• 통상정보연구
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.217-237
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• 2009

The purpose of this study is to measure importance and performance levels of marketing 4P components of exporting companies, to compare & analyze domestic and foreign exporters' levels and to establish marketing 4P strategies with maintaining some components, improving some marketing activities and reducing activities to enhance korean exporters' competitiveness. Korean exporters' performance is better than foreigners' in product quality, inquiry and order processing of product, product adoptions. And foreigners' performance is better than koreans' in lower price, price adoption, various ways of payments, discount prices.

• East Asian Economic Review
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.179-204
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• 2022

This study examines the extent to which policy-based loans to SME exporters affect their export performance (the intensive margin of exports). We also investigate the heterogeneous export effects of policy-based loans that may depend on firm- and industry-specific characteristics, such as credit ratings, debt-to-assets ratios, firm size and age. To do so, we conduct a survey, of 1,000 Korean SMEs, that collect information on firm-level exports and policy-based loans. The main empirical findings strongly support that SMEs that receive policy-based loans tend to increase their export volumes. However, these loans' positive impact on exports are only valid for SME exporters with credit scores of 12 or greater (that is, SMEs that have difficulty accessing the external financial market). The estimation results with respect to SMEs' dependence on external financing imply that policy-based loans for SMEs in sectors that are heavily dependent on external finance are effective in that they are instrumental in increasing these firms' exports. These empirical findings emphasize the importance of the external financial market to SME exporters who face various up-front investments that are related to their exporting activities.

• 무역학회지
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.93-106
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• 2019

The purpose of the study is to investigate whether monetary and non-monetary incentives paid to exporters influence the level of compliance and tendency to behave opportunistically. As one of the most common ways to export one's products overseas is to establish relationships with foreign agents, numerous research has aimed to identify types of incentives to motivate foreign agents to bring the most efficient outcomes. Stemming from previous studies, this research hypothesizes that the type of incentives affects exporter's level of compliance, and tendency to act opportunistically which determine the level of exporter's satisfaction on foreign agency role performance. Data was collected from 196 Korean exporters, and the findings suggest that exporters should actively engage in providing non-monetary incentives to their agents to motivate importers to comply with exporter's rules. Conversely, agents tend to act more opportunistically when they receive monetary incentives only. These phenomena lead to the conclusions that the satisfaction level of foreign agency role performance is improved when non-monetary incentives are actively in place, and at the same time, foreign agent's level of compliance and opportunism play mediating roles.

• 무역학회지
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.323-335
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• 2021

With the advent of the 4th Industrial Revolution, there is a rising interest in the impact of these changes on Korea's trade. While the previous studies related to the 4th Industrial Revolution are very limited in the field of trade research, this study attempts an empirical analysis regarding the effect of the use of the 4th Industrial Revolution technology on the performance of exporters, based on the data of the Survey of Business Activities during 2017-2019 by the Korean government statistical office. Through the empirical analysis in combination with the propensity score matching (PSM) and the difference-in-difference (DID) analysis, this research confirms that the use of the 4th Industrial Revolution technology has a positive effect on the export performance of Korean exporters.

• Journal of Korea Trade
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.52-67
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• 2019

Purpose - This study analyzes the effect of the authorized economic operator-mutual recognition arrangement (AEO-MRA) on the performance of Korean exporters and importers. The effect of the import-export companies' characteristics, such as annual sales, the number of foreign markets, and overseas experience, on the AEO-MRA is deduced; the relationship between this effect and firm performance is analyzed. Design/methodology - An empirical research model was constructed and analyzed using structural equation modeling. The effect of AEO-MRA on logistics and operational performance was derived from the aforementioned characteristics as leading factors of the AEO-MRA. The regulatory influence of cooperation with logistics companies was analyzed in the AEO-MRA effect on logistics performance. Thus, 172 valid samples were obtained from import-export companies certified by the AEO-MRA. Findings - Among the aforementioned characteristics, only "annual sales" has a positive effect on the AEO-MRA, whose effect enhances logistics and operational performances. The AEO-MRA effect did not directly affect operational performance. Owing to the adjustment effect analysis, the AEO-MRA effect and logistics performance relationship is strengthened if the cooperative relationship with the logistics company is higher than a certain level. If this cooperation falls below a certain level, the AEO-MRA effect on logistics performance reduces. Thus, logistics cooperation is an important factor in the AEO-MRA effect and logistics performance relationship. Originality/value - Hinging on the resource-based theory and relational viewpoint, an empirical model that explains the relationship between the AEO-MRA effect and firm performance is established.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.299-325
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• 2010

The purpose of this empirical study is an index to usage of export assistance programs for korean small-medium exporters. Build around the index make an analysis of SMEs internal or exterior factors have an effect on export at present or in future export performance and the relative importance. Based on 128 surveys form korean SMEs experienced export assistance programs, 8 hypotheses, which are set up each factor, were verified through the practical analysis. The main result of hypothesis drawn by empirical study are as follows : The more SMEs use the programs, the more high export performance at present and in future. Export competitive factor reject at present export performance, but it will affect future export performance. A size of the firm in the characteristics of SEMs will affect export performance. Export rate of own brand will not affect performance. Another factors show adoption partly concerned hypothesis. Classified exterior factors of SMEs, a intensity of market competition shows adoption partly concerned hypothesis. Market growth rate will affect export performance at present and future strongly. Finally the usage of assistance programs will affect between a consumption goods and an industrial goods differently. From this study we found if we want to develop the export assistance programs that can actually in phases help the SEMs.

• 무역상무연구
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• 제77권
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• pp.305-327
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• 2018

Export Intermediaries engage in an exporter's side transaction with an importer's side, both of which are customers of these intermediaries. Therefore, dyadic perspectives implied in conventional theories of customer orientation should be revised to apply to a triadic relationship systemin indirect export settings. The present manuscript proposed that customer orientation of export intermediaries consists of total customer orientation toward both the exporter and importer sides and customer orientation asymmetry, which is customer orientation in favor of the exporter relative to the importer side, and examines the antecedents and outcomes of these orientations. It is posited that each side attention increases total customer orientation and customer orientation asymmetry toward exporters or importers. These positive effects would be weaker when importers and exporters interact directly versus indirectly and would be stronger when the offering prices vary versus remain stable during negotiations. Lastly, total customer orientation would increase export intermediaries' performance by itself and in interaction with customer attention. Nonetheless, orientation asymmetry would increase their outcomes in line with customer attention.

• 무역학회지
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.93-113
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• 2018

수출업자와 수입업자간의 신뢰(trust)형성을 촉진하는 선행요인으로서 수입업자에게 제공되는 금전적 또는 비금전적 인센티브의 효과를 조사하였다. 수출업자는 수입업자의 통제 수단으로서 인센티브라는 성과와 연계된 보상시스템을 사용한다. 110개의 수출중소기업 표본을 대상으로 가설 검증을 한 결과, 금전적 인센티브 보다는 비금전적 인센티브가 신뢰 구축에 더 효과적인 적으로 나타났다. 금전적 인센티브는 신뢰 형성에 통계적으로 유의한 관계를 보이지 않았다. 또한, 신뢰의 매개효과인 <비금전적 인센티브 ⇒ 신뢰 ⇒ 수입업자의 역할수행 제고>의 관계는 유의한 것으로 나타났다. 비금전적 인센티브가 신뢰형성을 촉진하고, 이렇게 형성된 신뢰관계는 수입업자가 자신의 맡은바 역할을 충실히 하는데 기여한다는 것이다.

• 무역상무연구
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• 제77권
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• pp.113-144
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• 2018

This study explores how to prevent the fraudulent export financing and its subsequent export insurance fraud in relation to O/A negotiation. Under the traditional letter of credit(L/C) transactions, the banks, as a negotiation bank, can extend trade financing to the exporters through negotiation of draft and/or shipping documents. Under the O/A transaction scheme, however, bank cannot ascertain existence of trade performance and it is much riskier to extend an advance financing to the exporters before the buyer sends confirmation of debt. In O/A negotiation. some exporters tried to fraud banks by falsifying the shipping documents and the size and gravity of this fraudulent export financing were huge. Therefore, this study examines the banking process in O/A-based trade financing, documents examination process, the negotiation of instruments, treatment of trade financing in export credit guarantee, most importantly, explores what could be the criteria for appropriate treatment of account receivable to insure the safe transfer of account receivable. To maximize the benefit for optimum trade financing, the Bank of Korea established several Trade Finance Rules (refers to "BOK Rules") requiring that commercial banks should maintain optimal credit limits(so called, 'the principle of optimal loan') to extend the trade finance. The K-sure post-shipment credit guarantee programs and short-term export insurance program(EFF)can also facilitate 'the principle of optimal loan' principle.

• Asia Marketing Journal
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.1-22
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• 2005

본 연구는 거래지속기간에 따른 수출-수입업체간의 관계의 질에 대한 연구모형을 검토한 것이다. 연구모형은 지각된 유사성, 관계성과, 기회주의가 관계의 질에 영향을 주며, 거래 지속기간이 이들 관계에 조절변수로 작용하는 것으로 설정하였다. 또한 관계의 질은 결속에 영향을 주는 것으로 설정되었다. 연구가설의 검정을 위해 해외수출업체와 관계있는 수입업체 201개를 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였다. 연구결과 대부분의 가설이 지지되었으며, 특히 지각된 유사성은 거래초기에는 관계의 질에 영향을 주지만, 거래후기에는 관계의 질에 유의한 영향을 미치지는 못하는 것으로 나타났으며, 기회주의는 거래초기보다 거래후기에 더욱 부정적인 역할을 하는 것으로 나타났다.