• 품질경영학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.18-38
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• 2001

This paper attempts to identify variables which affect Korean electronic commerce(EC) venture's strategies for the international market entry decision making. Especially in the perspective of quality management perspective, it is highly relevant question which factors are critical when the industry has high technology driven characteristics such as EC, product quality related factors or environmental factors. Technology competence, operational competence, local marketing competence, psychological barriers, domestic competition level, and local infrastructure level are included to generate the explaining model for international market entry decision. The result is that the higher technology competence and local marketing competence are the significant factors. The higher the perception in these factors, the higher the intention to enter the international market in EC industry. These factors play a pivotal role in determining to go abroad the foreign EC market. Our finding implies that the subjective confidence on quality of EC solution(technology competence) and venture's capability of maintaining it(local marketing competence) are the important factors, when EC ventures make the decisions to enter the foreign markets.

• Asia Marketing Journal
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.21-35
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• 2009

In December 5, 2006, "The Economic Times", India's the most famous economy daily newspaper, reported Korea Lotte Mart is planning to enter into India's market. Lotte group, marking number 7^th in Korea's list of conglomerates, established VRIC(Vietnam, Russia, India, China)'s strategy. This strategy is targeted to enter into emerging markets such as Vietnam, Russia, India, China and etc. As of 2007, Lotte Group aggressively is placing its subsidiaries such as Lotte Department Store in Russia and China, Lotte Mart in Vietnam and China and Lotte Confectionery in China and India, into emerging markets. From this case, Based on the assumption of Lotte Mart's India market entry scenario, this study considers various decision-making factors such as market attractiveness evaluation, timing of entry, entry mode, location, scale, positioning, operation strategy, and others, while developing an overseas market entry strategy. This case study also provides India's distribution market environment that Korean companies can utilize when entering into the Indian market in the near future.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제15권12호
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• pp.5-19
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• 2017

Purpose - This study involves the following questions: "Does internalization theory fully explain reality?" and "Which additional factors may add extra value to the theory?" To answer these, this study divides market entry mode into two steps, initial and subsequent and then, focuses on the subsequent distribution step; that is, the post-entry strategy after initial entry. In addition, this study relies on finding strategic orientations that affect the decision of post-entry into foreign markets. Research design, data, and methodology - To investigate this, this study examines 252 cases of Korean online games for each foreign market and the distribution mode at the product-team level. Results - The result shows that companies use different distribution strategies as a post-entry mode, like licensing, or joint distribution rather than exclusive distribution, through subsidiaries even if they already have wholly owned local subsidiaries which have enough experience and resources to select the entry modes among various types and then provide full commitment and control. Additionally, it finds that strategic orientation affects post-entry strategies differently. Conclusions - Therefore, this study is noteworthy and significant, as it practically extends the existing theories such as an internalization and distribution for decision making regarding the overseas expansion of entertainment businesses.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제33권11호
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• pp.1719-1732
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• 2009

A firm seeking to enter a foreign market must make an important strategic decision of which market entry mode to use. Because entry modes involve resource commitments, the initial choice by a firm on a particular entry mode is difficult to change without a considerable loss of time and money. Substantial prior research has been undertaken to explain why firms select a particular entry mode into global markets. However, there exists limited research on this area in the field of foreign apparel brands in Korea, although some research has analyzed influential entry mode factors when Korean textile and clothing companies went overseas. This study reviews prior research on the entry mode choice and analyzes the factors that influence the entry mode choice for 510 foreign clothing brands in Korea. Price range, clothing types, distribution strategy, and cultural distance were considered as influential determinants for different entry mode choices. Crosstabs with a chi-square test and logistic regression are used for analysis. This study shows that high-priced brands and luxury brands are associated with the export orientated entry mode in the Korean market. Brands that pursued the strategy of multiple distribution channels showed a preference for a licensing mode or direct investment over other entry modes, and brands from higher-cultural-distance countries entered the Korean clothing market by licensing mode. The findings of this study are appropriate for the strategic planning of foreign apparel intent on entering the Korean market or for Korean apparel firms planning to enter the global market.

• Journal of Korea Trade
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.115-130
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• 2019

Purpose - This paper examines the impact of labor market regulations on FDI and the production of foreign firms. Design/methodology - We use an index of employment protection along with data on the FDI and production of foreign affiliates that are provided by the OECD. Findings - The empirical results show that strict employment protection discourages both the production and initial entry of foreign firms, with its impact on production being larger than that on the initial entry decision. The result is robust to various specifications in which instrumental variable estimations are used by applying a unionization rate and a severance pay for redundancy dismissal as instruments, respectively. Therefore, policymakers should not limit their focus to tax incentives, cash grants, and relaxation of market regulations, but they should also extend their attention to labor market deregulation and decreasing non-wage cost to attract more foreign firms into their countries. Originality/value - This paper attempts to answer the question on the impact of employment protection rules on the foreign firm's decisions regarding production as well as initial entry.

• 한국건설관리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국건설관리학회 2007년도 정기학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.652-655
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• 2007

최근 해외건설시장은 정체된 국내시장에 대한 대안으로서 국내 건설업체의 관심과 신규 진출이 지속적으로 증가하고 있다. 하지만 해외건설시장은 국내 시장에 비해 상대적으로 건설업체가 직면하게 되는 리스크 부담이 크기 때문에 시장 진출에 대해서 신중하고 합리적인 의사결정이 요구되고 있다. 이에 따라 기존의 많은 연구들이 관심이 증가하고 있는 개별 시장의 리스크에 대해 분석하고 있으며, 이를 고려한 시장 진출 의사결정 모델에 관한 연구도 이루어져 왔다. 본 연구에서는 건설기업의 입장에서 신규시장 진출을 재무적인 측면에서 고려하기 위한 모델을 제시하였다. 이를 위해 시장진출 시의 경쟁 상황을 고려한 실물옵션 게임 (real options game)을 통해 시장 모형을 도출하고, 이를 통해 해당 시장진출에 대한 투자 여부를 판단하기 위한 모델을 제시하였다. 본 연구를 통해서 도출된 시장진출모형은 가정을 통해 제약된 조건 상황 속에서의 특수 모델로서, 추후 연구를 통해 정보의 불균형성, 경쟁 기업 수의 일반화 등을 고려하여 보다 현실성 있는 모델을 제시하고자 한다.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.485-515
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• 2009

In this study aims to research and analyze what are decision factors between a wholly-owned subsidiary and a international company cooperation in the internationalization process. From 57 primary studies found 26 observed variables for aggregation of effect size in the using "Fixed Effect Model" on this mata-analysis. The article also links the theories that are used in the literature, not considered in the most of primary studies, to the empirical results and recommends global management strategy which is needed for business practical affairs. According to the result, the meta-analysis suggests that the number of employees of a MNC, the geological and cultural differneces between the host country and home country, the country-specific international experience of the MNC and export intensity, the international product diversification, the market growth and the market size of the foreign operations, and resource intensity of the foreign operations, the legal restrictions in the host country and the country risk of the home country do exert a significant effect on the decision between cooperative arrangement and a wholly-owned subsidiary. Conversely, for a large number of variables, no significant relationship seems to exist based on the combined results. This is the case, for example, for factor specificity, the r&d-intensity, the subsidiary size, the assets of the MNC and the sales volume of the MNC.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.71-81
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• 2020

Purpose: This case study illustrates the successful entry of Saudi Aramco in the Korean market and how it grows to become one of the world's largest integrated energy enterprises. Research design, data and methodology: This case investigates diverse secondary sources to examine the entry strategy of Aramco in Korea, such as several interviews including public and anonymous dialogues, periodicals, dispatches (i.e. news articles and magazines), annual reports, industrial reports, and others. Results: The main concern for the international strategic approaching of Saudi Aramco is to enter into Korean market by joint venture with SsangYong Oil (today's S-Oil Corporation) in 1991 and finally, ending by Acquisition of S-Oil in 2015. This acquisition of local No.3 company, S-Oil, in Korea is the successful case in Asian Markets overcoming liability of foreignness. Moreover, Saudi Aramco's global distribution strategy through localization in the Korean market is appropriate given the market conditions, timing, effectiveness, and efficiency by sharing their resources and collaborating. Conclusions: It would be valuable, unique, and real story to analyze global leading company's entry and globalization strategy in overseas market. In addition, this study provides decision-makers with a significant and more strategic implication for the overseas expansion of businesses.

• 한국건설관리학회논문집
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.135-147
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• 2009

최근 해외건설 시장은 진출국 투자 현지화 요구 등 기업의 장기적 투자를 필요로 하는 프로젝트가 증가하는 경향을 보이고 있어, 건설기업 입장에서 개별 프로젝트 중심의 한시적 의사결정보다는 중 장기적인 관점에서 투자를 고려해야하는 복합적인 진출의사결정 상황에 대한 판단을 요구하고 있다. 따라서 중 장기적 관점에서 해당 진출국 시장의 리스크를 분석하고 해당 진출국의 시장성 진출여부 등을 합리적으로 평가할 수 있는 체계가 기업 경쟁력의 핵심이 된다고 할 수 있다. 하지만 이러한 기업의 시장진출 의사결정과 관련하여 전통적으로 재무적 가치평가를 위해 활용되어 온 현금흐름할인법은 시장의 변동성이나 불확실성을 고려하는 데에 한계를 가지고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 실물옵션 분석에 기초하여, 해외 건설시장진출 안의 평가에 있어 시장의 불확실성을 반영할 수 있는 모델을 개발하고자 하였다. 제안된 시장진출 의사결정모델은 실물옵션 분석을 통해 진출 여부 국가 유형 등과 같은 주요 의사결정 항목들을 통합적으로 고려하여 진출 안을 평가할 수 있으며, 시나리오 분석을 통해 제안된 시장진출의사결정 모델의 분석과정을 제시함으로써 활용성을 검증하였다. 본 연구의 시장진출 의사결정모델의 활용을 통해 해외 건설시장 진출을 계획하는 건설기업의 합리적 의사결정을 지원할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 문화경제연구
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.29-62
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• 2014

대표적인 지식기반산업, 창조산업으로 인식되고 있는, 문화콘텐츠 산업의 하나인 게임산업은 전통적인 제조업의 해외진출과는 달리, 제품 혹은 프로젝트 기반으로 해외진출에 대한 전략과 성과가 달라진다. 따라서 이에 대한 접근도 각각의 콘텐츠 단위로 달리해야 하며, 어떠한 요인들로 인해 이들의 해외진출 의사결정과 결과가 달라지는지 살펴볼 필요가 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 게임 산업에서 해외시장 진입 선택에 영향을 미치는 '전략적 지향성' 요인을 중심으로, 이들의 선행변수 및 후행변수에 대해 살펴보고자 한다. 본 논문에서는 팀 단위(team level)로 제품이 개발되어 각각의 해외시장별로 어떠한 전략적 지향성을 띄며 진입유형 선택에 이르게 되는지 살펴보기 위해 온라인 게임 252개의 케이스를 가지고 살펴봤다. 본 연구결과에 따르면, 팀 흡수역량이 혁신지향성에 미치는 관계를 제외한 모든 잠재변수들(창의성, 흡수역량, 시장지향성, 혁신지향성, 해외시장 성과)간의 인과관계가 유의하게 나타났다. 본 연구는 창의성과 흡수역량, 시장지향성 및 혁신지향성을 해외시장 진입 방식과 통합적으로 연결시킴으로써 기존의 전략 및 국제경영 관련 이론들을 보충하고, 문화콘텐츠 상품의 해외진입(배급) 전략을 설명하기 위한 이론적 및 실무적인 시사점을 제공해준다.