• 한국디지털정책학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국디지털정책학회 2005년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.401-411
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• 2005

The major market of Information Systems has been large companies. But with the rapid development of light weight Information Technology, the importance of SME (Small and Medium sized Enterprise) sector has increased dramatically. Many solutions have appeared in market for SMEs. Although there are many differences in the context of IT use between large companies and SMEs, not many studies has focused on this point. This study analyzes the preference for ERP, SCM, CRM, etc. by SMEs.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.497-506
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• 2007

In this paper, we study the relationship between factors influencing the strategic use of IT and business performance by conducting a survey of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs). From the results of our survey we came to several conclusions which are presented here. First, IT investment has a significant impact on the strategic use of IT, and the strategic use of IT has a significant impact on business performance. Second, SME investment in IT and strategic use of IT are influenced by both the intensity of competition in the market environment and partnership with other organizations. Third, the support from the management group in SMEs is a core factor for IT investment and strategic use of IT. Finally, for SMEs to use IT strategically and successfully, it is necessary to combine members' participation with a flexible organizational structure and culture.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제20권8호
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• pp.33-46
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• 2022

Purpose: This study aims to understand the impact of e-commerce's advantage among SME's digital channel in Malaysia. To achieve the objective, this study used Technology, Organization, Environment (TOE) framework, Diffusion of Innovation (DOI) theory and Resource-Based View (RBV) theory. Research design, data and methodology: This study is quantitative method involve 195 SMEs online business in Malaysia. The integrated framework highlights the conceptual insight in multidimensional technology context (i.e. relative advantage, compatibility, and complexity); organizational context (i.e. top management support, innovation capability, branding capability, market-sensing capability, and human and organization capability); and environmental context (i.e. government support and supplier pressure). Results: The findings revealed that complexity, branding capability, human and organization capability, government support, and supplier pressure have significant positive relationship with e-commerce advantage. Meanwhile, relative advantage, compatibility, innovation capability, and market-sensing capability have significant negative relationship with e-commerce advantage. However, top management support has found no significant relationship with e-commerce advantage. Conclusions: The extended theoretical framework dimension improves existing knowledge on e-commerce advantage as well as the prospect of SMEs digital channel.

• 한국IT서비스학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.195-215
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• 2015

Recently, as the number of smart-phone users has been rapidly increased, enterprise managers have a keen interest in business application of social media. Most previous studies have focused on perspective of the individual unit of analysis instead of enterprise level unit. The study is focused on the relationship between the enterprises' recognition and behavioral intention (and use) about social media application. The purpose of this study is to develop the model of small and medium enterprises' social media application, and to find the factors affecting their behavioral intention or use behavior. The moderating effects of four corporate characteristics on the relationship between the enterprises' recognition and behavioral intention are also examined. We surveyed 900 corporate staffs and received 203 responses. After questionnaires with unreliable responses had been excluded, 182 effective samples were used in the final analysis. The findings suggest that Performance Expectation, Social Influence, Facilitating Conditions significantly affect Behavioral Intention of social medea, and Behavioral Intention affects USE. Furthermore, some corporate characteristics have moderating effect on the relationship between recognition of social media and Behavioral Intention.

• 중소기업연구
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.235-250
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• 2020

본 연구는 대학생의 중소기업 취업에 대한 인식을 확인하고 개선방안을 마련하고자 충북지역 대학생을 대상으로 조사를 진행하였다. 특히 기존 설문 중심의 일자리 인식 조사에 그치지 않고 서술형 문항에 대한 비정형 데이터를 수집하여 텍스트마이닝을 통해 중소기업 일자리에 대한 인식을 파악하였다. 분석 결과 중소기업 일자리에 대해서 다양한 업무경험, 낮은 취업 경쟁률 등에 대해서는 긍정적 평가가 있는 반면 급여, 업무, 복지 등에서 대체로 부정적 인식이 여전히 있다는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 이와 같은 상황에서 대학생의 중소기업 취업에 대한 인식을 개선하기 위해서는 '정보'가 필요하다는 것을 중심어 도출을 통해 확인할 수 있었는데, 이는 대학생들이 중소기업 취업 관련 정보를 충분히 제공 받지 못하는 현실이 반영된 것으로 판단된다. 따라서 향후 예산 지원 중심의 중소기업일자리 정책에서 정보 미스매치 해소하는 해결 방안을 우선적으로 마련할 필요가 있다.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.568-589
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• 2020

Recently, Social media has become a concern for businesses, including Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). SMEs began to adopt social media to support their performance. To benefit from the application of social media, SMEs must implement the right strategy. This study aims to analyze the factors that influence the use of social media in SMEs. Furthermore, alignment between social media functionalities and strategies and their effect on SME's performance are investigated. A case study is conducted in Gymi, a garment SMEs in East Java, Indonesia. The data collection includes interviews with the owner of SMEs, observations, and document analysis. Data analysis is performed by pattern matching, which matches the patterns from the literature with data from the case study. The results of this study show that cost-effectiveness, interactivity, and compatibility are factors that influence the use of social media in Gymi. The social media used by Gymi are Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, and LINE. However, the main social media used to support Gymi's functions is Instagram. Gymi has a relatively good social media strategy as it has defined a specific goal, target audience, and channel selection for social media (Instagram). It also has specific resources and policies to handle social media. Gymi monitors and evaluates their social media content activities. These strategies are aligned with the Instagram feature used to support Gymi's function, particularly marketing, sales, customer service, and to some extent, internal operation. The alignment contributes to Gymi's performance measured by the increase in reputation (number of Instagram followers) and sales.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제9권7호
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• pp.123-133
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• 2022

This paper explores the key factors influencing the business performance of enterprises, specifically women-owned small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam. The extant literature on factors affecting the business performance of women-owned SMEs in Vietnam is still quite scarce. The researchers used a self-administered questionnaire to achieve a sample of 265 female SME owners in Vietnam to find these factors. The obtained data was analyzed by using SPSS 20.0. Cronbach's α test and factor analysis have been carried out to test the reliability of data and validate the hypothesis. The results showed that these enterprises' performances had a significant positive relationship with the business management competencies of the directors of the business, quality of human resources, financial access, socio-cultural factors, and government policy. Also, the study showed no relationship between the enterprise's business network and business performance. The results suggest that female business owners should improve their business management capacity, focusing on training activities to improve the quality of human resources of enterprises. The Government needs policies to support small and medium enterprises in accessing financial and other resources and propagate to reduce gender stereotypes.

• International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.65-70
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• 2019

We are looking the impact associated with globalization in favor of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) growth and how helped to reduce the obstacle facing SMEs growth. We used empirical analysis in order to examine the relationship underlying the globalization and its impact to SME growth. We employed primarily data from Tanzania SMEs. Further we seeks to explain the negative notion that has been created that globalization is not friendly to SME growths. We employed primary data from Tanzania SMEs. The partial least squares (PLS) was used for analysis. The conclusion has indicated that globalization has a relationship with SMEs growth and has contributed to the reduction of obstacles that inhibit SMEs growth. However study confirmed controversial result on part of availability of managers and manpower with global perspectives to influence SMEs growth. The test accepted that globalization has influenced availability of managers with global perspectives but reject the availability of these managers influences the SMEs growth The results give a clear outlook to help policy maker in policy review process, formulate base for extensive study on issues for manager perspectives and draw intervention.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.157-167
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 중소기업청의 정책자금지원 사업을 도와 줄 OLAP 데이터베이스 시스템을 구축하는 것을 목적으로 하고 있다. 정책자금을 단계적으로 지원하기 위해서는 필수적으로 이질 차원 스키마를 채택해야 한다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 단계적 정책금융을 지원하도록 하는 FREQUENCY 차원테이블을 작성한 것이다. 또한 본 연구에서는 중소기업의 크기를 측정할 모델을 작성하였는데, 이 모델은 매출액, 고용인력, 기술보유, 매출액 영업이익률, 부채 비율, 유동비율의 6가지 기업크기 측정지표로 구성되어 있다. FREQUENCY 차원을 포함한 3개 차원과 기업크기 측정모델을 사용하여 OLAP 데이터베이스 시스템을 구축한 것이다. 아울러 이렇게 구축한 OLAP 데이터베이스 시스템을 이용하여 2004년~2007년 간 기 시행된 중소기업 정책자금 지원사업의 적정성을 평가해 보고 있다.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.45-56
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• 2017

Considerable research has been done on the issue of succession in family businesses. However the process of induction, of preparing the members of the next generation for joining the family business has not been examined in detail. This paper attempts to analyse the relevance of three critical factors - 'quality of relations', 'willingness of the inductee' and 'the ability to manage tensions harmoniously' - to the induction process and the progress of the business. It focuses on the Indian context, specifically in the Small and medium Enterprise (SME) area. Qualitative research has been carried out. The Case Study method is used and data has been gathered from two families (including two branches of one family), using frequent unstructured interviews, over a period of five years. It is concluded that positive impact on business, family and the inductee depends to a large extent on the quality of relations, willingness of the inductee and the ability of both the inductor and inductee to handle and manage the tensions. Thus the findings of the study extend current understanding about succession drivers to the specific context of eastern cultural and developing economy represented by the Indian family businesses in the small and medium enterprise sector.