• Journal of Korea Trade
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.39-55
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• 2022

Purpose - This study empirically examines the effect of the Korean government export promotion program (EPP) on small and medium-sized enterprise (SMEs) export performance using firm-level data. Unlike most previous studies that investigated some specific samples of firms, this study analyzes a vast amount of SME data of the Korean Small and Medium Business Administration over the period 2005 to 2008. Design/methodology - An endogeneity problem arises when a firm's probability of being selected is correlated with the likelihood of successfully implementing EPPs. To control for the endogeneity of the EPPs in a relatively short-period sample, we employ 2-Stage Residual Inclusion (2SRI) RE-Tobit and bivariate Tobit procedure. Findings - Analyses show that Korean government EPPs have positive significant effects on SME exports. Empirical results also show that SME export activities are significantly encouraged by R&D investment and capital intensity, but not obviously by labor productivity. Originality/value - This study provides evidence that SME capital intensity, R&D investment, and the number of workers are significant determinants to SME exporting activities, whereas per worker labor cost and employee education are not. These results imply that even for SMEs, firm size is a major factor in promoting exporting activities.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.23-56
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• 2023

To investigate the causes of Korea's growth slowdown over the past thirty years, we estimate the contributions of major developmental factors, including i) demographic factors (changes in population growth and workforce age due to the demographic transition), ii) quality-of-life-related choice factors (changes in working hours, education, and the female employment rate), iii) structural change, and iv) the effects of productivity catch-up. Our estimates show that these four groups of factors account for approximately 90 percent of the growth slowdown, with demographic factors contributing approximately 30 percent and the other three groups of factors each contributing about 20 percent. We also show that the same factors explain most of Korea's high growth in the 1980s. These results suggest that Korea's growth slowdown is basically a consequence of its successful economic development and that the high growth and subsequent slowdown can be regarded as a single process. In addition, given that the factors examined here exhibit similar patterns of change in the course of economic development of most countries, we think that our estimation results of the relationship between economic development and changes in economic growth trends could have more general implications that go beyond Korea's experience.

• 패션비즈니스
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.13-25
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• 2023

The implementation of ESG practices in the fashion industry has been accelerating, and its significance has been growing across all industries. This paper aims to examine the strategies for ESG implementation in domestic fashion brands and analyze how ESG principles are applied in the context of domestic conscious fashion. To analyze conscious fashion as a means of ESG implementation, the evaluation criteria of ESG from the Textile Fashion Policy Research Institute were utilized as analytical tools. As a result, five categories of domestic conscious fashion emerged: animal-free vegan fashion, eco-friendly plant-based vegan materials, upcycled fashion, regenerated fiber fashion utilizing waste materials, and fair trade fashion. The characteristics of these ESG practices in conscious fashion were identified with four key features. Firstly, the adoption of environmentally friendly materials demonstrates a tendency towards resource conservation, minimizing environmental degradation, and protecting ecosystems. Secondly, technology-driven circular practices are predominant in vegan and upcycled types, evident in the development of fashion materials and secondhand content. Thirdly, design practices based on scarcity incorporate characteristics of upcycling and fair trade. Lastly, the practices of social and ethical values underlie the philosophies of three types of conscious fashion. With the acceleration of ESG practices in the fashion industry and the increasing importance thereof, it is expected that domestic conscious fashion in South Korea will diversify in the future.

• 무역학회지
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.231-248
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• 2021

This study aims to examine an effective path that links the use of export promotion programs(EPPs) to the export performance of SMEs. In particular, the study focuses on what role the export innovativeness of SMEs plays between EPPs and export performance. In order to verify the conceptual model, the structural equation modeling is applied, using the data collected from a sample of 152 Korean SME exporters. The study highlights the notion that the relationship between the use of EPPs and export performance is not direct and that higher performance can be achieved through export innovativeness, the ability to reconstruct internal resources and to respond quickly to changes in the export market. The results of the empirical analysis show that EPPs partially mediate the relationship between export market-orientation and export innovativeness, and that such mediated export innovativeness continues to fully mediate the relationship between EPPs and export performance. That is, if SMEs make good use of EPPs that meet their needs, they can be encouraged to re-bundle or strengthen their existing resources and capabilities, which in turn lead to higher export performance. The study thus helps extend understanding of EPPs and export performance literature.

• 무역학회지
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.303-324
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• 2020

The objective of this study is to verify the effect of the market orientation, CEO capacity, and environmental characteristics of overseas markets on the performance of overseas expansion among the success factors of domestic overseas expansion companies. For this purpose, employees of domestic overseas companies based in the Seoul metropolitan area were surveyed, and the hypothesis test was conducted. As a result of the verification, among the contributors to overseas advancement of domestic overseas companies, the factors of CEO capacity, overseas business_education ability, market environment and market size have a significant positive effect on the financial performance of overseas expansion. However, market-oriented factors were found to have no significant effect on the financial performance of overseas expansion. Among the contributors to overseas advancement of domestic overseas companies, the market-oriented factor, the customer-oriented factor, has a significant positive effect on the non-financial performance of overseas expansion. However, factors in CEO competency and environmental characteristics in overseas markets do not have a significant positive effect on the non-financial performance of overseas expansion.

• 경영과정보연구
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• 제25권
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• pp.143-169
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• 2008

The purpose of this paper is to propose alternatives to help for the aged to implement start business as a method to recreate the aged population for their second life. There are three considerations that supports start business for the elderly. The first is to reinforce educational support system for the aged. Through the lifelong education, the aged require easy start business' information. This is not only goverment's job, a local autonomous entity is to support in the form of organic organization. The second is the maintenance of financial support system. Besides start business education, various financial support system must serve for the aged to challenge their start business enthusiastically. The last consideration is formation of start business network that joins the aged efficiently. Based on these aspects, the application for increasing elderly human resource is to consider both employment program of the aged and also start business program for them.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.392-405
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• 2019

Biogeochemical processes play an important role in ocean environments and can affect the entire Earth's climate system. Using an ocean-biogeochemistry model (NEMO-TOPAZ), we investigated the effects of changes in albedo and wind stress caused by phytoplankton in the equatorial Pacific. The simulated ocean temperature showed a slight decrease when the solar reflectance of the regions where phytoplankton were present increased. Phytoplankton also decreased the El $Ni{\tilde{n}}o$-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) amplitude by decreasing the influence of trade winds due to their biological enhancement of upper-ocean turbulent viscosity. Consequently, the cold sea surface temperature bias in the equatorial Pacific and overestimation of the ENSO amplitude were slightly reduced in our model simulations. Further sensitivity tests suggested the necessity of improving the phytoplankton-related equation and optimal coefficients. Our results highlight the effects of altered albedo and wind stress due to phytoplankton on the climate system.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.44-53
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• 2021

The paper proposes to consider information technologies and their application in the educational process as a preparation of presentation material for students of higher educational institutions. The definition and place of information technologies in the educational space are considered. The object of research of this work is the pedagogical technology of presentation of educational information, which substantiates the pedagogical technology of visualization of educational information in higher education, as well as determine its composition and structure. The practical side of pedagogical technology of educational information presentation is considered.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.241-249
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• 2024

본 연구는 의무교육에 대한 재정지출의 효율성에 미치는 영향 요인을 분석하고 있다. 중국의 의무교육도 다른 국가와 마찬가지로 주로 재정지출에 의존하고 있다. 본 연구는 우선 2006-2021년 기간 동안 중국의 31개 지역을 대상으로 의무교육에 대한 재정지출의 효율성을 추계한다. 의무교육에 대한 재정지출의 효율성은 지역경제발전 수준이 상대적으로 높은 지역이 오히려 낮게 나타나고 있으며, 지역경제발전 수준이 상대적으로 낮은 지역의 효율성이 높게 나타나고 있다. 그리고 효율성을 종속변수로 설정하고 1인당 GDP, 재정자립도, 연령구조, 재정지출의 비중, 교사의 수준을 설명변수로 설정하여 Tobit모형을 이용하여 효율성의 영향요인을 분석하였다. 분석 결과에 의하면 1인당 GDP와 재정자립도는 효율성에 통계적 유의성이 나타나지 않으며, 연령구조, 재정지출의 비중 그리고 교사의 수준은 정(+)의 통계적 유의성이 나타나고 있다.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.311-332
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• 2016

본 연구는 KS인증업체를 중심으로 KS인증시스템이 중소기업 수출성과에 미치는 영향 요인을 분석하여 국제환경에 중소기업의 수출경쟁력을 강화하는데 시사점을 제시하고자 연구를 수행하였다. 이를 검증하기 위하여 환경특성요인과 기업특성요인에 대한 선행연구를 통해 이 요인들이 KS인증시스템 표준화 요인에 영향을 미치는 것을 규명하고 KS인증시스템 표준화 요인이 수출성과에 영향을 미치는 요인을 분석하였다. 분석을 위해 SPSS 21.0을 사용하여 빈도분석, 타당성분석, 신뢰성분석, 다중회귀분석을 실시하였다. 분석결과 기업특성요인의 경영자마인드, 종업원표준인식, KS인증교육이 KS인증시스템 표준화 요인에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 KS인증시스템 표준화 요인이 수출성과에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 실증분석한 결과에 따라 중소기업에 다음과 같은 시사점을 제시할 수 있다. 첫째, 수출성과를 강화하기 위해서는 중소기업 최고경영자는 KS인증시스템에 대한 사내표준화 마인드를 고양시키는 지원이 요구된다. 둘째, 중소기업 종업원에 대한 표준화 인식이 높아질 수 있는 KS 인증 교육이 필요하다. 셋째, 제품품질 향상을 위해 ISO 인증, FTA관련 업무 사내 표준화 시스템 활용이 필요하다.