• International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.31-42
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• 2024

Today, news avoidance has become an inevitable trend, particularly exacerbated since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. To delve deeper into the shifting tendencies of news consumers towards news avoidance and unveil the motivations behind this avoidance, this study recruited 500 Chinese news consumers aged between 20 and 60 years old, employing survey questionnaires as the research method. Through an indepth examination of their news consumption behavior at different stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, we discovered that individuals' risk perceptions and efficacy beliefs significantly influence their patterns of news consumption. Furthermore, we identified negative emotions, information overload, and media distrust as the primary reasons for news avoidance among Chinese news consumers during the COVID-19 crisis. These findings Not only provide crucial insights into understanding the dynamics of news consumption behavior but also offer valuable reference points for the news industry to better fulfill its role and value during crises in the future.

• International Journal of Contents
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2016

This exploratory study examines the critical factors associated with news consumers' perception of information overload and news consumption patterns. An online survey was conducted with Qualtrics panels (N = 1001). The demographics and three antecedent factors of perceived information overload were considered including the frequency of news access through multiple media platforms, level of attention to news, and interest in news. Three news consumption patterns were investigated as possible consequences of perceived information overload: news avoidance, selective exposure, and willingness to pay for news. The results of hierarchical regression analyses revealed a meaningful distinction between general and news information overload. Overall, news consumers who paid more attention to news through newer media/platforms/devices perceived higher levels of information overload, were more willing to pay for the news, and often avoided news or selectively exposed themselves to certain sources of news to manage news information overload.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.45-52
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• 2019

The current study aims to investigate the relationship between tax avoidance and firm risk in an emerging market called Iran. The study population consists of 400 observations and 80 companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) over a five-year period during 2012 and 2016. The statistical model used in this study is a multivariate regression model; besides, the statistical technique used to test the hypotheses proposed in this research is panel data. The results showed that low effective tax rate (tax avoidance) is more consistent than the higher effective tax rate. Moreover, there is no significant relationship between tax avoidance and future tax rate volatility. The findings also proved that lower effective tax rates are positively associated with future stock price volatility. This implies that since Iranian firms have many financial problems because of economic sanctions, they have a tendency to delay the disclosure of bad news about their firms. Needless to say, when a huge number of negative news reaches its peak, they immediately will enter the market and lead to a remarkable fluctuation in stock prices.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국건축시공학회 2014년도 춘계 학술논문 발표대회
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• pp.8-9
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• 2014

At the moment, construction industry has negative images such as faulty construction, 3D industry and corruption/bribe and they are being projected onto normal people and those engaged in the industry through various news media. Not only does this worsen the lack of skilled manpower by affecting high school students who will be responsible for the construction industry in the future but also makes the future of the industry uncertain by promoting the avoidance of industrial jobs. Therefore, this study suggested basic data for improving the images of construction industry by investigating interest and images of workers in the industry that high school students think as promising construction manpower, and extracting the present negative images through evaluation of associated images.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.231-237
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• 2017

2000년대 중반 이후 우리나라에서도 기업의 자발적 공시활동의 중요성이 증대되면서 이와 관련한 기업의 활동이 활발해지고 있으며 관련 연구도 지속적으로 이뤄지고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 이러한 추세를 반영하여 자발적 정보공시와 유효법인세율 간의 관련성을 조세회피 측면에서 실증적으로 검증하였다. 이를 위해 자발적 정보공시의 대리변수(proxy)는 기업설명회(IR, Investor Relation)를 활용하였으며, 유효법인세율(Effective Corporate Tax Rate)을 조세회피의 대리변수로 활용하였다. 연구표본은 한국채택국제회계기준(K-IFRS)가 의무적으로 도입된 2011년부터 2014년까지의 12월 결산 유가증권 상장기업 1,396개 기업연도이다. 실증분석 결과, 자발적 정보공시와 유효법인세율은 양(+)의 관련성을 나타냈다. 이러한 결과는 추가적인 유효법인세율 측정치를 활용한 분석에서도 동일하게 나타났다. 이는 외부에 자발적으로 정보를 공시하는 기업일수록 시장의 반응을 중시하여 상대적으로 우수한 회계정보를 산출함으로써 상대적으로 조세회피 수준이 낮은 (유효법인세율이 높은) 건전한 경영성과를 보고하는 것으로 기대할 수 있다. 본 연구는 기업의 자발적 정보공시활동(IR)이 기업의 조세회피 수준에 미치는 긍정적인 영향을 대표적인 조세회피 대리변수인 유효법인세율을 통해 검증함으로써, 좀 더 높은 공시수준을 가진 기업들에 대한 좋은 신호(good signal)를 투자자들에게 제공할 것으로 기대할 수 있다. 이를 통해 본 연구가 건전한 자본시장의 발전에 도움이 되기를 기대한다.

• 한국IT서비스학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.25-39
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• 2016

The drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle which has no human pilot. Drones can be classified into military drones, commercial drones, and personal drones by usage. Also, drones can be classified from large-sized to nano-sized drone by size and autonomous, remote controlled drone by control type. Especially, military drones can be classified into low-altitude drones, medium-altitude, and high-altitude drones by altitude. Recently, the drone industry is one of the fast growing industries in the world. As drone technologies have become more advanced and cost-effective, Korean government has set its goal to become a top-level country in drone business. However, the government's strict regulation for drone operations is one of the biggest hurdles for the development of the related technologies in Korea and other countries. For example, critical problems for drone delivery can be classified into technical issues and institutional issues. Technical issues include durability, conditional awareness, grasp and release mechanisms, collision avoidance systems, drone operating system. Institutional issues include pilot and operator licensing, privacy rules, noise guidelines, security rules, education for drone police. This study analyzes the trends of the drone industry from the viewpoint of technology and regulation. Also, we define the business areas of drone utilization. Especially, the drone business types or models for public sector are proposed. Drone services or functions promoting public interests need to be aligned with the business reference model of Korean government. To define ten types of drone uses for public sector, we combine the business types of government with the future uses of drones that are proposed by futurists and business analysts. Future uses of drones can be divided into three sectors or services. First, drone services for public or military sectors include early warning systems, emergency services, news reporting, police drones, library drones, healthcare drones, travel drones. Second, drone services for commercial or industrial services include parcel delivery drones, gaming drones, sporting drones, farming and agriculture drones, ranching drones, robotic arm drones. Third, drone services for household sector include smart home drones.