• Advances in environmental research
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.229-240
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• 2017

This paper assessed environmental sanitation behaviour of market operators in selected markets in Ibadan, Nigeria. The two largest markets in the study area (Aleshinloye and Bodija markets) were selected for sampling. The selected markets represented the two types of markets; modern and traditional markets. The modern market comprises 3803 shops while the traditional market comprises 5943 shops. Multistage sampling technique was adopted in questionnaire administration. The selected markets were stratified into zones based on the goods sold. Systematic sampling was used in the selection of traders across the markets. 2% of traders were selected for sampling in each category of goods sold making a total of 189 respondents. This comprises 77 of traders from modern market and 112 traders from traditional markets. Descriptive and Inferential statistics were used in analysing the data. Findings revealed poor access to environmental sanitation facilities especially at the traditional market. The study also established poor environmental sanitation behaviour in terms of utilisation of available amenities across both markets. It recommended a synergy of efforts by all environmentally concerned institutions in managing the market environment. It also advocated for the provision of environmental sanitation facilities in markets by, government, market management authorities, traders, Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs). In addition environmental education is imperative while enforcement of environmental regulations in the market and others with similar setting is strongly encouraged.

• 대한지리학회지
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.41-56
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• 2016

본 논문은 도시빈곤 이면에 중요하게 작용하는 노동시장과정으로서 일자리 및 공간적 미스매치의 실태를 고찰하고, 더 나아가 보다 효과적인 장소기반 노동시장적 개입이 고려해야 하는 지역노동시장의 지역성을 분석하였다. 광역대도시 지역노동시장의 성과로서 실업률의 변화는 노동력의 수요와 공급에 의한 불균형과 다양한 근로조건에 따른 미스매치의 역동적인 상호작용에 의해 결정되며, 그러한 결정과정도 지역노동시장에 따라 차별적임을 고찰하였다. 또한 우리나라의 대도시 고용 교외화 과정 속에서 공간적 미스매치가 인적자본 요구 수준과 취업기회의 산업선택적 특성을 통해 노동집단에 따라 차별적인 영향을 초래한다는 점도 분석되었다. 결과적으로 이 모든 과정은 개별 지역노동시장 내에서 고유한 과정을 통해 작동하는 바, 도시빈곤과 일자리 미스매치 등 노동시장 과정을 연계하고, 문제해결을 위한 노동시장적 개입을 추진함에 있어 노동시장의 장소성에 기반한 장소기반 정책이 필요하다.

• 한국지역지리학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.155-168
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• 2005

본 연구는 최근 논의되고 있는 신지역지리의 방법론에 근거하여 지역에 대한 역사지리적 접근의 가능성을 모색하였다. 먼저, 지역지리학의 연구방법에서 구체적 총체성에 대해 살펴보고 구체적 총체성으로서의 지역연구가 신지역 지리 방법론에서 이루어지고 있음을 살펴보았다. 구체적 총체성으로서의 지역연구는 보편적인 사회적 변동의 프로세스와 지역을 고유한 것으로 생산 재생산하는 과정 사이에 상호관련성이 있다는 관점을 취하며 지역을 역동적으로 변화하는 역사적 단위로 본다. 지역의 변화 또는 시간개념에 대한 고려는 지역현상에 대해 지속과 불연속의 변증법 속에서 연구함을 의미한다. 지속과 불연속의 변증법은 지역에서 불연속을 초래한 계기나 현상을 포착하고 지속과 불연속의 연결고리를 찾아 상호관련성을 찾고자 한다. 자본주의의 역사지리에서 봉건제로부터 자본주의로의 이행 시기는 연속과 불연속을 동시에 포착할 수 있는 시기로 본다. 이 시기의 연구대상으로 삼을 수 있는 것은 자본주의로의 이행에서 화폐와 시장, 도시연구이다. 화폐는 자본주의로의 전환을 대표하는 것이며 시장과 도시는 봉건제로부터 지역주의로의 이행에서 진정한 의미를 갖는다. 도시는 화폐와 시장의 경제활동이 집중된 곳으로 자본주의 경제의 특성을 파악할 수 있는 지역이다. 한국사회에서 개항에서 일제강점기까지의 화폐와 시장, 도시에 대한 역사지리적 연구는 자본주의의 형성과정과 관련되어 연구되어질 수 있다. 한국에서 화폐와 시장이라는 렌즈를 통해 식민지 도시를 연구하는 것은 자본주의로의 이행시기에 대한 역사지리적 접근에 있어 구체적 총체성을 담아 낼 수 있는 주제이다.

• Agribusiness and Information Management
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2011

The main goal of this study is to show promising future food market of Northeast Asia countries, including China, Japan, and South Korea. Drinks market, including soft and alcoholic drinks is selected to show global food companies new opportunities for next strategic movements. Market Attractiveness Matrix is developed based on BCG matrix as a main framework for this study. CDI (Category Development Index) is also used. It is found that Asia-pacific has fast-growing markets and it has strong potential for future investment. Northeast Asia countries (China, Japan, and South Korea) turned out to be ones of the most attractive regional markets. However, European drinks market is saturated even though its size is still big. This study suggests that Northeast Asian market be considered a market for the next strategic movement and investment.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제13권10호
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• pp.405-413
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• 2015

본 연구는 지방의료원의 경쟁 수준의 정도를 측정하여 재무성과와의 관련성 분석 후 효과적인 경영전략을 수립할 수 있는 기초자료를 제공하는데 있다. 조사기간은 지방의료원의 HHI(허핀달-허쉬만)지수와 경영성과를 알 수 있는 2010년부터 2012년까지 3년간을 평가기준으로 하였으며, 총 31개의 의료원을 조사대상으로 선정하였다. 결론을 보면, 집중시장일수록 재무성과가 높은 것으로 나타났으며, 지역 내 경쟁정도와 재무지표 간의 유의한 상관관계가 나타났다. 지방의료원은 지역 내 경쟁력과 공공성을 확보하기 위한 정책수립과 실행을 위해서는 지역 의료시장의 경쟁정도와 그에 따른 추이를 파악이 요구된다. 지방의료원이 타 의료기관관의 경쟁력의 우위를 선점하기 위해서는 의료서비스 제공의 향상과 자본 투자 등의 선별적인 전략이 고려되어야 할 것이다.

• 지역연구
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.11-38
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• 1990

The purpose of this thesis is, first to present the spatial division of labor in Korea and its mechanism, and second, to elucidate the organic integral relation between local labor market and local community by studing the mechanism that the spatial division of labor is projected into the individual lacal labor marker, and reproduction of labor force process in this local labor market. According to this purpose, the theoretical frame of this analysis is done, the positive analysis is made and Kumi is choosed as its analysis case area. The main data is from 'Survey Report on Manufacturing Idustry Wage Conditions' published by Minimum Wage Council, Ministry of Labour and from the questionnaires and interview on textile industry and electric electronics industry firms in Kumi Export Industrial Estate. The following are the results of this study. 1. The mechanism of spatial division of labor in Korea, seen through the employment structure index, is accelerating the regional discrimination by fixing the regional hierarchisation between Seoul (or Seoul Metropolitan Area as expanded Seoul) and other areas. But it is also developing highly the regional employment structure at the level of technical division of labor, since the spatial division of labor in Korea is leaded by large firms and influenced by the policy for regional development. 2. Local labor market is formed in Kumi area and its delimitation is Kumi city. The employment structure of Kumi local labor market is occupying lower hierarchy division at management hierachical level and occupying upper hierarchy division at the level of technical division of labor, and brand plants of large firs are determinating and dominating this emplogment structure. These bdranch plants of large firs are forming more favorable and stabel labor marker than locally controlled ploants in Kumi local labor market. But the reproduction of labor force process in Kumi local labor market is not fully carried out and leaked into central city, therefore Kumi is now becoming an unstable local community, suffering from large movement of population. This is because Kumi local labor market is found not for itself, but by the state policy and externally controlled plants of large firms, and therefore no potentiality to control and to absorb the exterior influences is built in Kumi local labor market. 3. The case firms A, B have spatial division of labor between decision-making function and production function, and between upper management hierachical labor force and lower management hierachical labor force in internal labor market.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.61-67
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• 2015

Purpose - Exports have long been regarded as significant drivers of sustainable competitive advantage and growth among small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The export activities of SMEs are particularly important in the context of export-oriented economies such as Korea. Although many studies have examined the determinants of exports, it is difficult to find empirical studies about the determinants of the export performance of regional SMEs. This study investigates the determinants of export performance in the regional SME context based on an integrated approach that combines the environment factor of industrial organization theory, competitive strategy theory, and the competences of the resource-based view. Research design, data, and methodology - To empirically analyze the determinants of export performance in the regional SMEs, data were collected from firms in the Daegu metropolitan area. Data were collected directly through questionnaire surveys; in addition, secondary financial data were also taken from the KIS-VALUE database. Out of the 175 responses that were received, 143 were considered to be worth examining. After testing the reliability and validity of the variables through multiple items such as environmental turbulence and competitive strategy, hypotheses were verified by using five multi-regression models. These models were: a control model with organizational size and age, an environmental model with technology and market turbulence, a competency model with R&D and foreign distribution channels, a strategy model with product and market differentiation, and an integrated model including all of these variables. Results - First, as a control variable, the organization size has significant positive effects on export performance. Second, technology turbulence based on industrial organization theory has significant positive effects on export performance, but market turbulence does not affect export performance. Third, the foreign market distribution competency of the resource-based view has strong positive effects on export performance, but the R&D competency does not affect export performance. Fourth, the product differentiation strategy from competitive strategy theory positively impacts export performance, but market differentiation does not affect export performance. Finally, in the integrated model, only the foreign distribution competency of the resource-based view has a significant effect on export performance. Conclusions - The empirical results of this study verified the usefulness of the rationales behind the three theories to explain the export performance of the regional SMEs, especially the importance of the foreign market distribution competency from the resource-based view. With regard to practical considerations, this study's implications suggest that the use of technological environmental changes by industries is better than the use of market changes. Further, the use of the product differentiation strategy is more effective than the use of the market-driving strategy, and the distribution channel competency plays a stronger role than the technology-oriented competency with regard to the export performance position of regional SMEs. Future studies should examine relational perspectives, such as trust among channel partners. Therefore, the configuration approach is more useful in enhancing pragmatism by comparing high- and low-export companies.

• 한국경제지리학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.23-42
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• 2000

본 연구는 경제개혁이후 중국의 지역경제성장의 불균등성에 대해 진행된 많은 연구들을 비판적으로 검토하고 시장화 전략에 의한 노동시장성장의 지리적 패턴과 그것이 갖는 지역격차 이해에 대한 함의를 검토한다. 변이할당 분석을 통해 나타난 고용성장의 지리학은 생산량에 기초한 공간경제패턴과 유사한 모습을 나타내고 있는데 이는 시장화의 심화에 따라 노동시장의 성장이 노동수요의 변화에 대응하고 있다는 점을 반증하는 것이다. 또한 생산량과 생산성의 변화가 노동시장의 성장에 대해 갖는 효과를 관찰한 결과, 비국유기업의 생산량 및 생산성의 상대적 증가가 크게 나타나고 있으며 결과적으로 지역변이효과를 통해 지역경제내 고용증대효과를 동남해안지역의 성들 중심으로 가져 온 것으로 나타났다. 반면에 국유기업은 생산량과 생산성의 상대적인 감소로 인하여 고용감소효과를 가져 왔다 결과적으로 노동시장의 성장은 생산의 증대와 함께 지역경제발전의 패턴을 결정하는 중요한 요인으로 작용하고 있다. 아울러 고용성장의 지리적 패턴에 대한 설명과 이해는 나아가 경제개혁이라는 제도적 변화와 관련시킨 연구를 통하여 보다 확대될 수 있다.

• Agribusiness and Information Management
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2015

This study explains an agricultural mobile commerce case using Oauth Based Real-Time Information Sharing Technique according to the growth of the agricultural e-commerce market. Considering the characteristics of the agricultural market, it can confirm differential values with the existing agricultural mobile commerce market according to the functions and characteristics of its technique. We compare variables for introducing agricultural mobile commerce with the existing mobile commerce. Trust through information sharing with real-timefarming diaries, suitability and perceived ease of use variables are positively influenced, but influence on completeness and authority of information variables are relatively insufficient. Through this, we explained differential values of agricultural mobile commerce and suggested an applicable business model.

• East Asian Economic Review
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.395-410
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• 2012

For historical and political reasons, South Korea (hereafter Korea), Japan and China have not achieved much progress in regional energy cooperation for decades. However, the rising importance of Northeast Asia (NEA) in the world energy sphere, especially in the global oil market, is providing an opportunity to create an integrated oil market in the region. This study suggests the Northeast Asian Energy Corridor (NEAEC) Initiative as an effective conduit for raising the possibility of the Northeast Asian oil hub project. The NEAEC Initiative combines the model of Europe's Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) with Singapore's AsiaClear as a form of financial collaboration. The study suggests that an electronically integrated Over-the-Counter (OTC) market clearing mechanism accompanied by other key financial instruments among Korea, Japan and China can be an effective means for promoting financial collaboration in the region.