• 한국경제지리학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.395-414
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• 2015

최근 자본주의의 신자유주의적 확대에 따른 문제 극복을 위해 사회적 경제, 협동조합 등이 대안으로 다양하게 논의되고 있다. 이들은 지역에 기초한 공동체 경제를 공통적으로 강조하는데, 대다수 국가들은 자신들의 상황에서 이용 가능한 지역 자원에 기반한 경제 활동을 발전시켜온 경험과 제도를 가지고 있어 다양한 모습을 드러낸다. 최근 한국에서의 대안 경제 논의는 경제 위기 대응책으로 서구의 경험과 제도에 치중하고 있어, 국내의 소지역 경험을 세계 다른 지역의 보편적 원리와 더불어 검토해 볼 필요가 있다. 제주는 공동체 경제 사례로 마을 공동어장을 공유재에 기반한 지속가능한 공동체 경제 이시돌 목장을 생산과 복지를 포괄하는 협동조합형 지역발전 경험을 가지고 있다. 국내의 지역 공동체 경제 사례를 외국의 경험과 더불어 찾아보는 노력은 대안 경제에 대한 구체적 이해를 도모하고 실천적으로 다른 지역에 적용할 때 발생할 수 있는 시행착오를 줄이며 성공 가능성을 높이는 기회를 제공해 줄 것이다.

• 아태비즈니스연구
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.25-35
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• 2018

Research addressing international new ventures' social responsibility activities is scarce. Specifically, researchers have little account for the effects of an international new venture's social responsibility efforts on the outcomes of relationships with local customers in emerging economies. Against this background, we attempt to extend the boundaries of an understanding of the effects of international new ventures' social responsibility engagement on local customers' loyalty through customer trust and customer identification in emerging economies. Based mainly on the stakeholder theory and the relationship marketing theory, our study conceptualize two facets of international new ventures' social responsibility efforts: ethical and philanthropic corporate social responsibility engagement. In addition, we identify positive customer relationship-building mechanisms for each facet. Furthermore, our study presents an empirically testable propositions that would explain how international new ventures' social responsibility efforts influence the outcomes of relationships with local customers in emerging economies. Finally, this manuscript provides a discussion of the present study' implications for theory and practice and limitations that naturally lead to future research on international new ventures' social responsibility activities in developing economies.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.11-20
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• 2013

This Study includes the information of integrated discussion and economies of scale on local governments' sewerage treatment plant through translog function based on the reality reports of sewerage treatment plant operation published by Ministry of Environment and sewerage statistics data from 2005 to 2010. Based on analysis results from the data of 35 local governments in Jeollanamdo and Jeollabukdo, which are selected as pilot project areas of sewerage facility integration by Ministry of Environment and have low percent of sewered population, it shows the existence of economies of scale. The economies of scale on sewerage treatment show the loss of approximately 22,211 thousand ton/day in sewage treatment, it is 1.7 times compared to the average treatment amount of 35 local governments as of 2010. It means the economies of scale can be achieved by lowering operation cost along with large scale integration in installation, operation and maintenance due to the features of sewerage industry as one of network industry.

• 산경연구논집
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2024

Purpose: This study aims to explore the significance and potential strategies for revitalizing local currency systems. Designed for use within specific regions or communities, local currencies play a crucial role in supporting and revitalizing local economies. By promoting local consumption and supporting local businesses, local currencies contribute to economic growth and job creation at the community level. Research design, data and methodology: The research methodology involves a comprehensive review of existing literature and various case studies to analyze the effectiveness and sustainability of local currencies. The literature review investigates the theoretical background and diverse implementation cases of local currencies, while the case studies identify the success factors and challenges faced by actual local currency initiatives. Results: This paper confirms that local currencies contribute to economic growth and job creation at the community level by promoting local consumption and supporting local businesses. Additionally, this study investigates the economic, social, and environmental impacts of local currencies. Conclusion: In conclusion, this study analyzes the challenges faced by local currency systems and proposes strategies to enhance their effectiveness and sustainability. These strategies are expected to provide practical assistance in the development and implementation of local currencies, contributing to the revitalization of local economies and the sustainable development of local communities.

• 한국의류산업학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.22-33
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• 2018

The aim of the research study is to carve sustainable business strategies for the fashion communities in Ethiopia and Ukraine which are suffering today due to ever-increasing share of fast fashion consumerism. Fashion houses and international brands propagandize sustainability and consumption for better consumer base, where as originally sustainable local-based craftsmen still stay in the shade. Four communities/local designers are selected from the countries through the method of purposive sampling. Qualitative analysis is the basis of the research as we performed personal interviews and in-depth analysis of the communities to diagnose the problems and subsequently devise the solutions. In this research, we have studied and analyzed the problems faced by hereditary communities and ethnic designers in small and medium scale enterprise sector from two emerging economies. After the grounding the difficulties faced we advised strategies for sustainable future growth to the companies. The current academic literature on small and medium scale enterprises highlights the problems and solutions for general industry sectors. This paper brings attention to fashion communities and designers who promote national heritage and are struggling to survive in emerging economies due to industrialization and globalization. Moreover the comparison of the two geographies is unique in nature.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.831-842
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• 1996

Demand for high quality medical care has recently been increasing in step with high level of income and education. Patients prefer the use of large general hospitals to small community hospitals. Large hospitals, usually located at urban area, expand their capacities to cope with the increasing demand, therefore, they easily secure revenue necessary for growth and development of hospitals. However, small community hospitals are facing with serious financial difficulties caused from the reduction of patients in one hand and the inflation of cost in another. If small rural hospitals were closed, the closure would have negative impacts on local economies in addition to the decrease in access to medical care. Community leaders should have an insight on the contribution of community hospitals to local economies. They could make a rational decision on the hospital closure only with the understanding of hospital's contribution to the community. This study is designed to develop an economic model to estimate the contribution of rural hospital to local economies, and also to apply this model with a specific hospital. The contribution of a hospital to local economies consists of two elements, direct effect and multiplier effects. The direct impacts include hospital's local purchasing power, employee's local purchasing power, and the consumption of patients coming from outside the community. The direct impact induces multiplication effect in the local economy. The seed money invested to other industries grows through economic activities in the region. This study estimated the direct effect with the data of expenditure of the case hospital. The total effect was calculated by multiplied the direct effect with a multiplier. The multiplier was drown from the ratio of marginal propensity of income and expenditure. Beside the estimation of the total impacts, the economic effect from the external resources was also analyzed by the use of the ratio of patients coming outside the region. The results are as follows. 1. The direct economic contribution of the hospital to the local economy is 1,104 million won. 2. The value of multiplier in the region is 2.976. 3. The total economic effect is 3,286 million won, and the multiplication effect is 2,182 million won. 4. The economic contribution from the external resources is 245 million won which is 7.5% of the total economic effect.

• 국제지역연구
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.175-201
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• 2014

본 논문은 연구개발투자의 지방경제에 대한 효과와 관련한 논문이다. 연구개발투자는 구체적으로 피투자자의 고용증대와 생산성 증대를 통해 지역경제에 기여한다. 투자를 받은 기업과 기관(피투자자)은 증가된 생산성과 매출액, 고용증가로 만족할 수 있다. R&D 차원에서는 중앙정부 R&D 펀드나 기업의 자체투자 등이 해당된다. 혁신은 기업 내에서만 존재하는 것이 아니라 regional innovation도 연구대상이며 연구개발투자가 한 지역에서 중앙정부 펀드건 기업체 자금이건 진행되면 지역 내 연구 인력, 연구기관 등이 작동되고 성과로 지역 내에 특허, 지적 재산권 등이 증가될 것으로 가정할 수 있다. 좀 더 진전된 긍정적인 효과는 지역산업과 내재적인 관계에서 출발한다. 이 연구는 한국의 panel 데이터를 사용하여 연구개발투자의 지방경제에 대한 효과와 관련한 실증분석 사항이다. Lag 종속변수를 가진 Autoregressive 모형을 통해 Dynamic Panel 추정치가 구해졌으며, Da Silva 방법을 사용하여 혼합된 Variance-component moving average error process가 추정되었다. 연구개발투자는 지역의 생산성을 향상시키는 데 매우 중요한 요소이며 효과의 크기는 한국경제 역사에서 기간에 크게 의존한다.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.188-213
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• 2020

Various information and communication technologies (ICT) and electronic government (e-Government) projects have been planted in hopes of economic and social growth in developing economies. These types of ventures usually involve working in societies with their own unique cultures in various aspects that often cause "custom ways" of planning, implementing, coordinating, and controlling in IT projects, thus playing a grand role in determining the success of IT projects. Due to a lack of understanding of local cultural factors and a deficiency of cultural risk evaluation models, however, many IT projects especially in the context of developing economies face failure. This study investigates the major cultural factors involved in IT projects and their effects on IT projects in developing economies. The framework is validated using the United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) information and communication technology (ICT) and e-Government project cases of two countries in Central Asia, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. This study will help project managers develop management practices and strategies associated with the cultural factors they face during the various stages of their IT projects in their specific contexts.

• 국제지역연구
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.209-234
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• 2016

This study examines the effects of exporter agglomeration on purely local firms' decision to undertake internationalization and the resultant performance enhancement from internationalization using propensity score matching and difference-in-differences approach. We find that the likelihood of starting to export is higher when purely local firms are located in a region with a higher level of exporter agglomeration, as positive externalities allow them to overcome insufficient internal resources and reduce the large initial foreign market entry costs. We also find that newly exporting firms are more likely to experience greater performance enhancement from exporting when they are locate in a region with a lower level of exporter agglomeration.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.59-90
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• 2020

U.S. monetary policy has been claimed to generate global spillover and to destabilize other small open economies. We analyze the effects of certain identified U.S. monetary shocks on gross capital flows in the Korean economy using the local projection method. Consistent with previous results on other small open economies, we initially confirm that U.S. interest rate hikes are dynamically correlated with foreign outflows and residents' inflows. That is, not only are they correlated with withdrawals by foreigners but they are also correlated with those by domestic (Korean) investors. The results are mostly driven by portfolio flows. Second, however, the marginal response to a U.S. monetary policy shock is, on average, subdued if we focus on the sample periods after the Global financial crisis of 2007-2008 (henceforth, global financial crisis). We conjecture a possible reason behind the change, an institutional change related to financial friction. If the degree of pledgeability of the value of net worth increases, the marginal responses by both investors would drop with a U.S. monetary policy shock, consistent with our findings.