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The Workplace Empowerment on Staff Nurses' Organizational Commitment and Intent to Stay (임상간호사가 지각하는 임파워먼트, 조직몰입 및 잔류의도)

  • Yom, Young-Hee
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.23-31
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    • 2006
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study was to test the empowerment structural model based on Kanter's work empowerment theory. Method: A predictive, nonexperimental design was used in a sample of 279 nurses from 3 university affiliated hospitals. Data were collected with self-administered questionnaires and analyzed using mean, standard deviation, pearson correlation coefficient and path analysis. Results: The results showed that the overall fitness of the hypothethical model to the data was good(chi-square=.7751, df=4, p=.942, GFI=.999, AGFI=.996, RMSEA=.000). Both formal power and informal power directly influenced on nurses' perceived empowerment level and empowerment directly influenced on nurses' organizational commitment and indirectly influenced on nurses' intent to stay. Conclusion: The results imply that hospital and nurse managers should provide the empowering working condition for nurses to be stayed in hospitals.

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Exploring the Direction of Educational Development on Exhibits at the Nuclear Information Halls (국내 원자력 홍보관의 전시물 탐색 및 교육 활용 방안 모색)

  • Kim, Min-Hwan;Jeong, Da-Hye;Park, Young-Shin;Chung, Woon-Kwan
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.37 no.6
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    • pp.373-386
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    • 2016
  • This study aims to investigate the kinds of content and science communication included in the exhibits and the exhibition panels in order to suggest a direction of desirable educational development in the nuclear power information halls in Korea. The four local nuclear power information halls in Korea and the nuclear power science center in Japan are selected as the subject. The results of this study show that the 'conceptual' exhibits are a dominant topic among the four topics of contents, and the concept (CON) and interest (INT) are found as the most dominating component of science communication. Meanwhile, the nature of science (NOS), awareness (AW), enjoyment (ENJ), and opinion (OP) components are little exhibited. The findings of this study indicate that the nuclear power information halls can be more professional to enhance scientific literacy, as the informal education institutions, providing information of nuclear energy and radiation on various perspectives for visitors to make decisions by themselves and to improve their scientific attitudes and understanding of science communication. In addition, the limited science communication can be fully reinforced by docents or commentators. Further research needs to investigate the development of a specialized program to produce professional docents or commentators.

Exploring Policy Reform Options for the Welfare Regime Shift in Korea (한국 복지의 새판 짜기를 위한 문제 인식과 방안 모색)

  • Hong, Kyung Zoon
    • Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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    • v.69 no.2
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    • pp.9-30
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    • 2017
  • Generally, regime shift occurs less frequently than policy change and/or government change. Regime shift needs alterations and changes along the three critical components which constitute a domestic regime: (1) the character of the socioeconomic coalition that rules the country; (2) the political and economic institutions through which power is acquired and exercised; and (3) the public policy profile that give political direction to the nation. This paper tries to examine characteristics of the welfare regime of Korea, and explore policy reform options for the welfare regime shift in Korea. From the viewpoint of livelihood security perspective, I firstly tries to examine development process of Korean welfare regime and specify the main characteristics of that regime. Secondly, I present three policy reform options: (1) reform of the formal political institutions such as electoral system and government type; (2) restructuring of the composition of government expenditure structure; and (3) reduction of the informal employment. These three policy reform options are related to the alteration of socioeconomic coalitions and the changes of the political and economic institutions. Instead of concluding remarks, I finally suggest two debate topics to the round table discussion.

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Economic Effect Analysis of Pyongyang's 50,000 Housing Units Construction Project (평양 5만세대 주택건설계획의 경제적 효과 분석)

  • JooYung Lee
    • Analyses & Alternatives
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.87-109
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    • 2024
  • At the 8th Party Congress in 2021, North Korea announced a plan to build 50,000 housing units in Pyongyang, and this paper analyzes the economic effects and related informal costs of of the project. Currently, Pyongyang is experiencing a significant housing shortage. It is estimated that the number of households in Pyongyang increased by 184,000 between 1994 and 2020, while the estimated new housing supply during the period was only 30,000. Pyongyang's 50,000 housing units construction project is characterized by the goal of improving the living conditions of workers, the application of the new city construction method, and the largest state-led housing construction since the Arduous March. The project is expected to generate economic effects such as increasing workers' motivation to work, increasing tourism resources, and generating income from related industries. On the one hand, a significant portion of the construction cost of the 50,000-unit housing project in Pyongyang is passed on to companies and households in the form of informal cost such as quasi-taxes and manpower mobilization. In addition, there may be congestion in the power supply and sewerage facilities that occur when moving in. If these costs are not taken into account, the feasibility of a housing construction project may not be properly assessed, making it difficult to sustain it in the long term.

Participatory Behaviors and Interactive Experiences at a Science Museum (과학관에서의 사용자 참여 행동과 상호작용적 경험)

  • Cho, Myung Eun;Kim, Mi Jeong
    • Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.65-72
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    • 2016
  • In allowing visitors to manipulate objects or models with their hands, science museums can become informal education institutions. However, little research has been conducted analyzing the specific interactions of visitors at museums and the effects that specific characteristics of interactive exhibit have on visitors. This research classified exhibits according to the three characteristics: the presentation of concepts, interaction with exhibits and concept levels. Further, relationships among engagement behaviors, visitors'attraction to exhibits, and the holding power of exhibits were analyzed. Using the three characteristics, 55 exhibits were classified into five styles. The results suggest that intriguing content and novel interfaces, maximizing information on science and technology, should be developed for the educational purpose of encouraging visitors to engage in active learning with interactive exhibits. The results of this study provide useful data that planners, designers, and instructors of science museums can use to maximize visitors' participatory learning and interactions.

The Establishment of the GIS based Resource Map System for New and Renewable Energy (GIS 기반 신재생에너지 자원지도시스템 구축)

  • Yun, Chang-Yeol;Kim, Kwang-Deuk;Jeong, Jae-Hyuck
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2006.11a
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    • pp.149-152
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    • 2006
  • New and renewable energy information becomes one of the greatest issues because of serious environment problems and limited fossil resources However, There are few system to manage and utilize new and renewable energy information efficient. Therefore this study establish the GIS based Resource Map System to save and analyze new and renewable energy Informal ion about solar energy, wind power, small hydro, biomass, and geothermal. This Resource Map System is composed of the management system, practical system, field system and Web-service system. This System can Provide var ious spatial analysis tools such as data searching, treating thematic maps, evaluating location requirements for energy facilities.

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Power in Exhibitions: The Artworks and Exhibitions in the 1960s through the 1970s (전시와 권력: 1960~1970년대 한국 현대미술에 작용한 권력)

  • Kim, Hyung-Sook
    • The Journal of Art Theory & Practice
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    • no.3
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    • pp.9-34
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    • 2005
  • Contemporary Korean art in the 1960s and the 1970s reflects the social and political contexts in Korea from the 5 16 revolution through the Yoo Shin period. This paper investigates whether art has been free from power or not. It examines the power embedded in contemporary Korean art in the 1960s and the 1970s. This paper examines the historical moments of the Korean Art Exhibition, focusing on the complications between the abstract and figurative artworks of the 1960s. One of the significant art exhibitions since the 8 15 liberation of Korea, the Korean Art Exhibition witnessed conflict among Korean artists who wanted to have power in the art world of Korea. Institutional contradiction based on factionalism and conservatism prevailed in the Korean Art Exhibition was attacked by the avant-garde young artists in the 1960s. With the contact of Abstract Expressionism, young artists' generation participated in the The Wall Exhibition. This exhibition challenged and established moral principles and visualized individual expression and creation similar to the Informal movement in the West. In the world of the traditional painting of Korea, the Mook Lim Exhibition of 1960, organized by young artists of traditional painting, advocated the modernization of Soo Mook paintings. Additionally, abstract sculptures in metal engraving were the new trends in the Korean Art Exhibition. In the 1970s, the economic development and establishment of a dictatorial government made the society stiffen. Abstract expression died out and monochrome painting was the most influential in the 1970s. After the exhibition of Five Korean Artists, Five White Colors in the Tokyo Central Art Museum in 1976, monochrome paintings were formally discussed in Korea. 'Flatness' 'physicality of material' 'action' 'post-image' 'post-subjectivity' and 'oriental spirituality' were the critical terms in mentioning the monochrome paintings of the 1970s. 'Korean beauty' was discussed, focusing on the beauty of white which was addressed by not only Yanagi Muneyoshi but also the policy of national rehabilitation under the Yoo Shin government. At this time, the monochrome paintings of the 1970s in Korea, addressing art for art's sake, cutting of communication with the masses, and elitism, came to be authorized.

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Analysis of organizational variables related to nursing between the doctors' strike and normal periods (의료파업시기와 정상시기간의 간호조직 내 제요인 분석)

  • Yee, Jung-Ae;Park, Hyea-Ja;Kim, Jung-Dam;Kim, Hee-Soon;Bang, Hyo-Kyung;Eom, Ok-Ju;Yom, Young-Hee
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.511-529
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    • 2001
  • Purpose : To analyze organization variables related to nursing between the doctors' strike and normal periods. Methods : The sample consisted of 1,220(600 for doctors' strike and 620 for normal periods) nurses working in 5 hospitals. Six instruments were used for data collection including Job Activity Scale(JAS; Laschinger, 1994), Organization Relationship Scale(ORS; Laschinger, 1994), Interpersonal Support Scale(developed by Firth et al., 1986 and revised by Ahn(2000), Self-efficacy Scale(Riggs & Knight, 1994),Job Satisfaction Scale(Slavitts et al., 1978), and Organizational Commitment Questionnaire(OCQ; Mowday et al., 1979). Results : There were significant differences among variables(i.e., formal power, interpersonal support, self-efficacy and organizational commitment)between doctors' strike and normal periods. The formal power was high during the normal period, however interpersonal support, self-efficacy and organizational commitment were high during the doctors' strike. Conclusion : Interpersonal support, self-efficacy and job satisfaction were change by working conditions, but organizational commitment was not changed by working conditions.

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Stakeholder Networks Supplying Rural Tourism in The Mekong Delta, Vietnam: The Case of Thoi Son Islet, Tien Giang Province (메콩델타지역 농촌관광의 공급자 네트워크: 티엔장성(省) 터이선 섬을 사례로)

  • Hoang, Chau Ngoc Minh;Kim, Doo-Chul
    • Journal of the Economic Geographical Society of Korea
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.423-444
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    • 2013
  • Tourism in Thoi Son Islet has been the advanced model for rural tourism in the Mekong Delta region since the 1990s. The continuously rising number of tourists, however, has also created problems that affect sustainable rural development. To understand these problems, this research analyzed how rural tourism has been operated through the methodology of a stakeholder network. After investigating the network among key stakeholders (Ho Chi Minh travel agencies (HCMTAs), local travel agencies (LTAs), and local residents, the result showed that in the current model, HCMTAs and LTAs have played the role of connectors, working as hubs to shift tourists (demand) to match local residents (supply), with the networking being dominated by signed contracts (formal networks). The networks between LTAs and local residents are both formal and informal. Inter- and intra-networks among local residents are dominated by informal networks of established working relationships based on networks of family, friends, and neighbors. Moreover, this research has found that there is no cooperating network among LTAs. Among owners of tourist sites was not also found cooperating network. The primary motivating factor for these stakeholders is price competition; this has led to a disproportionately small share of revenue for local stakeholders, with most tourism revenue going to HCMTAs. Additionally, because of the high competition among local stakeholders, this results in local stakeholders having little or no negotiating power when conducting business with HCMTAs. Meanwhile the Tien Giang Tourism Association is inefficient in fostering cooperation among local stakeholders to increase their negotiating power.

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A Study on the Fire Properties of MOF Insulation Cover and Field Condition of 22.9kV Class Power Receiving System (22.9kV 수변전설비의 실태 및 계기용변성기 절연커버의 출화특성에 관한 연구)

  • Choi Chung-Seog;Kim Dong-Woo;Han Woon-Ki;Lee Ki-Yeon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.20 no.2 s.70
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    • pp.56-60
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    • 2005
  • We studied fire properties of MOF(Metering Out Fit) insulation cover and field condition of 22.9kV power receiving system. $49.5\%$ of formal equipments were installed indoors, whereas $40.8\%$ of informal equipments were installed as H-type. Insulation treatment was not done at a $22.4\%$ ratio of main line($27.7\%$ of transformer, $70.2\%$ of COS, $10.4\%$ of MOF). Fire pattern analysis showed that the fire started at the secondary part of OC wire. In the result of DTA(Differential Thermal Analysis), normal cover showed exothermic reactions at $310^{\circ}C,\;399^{\circ}C\;and\;510^{\circ}C$ (endothermic reactions at $382^{\circ}C$). Whereas damaged cover showed exothermic reactions at $412^{\circ}C$(endothermic reactions at $389^{\circ}C$). In the result of TGA(Thermo Gravimetric Analysis), the thermal weight change of normal cover was similar compared to damaged cover. In the result of FT-IR analysis, normal cover showed absorption peaks at $3,024cm^{-l},\;2,921cm^{-l},\;1,600cm^{-1},\;1,492cm^{-1},\;1,451cm^{-1},\;1,154cm^{-l},\;1,027cm^{-1},\;906cm^{-1}$. Whereas, in case of tracked cover, the absorption peaks that were shown in normal cover disappeared and different absorption peak was shown at $966cm^{-1}$.