• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.53-77
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• 2008

In recent years, although numbers of corporations are bringing in PMO, they seem to be indifferent to PMO performance measurement. This demonstrates that there are also other reasons beside performance measurement of information systems (IS) project being ambiguous by introducing PMO; the lack of acknowledging the concrete function of PMO, and the scarcity of empirical study about the effect of PMO on the project members and project performance. In this sense, this study is aimed at proposing a new research model in which project success factors (i.e., standardization, management advocacy, and staff expertise) affect PMO capability (i.e., knowledge management, resources management, and problem solving competency) positively, leading to project performance (i.e., task outcomes, psychological outcomes, and organizational outcomes) eventually. To empirically test the research model, data are surveyed from PMO department and IS department. To prove the validity of the proposed research model, PLS analysis is applied with valid 132 questionnaires. By employing PLS technique, the measurement reliability and validity of research variables are tested and the path analysis is conducted to do the hypothesis testing. The path analysis results can be organized into 7 ways in large scale. First, standardization of project success factors has a positive association with knowledge management, resources management, and problem solving competency of PMO capabilities. The findings of this result indicate that the multiple or single project management should satisfy standardization in order to operate an effective PMO. Second, management advocacy of project success factors has a positive association with knowledge management, resources management, and problem solving competency. Management advocacy refers to the willingness of management to provide the required resources and authority for project success. There is agreement among researchers regarding the importance of management advocacy for favorable PMO capability. Third, staff expertise of project success factors has a positive association with knowledge management, resources management, and problem solving competency. The findings of this result indicate that the formation of an exceptional consultant or members with a proficient knowledge for staff expertise of project member is the key factor to elevate the PMO capability. Past research suggests that experience and knowledge and the resultant familiarity with the problem faced can be an important determinant of PMO capability. A capable project with appropriate staff expertise means that it enjoys a diversity of abilities and experiences. Fourth, knowledge management competency of PMO capabilities has a positive impact on psychological outcomes but has no direct effect on task outcomes and organizational outcomes. In domestic case of S. Korea, PMO was finally introduced to many other corporations in 2005 though it started bringing in 2000. Therefore, it had neither a significant impact on the task outcomes nor organizational outcomes by lacking the contents and the infrastructure of the knowledge management because the knowledge consolidation and management period of PMO is comparatively shorter by terms than other foreign nations. Fifth, resources management competency of PMO capabilities has a positive association with task outcomes, psychological outcomes, and organizational outcomes. In addition, problem solving competency of PMO capabilities has a positive association with task outcomes, psychological outcomes, and organizational outcomes. Therefore, the findings of this results stress that PMO capabilities has a positive impact on project performance. Sixth, according to the path analysis of the hypothesis, which suggested in this research, problem solving competency is the PMO capability which is the key success factor for task, psychological, and organizational outcomes as an integrated performance model. Further, the analysis reveals that problem solving competency is an important factor for integrated performance model. The finding is in line with past IS research, which affirms that the work of IS projects is essentially a problem solving endeavor. Seventh, in the path analysis of the hypothesis in this research, the path of the management advocacy $\rightarrow$ problem solving competency $\rightarrow$ organizational outcomes appears to be the most important and strongest path. In brief, the finding of this study suggests that project success factors influence PMO capability positively, and project performance as well. From the results, it can be concluded that PMO helped great improve the project success rate and project performance. This study advances research on PMO capability in three important aspects. First, the findings of our study have implications for IS theory and future research. Our study contributes to IS theory by synthesizing concepts from PMO research and project management research with those in IS research. We proposed and tested PMO capability of IS projects and the findings of our investigation provided some preliminary answers to some of the questions raised. Secondly, this thesis does not only help depicting the concept of IT governance but also approaches empirically. It makes a gradual approach to the main content, step by step, in contrary of simple standard, scholastic way of thinking. Finally, we argued that this task-oriented(technical) view is not sufficient to adequately conceptualize IS project performance. Hence, we applied that the research on organization teams, which provides a flip viewpoint to that of project management research in that it gives more weight for psychological outcomes of organizational work groups, can be very helpful in reconceptualizing the IS project performance construct. The limitations of this study are also discussed to provide research directions for future research.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.375-395
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• 2006

Purpose: Lingual nerve (LN) damage may be caused by either tumor resection or injury such as wisdom tooth extraction, Although autologous nerve graft is sometimes used to repair the damaged nerve, it has the disadvantage of necessity of another operation for nerve harvesting. Moreover, the results of nerve grafting is not satisfactory. The nerve growth factor (NGF) is well-known to play a critical role in peripheral nerve regeneration and its local delivery to the injured nerve has been continuously tried to enhance nerve regeneration. However, its application has limitations like repeated administration due to short half life of 30 minutes and an in vivo delivery model must allow for direct and local delivery. The aim of this study was to construct a well-functioning $rhNGF-{\beta}$ adenovirus for the ultimate development of improved method to promote peripheral nerve regeneration with enhanced and extended secretion of hNGF from the injured nerve by injecting $rhNGF-{\beta}$ gene directly into crush-injured LN in rat model. Materials and Methods: $hNGF-{\beta}$ gene was prepared from fetal brain cDNA library and cloned into E1/E3 deleted adenoviral vector which contains green fluorescence protein (GFP) gene as a reporter. After large scale production and purification of $rhNGF-{\beta}$ adenovirus, transfection efficiency and its expression at various cells (primary cultured Schwann cells, HEK293 cells, Schwann cell lines, NIH3T3 and CRH cells) were evaluated by fluorescent microscopy, RT-PCR, ELISA, immunocytochemistry. Furthermore, the function of rhNGF-beta, which was secreted from various cells infected with $rhNGF-{\beta}$ adenovirus, was evaluated using neuritogenesis of PC-12 cells. For in vivo evaluation of efficacy of $rhNGF-{\beta}$ adenovirus, the LNs of 8-week old rats were exposed and crush-injured with a small hemostat for 10 seconds. After the injury, $rhNGF-{\beta}$ adenovirus($2{\mu}l,\;1.5{\times}10^{11}pfu$) or saline was administered into the crushed site in the experimental (n=24) and the control group (n=24), respectively. Sham operation of another group of rats (n=9) was performed without administration of either saline or adenovirus. The taste recovery and the change of fungiform papilla were studied at 1, 2, 3 and 4 weeks. Each of the 6 animals was tested with different solutions (0.1M NaCl, 0.1M sucrose, 0.01M QHCl, or 0.01M HCl) by two-bottle test paradigm and the number of papilla was counted using SEM picture of tongue dorsum. LN was explored at the same interval as taste study and evaluated electro-physiologically (peak voltage and nerve conduction velocity) and histomorphometrically (axon count, myelin thickness). Results: The recombinant adenovirus vector carrying $rhNGF-{\beta}$ was constructed and confirmed by restriction endonuclease analysis and DNA sequence analysis. GFP expression was observed in 90% of $rhNGF-{\beta}$ adenovirus infected cells compared with uninfected cells. Total mRNA isolated from $rhNGF-{\beta}$ adenovirus infected cells showed strong RT-PCR band, however uninfected or LacZ recombinant adenovirus infected cells did not. NGF quantification by ELISA showed a maximal release of $18865.4{\pm}310.9pg/ml$ NGF at the 4th day and stably continued till 14 days by $rhNGF-{\beta}$ adenovirus infected Schwann cells. PC-12 cells exposed to media with $rhNGF-{\beta}$ adenovirus infected Schwann cell revealed at the same level of neurite-extension as the commercial NGF did. $rhNGF-{\beta}$ adenovirus injected experimental groups in comparison to the control group exhibited different taste preference ratio. Salty, sweet and sour taste preference ratio were significantly different after 2 weeks from the beginning of the experiment, which were similar to the sham group, but not to the control group.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.557-561
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• 1994

Quality factor Q 값은 처음 도착(倒着)한 P파(波)의 주기당(週期當) 에너지 손실(損失)을 주파수(周波數)의 함수(函數)로 직접(直接) 측정(測定)할 수 있다. 이때 관심(關心)의 대상(對象)이 되는 주파수대(周波數帶)(주로 1-100 Hz)내(內)에서 고유(固有) Q는 주파수(周波數)와 무관(無關)하고, 산란(散亂) Q는 주파수(周波數)와 밀접(密接)한 관계(關係)가 있다는 가정하(假定下)에 고유(固有) Q값과 산란(散亂) Q값의 전체(全體) Q값에 대(對)한 상대적(相對的)인 비솔(比率)을 계산(計算)할 수 있다. 이에 대(對)한 검증(檢證)은 탄성파(彈性波)가 점탄성(粘彈性)이고 부균질(不均質)한 매질(媒質)을 통과(通過)할 때의 합성탄성파(合成彈性波) 기록지(記錄紙)를 만들고 고유(固有) Q에 대(對)해서는 완화기구(緩和機具)(relaxation mechanism)가, 산란(散亂) Q에 대(對)해서는 산란(散亂)(satter)에 대(對)한 fractal 분포(分布)가 포함(包含)되는 pseudospectral 해(解)를 이용(利用)하여 실시(實施)될 수 있다. 대체로 S파(波)의 전체(全體) Q값이 P파(波)의 전체(全體) Q값보다 더 작다는 것이 정설(定說)로 되어있다. 역(逆)으로, 전체(全體) Q값은 합성탄성파(合成彈性波) 기록지(記錄紙)로 부터 최소자승법(最小自乘法)을 이용(利用)하여 구(求)할 수 있다. 이때 가정(假定)된 Q값의 절대값이 충분(充分)히 작아야만 P파(波)와 S파(波)의 고유(固有) Q값($Q_p$와 $Q_s$)의 가정(假定)은 신빙성(信憑性)이 높고 또한 유일(唯一)한 값을 가질 수 있다. 산란(散亂) Q값으로 부터 결정(決定)할 수 있는 매질(媒質)의 속도(速度)와 산란(散亂)의 크기에 대(對)한 표준편차(標准偏差)는 Blair의 수식(數式)에서 예측(豫測)할 수 있듯이 서로 상호보완관계(相互補完關係)에 있기 때문에 여러가지의 값을 가질 수 있다. 본(本) 연구결과에 의(依)하면, P파(波)에 있어서는 고유(固有) Q와 산란(散亂) Q가 모두 중요(重要)한 요소(要素)로 작용(作用)하며, S파(波)에 있어서는 고유(固有) Q가 산란(散亂) Q보다 더 중요(重要)한 요소(要素)로 작용(作用)한다.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.5-9
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• 2010

최근 광도전체와 형광체 기반의 디지털 방사선 검출기가 많은 관심을 받고 있으며, 이를 상업화 하기위한 많은 연구들이 이뤄지고 있다. 디지털 방사선 검출기률 제작하는 방법에서 크게 직접변환방식과 간접변환방식이 있다. 본 연구는 기존에 직접변환방식에 널리 사용되어 지고 있는 비정질 셀레늄 (Amorphous seleinum) 기반의 디지털 방사선검출기 보다 좋은 SNR (Signal-to-noise ratio) 동작 특성을 가지는 X선 검출 물질을 제작하여 X선 조사시 두께와 전기장 형성에 따른 차이점올 알아보기 위한 것이다. 본 연구에서는 기존의 진공 증착법이 두꺼운 대면적 필름제조가 어렵다는 문제점을 해결하고자 Screen-Print Method를 이용하여 전도성을 가진 ITO (Indium-tin-oxide)가 코팅 된 유리판에 제작하였다. 본 연구에 사용된 X-선 검출물질로는 다결정 $HgI_2$를 사용하였으며, 시편의 두께를 $150{\mu}m$로 제작하였으며, $3cm{\times}3cm$ 크기로 제작하였다. 상부전극은 Magnetron sputtering system을 사용하여 $3cm{\times}3cm$, $2cm{\times}2cm$, $1cm{\times}1cm$의 크기로 각각 다르게 하여 ITO(Indium-tin-oxide)를 증착 시킨 후, X선 조사시 $HgI_2$ 의 민감도와 누설전류, SNR 등을 측정하여 필름의 전기적 검출 특성을 정량적으로 평가하였으며, I-V테스트는 전류 적분(integration) 모드를 사용하였다. 그 결과 전극의 크기에 따라 신호량 증가 특성을 확인할 수 있었지만 신호량의 증가와 동시에 누설전류 또한 증가함으로써 전극의 크기에 따라 오히려 SNR 특성이 감소됨을 확인하였다. 향후 다양한 두께와 최적의 전극물질을 통해 신호대 잡음비를 개선시키기 위한 연구를 통해 최적화해야 할 것이다.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제52권5호
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• pp.395-407
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• 2019

듀플렉스 시스템(duplex system)은 조산대의 진화에서 슬립을 전달하는 중요한 매커니즘 가운데 하나로 고려되어 왔다. 이들은 일반적으로 습곡-단층대의 후방지(hinterland)에 발달하며, 조산대를 이루는 총 수축의 많은 부분을 수용한다. 그러므로 듀플렉스의 구조기하학 및 키네마틱 진화에 대해 이해하는 것은 전체 조산대의 진화를 평가하는데 있어 중요한 정보를 제공할 수 있다. 듀플렉스는 지질도 상에서 트러스트들에 의한 폐곡선 형태의 단층 자취에 의해 인지되는데, 이들은 인편팬(imbricate fan) 시스템의 경우보다 높은 연결성을 보인다. 원래의 정의에 따르면, 듀플렉스는 바닥트러스트(floor thrust)와 지붕트러스트(roof thrust) 및 이들 사이의 인편상 트러스트(imbricate thrust)들에 의해 사방이 둘러싸인 포로암(horse)들로 구성된다. 이들은 광역적인 지층-평행 수축(layer-parallel shortening)을 수용하며, 바닥트러스트로부터 지붕트러스트로 단층을 따라 발생하는 슬립을 전달하는 역할을 한다. 그러나 인편상 단층이 바닥 및 지붕 트러스트 사이에서 발생하는 지층-평행 수축이나 변위 전달의 유일한 수단은 아니다. 지층-평행 수축 벽개(LPS cleavage)와 분리단층습곡(detachement fold) 또한 동일한 역할을 수행할 수 있다. 이러한 견지에서, 듀플렉스는 1) 단층 듀플렉스, 2) 벽개 듀플렉스, 3) 습곡 듀플렉스의 3가지 유형으로 나눌 수 있다. 단층 듀플렉스는 다시 Boyer-type 듀플렉스와 커넥팅-스플레이(connecting splay) 듀플렉스로 세분된다. 전자는 1980년대에 트러스트시스템의 개념을 적용하여 최초로 정의된 듀플렉스 형태이고, 후자는 듀플렉스 형성 시 포로암들의 발달 순서에 있어 전자의 듀플렉스와 차이를 가진다. 이들 단층 듀플렉스 유형은 전 세계적으로 주요 습곡-단층대의 구조진화 연구에 널리 적용되어왔다. 반면에, 벽개 듀플렉스 및 습곡 듀플렉스는 몇몇의 노두에서 선택적으로 보고된 내용에 기반하여 최근에 새롭게 제안된 듀플렉스 유형이다. 한반도 옥천대 내 태백산 분지 서쪽의 영월지역은 높은 연결성을 보이는 트러스트들에 의한 폐곡선 형태의 단층 자취가 잘 보존되어 있는 곳으로, 국내에서 습곡-단층대 내에서 트러스트시스템에 듀플렉스 모델을 적용시켜 볼 수 있는 최적의 연구지역이다. 이 지역 지질구조에 대한 구조기하학 및 키네마틱스 해석을 바탕으로 영월트러스트시스템은 'Boyer-type 후방지로 경사진 듀플렉스(hinterland-dipping duplex)' 및 '주요 인편상 트러스트와 커넥팅-스플레이로 구성된 듀플렉스(connecting splay duplex)'의 두 가지 모델로 해석된 바 있다. 영월지역 내에 고각의 지층과 트러스트들이 반복되고, 듀플렉스를 구성하는 각 포로암 내에 서로 다른 층서 패키지가 포함되는 등 여러 간접적인 증거들이 후자의 모델을 지지함에도 불구하고, 직접적인 야외 증거나 단층 활동에 대한 시간 정보 등이 부족하기 때문에 두 모델 중 어느 것이 더 적합한지를 판단하기에는 어려움이 따른다. 게다가 최근 새롭게 제안된 습곡 듀플렉스와 벽개 듀플렉스 모델 또한 영월트러스트시스템의 구조 해석에 적용될 수 있는 가능성이 있기 때문에, 향후 영월 및 주변 지역에 대한 추가 야외 지질조사 및 다양한 지구연대학적 연구가 추가적으로 요구된다. 이러한 후속 연구들의 결과는 옥천대의 형성 및 구조진화와 관련된 그간의 난제를 풀 수 있는 중요한 정보를 제공할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제17권
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• pp.1-44
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• 1974

본연구는 1972년에 수원에서 그리고 1973년에는 다시 수원, 매리 및 이리 광주의 3개 지역에서 경질 소맥인 NB 68513, Caprock와 중간질 소맥인 영광, 연질 소맥인 수계 169호를 공시하여 시비량 및 재배시기를 각각 3수준의 처리를 두어 등숙 및 품질의 변화에 관한 실험을 수행하였다. 한편 1973년 및 1974년에는 수원에서 중간질 소맥인 영광과 경질 소맥인 NB 68513을 공시하고 온실에서 온도, 습도 및 일사량을 달리하여 이들이 소맥의 등숙과 품질에 미치는 영향을 추구하였으며, 얻어진 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 소맥립의 등숙: 1) 1립중의 변이폭은 대립종이 소립종에 비하여 크고, 립중별 소맥립의 분포는 대립종이 평균치에 가까이 분포된 율이 높았고, 소립종은 넓은 분산을 보였다. 2) 립중의 증가에 미치는 립장, 립후 및 립폭의 영향의 정도는 립장보다 립후와 립폭이 컸다. 3) 등숙 시기별 립중의 변화에 있어서 영광은 개화후 14일부터 35일까지, NB 68513은 14일부터 28일까지에 급증하였고, 대립종인 영광은 소립종인 NB68513에 비하여 등숙기간이 길었으며 배란비율도 완만한 증가를 보였다. 4) 1000립중은 대체로 저온에서보다 고온에서, 다습보다 건조한 공중습도 조건에서 가벼웠고, 저온이나 고온에서라도 다습 조건하에서는 무거운 경향을 보였다. 또한 서광의 영향은 저온에서보다 고온에서 컸으며, 다습한 경우에는 일정한 경향이 없었다. 5) 등숙기간중 온도, 습도 및 서광의 영향은 소립종인 NB 68513보다 대립종인 영광에서 컸으며, 1000립중의 증감과 등숙일수 간에는 높은 정의 상관이 있었다. 6) 1000립중과 1$\ell$중은 시비량의 증가에 따라 무거워졌으나, 보비와 다비구간에는 그 증가율이 비교적 낮았고, 조숙재배는 만파재배보다 무거웠으며, 이와 같은 경향은 수원에서 현저하였고 광주 및 이리에서는 미미하였다. 2. 제분성: 7) 동일 품종에서 1000립중이 무겁게 나타난 저온다습 조건 및 조숙재배가 고온, 건조, 조건 및 만파재배에 비하여 제분율이 높았고, 지역간 차이는 일정한 경향이 없었다. 8) 제분율은 영광이 가장 높고 수계 169호가 가장 낮았으며, 경질 소립종인 Caprock, NB 68513은 연질 소립종인 수계 169호보다 높았다. 9) 회분 함량은 지역, 시비량 및 재배시기에 따른 차이는 작았고, 품종간 차이는 컸으며, NB 68513 및 Caprock는 영광 및 수계 169호보다 현저히 높았다. 3. 단백질 함량: 10) 단백질 함량은 1000립중이 가벼웠든 고온, 건조 및 서광 조건에서 저온, 다습 조건에서보다 높았으며, 이러한 경향은 영광에서 현저하고 NB 68513에서 적었다. 11) 종질의 단백질 함량은 개화후 1~2주일 사이에 높았는데, 이는 배란에 대한 배와 종피의 비율이 크기 때문이었고, 등숙이 진전됨에 따라 배, 종피의 영향은 감소되며, 달서 단백질 함량도 감소되었으나 개화후 3~4주부터는 다시 단백질함량이 증가되어 개화후 7주에 최대에 달하였다. 등숙 중기(개화후 3~4주) 이후의 단백질함량 증가는 대체로 1000립중의 증가와 비슷하였으나, 성숙된 종실의 단백질 함량의 증감은 등숙기간의 장단의 영향보다는 역일상에 따른 기상적 환경, 특히 기온에 의한 영향을 많이 받은 것으로 보였다. 12) 소맥분의 단백질 함량은 종실의 단백질 함량의 변화와 같아서 이 양자간에는 높은 정의 상관이 있었다. 13) 단백질 함량은 각 품종 모두 시비량이 증가할수록, 또 재배시기가 늦어질수록 증가하는 경향이었고, 수원에서는 광주, 이리에서보다 그 경향이 현저하였다. 14) 품종별로 존 단백질 함량은 영광, NB 68513 및 Caprock은 비슷하였으며 비교적 높았고, 수계 169호는 낮았는데 이 품종은 재배법에 따른 단백질 함량의 변이도 적었다. 15) 단위 면적당 단백질 수량은 시비량이 많을수록, 재배시기가 빠를수록 높은 경향이었고, 조숙재배에서는 질소질 비료의 이용율이 높았으며, 영광은 시비량 증가에 따른 단백질 수량 증가가 비교적 컸다. 4. 분의 물리화학적 특성: 16) Sedimentation value는 저온, 다습, 소비 조건에서보다 고온, 건조, 다비 조건에서 컸고, NB 68513 및 Caprock는 그 경향이 현저하였는데 영광 및 수계 169호는 뚜렷하지 않았었고, 광주, 이리보다는 수원에서 Sedimentation value의 변이가 컸다. Sedimentation value의 증감은 단백질 함량의 증감과 관계가 깊으나, 다습조건에서는 Sedimentation value가 감소되었다. 한편 Sedimentation value는 단백질 함량의 증가에 따라 증가되었으며, 성숙기에 최대에 달하였다. 17) Pelshenke value는 재배방법 및 지역 간의 차이가 Sedimentation value의 경우와 대체로 같은 경향을 보였다. 18) Mixing time은 NB 68513이 4~6분, Caprock가 5~7분 소요되었으며, 영광 및 수계 169호는 NB 68513 및 Caprock보다 지역 및 재배법에 따른 변이가 컸다. Mixing height와 Mixing area는 NB 68513 및 Caprock에서 컸고 영광 및 수계 169호에서는 작았으며, 재배방법에 따른 변이는 일정한 경향이 없었고, 지역에 따른 차이는 이리, 광주에서 낮고 수원에서 높았다. 19) NB 68513 및 Caprock의 품질에 있어서 제분성은 고온, 건조 조건, 또는 다비, 만파재배에서 떨어졌으나 분의 물리화학적 특성은 양호하여 제빵 적성이 좋고, 조숙재배는 물리화학적 특성이 다소 불량하였으나 제분성이 높고 단위 면적당 단백질 수량인 높은 경향이었다. 지역간에서 보면 이리, 광주보다는 수원이 NB 68513 및 Caprock의 재배에 적합한 것으로 판단되었다. 5. 분의 물리화학적 특성의 상호관계: 20) 제분율 및 회분함량과 분의 물리화학적 특성과는 직접적인 상관이 없었으며, 1000립중이 가벼운 것이 단백질 함량이 높았고 분의 물리화학적 특성도 양호하였다. 21) NB 68513 및 Caprock에 있어서 단백질 함량과 Sedimentation value, Pelshenke value 및 mixing height와는 정의 상관이 있었으며, 단백질 함량이 높으면 분의 Gluten strength도 강하고 따라서 제빵 적성도 양호하였다. 영광 및 수계 169호에 있어서는 단백질 함량과 Sedimentation value와는 정의 상관이 있으나 Pelshenke value와 Mixing height와는 상관이 없었다. 따라서 단백질 함량 증가에 따라 Gluten strength 양자와 연결됨이 크고, Pelshenke value와 Mixogram은 Gluten strength와 연관됨으로 경질과 연질의 품종 구분에는 Mixogram, Pelshenke value의 검정이 유리하고, Sedimentation valuer검정은 같은 품종내에서 재배법 차이에 따른 품질 평가에 알맞은 것으로 보았다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.3-33
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• 1971

Nursing of today has as one of its objectives the solving of problems related to human needs arising from the demands of a rapidly changing society. This nursing objective, I believe, can he attained by the appropriate application of scientific principles in the giving of comprehensive nursing care. Comprehensive nursing care may be defined as nursing care which meets all of the patient's needs. the needs of patients are said to fall into five broad categories: physical needs, psychological needs, environmental needs, socio-economic needs, and teaching needs. Most people who become ill have adjustment problems related to their new situation. Because patient teaching is one of the most important functions of professional nursing, the success of this teaching may be used as a gauge for evaluating comprehensive nursing care. This represents a challenge foe the future. A questionnaire consisting of 67 items was distributed to 200 professional nurses working ill direct patient care at Yonsei University Medical Center in Seoul, Korea. 160 (80,0%) nurses of the total sample returned completed questionnaires 81 (50.6%) nurses were graduates of 3 fear diploma courser 79 (49.4%) nurses were graduates of 4 year collegiate nursing schools in Korea 141 (88,1%) nurses had under 5 years of clinical experience in a medical center, while 19 (11.9%) nurses had more than 5years of clinical experience. Three hypotheses were tested: 1. “Nurses had high levels of concept and knowledge toward patient teaching”-This was demonstrated by the use of a statistical method, the mean average. 2. “Nurses graduating from collegiate programs and diploma school programs of nursing show differences in concepts and knowledge toward patient teaching”-This was demonstrated by a statistical method, the mean average, although the results showed little difference between the two groups. 3. “Nurses having different amounts of clinical experience showed differences in concepts and knowledge toward patient teaching”-This was demonstrated by the use of a statistical method, the mean average. 2. “Nurses graduating from collegiate programs and diploma school programs of nursing show differences in concepts and knowledge toward patient teaching”-This was demonstrated by a statistical method, the mean average, although the results showed little difference between the two groups. 3. “Nurses having different amounts of clinical experience showed differences in concepts and knowledge toward patient teaching”-This was demonstrated by the use of the T-test. Conclusions of this study are as follow: Before attempting the explanation, of the results, the questionnaire will he explained. The questionnaire contained 67 questions divided into 9 sections. These sections were: concept, content, time, prior preparation, method, purpose, condition, evaluation, and recommendations for patient teaching. 1. The nurse's concept of patient teaching: Most of the nurses had high levels of concepts and knowledge toward patient teaching. Though nursing service was task-centered at the turn of the century, the emphasis today is put on patient-centered nursing. But we find some of the nurses (39.4%) still are task-centered. After, patient teaching, only a few of the nurses (14.4%) checked this as “normal teaching.”It seems therefore that patient teaching is often done unconsciously. Accordingly it would he desirable to have correct concepts and knowledge of teaching taught in schools of nursing. 2. Contents of patient teaching: Most nurses (97.5%) had good information about content of patient teaching. They teach their patients during admission about their diseases, tests, treatments, and before discharge give nurses instruction about simple nursing care, personal hygiene, special diets, rest and sleep, elimination etc. 3. Time of patient teaching: Teaching can be accomplished even if there is no time set aside specifically for it. -a large part of the nurse's teaching can be done while she is giving nursing care. If she believes she has to wait for time free from other activities, she may miss many teaching opportunities. But generally proper time for patient teaching is in the midmorning or midafternoon since one and a half or two hours required. Nurses meet their patients in all stages of health: often tile patient is in a condition in which learning is impossible-pain, mental confusion, debilitation, loss of sensory perception, fear and anxiety-any of these conditions may preclude the possibility of successful teaching. 4. Prior preparation for patient teaching: The teaching aids, nurses use are charts (53.1%), periodicals (23.8%), and books (7.0%) Some of the respondents (28.1%) reported that they had had good preparation for the teaching which they were doing, others (27.5%) reported adequate preparation, and others (43.8%) reported that their preparation for teaching was inadequate. If nurses have advance preparation for normal teaching and are aware of their objectives in teaching patients, they can do effective teaching. 5. Method of patient teaching: The methods of individual patient teaching, the nurses in this study used, were conversation (55.6%) and individual discussion (19.2%) . And the methods of group patient teaching they used were demonstration (42.3%) and lecture (26.2%) They should also he prepared to use pamphlet and simple audio-visual aids for their teaching. 6. Purposes of patient teaching: The purposes of patient teaching is to help the patient recover completely, but the majority of the respondents (40.6%) don't know this. So it is necessary for them to understand correctly the purpose of patient teaching and nursing care. 7. Condition of patient teaching: The majority of respondents (75.0%) reported there were some troubles in teaching uncooperative patients. It would seem that the nurse's leaching would be improved if, in her preparation, she was given a better understanding of the patient and communication skills. The majority of respondents in the total group, felt teaching is their responsibility and they should teach their patient's family as well as the patient. The place for teaching is most often at the patient's bedside (95.6%) but the conference room (3.1%) is also used. It is important that privacy be provided in learning situations with involve personal matters. 8. Evaluation of patient teaching: The majority of respondents (76.3%,) felt leaching is a highly systematic and organized function requiring special preparation in a college or university, they have the idea that teaching is a continuous and ever-present activity of all people throughout their lives. The suggestion mentioned the most frequently for improving preparation was a course in patient teaching included in the basic nursing program. 9. Recommendations: 1) It is recommended, that in clinical nursing, patient teaching be emphasized. 2) It is recommended, that insertive education the concepts and purposes of patient teaching he renewed for all nurses. In addition to this new knowledge, methods and materials which can be applied to patient teaching should be given also. 3) It is recommended, in group patient teaching, we try to embark on team teaching.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.139-166
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• 2010

The supply chain management (SCM) systems have emerged as strong managerial tools for manufacturing firms in enhancing competitive strength. Despite of large investments in the SCM systems, many companies are not fully realizing the promised benefits from the systems. A review of literature on adoption, implementation and success factor of IOS (inter-organization systems), EDI (electronic data interchange) systems, shows that this issue has been examined from multiple theoretic perspectives. And many researchers have attempted to identify the factors which influence the success of system implementation. However, the existing studies have two drawbacks in revealing the determinants of systems implementation success. First, previous researches raise questions as to the appropriateness of research subjects selected. Most SCM systems are operating in the form of private industrial networks, where the participants of the systems consist of two distinct groups: focus companies and vendors. The focus companies are the primary actors in developing and operating the systems, while vendors are passive participants which are connected to the system in order to supply raw materials and parts to the focus companies. Under the circumstance, there are three ways in selecting the research subjects; focus companies only, vendors only, or two parties grouped together. It is hard to find researches that use the focus companies exclusively as the subjects probably due to the insufficient sample size for statistic analysis. Most researches have been conducted using the data collected from both groups. We argue that the SCM success factors cannot be correctly indentified in this case. The focus companies and the vendors are in different positions in many areas regarding the system implementation: firm size, managerial resources, bargaining power, organizational maturity, and etc. There are no obvious reasons to believe that the success factors of the two groups are identical. Grouping the two groups also raises questions on measuring the system success. The benefits from utilizing the systems may not be commonly distributed to the two groups. One group's benefits might be realized at the expenses of the other group considering the situation where vendors participating in SCM systems are under continuous pressures from the focus companies with respect to prices, quality, and delivery time. Therefore, by combining the system outcomes of both groups we cannot measure the system benefits obtained by each group correctly. Second, the measures of system success adopted in the previous researches have shortcoming in measuring the SCM success. User satisfaction, system utilization, and user attitudes toward the systems are most commonly used success measures in the existing studies. These measures have been developed as proxy variables in the studies of decision support systems (DSS) where the contribution of the systems to the organization performance is very difficult to measure. Unlike the DSS, the SCM systems have more specific goals, such as cost saving, inventory reduction, quality improvement, rapid time, and higher customer service. We maintain that more specific measures can be developed instead of proxy variables in order to measure the system benefits correctly. The purpose of this study is to find the determinants of SCM systems success in the perspective of vendor companies. In developing the research model, we have focused on selecting the success factors appropriate for the vendors through reviewing past researches and on developing more accurate success measures. The variables can be classified into following: technological, organizational, and environmental factors on the basis of TOE (Technology-Organization-Environment) framework. The model consists of three independent variables (competition intensity, top management support, and information system maturity), one mediating variable (collaboration), one moderating variable (government support), and a dependent variable (system success). The systems success measures have been developed to reflect the operational benefits of the SCM systems; improvement in planning and analysis capabilities, faster throughput, cost reduction, task integration, and improved product and customer service. The model has been validated using the survey data collected from 122 vendors participating in the SCM systems in Korea. To test for mediation, one should estimate the hierarchical regression analysis on the collaboration. And moderating effect analysis should estimate the moderated multiple regression, examines the effect of the government support. The result shows that information system maturity and top management support are the most important determinants of SCM system success. Supply chain technologies that standardize data formats and enhance information sharing may be adopted by supply chain leader organization because of the influence of focal company in the private industrial networks in order to streamline transactions and improve inter-organization communication. Specially, the need to develop and sustain an information system maturity will provide the focus and purpose to successfully overcome information system obstacles and resistance to innovation diffusion within the supply chain network organization. The support of top management will help focus efforts toward the realization of inter-organizational benefits and lend credibility to functional managers responsible for its implementation. The active involvement, vision, and direction of high level executives provide the impetus needed to sustain the implementation of SCM. The quality of collaboration relationships also is positively related to outcome variable. Collaboration variable is found to have a mediation effect between on influencing factors and implementation success. Higher levels of inter-organizational collaboration behaviors such as shared planning and flexibility in coordinating activities were found to be strongly linked to the vendors trust in the supply chain network. Government support moderates the effect of the IS maturity, competitive intensity, top management support on collaboration and implementation success of SCM. In general, the vendor companies face substantially greater risks in SCM implementation than the larger companies do because of severe constraints on financial and human resources and limited education on SCM systems. Besides resources, Vendors generally lack computer experience and do not have sufficient internal SCM expertise. For these reasons, government supports may establish requirements for firms doing business with the government or provide incentives to adopt, implementation SCM or practices. Government support provides significant improvements in implementation success of SCM when IS maturity, competitive intensity, top management support and collaboration are low. The environmental characteristic of competition intensity has no direct effect on vendor perspective of SCM system success. But, vendors facing above average competition intensity will have a greater need for changing technology. This suggests that companies trying to implement SCM systems should set up compatible supply chain networks and a high-quality collaboration relationship for implementation and performance.