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A Study of Measures for Sustainability of Ethical Fashion Social Enterprises - Focusing on Seoul - (윤리적 패션 사회적기업의 지속가능 방안 연구 - 서울지역 패션 사회적기업을 중심으로 -)

  • Yong, Yang
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Costume
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    • v.66 no.7
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    • pp.192-208
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    • 2016
  • Due to the paradigm shift in fashion industry, its contribution to social activities and social enterprises' practice of ethical fashion has been on the rise lately. The surveillance and regulations of international community have increased in light of the betterment of working conditions and protection of the rights, and corporate social responsibility has been emphasized through consumers' interest in ethical consumption. In this regard, the fashion social enterprises' responsible and ethical management can both boost the trust in business and value-added. The study aims to propose feasible methods by exploring ways to induce support from central and local governments, which will lead to the activation of future fashion social enterprises and paradigms shift of consumers's perception and value. The sustainability of social enterprises requires management line or policies that consider social, environmental, economic, and political aspects of virtuous cycle, differentiated internally or externally. Fashion social enterprises also need ethic management and social responsibility management that are distinctive from general fashion enterprises. Thus, they will not be sustainable or differentiated unless entrepreneurial faith and role is not clear. Education and continuous promotion including upcycling are critical to build consumer base as they can make consumers spend ethically and recognize social enterprises. In addition, social education and public relations need to take place in order to internalize consumer pattern. The goal of sustainable corporate social activity is to change the awareness and become social investment that returns some profits to the society as members in line with reviewing corporate image. This can lead to establishing the foundation of securing a big comsumer market and winning the trust of the consumer's through corporate social responsibility and investment.

The Effects of Social Capital on Social Enterprise Performance (사회적 자본이 사회적 기업의 성과에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, Jun-Hee
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.644-654
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this study was to identify the elements of virtuous cycle to lay a foundation for the coevolution of corporations(organizations) and communities through corporate growth and distribution based on the social capital of social enterprises. The study aimed to categorize social capital into structural, cognitive, and relational capital and examine their effects on the economic and social performance of social enterprises. The subject companies include 250 of social enterprises registered at and certified by the Korea Social Enterprise Promotion Agency through random sampling. The study set two hypotheses and 6 particular hypotheses and performed correlation and regression analysis to empirically analyze the effects of social capital on social enterprise performance. The findings were summarized as follows: First, the study looked into the effects of social capital on economic performance and found that relational capital was proper for it. Second, the study also looked into the effects of social capital on social performance and found that relational capital was proper for it.

The Recent Trend of R&D Investment in Korean Medicine by Research Steps and Fields (연구단계와 분야에 따른 한의약 R&D 투자 동향)

  • Kwon, Soo Hyun;Kim, Dongsu;Ahn, Mi Young;Lim, Byungmook
    • Journal of Society of Preventive Korean Medicine
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.69-78
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    • 2017
  • Objectives : This study aims to analyze the public investment for Korean Medicine R&D to facilitate the future strategic planning. Methods : All government supported research projects for Korean Medicine that were invested in 2009, 2012, 2015 were searched in the NTIS (National Science & Technology Information Service) Database. Research budgets were analyzed by government departments, R&D agents, R&D steps, and research fields. CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) was derived from each Korean Medicine research field. Differences of research budgets among research fields were tested using Chi square analysis. Results : A total of 891 projects supported in 2009, 2012, and 2015 was analyzed. The amount of research budgets has increased, from 49,839 million won in 2009 to 106,536 million won in 2015 showing 13.5% of CAGR. Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning, and Ministry of Health and Welfare were the biggest sponsors in Korean Medicine R&D. Chi square analysis showed that, in this period, there were statistically significant differences of research budgets in Korean Medicine technology equipment field and infrastructure field. Conclusions : To diversify the Korean Medicine R&D, unequal research funding among government departments should be relieved, and virtuous cycle of Industry-University-Institute Collaboration in Korean Medicine need to be built.

The Effects of Entrepreneurship on Social Enterprise Performance (기업가정신이 사회적 기업의 성과에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, Jun-Hee;Kim, Sang-Wook
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.172-179
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    • 2016
  • This study examined what entrepreneurial elements of social enterprises contribute to the virtuous cycle to lay a foundation of the coevolution with communities through growth and wealth distribution. To this end, the study was started by adding the pursuit of social goals to the components of entrepreneurship, namely an innovative mind, progressive spirit, and risk sensitivity, and the effects of each of these factors on their economic performance and the social performance were examined. Within this framework, the relationships between social enterprises' performance in economic and social dimensions as dependent variables, and the entrepreneurial elements as independent variables were examined by correlation tests and regression analysis for two hypotheses and their 8 subsequent hypotheses. The results showed that the entrepreneurs' progressive spirit had a statistically meaning effect on the economic performance, and an innovative mind and risk sensitivity are influential variables for social performance.

The Review of Studies on Safety and Health Management System of the Specialized Construction Company (전문건설업 안전보건경영시스템 동향연구)

  • Kim, Se-hoon;Kang, Hwi-jin
    • Journal of Korean Society of Disaster and Security
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.41-50
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    • 2020
  • The introduction, construction, and operation of the safety and health management system of specialized construction companies have a problem incurred in the cost of introducing and operating the safety system. In addition, it is difficult to establish a virtuous cycle system to build a safety system, obtain a certification, and settle in a harsh environment that does not have technical personnel in construction safety. The purpose of this paper is to investigate and review the literature related to the safety and health management system of the construction industry and to analyze various research trends such as the actual situation. Through this, it is to find ways to improve the safety and health management system level of specialized construction companies that want to build and obtain the safety and health management system of the construction industry and specialized construction companies that are carrying out the post-assessment and extension examination after obtaining the certification.

A Study on the Operating Management Method of Capstone Design and Graduation Portfolio Using with the Small Drone or Smartphone (소형 무인기 또는 스마트폰(smartphone)을 활용한 종합 설계 교과와 졸업 작품 제작 활동의 운영 방안 연구)

  • Chang, Eun-Young;Yoon, Seok-Beom
    • Journal of Practical Engineering Education
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 2016
  • In this paper, the proceedings and core procedures that involved the role of advisor to the theme, the set up rule of students, and complete the work steps involved in configuring graduate work that the overall design curriculum and graduation standards are summarized. The one or two students are designated as one team, and by the designated professor was conducted a discussion and technical guidance. Among various topics from 2011 to 2015, some specific results configured using a small drone and smartphones are presented. The survey are compared the activity results for the participating students in one major each in 2011 and 2015 and analyzed. Based on this review for improvement next year notes, it forms a continuous improvement, and has converged talents with passion and challenging spirit, sharing a plan to form a virtuous cycle that is associated with positive employment and entrepreneurship.

Income-led Growth and Legacy of the Korean Welfare Regime (소득주도성장과 한국 복지체제의 유산 : 분배와 성장의 선순환을 만들 수 있을까?)

  • Yoon, Hong-Sik
    • 한국사회정책
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.243-280
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    • 2018
  • This paper examines the discussion on the income-led growth known as the core economic strategy of Moon's administration in terms of Korean welfare regime. Although the income-led growth strategies have presented various issues, the income-led growth strategy seems to be a timely alternative discourse that emphasizes the demand side, considering supply-oriented growth strategies have caused long-term recession and deepening of inequality. It is important that the income-led growth strategy places social expenditures as an important growth engine for virtuous cycle of production and consumption. However, this paper has confirmed that simply raising wages and increasing social expenditure do not increase the aggregate demand and production. Moreover, empirical studies have shown that the inclusion of external sectors and liabilities into the analysis weakens the wage-led growth of the Korean economy. For this reason, this study concluded that the government's sophisticated policy intervention is necessary for the increase of real wages and social spending to be economic growth.

Moon Administration's ICT Startup Policy (문재인 정부의 ICT창업정책)

  • Shin, Jin
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.22 no.11
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    • pp.1495-1504
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    • 2018
  • The Moon administration has proposed three major directions for startup growth: the creation of a new environment, active investment, and the creation of a virtuous cycle in venture investment. The policy is progressive but not sufficient to create a startup innovation boom in the current Korean economic environment. ICT Startup support policies must pay more attention to the product release stage. For growth of startups and small businesses it is important to establish a close value chain to secure competitiveness in the global market. It is necessary to secure a bridgehead to advance into the global market, including technical cooperation with large companies and joint advancement overseas. The final goal of the startup policy should be the continuous growth of the national economy and the expansion of employment. The establishment of fair trade and the strengthening of the startup ecosystem are important to foster a startup-friendly environment. Funding programs requires a shift from general support to enhanced choice and focus.

From a Developmentalist Welfare State to a Social Investment State: A Case Study of Japan (발전주의 복지국가에서 사회투자국가로: 일본 사례를 중심으로)

  • Kwon, Soon-mee
    • 한국사회정책
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.231-257
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    • 2018
  • Japan has generally been considered as the developmentalist welfare state. However, Japan has recently been transformed into a social investment state. Although it still has a developmentalist characteristics with its institutional path dependence, the new social and economic challenges derived from the new social risks such as low birth rates and aging population forced Japan to adopt a new welfare state strategy. The paradigm shift in terms of welfare state strategy was launched by the Third Way positioning of the Democratic party government and succeed to the Second Stage of Abenomics under the Third Abe Cabinet. This paper argues that the welfare state paradigm shift towards a social investment state in Japan is not limited to the Japan's Plan for Dynamic Engagement of All Citizens for a virtuous cycle of growth and distribution, but expands its scope to include the work-family balance policies such as labor market activation for women and public caring for children.

A Case Study of SW Expert Training Platform Based on International Cooperation: HRD Center in Cambodia

  • Hong, Jaehyun;Oh, Nayoung;Lee, Junghwan
    • Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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    • v.25 no.3
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    • pp.43-54
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    • 2018
  • In recent years, international cooperation has become important not only at the humanitarian level but also at the socio-economic level. As a result, major foreign countries are increasing capital-intensive international cooperation. In this environment, Korea needs to look for differentiated international cooperation plans centered on sustainable talent cultivation and move away from capital-based international cooperation. In this study, we analyzed the case of HRD (Human Resource Development) center in Cambodia as an international cooperation model between industry-academia-college for training software (SW) workforce. The HRD Center in Cambodia is an educational institution that fosters SW talent and can be viewed as an international cooperation model that can influence the ICT industry in Cambodia as an educational platform. In fact, 190 people who have been hired so far have entered various fields. 97% of graduates have been satisfied with HRD center and 90% of them are willing to recommend the center. In particular, as highlighted in the case study, the HRD Center has had a positive effect on not only cultivating self-initiated learning-based SW talent, but also formulating positive image of Korea and Korean companies thereby facilitating entry into the global market. The HRD Center in Cambodia has developed a virtuous cycle of fostering human resources, providing education, advancing industry and building a cooperative network. Korea has transformed into a platform for international cooperation and human resource development and education by providing active support and aid. This case study will be utilized as a new model of international cooperation with SW expert training platform for Korea.