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Diffusion Measures of Growing Flower Crops to Cultivate Amenities and Emotions (어메니티 증진과 정서함양을 위한 화훼작물 재배의 확산 방안)

  • Im, Sang-Bong
    • Journal of Agricultural Extension & Community Development
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.251-266
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    • 2003
  • Diffusion of non-professional flower growing in Korea still lags behind. The objectives of the study are to establish a theoretical modes to explain the diffusion of social floriculture, to identify some characteristics and problems of growing flower crops to cultivate amenities and emotions, and to suggest remedial measures for fostering it. Theoretical model adopted in this study consists of such variables as education, social movement, policies, diffusion of social flower growing, amenities, and emotional cultivation. For identifying the diffusion characteristics of flower growing, projects implemented by a non-governmental organization, schools, local and central government organizations were analyzed. In order to stimulate the diffusion of social flower growing and to increase its effects, there needs to strengthen education of stakeholders, establishment of partnership among schools, non-governmental and governmental organizations, and institutional supports including manpower and finances. Linking flower growing projects to community festival and tourism development programs can foster institutionalization of community flower growing. Furthermore, the introduction of wild, symbolic and traditional flowers and trees will help to specialize and improve community landscapes.

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Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Libraries for The Visually Impaired in Nigeria: Alternative Format Use and Perception of Information Services

  • Adetoro, 'Niran
    • Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.40-49
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    • 2015
  • Nigeria's non-government organization (NGO) libraries for the visually impaired has over the years been at the forefront of information services provision to persons with visual impairment. This study adopted a survey research design to investigate use of alternative formats and perceptions of information services to the visually impaired, focusing on two purposively chosen NGO libraries for the visually impaired in Nigeria. Using a complete enumeration approach, data were gathered from 180 users of the libraries through the use of a structured questionnaire with a reliability score (${\alpha}=0.74$). Data from 112 (62.2%) of the 180 administered copies of a questionnaire that were retrieved were analysed. The study found that Braille materials had a high level of utilization ($\bar{x}=4.46$) and were the most frequently utilized (90.9%). Perception of information services by the visually impaired was positive while use of alternative formats was significantly and positively related to users' perception of information services (r = .041; p < 0.05). The study recommends improved transcription and investment in alternative formats and in e-resources. It also recommends collaborations to widen access as well as constant evaluation of services.

Microfinance Institutions and Legal Status: An Overview of the Microfinance Sector in Bangladesh

  • Mia, Md Aslam
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.21-31
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    • 2016
  • Although the microfinance sector in Bangladesh is mainly driven by Non-Governmental-Organizations (NGOs), there are other types of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) that also provide financial services to the poor. Despite the criticism of microfinance programs, the current poverty situation in Bangladesh still requires such programs for consistently battling poverty. Hence, the aim of this paper is to profile the microfinance sector based on their legal status and investigate any possible differences (if any) between them in various aspects. After a thorough investigation of the sector, it was found that around 33 million of the clients are being served by the mainstream MFIs (NGO and Grameen Bank) while another 10-15 million clients are served by other types of MFIs (financial cooperatives, credit unions, various ministries etc.), accounting for the one-third of the total population in Bangladesh. While the mainstream MFIs basically works with poor, other categories of MFIs are concerned with relatively wealthy clients. Looking into the financial performance and social intermediation of the MFIs, the NGO-MFIs performed better than other types of MFIs in the sector.

A Study on the Effects of Communication Using Facebook on Organization Culture and Emotional Labor : Focusing on K Quasi Non-Governmental Organization (페이스북을 활용한 조직 내 소통이 조직문화와 감정노동에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구 : K기관 사례를 중심으로)

  • Kim, Myong Ok;Lee, Mi Sun
    • The Journal of Society for e-Business Studies
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.131-152
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    • 2013
  • The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of communication using Facebook on perceived organization culture and emotional labor perceived by members. Data were collected from 101 office workers for a quasi-governmental organization located in Seoul. The findings of this study can be summarized as follows: the usage of Facebook as a communication tool within an organization had positive effects on the clan culture, adhocracy culture, hierarchy culture, and market culture. Also it had positive effects on frequency and variety of emotional display. This is the first empirical study focused on the emotional labor for office workers, and the findings of this study will provide an insight to design and develop an efficient communication method within organization.

A Study on the Staffs of the Governmental Organization of Construction in the Old-Korean Empire - focused on the Architectural Office controlled by the Ministry of Finance - (구한국시대(舊韓國時代) 정부공사기구(政府工事機構)의 직원(職員)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究) - 도지부건축소(度支部建築所)를 중심(中心)으로 - .)

  • Kim, Tae-Jung;Kim, Soon-Il
    • Journal of architectural history
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    • v.2 no.1 s.3
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    • pp.54-73
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    • 1993
  • This study focuses on the staffs of the Governmental Organization of Construction who actually led this organization. Two main points of this study are as follows; 1) The composition and appointment of staffs, before and after the Korea-Japan Treaty in 1907, are evaluated, and 2) The working and academic career of each personnel are analyzed in connection with understanding of internal characteristics of this organization. Special attention is given to Korean personel and Japanese engineers who undertook a leading role. Korean engineering staffs were very few in number. It is thought, viewing their records of careers, that almost all of them didn't have any engineering basis, and simply they had some relations to Japan. It is certain that their role in this organization was interpreters using their Japanese language ability, and their roles were only limited to non-technical areas, if any. The early engineers from Japan were selected among the officials with comparatively rich careers of the Temporary Architectural Dept. or the Temporary Engineering Dept. of Custom House in Japan. But, in later days, the quality of Japanese engineers changed to the level of premature without practical experiences who unwillingly came to Korea to have a job under the depression of construction economy of Japan. The academic careers of Japanese engineers were various, from self-taught to regural college education, but the leading engineers were from Tokyo University. The civil engineers became high-level technical officials in the Government-General after the Japanese Annexation of Korea. But, sometimes later, many of the architectural engineers became practicing architect managing design offices on private basis.

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E-feedback System Using QR Cod Tag (QR 코드 태그를 이용한 전자 피드백 시스템)

  • Ahmed, Hamdi A.;Jang, Jong-Wook
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2017.10a
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    • pp.282-283
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    • 2017
  • A government or non-governmental organization give service to their customer. Each organization have different hierarch levels. Service satisfaction surveys have become an important tool for government planners, as important in the perceived quality of service lead to great delivery of public service. When a customer gives feedback at a bottom level of organization, it is so difficult reach to higher official in time. This paper argue that, Quick Response (QR) code open up the possibility of conducting public service satisfaction at lower cost and the way feedback is directly routed to the relevant party according to their hierarchical level and gate real time feedback using specific smart phone application.

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A Case Study on BSC(Balanced Score card) Implementation in Quasi-governmental organization ; Focused on the Case of FIRA (Korea Fisheries Resources Agency) (준정부기관의 성과관리시스템(BSC) 도입 사례 연구 - 한국수산자원관리공단 사례를 중심으로 -)

  • Cho, Sun-Je;Lee, Jin-Soo;Hong, Jae-Bum
    • The Journal of Fisheries Business Administration
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    • v.46 no.1
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    • pp.121-143
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    • 2015
  • This study focuses on the case of FIRA(Korea Fisheries Resources Agency) and analysis the introduction effect of BSC(Balanced Score card) implementation. So it will set forth the improvement method and the implications for Quasi-governmental organizations which are trying to introduce or are operating the BSC system. This study suggests how to improve the problems of BSC as below : (1) Building of reasonable and balanced evaluation index system (2) Acquiring of comparability and equality through adjustments of group evaluated (3) Enhancing of competence and professionalism of evaluating group (4) Alleviating of difference gap of performance incentives and promoting of non-money incentives (5) Enhancing of positive acceptance and recognition for BSC.

A Study on the Improvement Plan of Record Management of Non-Governmental Organizations to Improve Accountability : Based on a Survey of NGOs in Busan (설명책임성 향상을 위한 시민단체 기록관리 개선 방안 연구 부산지역단체 실태조사를 중심으로)

  • Sea, Jeong
    • The Korean Journal of Archival Studies
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    • no.73
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    • pp.81-123
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    • 2022
  • NGOs(Non-Governmental Organizations) are organization based on the 'voluntary participation' of citizens. Citizens' participation and support are essential for the existence and sustainable growth of the organization. The records of NGOs are produced, received, collected, and left behind in the course of their activities. Systematically managed records are used as information for business performance to increase operational efficiency. In addition, it plays a role in proving the legitimacy of the group and its activities to internal and external stakeholders of the NGO, such as whether the group's activities were performed legally and whether the group is actually working to realize the goal it stands for. Therefore record management of NGOs is required to improve accountability. In other words, NGOs can be gain the trust of civil society based on accountability through records and secure internal and external resources necessary for the existence of the group. In this study, after confirming the general record management status of NGOs in Busan, improvement measures were examined in terms of record management in order to increase the accountability of NGOs.

Evaluation of the Representativeness of Air Quality Monitoring Network in Seoul through Actual Measurement (대기오염도 실측에 의한 대기오염 자동측정망의 대표성 평가)

  • Jeon, Eui-Chan
    • Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.79-85
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    • 1996
  • Simultaneous monitoring in many locations is necessary to evaluate the air quality and analyze future trend of a city, For this purpose, it is essential to install air pollution monitoring network. The first automatic air pollution monitoring network was introduced Seoul in 1973. As of 1995, 20 monitoring stations are now in operation. Concerning the management of the air pollution monitoring network, there was some argument among the relavant scholars, non-governmental organization(NGO) and the government organization. So far, there was no extensive evaluation and analysis about the network. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the representativeness of air quality monitoring network through actual measurement of the concentration of the air pollutant. The concentration of NOx was extensively measured widely in Seoul area three times using the TEA simple measuring technique. Even the judgement level for the area representativeness was lowered to 80%, Ssangmun-dong monitoring station tend to overestimate the pollutant concentration of the covered area. While, Sinlimdong monitoring station tend to underestimate the pollutant concentration of the covered area.

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Renovation plans of operation field of Seoul Metro Line 9 (서울 도시철도 9호선의 운영분야 혁신방안)

  • Han, Woo-Jin;Park, Jeong-Soo
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2008.06a
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    • pp.1441-1446
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    • 2008
  • Seoul Metro Line 9 (SML9) is the first subway line that private capital invests in Korea. SML9 will cross Seoul, linking the Gimpo Airport to the Gangnam district (25.5km) opening in the first half of 2009. SML9 has a new model in Korea constructed by metropolitan government and private company and operated by specialized public transportation service provider. SML9 is confronted with tough environment of stagnated public transportation and strong competitor, Olympic city expressway. And SML9 is under pressure for showing high efficiency as non-governmental organization from both customers and government. Consequently SML9 must lead the maximum efficiency by using its material and human resource. It is necessary that SML9 raise a competitive power and display its ability in active collaboration with relative organization and company. Hereupon, I propose renovation plans from viewpoint of operation field of SML9, (1) efficient train scheduling regime focusing on the combination of express and local train (2) close connection of other mean of transportation and (3) effective connection convention with Airport Railroad (AREX) as the line connected directly.

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