• World Technopolis Review
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.192-205
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• 2012

Globalization has fuelled the desire for simplicity and flexibility in rules and processes within nations. de Soto (2000) calls for the simplification of rules to enable people to join the formal economy. Friedman (2005) echoes the need for simpler rules, to attract business and capital. Market-based approaches to governing have been adopted in many nations due to globalization. Recent developments demonstrate that such approaches fail. Globalization may lead to impoverishment in the absence of proper forms of governance (Cooney 2000). That is why it has the tendency to become a "race to the bottom." Regulatory measures can be costly, and the costs of doing business are uneven across nations. This unevenness is being used as a comparative advantage. Others call this regulatory competition (Smith-Bozek 2007) or competitive governance (Schachtel and Sahmel 2000), which is similar to the model of Charles Tiebout. Collaborative governance is an approach that governments could use in lieu of the competitive method. Mechanisms that enable stakeholders to exchange information, harmonize activities, share resources, and enhance capacities (Himmelman 2002) are needed. Philippine public policy encourages a shift in modes of realizing labor market governance outcomes from command to collaboration (Sale and Bool 2010B; Sale 2011). Is labor market governance and regional development in the Philippines collaborative? Or is the opposite - competitive governance (Tiebout model) - more evident? What is the dominant approach? This preliminary research tackles these questions by looking at recent data on average and minimum wages, wage differentials, trade union density, collective bargaining coverage, small and bigger enterprises, employment, unemployment and underemployment, inflation, poverty incidence, labor productivity, family income, among others, across regions of the country. The issue is studied in the context of legal origins. Cultural explanations are broached.

• 동남아시아연구
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.135-178
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• 2010

This study is to seek alternatives for regional governance related to transnational labor migration issues in Southeast Asia. This study examined the present situation and trends of labor migration in the region, reviewed involved transnational issues, and identified the current issues of governance to seek alternatives for regional governance. The increase in cross-border labor migration is no doubt a sign of growth and dynamism of the region and greater integration of their economies. But it also poses complex policy and management issues as well as transnational issues over such as unequal economic profits, illegal migration, human rights, and social security issues. In this reality, regional governance is a very important theme and the efforts to manage their migration inherently involve fundamental conflict and tension between related countries and regions. However, politics and governance of transnational migrant workers in Southeast Asia are still pursued at the national level. To resolve these issues, it is urgently required to secure not only collaboration between the parties concerned but also governance at the regional level. Findings of this study are: First, although labor migration has been a relatively long-time transnational issue, the history of addressing the issue at the regional governance is very short and still inceptive. Second, given its size, labor migration in Southeast Asia requires effective regional governance but no breakthrough was possible due to the conflict of interests between origin and destination countries and the conflict of logic between the labor market and the state. Third, the issue of labor migration is an important element for the formation of economic and socio-cultural communities the ASEAN countries have pursued. Fourth, it is urgently needed to seek alternatives for good and effective regional governance as a key to resolving these issues over migrant workers in Southeast Asia.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.425-438
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• 2013

Postponing childbirth is becoming increasingly common and consequently serious social problem in Korea, among married-working women. It is relatively unknown which factors determine married-working women's childbirth intention. This study investigated the effects of demographical factors, labor market factors and social support factors on married-working women's childbirth intention. Data from a national survey of married-working women (Korean longitudinal survey of women and families) are used in this study. The findings are as follows. First, logistic regression analyses that married-working women's childbirth intention could be predicted by 1) personal characteristic factors such as age (p <.000), education level (p<.029), parenthood (p<.000) monthly pay (p<.01); 2) husband support factors, such as satisfaction with division of household labor (p<.009), time with family (p<.049) influence of family life on work (p<.083); and 3) institutional support factors such as regular position (p<.015), regression analysis showed similar results. Personal characteristic factors and husband support factors had statistically significant effects on the number of future children. Personal value factors such as traditional family support (p<.05) proved to be the best predictor of the number of future children. Institutional support factors, on the other hand, did not have statistically significant effect on the number of future children. In a nutshell, personal characteristics and husband support proved to be the most important determinant of married-working women's childbirth intention. The findings suggest that family friendly policy and flexible labor market policy will impact married-working women's childbirth intention.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제27권11호
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• pp.231-239
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• 2022

노동이사제도가 회사법에 도입되기 위해서는 노동이사가 우리 회사법 속에서 설명되어야 하고 도입의 불가피성이 설득되어야 한다. 그리고 주주의 기관 선임권과의 갈등도 해결되어야 하는 과제이다. 영업이익에 연동하는 배당을 받는 주주들에게 경영진은 절대적 의미를 갖는다. 반면 단체행동권을 보장받고 노동의 대가를 계약법과 노동법에 의해 지급받는 노동자에게 경영진은 노사협력의 파트너로서의 위치에 있다고 보아야 하므로 노동이사제도는 자칫 혼동의 문제점이 발생할 수 있다. 노사대결을 유발하는 기존의 '통제와 명령' 중심의 인력관리에서 벗어나 '이해와 참여, 협력하는 관계'를 형성할 수 있는 시스템을 만들어야 한다는 목소리가 높아지고 있고 기관의 이해당사자인 노동자들의 직접 경영참여를 통하여 공공기관 낙하산 임용 폐해를 개선할 수 있다는 계기가 될 수도 있다.

• 한국프랜차이즈경영연구
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.23-37
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• 2022

Purpose: The Korean franchise market has undergone drastic growth in recent years. Followed by expansion of franchise business types, relevant legal matters have diversified. Compared to conventional economic laws that focused on resolving problems related to unfair transactions between franchisors and franchisees, more diverse labor laws have emerged recently due to governance and economic dependencies of franchise structure. However, it was found that the business environment of franchisees and working conditions of franchisee employees have not changed accordingly due to the unique structure of franchise business. Though franchisees are entrepreneurs independent from franchisors, they are still under franchising contract with the franchisors. For instance, employees of franchisees have been exposed to malpractices in regard to pay, time, and other working conditions. These malpractices may show the ineffectiveness of current labor laws. Labor management is an important issue for sustainability of franchise businesses. Negative publicity of franchises generated from violating relevant labor laws may have significant negative impact on overall image of franchised brands. However, franchisors should not hold franchisees fully responsible for legal violations in terms of labor management but strive to prevent relevant risks. Thus, the recent amendment in labor law related to increased minimum wage and reduced worktime have called for more attention to effectively implementing the law. Research design, data, and methodology: This study was conducted through a review of franchise-related laws and various institutions and policies. Results: It is further needed for all parties, including franchisors, franchisees, and franchisee employees, to take collaborative actions to improve working conditions of franchisees. Therefore, this study aims to propose appropriate and effective response plans toward recent changes in the Minimum Wage Act, while strengthening sustainability of franchisors, franchisees, and their employees. Conclusions: The proposal mainly contains plans regarding profit-related aids and profit sharing/cost reduction strategies for franchisees, as well as collective bargaining in the franchisor-franchisee relation. More detailed suggestions are included. Conclusions: This proposal may help franchisors and policymakers develop business plans and policies in improving business conditions of franchisees and working conditions of franchisee employees.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.385-393
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• 2022

In the study of the mechanism of labor motivation as a determinant of economic security of the enterprise in competitive conditions, it was found that motivation is determinant in creating the conditions for production and ensuring the active functioning of the enterprise. It is substantiated that the motivational mechanism is the presence of a system of levers, incentives, measures and other elements for economic and administrative incentives for employees, which are used for incentives to work, increase productivity and safety, and more. The motivational mechanism plays an important role in ensuring the economic security of the enterprise and at the same time is a lever to increase competitiveness in the market. The functions of the mechanism of labor motivation are singled out, among which: explanatory-substantiating, regulative, communicative, socialization, regulating. The stages of occurrence of the motive for the employee are classified. The interrelation of motives and incentives in the mechanism of labor motivation as determinants of economic security of the enterprise in competitive conditions is proved. It is proved that the mechanism of labor motivation as a determinant of economic security of the enterprise in competitive conditions should be aimed at: assistance in forming and achieving goals and objectives of the enterprise and achieving balance and equilibrium of economic goals and social responsibility of the enterprise; ensuring close cooperation between management and employees of the enterprise; focus on building a flexible mechanism; transition to a democratic style of governance and involvement of employees in decision-making.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.1217-1230
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• 2021

Using a multinomial logit model with the panel-data set of Vietnam manufacturing firms, this paper investigates the impacts of foreign direct investment (FDI) - small and medium enterprises (SMEs) linkages and other factors on SMEs' participation in the global value chain (GVC). We consider GVC firms are those engaging in any of the three modes including (i) using domestic inputs to export (D2E), (ii) using imported inputs to produce for the domestic market (I2P), (iii) using imported inputs to export (I2E). We discover that FDI-SME linkages statistically encourage Vietnamese SMEs to integrate into the GVC via I2P and I2E, while no statistical association between FDI-SME linkage and D2E participation is found. GVCs participation likelihood is also positively correlated with the introduction of new product introduction. The establishment of firms' production facilities in industrial zones and foreign ownership are both reported to be significantly decisive factors to SMEs' decisions on GVC participation. Besides, there is a strong association between firms' attributes, i.e. employment, capital intensity as well as financial access, and their participation in the GVC. Local governance quality (proxied by the Provincial Competitiveness Index) and the share of skilled labor at the province-level can facilitate firms' integration into GVCs, while greater market concentration may be a hurdle to such potential.

• 지역연구
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.99-116
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• 1996

This study investigates the nature and patterns of interrelation between the emerging information and communication technology(ICT) and the organization of corporate space, both theoretically and empirically. In this work, ICT is conceptualized not so much a space-adjusting technology as an organizational technology. ICT is considered as a governance technology which is related to coordination function within a firm. Therefore, it is supposed to have a great relevance to the spatial reorganization of functions within a firm. Both questionnaire and case study method are used to gather necessary data from Korean electronics manufactures. The results of this study can be summarized as follow. First, the spatial structure of a firm, which is operationalised as the number and type of spatially separated establishments, is turned out to have a great explanatory power to its adoption of computer networks. Computer networks in muli-locational companies are introduced to overcome the limits of its spatial structure, such as duplication of functions, such as duplication of functions, loss of time spent in proceeding a job between different functional units, and unresponsiveness to the change of market demand. Second, new spatial division of labor and function could be possible through a series of business process reengineering, not through the mere adoption of ICT. Case studies reveal that computer network could help a firm to realize new forms of spatial division of labor, especially in those functions which is mainly based on the flow of information. Such function as ICT management, sales logistics and after-sales service are major parts where a new operational unit has appeared with the help of ICT. From above results, it can be concluded that the interrelations between ICT and organizational space should be approached intimately integrated with the change of industrial structure and it's organizational implications.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.75-96
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• 2012

2050년경 중국이 21세기의 글로벌 가버넌스를 바꾸게 될 전망이다. 중국의 부상은 다른 개도국들에게 중국식 발전모델을 제공할 것으로 예측된다. 중국의 '평화적 부상'전략에는 긍정적 요소와 장애적 요소가 동시에 존재한다. 중국부상의 긍정적 요인으로는 개혁개방 정책의 성공과 경제적 상호의존의 심화로 구축된 중국경제의 세계화, 공산당의 통치 이데올로기 수정과 문화 민족주의의 적절한 이용으로 달성된 중국정권의 안정성, 그리고 유교사상의 활용과 인적자본의 강화를 기반으로 한 소프트 파워의 제고를 들 수 있다. 중국의 대국부상은 동아시아에서의 강대국 지위를 회복하는 것으로 시작된다. 중국에게 동아시아는 지속적 성장을 담보하는 생존권역(lebensraum)이다. 이를 위해 지역 경제협력의 제도화에 관심을 보이고 있다. ASEAN이 추구하는 동아시아 공동체의 핵심가치는 상호존중, 공동번영과 평등주의, 조화로운 공존을 추구하는 다원주의(pluralism)인데 중국의 정책인 조화로운 세계, 평화공존과 가치관이 일치함을 알 수 있다. 이 공통된 가치를 통해서 동아시아 지역의 긴장해소를 달성할 수 있을 것이다. 경제적인 성공과 소프트 파워를 앞세운 지역패권 전략으로 과거의 영광스러운 지위를 되찾으려 할 것이다. "동아시아에 근거를 두고 세계로 나아간다"는 동아시아 전략의 성공을 기반으로 세계규칙의 조정자가 될 수 있을 것이다. 한국을 비롯한 주변국은 중국의 '평화적 부상'전략의 최대 수혜국이 될 것이다. 중국의 부상이 주변국, 특히 우리나라에 미치는 영향은 심대한데, 현재보다 상품 이동, 노동력 이동과 양국간 자본이동의 규모가 훨씬 더 커져 육상, 해상에서 국경을 마주하고 있는 우리나라와 중국은 지역무역협정 체결으로 상호의존도가 높아질 것이다.

• 한국경제지리학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.597-615
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• 2016

영국은 1997년 이후 신노동당 정책에 따라 창조산업육성과 창조도시 발전을 도모하였고, 전통적 제조업 중심 도시에 창조도시 정책을 대입하여 클러스터 정책을 강화하였다. 대표적인 디지털클러스터 성공사례로 꼽을 수 있는 런던의 테크시티는 불모지였던 공간이 자생적으로 발전하기 시작하면서, 벤처기업 집적을 위한 다양한 생태계가 구축된 지역이다. 이를 위해 대학, 민간, 스타트업, 엑셀러레이터 등 유기적 연계와 영국정부의 적극적인 지원이 더해졌다. 이를 기회로 영국의 스타트업 생태계규모가 크게 성장하고, 입지 기업이 급증하고, 브랜드효과가 크게 제고되었다. 테크시티는 해당 지역의 역사적인 배경을 바탕으로 성장과 가능성을 보고 적극적인 지원을 아끼지 않은 공공의 노력과 민간의 거버넌스가 잘 조화를 이룬 사례로서, 공공분야의 정책과 민간의 서비스와 적극적 투자, 산학협력을 통한 기술과 사업화를 위한 시장플랫폼, 그리고 위험을 감수하는 적극적 투자 등이 연계되어 창업, 혁신도시로의 성장을 주도한 사례라고 볼 수 있다. 향후 미래 지향형 디지털 경제 기반 전국적으로 클러스터를 확대하려고 하는 영국의 노력에 주목해야 할 것이다.