• International Journal of Quality Innovation
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2007

A sample of Italian manufacturing companies was selected in order to verify the abilities and effects (relationships) of the management factors human resources, leadership and strategic planning on company performance. The Partial Least Squares (PLS) estimation method was used for analyzing the data collected, where the relationships between the management factors and performance were formalized by a Structural Equation Model (SEM). The analysis of the survey data showed unexpected result regarding the non significant direct relationship between Leadership and Performance. The effect of Leadership is obtained by an indirect relationship through Human Resources. The combination of Leadership and Human Resources has hence been identified as the management factors which have the highest impact on the performance of Italian industrial companies. Another interesting and unexpected result was that there was no significant impact of Strategic Planning on Performance. It seems that the leaders of Italian industrial companies have not understood that good strategic planning is a necessary condition for achieving excellence. So another improvement area is in fact Strategic Planning. This area should have the highest priority of any top management team and the focus should include how to establish a strong relationship between strategic planning and performance. No correlation between strategic planning and performance is a strong indication that something is wrong. It is not enough that Leadership is doing Strategic Planning-Leadership is also about studying and follow up on results in order to assure impacts on performance. This link seems to be missing in Italian industrial companies.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.103-112
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• 1997

The object of this study is the introduction and the application of Ecological Footprint(EF) for sustainability of regional people activities. It is a tool for the evaluation of specific projects through various lifestyles or consumption to area of broad policy and budgets. But in Korea there is no assessment for consumption level of human activities by EF. Therefore this study try to analyse ecologically productive land for human activities of Cheju-island in order to assess the sustainability in Cheju and compares with another industrized countries. We analyze the human activities level of Cheju-island then the EF is about 0.9(ha/cap). This value is not more than another countries like Canada and United States. EF assists in choosing technologies, policies and Life Cycle Assessment(LCA) which can perform a certain task with the smallest ecological footprint. It will help society to avoid collapse and move towards sustainability and ecological efficiency.

• International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.27-50
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• 2017

The impact of social networking is varied from good to bad. Online activities have also been categorized into pros and cons of social networking, either as reported as hiding Internet activities among teenagers or killing loneliness among elderly. In terms of relationships, there have been argument over its closeness and quality of an online relationship in Internet settings. Looking at the contradiction in an innovative interaction between classic community communication and social media, there is an unknown scent of the future struggling and challenging both human communication and relationships in the presence of digital culture. This research uses Diffusion of Innovation to study the wide and continuous spread of digital culture in human communication; and, Media Dependency in learning and structuring the cognitive, affective and behavioral effects of social media on each person uses the media in different ways. This research will be using online survey to gain opinions from a social network site as an update of views and reflection of self-awareness to all levels of people. Social media like Facebook (FB) is perceived as a good tool of communication that it is able to bring closeness among the family members. The results show that social media like FB brings positive impact towards family members; it would help to build a better and harmonic society; and, relationships among family members and communication shall be improved and enhanced to the level of a united society.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권9호
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• pp.263-269
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• 2020

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of consumer price index, infrastructure, human resources, trade openness, and private credit on the attraction of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Tay Ninh province as well as to emphasize the important role of FDI in economic growth of developing areas. The research data was collected from Tay Ninh Statistical Office with 80 samples of a 20-year period from 2000 to 2019. Also, OLS regression method using Eviews software was employed to analyze the data obtained. The findings revealed that human resources, infrastructure and private credit have a positive and significant impact on FDI attraction in Tay Ninh province, while consumer price index was proven to affect FDI attraction negatively. Accordingly, competent authorities of Tay Ninh province should focus on stabilizing prices as well as implementing policies for developing local human resources and attracting high-quality personnel from foreign countries. Tay Ninh province also needs to pay more attention to information technology investment for synchronous development of infrastructure. Moreover, the State Bank of Tay Ninh branch needs to consider more credit sources to provide support packages for businesses, creating a strong basis for establishments to attract FDI for the province's economic development.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권8호
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• pp.473-483
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• 2020

Internationalization of SMEs has gathered pace in recent times with falling trade barriers and rising world trade encouraging small firms to seek profits and growth in foreign markets. This has attracted the attention of researchers, and several studies have been conducted in Western nations on the factors influencing the process of SME internationalization. However, hardly any study has been done on SME internationalization in the Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC) region, thus leaving a gap in the literature. This study investigates the influence of four factors, namely, human capital, network competency, entrepreneurial orientation, and market volatility on the degree of internationalization of SMEs in Oman. The study employs survey data collected from 150 SME owners and managers using a structured questionnaire having 27 items, and has been analyzed using correlation and logistic regression, as the dependent variable is binary in nature. The results reveal the impact of the chosen variables on the degree of internationalization of SMEs. The findings of the study suggest that network competency has the highest impact on degree of internationalization of Omani SMEs, followed by human capital and entrepreneurial orientation, while market volatility, though insignificant, moderated the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and degree of internationalization of Omani SMEs.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.37-46
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• 2024

Purpose: This study aims to address the overlooked micro-level aspects within Smart Manufacturing (SM) research, rectifying the misalignment in manufacturing firms' estimation of their technological adoption capabilities. Drawing upon the Social-Technical Systems (STS) theory, this paper utilises innovation capability as a mediating variable, constructing a human-centric organizational model to bridge this research gap. Research design, data and methodology: This study collected data from 233 Chinese manufacturing firms via online questionnaires. Introducing innovation capability as a mediating variable, it investigates the impact of social-technical system dimensions (work design, social subsystems, and technical subsystems) on SM adoption willingness. Smart PLS 4.0 was employed for data analysis, and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) validated the theoretical model's assumptions. Results: In direct relationships, social subsystems, technical subsystems, and work design positively influence firms' innovation capabilities, which, in turn, positively impact SM adoption. However, innovation capability does not mediate the relationship between technical subsystems and SM adoption. Conclusions: This study focuses on the internal micro-level of organisational employees, constructing a human-centric framework that emphasises the interaction between organisations and technology. The study fills empirical gaps in Smart Manufacturing adoption, providing organisations with a means to examine the integration of employees and the organisational social-technical system.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.267-274
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• 2011

'오염토양 복원작업 품셈자료 산출근거 마련을 위한 연구'에 제시된 토양증기추출법(soil vapor extraction: SVE)과 바이오파일(biopile) 시스템 구성을 바탕으로 두 오염토양 정화공정이 토양 $1,000m^3$내 총탄화수소를 95% 제거하는 전과정을 전과정평가기법을 통해 평가하였다. 전과정영향평가 결과 SVE가 9개 환경영향범주에서 모두 바이오파일에 비해 높은 환경영향수치를 나타내었다. SVE와 바이오파일, 두 정화방법 공히 토양경로 인체독성(Human toxicity-soil), 수생태독성(Ecotoxicity-water), 지표수경로 인체독성(Human toxicity-surface water), 대기경로 인체독성(Human toxicity-air) 등 4가지 범주에서 상대적으로 높은 환경영향값을 보였다. SVE방법이 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 환경범주는 인체독성(토양)이었으며 바이오파일이 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 환경범주는 수생태독성이었다. SVE방법의 세부 공정별 환경영향을 분석한 결과 운영단계에서 전체 환경영향의 60%를 초래하였고 활성탄교체단계가 36%를 초래하는 등 두 개 단계가 전체 환경영향의 96%를 차지하였다. 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 투입물은 운영 중 사용된 전기였다. 바이오파일 세부 공정별 환경영향 분석결과에서도 운영단계가 전체영향의 55.7%를 차지하였고 활성탄교체단계가 12.4%를 차지하였다. 바이오파일에서도 역시 전기사용에 따른 환경영향이 가장 크게 나타났다. SVE 와 바이오파일, 두 공정 모두 운영단계에서 소비되는 전기에 의한 환경영향이 가장 크므로 오염토양 정화시스템 운영 중 전기소비를 최소화 할 수 있는 운영방안이 필요하다. 오염토양 정화는 비교적 장기간 많은 에너지와 물질이 투입된다. 최근 이산화탄소발생량 감축과 녹색성장에 대한 사회적 요구에 따라 오염토양정화공정에 대한 체계적인 분석과 연구가 필요한 것으로 예상된다. 특히 운영 중 전기소비량은 전과정영향평가 및 탄소배출량 결과에 큰 영향을 미치므로 앞으로 보다 신뢰성 높은 전과정평가를 위해서 전기사용량에 대한 데이터 수집 및 확보가 가장 필요한 것으로 판단된다.

• 대한약리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약리학회 2006년도 The 6th Congress of the Federation of Asian and Oceanian Physiological Societies
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• pp.120.1-120.1
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• 2006

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.55-71
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• 2018

To improve the ecological function of urban areas, the guideline for applying the Biotope Area Ratio to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was developed in 2005 and modified in the July, 2017. This study investigates whether the guideline has been actually practiced in the real world by searching reports including 648 cases of the Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment (SEIA) and 471 cases of the EIA. The results show that the 38% of SEIA and the 43% of EIA include sections about Biotope Area Ratio, and the 15% of SEIA and the 25 % of EIA are satisfied the threshold of the Biotope Area Ratio suggested by the guideline. The statistical analysis results show that this low level of practice was not improved through the modification of the guideline in 2017. This is because the guideline is forcibleness, its explanation is unclear, and stockholders' understanding of it lacks. In addition, lack of tracking management on SEIA and EIA also contributes to the low level of practice of the guideline. To promote the practice, the efforts to legislate and publicize the guideline are required.

• 한국운동역학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.217-225
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• 2009

최근 들어 부강을 방지하고 경기력을 향상시킬 수 있는 스포츠화를 개발하기 위해 신체운동학과 생체역학을 반영한 연구가 전세계적으로 활발히 수행되고 있다. 하지만, 이러한 연구의 성골 여부는 스포츠화와 발의 동적 거동, 특히 착지 충격 특성 평가의 신뢰성에 절대적으로 좌우된다. 그 이유로는 코트 스포츠운동에 있어서 착지충격력이 예상치 못한 부상과 경기력의 주요한 요인이기 때문이다. 이 연구는 맨발과 대표적인 코트 스포츠화의 착지충격 특성을 평가하기 위해 유한요소 해석을 적용하였다. 사람의 발과 신발사이의 연계효과를 정확히 반영하기 위해 별도의 실험 데이터에 의존하지 않는 완전한 3차원 발-신발 FEM 모델을 생성하였다. 수치 시뮬레이션을 통해 FEM 모델의 신뢰성을 평가함과 동시에 여러 가지 스포츠화의 GRF, MIF 및 주파수 응답과 같은 착지충격 특성들을 분석하였다.