• 무역상무연구
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• 제77권
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• pp.259-284
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to identify the determinants of the export performance of the most preferred trade exhibitions for SMEs. And the results are as follow. First, it is analyzed that the challenging entrepreneurship, the global orientation toward the overseas market, the quality of the excellent trade show, and the support system of the trade exhibition of the export related organizations all have a very positive effect on the export performance of the SMEs participating in the trade show. Second, the number and size of participating trade shows has no influence on controlling export performance. Third, there is a difference in export performance depending on participation frequency, participation size, participation method, and participating region. The implication of this study is that SMEs, which have a strong sense of entrepreneurship and a strong commitment to the global market, need to actively participate in trade exhibitions with relatively low barriers to entry. The policy implication is that organizers and export-related organizations need to understand the internal capabilities of participating companies in order to maximize the performance of participating companies. And Korea should also create an environment that can attract and hold excellent trade exhibitions held overseas. Therefore, the government and export-related organizations should expand the infrastructure for hosting global trade exhibitions. As well as an urgent need to build a system for attracting overseas buyers that can dramatically boost overseas buyer visits.

• 정보화연구
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.13-22
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• 2013

The Internet has motivated firms to participate in electronic commerce. With the development of electronic commerce, SMEs (small- and medium-sized enterprises) may be forced to use e-intermediaries in export marketing. This study aims at assessing e-intermediaries in various aspects. Empirical and theoretical studies are conducted to investigate determinants and effects of eintermediary use in export marketing. Based on resource-based view (RBV), the study develops a conceptual model that can address the question of which international competence and export performance are closely related to e-intermediary use by SMEs. Based on literature review and theoretical foundations, this study made four hypotheses. With AMOS, structural equation modeling (SEM) was used for testing four hypotheses. The empirical findings support all hypotheses. Last, this study suggests examining comprehensive internal and external factors in terms of e-intermediary use as an interesting topic for future research.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제18권12호
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• pp.15-29
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• 2020

Purpose: Due to an ever more interconnected global commercial environment, the role of SMEs from emerging markets has attracted considerable attention in business literature of late. Reinforced by strategic management theory, this study builds on aspects such as entrepreneurial orientation and dynamic capabilities to construct and test a framework that focuses on exploring their associations with export performance. Research design, data and methodology: To contribute further towards a deeper understanding of these markets, the current study empirically tests a model using data collected from 225 exporting firms located throughout South Africa. Results: The results from the data analysis show that entrepreneurial orientation contributes significantly towards improving the performance of South African SMEs. Additionally, this study integrates three dynamic capabilities in the strategy-performance relationship to test their interacting effects on the correlation between entrepreneurial orientation and export performance. Further findings advocate support for relationship-based capabilities playing a moderating role between entrepreneurial orientation and the exporting performance of small and medium firms emanating from emerging markets. Conclusions: Findings provide substance to the argument that entrepreneurship, as a strategy-making process, leads to export performance in emerging nations. Especially, this study provides several suggestions as to how small and medium-sized organizations can develop their exporting performance based on the research findings.

• 한국중재학회지:중재연구
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.93-110
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• 2022

Korea, a resource-scarce country, has been undergoing export-led economic growth in the form of processing and intermediary trade for the past several decades. In Korea, which has an export-led economic structure centered on processing trade, the export economy precedes the domestic economy, so Korea's monthly export performance has been used as an important indicator of economic indicators in itself. In recent decades, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which account for 99% of the total number of domestic enterprises, account for about 35% of exports as of 2021. In this study, from the viewpoint of emphasizing the export contribution of SMEs, the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Export Business Index is developed based on the actual export performance of SMEs, through which this paper could present alternative index differentiated from the existing Business Survey Indexes.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.57-85
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• 2015

최근 우리나라 중소기업의 수출기여도가 점점 약화되고 있는데 이에 대한 개선책을 수출마케팅 플랫폼 측면에서 제시하였다. 보유자원과 전문 인력이 취약한 한국 중소기업들은 수출에 있어 정부 등 지원기관의 수출지원 프로그램에 대한 의존도가 비교적 높으므로 프로그램의 운용시스템은 매우 중요하다. 본 연구는 수출지원프로그램의 운용측면에서의 개선점과 중소기업의 수출성과 창출을 위한 '수출마케팅 지원플랫폼'을 제안하였으며, 이 플랫폼을 적용하여 일선 중소기업을 1년간 지원한 사례와 성과를 소개한 연구이다. 본 플랫폼은 기업이 수출을 시작한 후 조기에 수출성과를 낼 수 있는 마케팅 방법론과 활동(activity) 그리고 프로세스에 초점을 맞추었으며, 국제마케팅 역량 강화에 도움이 되는 수출지원 프로그램들의 조합(combination)과 운영방안에 주안점을 둔 개념적 모형이다. 본 모형을 활용하면 중소기업은 저비용으로 비교적 짧은 기간 내에 수출성과를 낼 수 있다. 지원기관의 입장에서도 기존의 단조로운 수출지원 시스템에서 벗어나 제품의 특성에 따라 다양한 수출지원 프로그램을 소화할 수 있는 탄력적인 지원 플랫폼을 확보함으로서 수출지원의 효과를 배가시킬 수 있다. 본 연구 결과는 정부를 비롯한 수출지원기관들이 중소기업의 해외마케팅을 효과적으로 지원하는 '통합수출지원 플랫폼'으로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 아태비즈니스연구
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.387-399
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• 2023

Purpose - The purpose of this study is to review the export support projects in Jeollabuk-do and to provide implications to the policy makers and to the local exporters. Based on this review, the study proposes future measures to enhance the efficiency of the current Jeollabuk-do export support project. Design/methodology/approach - This study reviews export support projects in Jeollabuk-do, d examines program types and utilization status, and subsequently summarizes the key aspects of Jeollabuk-do SMEs' export support projects. Findings - This study suggests that Jeollabuk-do's export support project can become more effective through active development of overseas markets and professional integration of marketing activities, particularly focusing on regionally specialized export products. Additionally, given the crucial roles played by the government, related agencies, and local offices in improving the export capabilities of SMEs in Jeollabuk-do, there is an emphasis on the need for continuous and systematic follow-up management and the establishment of export support projects and services. Research implications or Originality - While small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Korea account for a significant portion of export activities, their actual export performance and contribution are low. The export competitiveness of SMEs, particularly those located in regions other than Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, is not improving despite various export support projects being promoted. Under the circumstances, this study provide meaningful implications to the policy makers and to the local exporters.

• East Asian Economic Review
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.179-204
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• 2022

This study examines the extent to which policy-based loans to SME exporters affect their export performance (the intensive margin of exports). We also investigate the heterogeneous export effects of policy-based loans that may depend on firm- and industry-specific characteristics, such as credit ratings, debt-to-assets ratios, firm size and age. To do so, we conduct a survey, of 1,000 Korean SMEs, that collect information on firm-level exports and policy-based loans. The main empirical findings strongly support that SMEs that receive policy-based loans tend to increase their export volumes. However, these loans' positive impact on exports are only valid for SME exporters with credit scores of 12 or greater (that is, SMEs that have difficulty accessing the external financial market). The estimation results with respect to SMEs' dependence on external financing imply that policy-based loans for SMEs in sectors that are heavily dependent on external finance are effective in that they are instrumental in increasing these firms' exports. These empirical findings emphasize the importance of the external financial market to SME exporters who face various up-front investments that are related to their exporting activities.

• Journal of Korea Trade
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.105-125
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• 2021

Purpose - This study analyzes the effects that the response to the technical barriers to trade (TBT), which are used by various countries as means to restrict imports, exerts on exports at a time when protectionism is emerging in the face of a global economic downturn. TBT has been widely used in developed countries for the safety and protection of their people. Recently, the use of TBT as a tool of protectionism has increased considerably in developing countries as well. Therefore, this study analyzes the South Korean SMEs' response and export performance. Design/methodology - To analyze SMEs' response to TBT and their export performance, this study conducted empirical analysis through statistical analysis. To this end, the research established a theory based on previous research and designed its hypothesis and research model. To verify the hypothesis and research model, factor analysis addressing validity and reliability was performed using SPSS 25 and AMOS 26, and the structural equation model was analyzed. Findings - This study found the causal relationship between the independent variable, the mediating variable, and the dependent variable adopted against the theoretical background to have little or no effect, in contrast with previous studies. In a break from previous studies, all hypotheses were rejected for innovation strategic competencies, one of the sub-factors of the independent variable, which is believed to be a result of the lack of practical research related to TBT. Originality/value - Previous studies performed analysis using trade statistics or macro data. A number of such studies analyzed the relationship between technical regulation and trade volume. This study differs from previous studies in some respects, because it analyzed the export performance of companies by establishing a hypothesis and implementing a research model with the factors analyzed in previous studies. In addition, a new attempt has been made by classifying the TBT response factors into technology competencies, human resource competencies, and innovation strategic competencies, and utilizing technology innovation and the export support system as mediating effects.

• 한국콘텐츠학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘텐츠학회 2008년도 춘계 종합학술대회 논문집
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• pp.409-418
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 우리나라 중소기업들의 e-무역상사가 제공하고 있는 무역단계별 서비스 이용정도가 이용만족도와 온라인 수출성과에 미치는 영향을 실증적으로 규명하였다. 130개의 표본기업을 대상으로 한 실증분석 결과 e-무역상사 서비스의 이용빈도가 높을 수록 이용자들의 이용만족도가 높아지고, 이는 해당기업의 온라인 수출성과 제고로 이어졌다. 또한 중소기업의 조직특성은 중소기업의 e-무역상사 서비스 이용만족도와 온라인 수출성과간에 정(+)의 영향관계를 가지는 조절변수로 유의하였다. 이러한 결과는 우리나라 중소기업들이 e-무역상사의 무역단계별 서비스의 적극적인 이용을 통해 온라인 수출성과를 제고할 수 있으며, 이를 위해서는 무엇보다 e-무역상사의 무역단계별 서비스의 고도화와 함께 e-무역상사를 이용하는 중소기업과 e-무역상사에 대한 정책적 지원이 필요하다는 것을 시사하고 있다.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제11권8호
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• pp.195-201
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• 2020

글로벌시대가 가속화되면서, 기업의 환경에는 많은 변화가 일어나고 있다. 특히 대기업 뿐만이 아니라 중소기업들도 활발하게 해외 시장으로 눈을 돌리고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 수출 중소기업의 성과에 영향을 미치는 영향 요인을 분석하는데 있다. 수출 중소기업의 성과에 정부의 지원정책과 산업 및 해외관련 경험이 중요한 영향을 미칠 것으로 보인다. 이에 본 연구에서는 중소기업의 종사자들을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였고 이를 분석하였다. 분석결과, 정부의 수출지원정책은 유의한 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 경험(산업과 해외 관련)이 성과에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 결과는 수출을 준비중인 중소기업에게 실무적인 차원에서의 가이드라인을 제공할 것으로 보이며, 중소기업에 대한 수출지원정책면에서는 정부의 역할이 미비하다는 것을 보여준다.