나타냈다. 변화하는 수출환경하에서 지원사업의 성과달성을 위해서는 컨설턴트의 역량과 서비스품질이 함께 이루어져야 한다. 본 연구는 수출지원사업의 개선에 필요한 실체적 요인의 판단기준을 제시하고 있고 추후 요인별로 역량강화 방안에 대한 추가연구가 함께 이루어져야할 것이다.