• 아태비즈니스연구
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.25-39
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• 2021

Purpose - This study aims to examine whether family firm governance is related to long-term corporate survival. To find out whether and why family firms have higher chances of long-term survival compared to non family firms, this study analyzes the relationship between some governance characteristics that are prevalent in family firms and corporate long-term viability. Design/methodology/approach - This study utilizes a sample of 285 family firms listed on the Korea Stock Exchange (KSE) to probe the influence of governance characteristics on corporate survival. This study conducts Cox proportional hazard regression analysis to estimate the influences on the survival duration. Findings - The results indicate that firms with particular governance characteristics show higher long-term survivability. Specifically, the probability of firm's long-term survival is increased when the CEO is the largest shareholder, which may be related to CEO's stewardship attitudes. Research implications or Originality - This study has significance in that it examines the direct causal variables that enhance long-term corporate viability through a large scale empirical examination. Also, the study findings provide some clues as to why certain family firms outlive non-family firms.

• 산업융합연구
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.1-20
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• 2024

정부지원과 기업 경영성과 간 관계에서 기업 고유의 특성과 공간적 특성의 중요성을 강조하는 많은 논의들이 있지만, 기업 특성과 클러스터 특성이 통합적으로 경영성과에 미치는 영향에 대한 실증연구는 부족한 실정이다. 본 연구는 정부자금지원의 구체적인 투입에 따른 재무적, 비재무적 성과를 실증분석하고, 정부 자금지원과 기업 경영성과 간에 영향을 조절할 것으로 예측되는 기업 특성 및 클러스터 특성을 탐색하여, 개인 및 집단의 2수준 위계적 선형모형(HLM)으로 분석하였다. 데이터는 사업자등록번호 기준으로 기업 및 클러스터 수준으로 재정리하여 최종적으로 기업수 83,395개사 및 클러스터 641개의 패널데이터가 활용되었다. 연구 결과, 정부 자금지원은 기업의 매출액과 특허 모두에 정(+)의 효과를 주는 것으로 나타나, 정부 지원이 시장실패를 보완할 수 있는 유효한 수단이라는 것을 보여준다. 위계적 선형모형으로 분석한 결과, 정부 자금지원과 인적자본역량, 흡수역량, 클러스터 네트워크 밀도와 결합할 경우, 모두 매출액과 유의한 정(+)의 효과가 나타났다. 본 연구는 2수준 위계적 선형모형으로 분석하여, 기업 특성인 인적자본역량과 흡수역량, 클러스터 특성인 클러스터 네트워크 밀도가 조절효과로 정부 자금지원과 기업경영성과를 조절하는 역할을 수행함을 밝혀 이론적, 실무적 시사점을 제공한다.

• 산경연구논집
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• 제9권9호
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• pp.15-23
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• 2018

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of non-bank depository institutions (non-bank financial corporations) lending to firms. The paper aims to contribute to the existing literature by providing empirical evidence from firm-level data and unveiling factors related to access to non-bank financial corporations by firms. Research design, data, and methodology - We used the data on borrowing by firms from CRETOP from years 2008 to 2011. Using the manufacturing industry, we examined what firm-level characteristics explained the increase in borrowing from non-bank financial corporations rather than the banks. Results - Analyzing the firm-level data from 2008 to 2011, we found that firms were more likely to borrow from non-bank financial insti­tutions as the size of the firm increases, implying that large firms have more access to non-bank financing than small and medium-sized firms. In addition, it also showed that small and medium-sized firms moved to non-bank financial corporations for loans. Conclusion - Non-bank depository institutions are not a sub­stitute for bank lending to firms. More specifically, they replace bank lending to firms mostly for large firms rather than small and medium-sized firms. Also, collateral and other firm-level characteristics do not matter in accounting for non-bank lending to firms.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.39-56
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• 2013

There have been many studies that open innovation activities have positive effects on firm performance. However, the previous studies have shown conflicting results, depending on the characteristics of companies or the timing of the product launch. This study empirically compares open innovation performance of first-mover companies and follower companies. The analyses are performed on the samples of the Korean Innovation Survey 2010 companies that explored external information and performed R&D cooperation. The results indicate that open innovation activities can have different effects depending on a company's status in the market. For the first-mover companies, the intensity of utilizing external information has greater impact on the firm's performance than the diversity of it. By contrast, for the follower companies, the diversity of utilizing external information has greater impact on the firm's performance than the intensity of it. In terms of R&D cooperation, the external cooperation is found not to have significant effects on a first-mover company's performance. However, external R&D cooperation of a follower company is showing positive impact on the firm's performance. The implication of the study is to analyze the firm's Open-Innovation performance by comparing first-mover companies with follower companies. Therefore, companies need to execute the Open-Innovation strategy by considering firm characteristics or the timing of the product launch.

• 융합경영연구
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.27-38
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• 2020

Purpose: Strategic management scholars have investigated the effects of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on firm financial performance, identifying various impacts of CSR activities showing conflicting results. Meanwhile, relatively less attention has been paid to the antecedents of CSR activities. According to upper echelons theory, organizational outcomes are predicted by characteristics of CEOs and top management team members. Corporate social responsibility is a type of organizational outcome influenced by such top leader characteristics and choices. Recognizing the importance of exploring new antecedents of CSR activities, I examine whether CEO humility affects CSR outcomes. Research design, data and methodology: The KEJI index was set as a dependent variable to measure CSR activities. Among the 200 sample companies registered in the KEJI database in 2014, 85 companies were finally selected and analyzed to measure CEO humility, as independent variable. I also examine the moderating effects of firm slack on the relationship between CEO humility and CSR activities. Results: There is a positive relationship between CEO humility and corporate social responsibility activities and this relationship is negatively moderated by firm slack. Conclusions: This paper contributes to understanding positive impacts of having humble CEOs on corporate social responsibility outcomes and recognizes the role of firm slack.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.61-81
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• 2015

Investment in research and development (R&D) is critical in the information technology (IT) firms, where newer and better technology is a quintessential goal that directly affects innovation and competitive advantage. This study investigates how R&D investment influences firm performance and value, and how the effect of R&D investment differs between IT hardware and software firms. We also analyze the relationship between firm age and R&D investment in order to identify learning effects on continuous R&D investment. The empirical investigation in this study, based on longitudinal archival data from 2001 to 2010, found a significant effect of R&D investment on firm performance in IT firms. Further, this study demonstrates causal relationship between firm age, and verifies that learning effects are present in R&D investment. Moreover, the results are found to differ between IT hardware and IT software firms.

• Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.155-176
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• 2023

This paper employs datasets from the Enterprise Survey conducted by the World Bank to examine the relationship between four types of innovation defined by the Oslo Manual (OECD, 2005): product innovation, process innovation, marketing innovation, organization innovation, and the firm performance in the selected developing ASEAN economies. The main objective of this paper is to understand the characteristics of innovation activities at the firm level and how various innovation types affect firm performance. The empirical results from ASEAN manufacturing firms reveal that product innovation positively affects firms' performance, while non-technological innovations are negatively related to the performance of firms. The further employed quantile regression provides more insights into the roles of innovation types on different levels of firm performance: while product and process innovations actively contribute to the small and medium-size firms (below 25^th quantile and median), organizational and marketing innovations negatively affect them. Interestingly, the role of process innovation decreases when firm performance grows.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.943-952
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• 2021

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of COVID-19 on corporate governance attributes and firm performance association. This research used a sample of 188 non-financial firms from the Malaysian market for the years 2019-2020. We found that the COVID-19 has affected all firm characteristics including firm performance, governance structure, dividend, liquidity, and leverage level, yet, the difference between prior and post COVID-19 pandemic is not significant. Also, the investigation revealed that board size exerts a significant positive impact on firm performance. After splitting the sample based on year, however, we found that board size does not matter in the uncertain time of the current crisis, while board diversity appeared to be significantly enhancing firm performance in the crisis time compared to the prior year where it has an inverse association with firm performance in both indicators. Board meetings and audit committee meetings seemed to have a significant negative influence on firm performance pre and post-COVID-19. This study contributes to the limited literature by providing the first empirical evidence on the impact of Coronavirus on the firm performance and corporate governance association.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권8호
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• pp.137-148
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• 2021

The study investigates the existence of an optimal level of cash and the firm characteristics influencing the decision to hold cash, and the adjusting speed of the cash holdings to the target level. It highlights the heterogeneity of cash adjustment speed in the Vietnam market. The research employs the 417 samples of Vietnamese non - financial listed firms in the period of 2010 to 2019. The study uses the Pool OLS model, Fixed effect model (FEM), Random effect model (REM), and GMM model. According to the research findings, there is an optimal amount of cash at which the firm's value is maximized in Vietnamese listed firms, and the majority of the firms in the sample retain cash over the target level. Furthermore, the study demonstrates that firms actively modify their cash holdings to the optimal level with an adjustment speed of less than one owing to adjustment cost constraints. This speed varies between groupings of enterprises with different characteristics, underlining the heterogeneity of the adjustment speed even more. Small deviation firms adjust more rapidly than large deviation firms. Large free cash flow (FCF) firms adjust more readily than small FCF firms, and fiscal deficit firms modify more rapidly than firms with a financial surplus.

• 지역연구
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.13-34
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• 2023

제주도는 전국 1% 수준에 불과한 지역내총생산(GRDP)을 증가시키고자 기업 육성 및 유치를 위해 다각적인 노력을 지속하고 있다. 기업의 입지 선택은 기업 성장에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 중대한 결정이다. 한 지역에 기업 입지가 집중된다면 그것은 그 지역 특성이 기업 이윤극대화에 도움이 된다는 것을 의미한다. 따라서, 기업이 선호하는 지역의 특성을 분석하고 그것을 기업 유치 정책에 반영할 수만 있다면 지역의 혁신과 발전을 유도하는데 도움이 될 것이다. 이에 본 연구는 제주지역 기업들의 입지분포를 살펴보고, 조건부 로짓 모형을 이용하여 제주도 읍면동별 지역 특성이 기업 입지 결정에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 분석 결과, 업종과 무관하게 제주지역 모든 기업은 다양한 업종의 기업이 밀집되어 있고, 경제활동인구가 많고, 인구밀도가 낮으며, 대중교통 혼잡도가 낮은 지역의 입지를 선호하는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고, 지식기반산업에 속한 기업은 동종기업들이 많이 위치한 지역을 선호하는 것으로 나타나, 집적 외부성을 중시하는 지식기반산업 특징이 제주지역 기업들에게도 나타나고 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구는 그간 전무 하였던 제주지역을 대상으로 한 기업 입지 요인분석으로, 향후 제주지역의 기업·산업 육성 및 지역 발전 정책 수립을 위한 기초분석을 실시하였음에 의미를 찾을 수 있겠다.