• 한국정보시스템학회지:정보시스템연구
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.183-210
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• 2009

This study investigated the degrees of knowledge management processes according to the levels of social capital(i.e., inter-departmental communication, trust, cooperation and integration) as well as information technology(IT) infrastructure(i.e., knowledge storage and transfer IT, and knowledge search IT) in Korean manufacturing firms. We also demonstrated the differences in organizational performance under various degrees of knowledge management processes. Through cluster analysis with social capital variables, we classified sample firms into five groups; 'the highest firms', 'higher firms', 'middle firms', 'lower firms', and 'the lowest firms'. It was also observed that the degrees of knowledge management processes and organizational performance in 'the highest firms' is the highest. With a structural equation modeling technique, the causal relationships among social capital, IT infrastructure, knowledge management processes, and organizational performance were confirmed. Hence, it is concluded that social capital and IT infrastructure have direct effects on knowledge management processes, and indirectly influence organizational performance through the degrees of knowledge management processes.

• 품질경영학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.76-93
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• 1992

The purpose of this study, by surveying the status of firms, measurement-related investment and the defect rate, is to analyze the effect of measurement-related investment and to propose a scheme of efficient measurement-related investment which reduces the defect rate. For this project we obtain the data of the status of the measurement-related investment and the defect rate of 928 firms in Korean manufacturing industry by mailing survey. One of our results shows that the firms which have measurement standard laboratory, i.e, which invest in measurement-related area comparatively high, have the defect rate about 0.8% lower than those firms which don't have measurement standard laboratory. Also we find that the small-and-middle size firms have worse measurement-related facility than the large firms and the firms in the heavy-chemical industry have higher measurement-related investment effect than the firms in the light industry.

• 한국IT서비스학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.309-333
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• 2012

Recently, emergence of smart-phones and Social Networking Service(SNS) would offer the market environment changes and the opportunities for new business. For the case analysis comprehensive survey were implemented. And those data were analyzed along the research framework. The late-comer firms offered differential services, maintained creative and opened corporate culture, shoed learning capabilities which means absorption and organization of external knowledge, innovative efforts to control the insurgents than early-mover firms. When we analyze these phenomena along the developmental stages of late-comer, we can perceive that the stage of late-comers firms were moving from the "tracing the path" stage to "jumping the path" stage which means the creating capabilities were more or less enhanced and the firms become more stable in terms of business operation. In business model, early-mover firms showed clear definition for each business element, especially the revenue structure, while late-mover firms seemed unstable or unclear revenue structure.

• 기술혁신연구
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.1-25
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• 2005

This Paper examines the effect of IT knowledge and IT communication on the operational performance of small firms. Small firms which could be defined firms with less than 50 people in total lags behind medium and large firms in computerization. In order to fill up the computerization gap resulted from size differences, Korean government has been promoting the 'Networking Small Firms' project since 2001. Survey data with 698 small firms in Korea, we could find that If knowledge and IT communication significantly contributed to the operational performance of small firms. Internal process performance is affected by individual IT knowledge, traditional communication, and e-mail communication. Customer performance is affected by above three factors, organizational IT knowledge and internet/EDI communication. Interestingly, financial performance is not affected by traditional communication but only IT knowledge and IT communication.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.61-81
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• 2015

Investment in research and development (R&D) is critical in the information technology (IT) firms, where newer and better technology is a quintessential goal that directly affects innovation and competitive advantage. This study investigates how R&D investment influences firm performance and value, and how the effect of R&D investment differs between IT hardware and software firms. We also analyze the relationship between firm age and R&D investment in order to identify learning effects on continuous R&D investment. The empirical investigation in this study, based on longitudinal archival data from 2001 to 2010, found a significant effect of R&D investment on firm performance in IT firms. Further, this study demonstrates causal relationship between firm age, and verifies that learning effects are present in R&D investment. Moreover, the results are found to differ between IT hardware and IT software firms.

• 아태비즈니스연구
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.135-155
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• 2022

Purpose - The purpose of this study is to examine how a broad palette of government support measures and firms' membership in government-developed clusters are related to firms' openness in innovation processes. Design/methodology/approach - Empirically, this study analyzes the Korea Innovation Survey 2018 data on the innovation activities of 1,450 Korean R&D-active manufacturing firms in a three-year period from 2015 through 2017. Findings - The results suggest that firms engage in open innovation to a greater extent--as measured by the breadth of external collaborating partners and of the utilized external sources of knowledge--when they are provided with a broader palette of government support measures and are located in government-developed clusters. However, the effect of diverse government support measures is attenuated for firms located in these clusters. Research implications or Originality - This study contributes to the innovation literature by illuminating how firms' open innovation can be understood in a national innovation system. Moreover, it provides valuable implications for firms seeking to obtain government support and collaborate with others.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.674-680
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• 2013

본 연구는 유동성 제약이 가족기업과 비가족기업의 투자 지출에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지에 대해 실증분석 하였다. 가족기업은 위험회피성향이 크고 기업의 성과와 명성을 중시하여 대리인 비용이 적을 것으로 예상되어 현금흐름이나 유동성 제약이 투자에 미치는 영향이 작을 것으로 기대 되었다. 유동성 제약이 기업 투자지출에 가족기업과 비가족기업이라는 지배구조 형태 별로 어떻게 달리 영향을 미치는가를 분석하기 위하여, 644 개의 한국거래소 상장기업에 대하여 2000년부터 2010년 까지 기업 재무 테이터를 사용하여 시계열 횡단면 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 분석결과, 가족기업에서 현금흐름변수는 투자지출에 영향을 미치지 못한 반면, 비가족기업에서는 현금흐름 변수가 매우 민감하게 양의 영향을 주고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 현금흐름이 감소하여 유동성 제약에 직면하면 대리인 문제가 큰 비가족기업의 경우 투자는 크게 감소하나, 대리인 문제가 크지 않은 가족기업에서는 투자지출이 유동성 제약에 영향을 받지 않는다는 것을 시사한다. 이러한 연구로부터의 의의는 현금흐름에 대한 투자의 민감도가 기업의 유동성 제약 여부를 나타내는 유용한 지표가 될 수 있다는 점이다.

• 경영과학
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.83-100
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• 2015

We analyze a duopoly competition when two firms face input cost increases. The objective of this study is to determine the firms' optimal strategy between a price increase and downsizing under conditions of a spatially differentiated market and consumers' diminishing utility on the product size. We develop a theoretical model of two competing firms offering homogenous products using the standard Hotelling model to determine how firms' optimal strategies change when facing input cost increases. In this paper, there are two types of duopoly competitions: symmetric and asymmetric. In the symmetric case, the two firms have the same marginal cost and are producing and selling identical products. In the asymmetric case, the two firms have different marginal costs. The results show that the optimal strategy decision depends on the size of the input cost increase and the cost differences between the two firms. We find that when two firms are asymmetric (i.e., they have different marginal costs), the two firms might choose asymmetric pairs of strategies in equilibrium under certain conditions. When the cost differences between the two firms are sufficiently large and the cost increase is sufficiently small, the cost leader chooses price increase, and the cost-disadvantaged firm chooses downsizing in equilibrium. This asymmetric strategy reduces price competition between two firms, and consumers are better off. When the cost differences between the two firms are sufficiently large, downsizing is the dominant strategy for the cost-disadvantaged firm. The cost-disadvantaged firm finds it more profitable to reduce the product size than to increase its price to reduce price competition, because consumers prefer downsizing to price increases. This paper might be a good starting point for further analytical research in this area.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.224-229
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• 2009

본 연구는 DEA 기법과 Malmquist Index를 이용하여 2003년 방카슈랑스 제도 도입 이후인 2004년부터 2007년까지의 손해보험 회사들의 효율성과 생산성 변화를 측정하였다. 본 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, CCR 효율성은 기술효율성을 나타내는데, 2004년부터 2007년까지의 CCR 효율성 결과를 살펴보면 매년 ECR 효율성이 1인 손해보험회사는 10개 손해보험 회사 가운데 1개 회사이다. 둘째, BCC 효율성은 순수기술효율성을 나타내는데, 2004년의 경우 BBC 효율성이 1인 손해보험회사는 10개 손해보험회사 가운데 5개 회사이고, 2005년의 경우 5개 회사, 2006년의 경우 4개 회사, 2007년의 경우 4개 회사로 나타났다. 셋째, 규모의 수익가변과 관련하여 2004년의 경우 DRS는 5개 회사, 2005년의 경우 DRS는 5개 회사 로 나타났다. 2006년의 경우 DRS는 6개 회사로 나타났고, 2007년의 경우 DRS는 6개 회사로 나타났다. 넷째, Malmquist Index를 통한 생산성 변화를 살펴보면 2004년부터 2005년까지의 평균이 0.99로 1보다 작으므로 생산성 감소가 이루어졌고, 2005년부터 2005년까지의 평균은 1,04, 2006년부터 2007년까지의 평균은 1.06으로 1보다 크므로 생산성 향상이 이루어졌음을 알 수 있다.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제27권9_10호
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• pp.1081-1092
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• 2003

The purpose of this study was to identify the current situation of textiles and apparel firms in the overseas markets and to examine the relationship between firms' characteristic(i.e., sales volume) and international marketing strategies. A random sample of 311 textiles and apparel firms were selected. The survey design method was used to test conceptual framework. Adjusted response rate was 33.4%(n=115). Descriptive analysis (i.e., frequency, percent) and $\chi$$^2$-test were used for data analysis. About the current situation of textiles and apparel firms in the overseas markets, the motivation for international market entry was highly found to expand their operation from domestic to international market, and most firms were found to be involved with OEMs(Original Equipment Manufacturers) as an entry mode for international market. China and US market were the most popular market among Korean textiles and apparel firms. Product differentiation strategy, pricing strategy based on manufacturing cost and buyer's offering price, place strategy using foreign buyers and participating a few international exhibition were frequently used among Korean textiles and apparel firms for international marketing. Among textile firms, sales volume was related to product strategies(product development), price strategy(buyer's offer) and place strategy(channel). Among apparel firms, product strategy(product labeling), price strategy(price satisfaction). The findings of this can be used when Korean textiles and apparel firms do strategic planning and evaluate the international marketing strategies. Also information and results of this study may assist policy makers to develop better ideas and strategies for textiles and apparel industry.