• 무역상무연구
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• 제56권
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• pp.57-76
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• 2012

As globalization accelerates and the trade environment rapidly changes, a more prepared trade workforce is required for the business world. The trade department is an important educational institution that educates and trains future trade talent. Thus, in the evolving trade environment, their role has significant implications for the economic growth of Korea. The present paper is a comparative study of the importance of the university education system in terms of the trade work force through the Person-Organization fit (P-O fit) perspective. We observe that the American trade education system is more oriented to meet and reflect the needs from the real world. It contains a support structure through various governmental organizations that offer financial incentives as well as educational opportunities through internships and other hands-on experiences. The trade education systems in universities in Korea are still static by comparison and are recommended to implement changes that will give students more practical exposure to trade. The governmental and business sectors are also encouraged to support universities in achieving these goals through building a strong cooperative network with university trade departments.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.151-155
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• 2015

The study was designed to identify any trends of injury type as it relates to the age and trade of construction workers. The participants for this study included any individual who, while working on a heavy and highway construction project in the Midwestern United States, sustained an injury during the specified time frame of when the data were collected. During this period, 143 injury reports were collected. The four trade/occupation groups with the highest injury rates were laborers, carpenters, iron workers, and operators. Data pertaining to injuries sustained by body part in each age group showed that younger workers generally suffered from finger/hand/wrist injuries due to cuts/lacerations and contusion, whereas older workers had increased sprains/strains injuries to the ankle/foot/toes, knees/lower legs, and multiple body parts caused by falls from a higher level or overexertion. Understanding these trade-related tasks can help present a more accurate depiction of the incident and identify trends and intervention methods to meet the needs of the aging workforce in the industry.

• 무역학회지
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.25-42
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• 2019

This research examined the mediation effect of Workforce Agility (WA) on the relationship between environmental uncertainty and operational performance. We manipulated the control variables that are known to be affected by employment flexibility. Employment flexibility is caused by idiosyncratic characteristics of Korean port system. The analysis was tested by Baron & Kenny's method. The result indicates that each path of the proposed model is significant. Furthermore, the mediation effect was checked with the Sobel Test. The research revealed that environment uncertainty poses an indirect effect on operational performance. Both supply/demand uncertainty and technological uncertainty affected operational performance through the mediation effect of WA. Most of the distribution centers located in Busan Newport Distripark are operated in a bimodal labor (human resource) system which includes both permanent employees (workers) and temporary employees (workers). This empirical research provides theoretical and managerial implications by suggesting ways to increase efficiency in distribution center operation through WA enhancement, and to improve the unloading labor system.

• Journal of Korea Trade
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.68-82
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• 2020

Purpose - This study investigates the impact of inland port development in China on the promotion of bilateral trade flows between China and South Korea. Design/methodology - The probable association between the establishment of inland ports and Sino-Korea trade was estimated using gravity models. In this regards, two sets of data were collected. The first dataset consists of the baseline variables of a gravity model, while the second one includes variables of logistics infrastructure development. The indicators of logistics infrastructure development include inland ports, the amount of government expenditure on transport infrastructure, the lengths of roads and railways, the number of trucks and the number of logistics industry workforce. Findings - The results show that inland port development has a positive impact on facilitating bilateral trade between China and South Korea. However, the positive association holds only for Chinese regions with a large trade volume and a proximity to seaports. In other regions, the impact of inland ports is not statistically significant. Originality/value - To the best knowledge of the authors, this study is the first attempt to explore the economic impact of inland ports in China. In addition, the findings in this paper provide both policy and managerial implications for the future development of inland ports, such as the strategic location of inland ports and integrated intermodal operations.

• 무역학회지
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.15-24
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• 2019

The study conducted an empirical analysis of the impact of FDI on economic growth in four Asian countries: China, India, Vietnam and Korea. With panel data for the 1990-2017 period, the research model was developed for foreign direct investment (FDI), export amount (EX), government expenditure (G), exchange rate (EXR), and labourable population (L). The panel analysis results show that the increase in FDI, exports, government expenditure, labourable population significantly increased economic growth. The comparison analysis for each country revealed that FDI, exports and government expenditure significantly affect economic growth in China, that exports and government expenditure significantly affect economic growth in Korea, that FDI significantly affected economic growth in Vietnam, and that the increase in the workforce contributed to economic development in India. This paper characterized the different factors of economic growth in the four Asian countries. These results suggest that setting economic priorities to suit the specific economic conditions of each country is a shortcut to more efficient economic growth.

• 아태비즈니스연구
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.79-100
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• 2011

본고에서는 주로 무역인력양성과 관련된 연구와 인천지역 무역업체를 표본으로 한 실태조사를 통하여 기업현장에서 요구하는 무역인력과 무역관련 교과목의 교육과정을 재설계를 한다는데 주안점을 주었다. 이를 통해 무역관련업의 맞춤형 인력양성의 기본방향은 "교육과정이수 = 취업"이라는 구조식이어야 하며, 이러한 구조식하에 지역의 실업을 해소하고 더 나아가 각종 협회의 연간 고용수요를 추정하여 교육과정을 개설한다면 협회와의 맞춤형 교육과정으로서 WIN-WIN할 수 있는 방안을 수립하는 것이다. 또한 대학에서 무역인력 양성하기 위해서는 산업계 수요에 부응하는 교육체계 수립은 물론 대학구성원의 지속적인 노력이 있어야 하며, 이를 위해서는 대학구성원(무역학과 교수 중심)이 산업계의 요구를 분석하고 이를 기반으로 한 교육과정의 수립을 통해 보다 능동적인 대학 교과과정 운영이 되도록 하여야 한다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.272-276
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• 2021

This brief report aims to establish the keyword content of studies on occupational health and safety-the key framework of the world of work in the trade and health domain. Data were collected from the SCOPUS database, focusing on articles on occupational health and safety and related keywords, with an emphasis on abstracts and titles. Data were analyzed and summarized based on keywords included from the MeSH database. There were 24,499 manuscripts in the domain and 1,346 (5.40%) occupational health-related keywords, including those that overlapped. The most frequently referenced occupational health-related keyword was "occupational health" (452 articles), followed by "occupational safety" (141 articles). There were fewer keywords on occupational health in the trade and health literature. As the world of work has been prioritized because of the recent new normal of work life since the COVID-19 pandemic, examining the focus of occupational health priorities within the global perspective is crucial.

• 한국재난정보학회 논문집
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.242-257
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• 2012

우리나라의 인구변화의 양상은 사망률의 감소, 평균수명의 연장으로 고령화, 여성화 추세이며, 더불어 출산율의 저화와 고령화 인구의 비율이 더욱 증가되고 있다. 어려운 인력수급으로 건설노무자는 외국인에 의해 충원되고 있으며 미국, 유럽, 중국 등과 FTA의 체결로 노동집약적 산업이 쇠퇴하면 건설노무자의 일자리는 지속적으로 줄어들게 된다. 이것은 건설 기능인력의 부족현상과 기능 인력의 노무비 증가로 국가의 경제적 사회적 환경에 중대한 영향을 주어 건설업 생산성 저하의 주요 요인이 되고 있다. 따라서 이 연구는 건설업 생산성을 위해 최근 자료로부터 국내 건설경기 동향, 산업별 생산성 지수, 산업별 취업자 추이, 연령 계층별 기능인력 추이, 여성 기능 인력 추이, 노동시간 추이, 외국노동자 인력 추이, 건설업의 수주동향 분석, 업체규모별 수주동향, 건설경영분석지표로부터 노동생산성에 관한 종업원 1인당 부가가치 분석으로 건설업생산성 발전전망을 제시하였다.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.307-327
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• 2015

대학 무역교육에 현장실무지식과 현장실습을 접목하는 교육 방식이 활성화되고 있는 현상은 무역인력의 질적 수준 향상에 큰 기여를 하고 있다. GTEP, LINC, 학과 또는 강의 단위 산학협력형 무역교육 등을 전부 조사하여 분석한 결과 해외전시회 참가를 중심으로 중소기업의 수출성과 확대에 실질적인 기여를 하고 있다. 산학협력을 경험한 학생이 졸업 후 해당 기업에 취업하면서 청년취업 문제가 해소되고 중소기업에 맞춤형 무역인력을 공급할 수 있는 연쇄적인 성과도 나타나고 있다. 산학협력 무역교육을 경험한 대학생 100명을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시한 결과 정보화 능력, 외국어 능력이 가장 높게 나타났고 제품/기술에 대한 지식이 가장 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 산학협력을 통해 해외시장에 진출한 50개 기업을 대상으로 조사한 결과 수출성과 달성에는 산학협력 방식의 대학생 무역교육 후 수료생의 역량 향상이 성공요인으로 나타났다.

• 무역학회지
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.187-199
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• 2019

Vietnam's economic growth has progressed rapidly since Doi Moi. Vietnam is a key driving force for global economic growth on behalf of China. Therefore, this study analyzed the factors of Vietnam's economic growth by using time series variables after Doi Moi. Study results show that educational expenditures affect ODA in the short term. In the long run, GDP and FDI are causally related to ODA. Based on the above findings, it can be seen that FDI and ODA played a significant role in Vietnam's economic growth. This finding suggests that in order for Vietnam's economy to grow further, the capital market should be more open to foreigners so that FDI and ODA can flow more smoothly. Since the inflow of FDI is also linked to educational expenditure, it is important to understand that the workforce is being upgraded in the Vietnamese labor market.