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Towards a Knowledge Recipe for State Corporations in the Financial Sector in Kenya

  • Moturi, Humphrey;Kwanya, Tom;Chebon, Philemon
    • International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.33-50
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    • 2020
  • Knowledge recipes are packages of knowledge which arise from the process of combining the knowledge assets in the organization in distinctive ways. This involves converting them into useful outputs which are the ideal core competitive advantage enablers for companies. The major objective of this study was to propose a knowledge recipe for financial-sector state corporations in Kenya. The study adopted a convergent parallel mixed methods research design. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected using questionnaires and key informant interviews. The target population of the study was 1574 respondents drawn from all financial state corporations. A multistage sampling technique was used for the study. The first phase involved purposive sampling of the organizations to be studied whereby the four state corporations namely: Capital Markets Authority, Competition Authority of Kenya, Kenya Investment Authority, and Kenya Revenue Authority were identified. The second phase entailed stratified sampling of the respondents in three strata namely senior management team, knowledge management team, and general staff. The authors used a census of all senior management team and knowledge management staff while a simple random sampling technique was used for the general staff. By use of the Krejcie and Morgan table, the actual sample size was 358 respondents from all the four organizations. Data were collected using questionnaires and interview schedules. The qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis while the quantitative data were analyzed by the use of Ms. Excel and VOSviewer and presented using pie charts, bar graphs, and tables. The response rate for this study was 257 (72%). The study revealed that while most employees in the financial sector organizations understand their knowledge needs, knowledge types, knowledge uses and knowledge gaps, they do not have a universal knowledge recipe to facilitate effective knowledge management in their organizations. Consequently, the authors propose a universal knowledge recipe for the state corporations in the financial sector in Kenya. The ingredients of the recipe are legal-knowledge (18%), financial knowledge (15%), administrative knowledge (11%), best practice (10%), lessons learnt (8%), human resource knowledge (8%), research and statistics knowledge (7%), product knowledge (6%), policy and procedure knowledge (5%), ICT knowledge (4%), investor knowledge (3%), markets knowledge (2%), general knowledge (2%) and regulatory framework knowledge (1%).

Relation of Organizational Culture and Job Stress and Organizational Commitment in Special Guard (특수경비원의 조직문화와 직무스트레스 및 조직몰입의 관계)

  • Kim, Chan-Sun;Jo, Byung-Hae;Lee, Ji-Eun
    • Convergence Security Journal
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    • v.11 no.5
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    • pp.65-76
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    • 2011
  • Purpose of this study is examining closely special guard's Organizational Culture and job stress and relation of Organizational Commitment. This study established to special guards who is working at the capital region (Incheon) airport in 2011, and sample used finally on interpretation analyzed being 203 people, and uses Purposive Sampling Method. Analytical method executed Frequency Analysis, Factor Analysis, Reliability analysis, correlation analysis Multiple Regression Analysis using SPSSWIN ver.18.0. Reliability of questionnaire appeared Cronbach's ${\alpha}$ value more than .671. Conclusion proved in this study is as following. First, special guard's formation culture affects to Job Stress. In other words, stress about compensation career development increases if the development, hierarchically organized is not formed. On the other hand, job special quality, human relations stress decreases if developmental culture is form ed, and if culture is formed developmental, the mutual agreement, role stress decreases. Second, special guard's Organizational Culture affects in Organizational Commitment. That is, if is formed developmental and hierarchically organized, rises the Affective Commitment, Continuance Commitment, Normative Commitment. Third, special guard's job stress affects in Organizational Commitment. That is, if compensation career development is achieved unfairly Affective Commitment, Continuance Commitment is low. On the other hand, if own business is achieved spontaneously pre sent, Affective Commitment, Normative Commitment appears high.

Spatial Distribution of the Emergency Medical Facilities and Spatial Disparity of the Demand-Supply Level for the Emergency Medical Service (응급의료기관의 공간분포와 응급의료 서비스 수급의 공간적 격차)

  • Lee, Hee-Yeon
    • Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.606-623
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    • 2004
  • Emergency medical service pertains highly to the public service sector which has to be provided equally in a society and evenly in a spatial dimension by the government. However, emergency medical centers in Korea are inequally distributed in a space and also human capital, facility, and equipment for emergency medical centers show clear disparity among regions. This research analyzed the spatial balance of the demand supply level for emergency medical service in Seoul by constructing the potential demand surface map and supply surface map for this service. The surface map of demand-supply balance for emergency medical service was constructed by GIS based map algebra algorism. The results by this analysis very clearly reveal the spatial disparity of emergency medical service. The places where are over-represented by demand level compared to their supply level are estimated to require an additional establishment of emergency medical centers in the near future. While, the places where are over-represented by supply level compared to their potential demand for emergency medical services indicate the possibility of problems in the management of emergency medical centers because of a surplus in the supply of emergency medical services. The results of this research can be utilized in providing valuable information for the adequate provision of emergency medical centers and for the estimation of range on the service area of emergency medical services.

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Cultural Landscape of Saegumjeong Area as a Recreation Place of Scholars in Joseon Dynasty (조선시대 선비들의 행락공간으로서 세검정 일대의 문화경관)

  • Lee, Jaei;Sung, Jong-Sang;Son, Yong-Hoon;Kim, Tae-Gyun
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Traditional Landscape Architecture
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    • v.34 no.2
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    • pp.75-86
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    • 2016
  • The area surrounding Segeomjeong, one of the famous pavilions near the capital in the Joseon Dynasty, was a favorite place of scholars to visit and enjoy the beautiful natural landscape. The recreational culture of Segeomjeong area in traditional societies representing the prototype of urban tourism in modern society indicates cultural landscape which is a combination of the surrounding landscape and human activities. At this point, the purpose of this research on Saegumjeong area as a recreation place was to examine recreational activities and landscape elements before restoration. Through the relevant historical literature, there were several recreational activities such as traveling to enjoy scenery, taking a view of stream with waterfalls, doing creative writing of reciting poems and drawing about the greatness of nature and gathering on a broad and flat rock or Tangchundae. Also, the main landscape elements-such as Saegumjeong, stream, broad and flat rocks, pine trees, Tangchundae Peak, and mountains-were extracted through paintings of Saegumjeong drawn before restoration. Consequently, in this study, it was confirmed that the Segeomjeong area was the spot that scholars visited consistently, the center for travel, and the place for communication between scholars and national banquets. This study is significant, in that it drew conclusions on the cultural landscape of the Korean people through the ages and helped to discover the meaning and value of cultural landscape of recreation places based on Korean natural characteristics and cultural climate.

Exploring Business Opportunities for Building Social Overhad Infrastructure by Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (지속가능발전목표를 이행하는 사회기반시설 사업기회에 대한 탐색적 연구 - 3D 프린팅 프로젝트 사례 조사를 기반으로 -)

  • Lee, Yoonsun;Lee, Taisik
    • Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.72-81
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    • 2020
  • Sustainable development goals (SDGs) are designed to promote human and social development and address challenges related to sustainable economic development, in addition to creating quality employment. SDGs create new market and business opportunities that enable companies to effect business changes through innovative solutions. To tackle structural problems and create infrastructure for future societies, a national-level digital transformation strategy is being developed in Korea. The Korean government announced an investment plan for living social overhead capital (SOC) to address various social and structural problems caused by low economic growth. This study emphasizes the importance of building SOCs in accordance with the requirements of future societies. This study primarily aims to suggest business opportunities created by achieving SDGs, by analyzing business cases involving 3D printing-based construction. Implementing living SOCs through ingenious thinking will not only create new businesses and jobs through digital transformation, but also improve the economic and social value by encouraging community members to be proud of their future society.

Labor Transition and Exclusion of Unprivileged Female Breadwinners (저소득 여성가구주의 노동이행과 배제)

  • Kim, Jeung-Hyun
    • Korean Journal of Family Social Work
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    • no.43
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    • pp.61-85
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    • 2014
  • The aim of this study is to examine how labour transition of female householders is proceeded, and to identify mechanisms that cause them to be excluded from labor market. For this, thirteen lone mothers who have had labor experience in the market, while raising children were interviewed. This qualitative case study was proceeded by way of participants' interviews and questionnaires. Finding shows, impoverished lone mothers were horizontally moving incessantly on second labor market. As poverty worsens by years, poor lone mothers tend to be more dependant on the government's support and to transit downward to work-poor labor market. The unprivileged women were excluded from multi-dimentions: market structure, social relations and gender norms. The sex-segmental and human capital-oriented market has excluded women who gave up their career for caring. Female breadwinners were frequently excluded from social relations and opportunities for labor due to their stigma. sometimes they were self-excluded from the market for they had to care for their children. In conclusion, suggestions are given to enhance qualities of lone mother's lives and help them exit from poverty. It is necessary to implement positive labor policy with labor flexibility and stability and to practice socialization of care as care support system is very important for maintaining their jobs. Above all, social awareness of gender role must be changed.

Nietzsche in the Square of Carlos Alberto (카를로스 알베르토 광장의 니체)

  • Lee, Wang-joo
    • Journal of Korean Philosophical Society
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    • v.142
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    • pp.221-241
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    • 2017
  • I try to elucidate the essence of cinematic art in terms of Nietzsche's physiological philosophy of art. According to Nietzsche, the mise-en-$sc{\grave{e}}nes$ in the film are expressions of willingness to the power of the author, the director. These are not re-imitations of the imitations with Platonic measure, sinker, number, but framing the elan vital Erde, die $urspr{\ddot{u}}ngliche$ Vorstellung with the director's body-camera. In this context, the film is essentially die Kunst des Lebens, in which the body and the earth are mediated by cameras. Therefore, it is not the eyes or the head, but the body that is necessary to appreciate film art. But the body at this time does not mean the heavy body of Hollywood standard audiences manipulated, controlled, or transformed by capital. We should stand in front of the film work with body shaking between trauma and Rausch, a dancing body, and a light and fresh body. Only by watching film with the body, can we achieve the small revolutions in everyday life. For example, if we watch $B{\acute{e}}la$ Tarr's film The Turin Horse in such a way, we can no longer be the dwarfed human beings, der Herde-Mensch. Also, $B{\acute{e}}la$ Tarr's mise-en-scene will make us realize why Nietzsche had said that there is art to us not to be destroyed by the platonic truth.

Technology and Exploitation : Limitation of Capitalist Technological Development (과학기술과 착취 : 자본주도형 기술 개발의 한계)

  • Shin, Eun-hwa
    • Journal of Korean Philosophical Society
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    • v.146
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    • pp.115-135
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    • 2018
  • This article attempts to deal with the problem that science and technology function as a mechanism to oppress and exploit humans rather than to release humans from labor. To explore this subject, it is necessary to consider the difference between the theory of labor value and the theory of 'technology value'. In addition, it is also important to refer to Marx's critical view of the 'capitalist' use of technology. Above all, Marx' concepts of relative surplus value and special surplus value, and his analysis of organic composition of capital are still valid in explaining that development of technology tightens control over workers and intensity of labor, and worsens instability of employment. Reflection of the limitations of capitalist development of technology is also important for realization of its usefulness. Industry 4.0 in Germany therefore deserves to be noticed as a good example because it shows a different way from extreme capitalist exploitation. The model suggests also some points that shouldn't be overlooked, when we try to actualize the tremendous slogan of the current fourth industrial revolution as real innovation and progress in human life. In this matter, the most important point is the possibility of technological development that doesn't oppose workers' interests.

Regulatory Reform for Service Development (서비스발전을 위한 규제개혁의 새 패러다임)

  • Jeong, Ki-Oh
    • Journal of Service Research and Studies
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.1-15
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    • 2016
  • Despite that Korea has tried radical efforts in the global flow of regulatory reform in the past twenty years, the result was not radical at all, but rather disappointing. One examines the possibility of paradigm shift in regulatory reform based on new theoretic perspectives. Regulatory reform, one argues, is not just a neo-liberal approach to cut off overflowing regulation. It is a highly conflictual struggle in state order to move from industrial age paradigm to service age paradigm. In the process of the great shift states become integrated into the world of life constructed by the exercise of civil rights. The relation between the civic socio-economic life and the state apparatus became totally different. Past effort for deregulation missed this point without correct recognition of the role of civil freedom and rights in service economy. One treats three typical forms of regulation whereby conventional rules and regulations effectively damper the development of services: reciprocal perspective in contract management, industrial mind in urban and spaces design, and old way of human capital management. According these analyses a new initiative of regulatory reform is proposed to take place at the National Assembly.

Digital Revolution and Welfare State Reforms: Revisiting Social Investment and Social Protection (기술혁명과 미래 복지국가 개혁의 논점: 다시 사회투자와 사회보호로)

  • Choi, Young Jun;Choi, Jung Eun;Ryu, Jung Min
    • 한국사회정책
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.3-43
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    • 2018
  • The digital revolution has brought about both positive expectations and negative concerns. Many experts predict that the current technological revolution, so-called "Fourth Industrial Revolution", which is expected to increase productivity in a disruptive way, has significant implications on employment and the labor market. In subsequence, the possible demise of the traditional employment system could markedly undermine the comtemporary welfare state. As a result, basic income has emerged as an alternative. However, little welfare state research has conducted the systematic review on the impact of the present technological revolution on employment and welfare states. In this paper, we will start to review the gist of the digital revolution and critically review recent studies on its effects on employment and welfare states together with actual case studies. In particular, we will investigate the experiences of platform economies of Uber and Amazon Mechanical Turk, and the German experience from 'Work 4.0'. Finally, we will discuss key issues of future welfare state reforms. This research argues that the effects of the technological revolution on employment and welfare state policies would be enormous, but they will be most likely to be mediated by domestic political and policy institutions. It emphasizes the importance of high-quality social investment that would enable individuals to flexibly adapt technological changes and support creative human capital resource. But, high-quality social investment could not be sustained without the decent social protection system that universally provides security to people.