• 한국문헌정보학회지
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• 제18권
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• pp.55-98
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• 1990

This research attempts to verify the hypothesis that the workers in the small-and medium-sized industries use more informal information channels than formal ones do to get the information necessary to industrial activities. Information sources are divided by the internal and the external ones and these are sub-divided by their acquiring channels, publishers and holding institutions. It is intended to investigate the information sources according to the use frequency, age, origin and format of documents used. The degree of benefit to the workers in their practical work through the use of information sources and the use frequency of information sources by the department and years of experience are also investigated. The data to test the hypothesis was collected through the questionnaires distributed to the workers in 300 sampled firms from June 5 to June 20, The following facts have been verified as the result : 1. Workers in industries acquire information mainly through the contacts with the colleagues or superiors in their departments, and the junior workers depend more on the colleague and superiors than senior workers are. 2. Among the documents published internally, the ones from the research and development departments are mostly used. The documents issued by the worker's own departments are also frequently used and the senior workers, the more frequently use the internal publications than the junior workers do. 3. Among the internal documents stored in various places in the industries, the documents kept in the worker's own departments are used most frequently. The senior workers the more use privately owned documents than the junior workers do. 4. As far as the external channels are concerned, information is obtained mainly through suppliers of equipment and raw materials and the use frequency of information channels varies according to department. The senior workers the more receive information through supporting institution, seminar and exhibition than the junior workers do. 5. Among the external publication, the ones published by the industrial supporting institutions are heavily used and the workers in research and developments frequently use the external publications. 6. The documents held in governmental industrial institutions and industrial supporting institutions are heavily used compared with the ones stored in other external institutions. The holding places of frequently used documents vary according to the working departments. 7. The degree of benefit to practical work performance resulted from the internal information use is less than by the use of external information. 8. The documents published more than five years ago are more used than the ones of less than five years, Korean and Japanese documents are used frequently and catalogues, patents and standards are used to a great extent. The documents are used differently in accordance with work departments.

• 벤처창업연구
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.221-233
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• 2019

우리나라의 중소기업은 전체 사업체 수의 99.8%, 종사자 비중의 87.8%, 전체 생산액의 48.4%를 차지하는 등 국가경제의 근간을 형성하고 있으며, 고용창출, 기술혁신, 산업의 다양성, 지역균형개발 등 여러 측면에서 국민경제 발전에 있어서 실질적인 원동력이 되고 있다. 이로 인해 중소기업은 기술혁신을 통해서 기술역량을 확보하는 것이 더욱더 필요해졌다. 하지만 대부분의 중소기업은 자금부담 능력은 물론 R&D인력, 연구장비 등 R&D 역량이 대체적으로 부족한 실정이다. 이에 정부에서는 중소기업 지원을 위해서 정부 출연(연)을 통해 다양한 정책적 지원을 강화하고 있다. 즉, 정부출연연구소는 산업 전반의 혁신활동을 증진시키고, 기업의 기술역량을 강화하기 위해 R&D를 통해 창출된 지식과 기술을 꾸준히 시장에 제공하고 있으며, 중소 중견기업이 견실한 기업으로 도약할 수 있도록 인력지원, 장비지원/연구시설 등을 통해 기업들을 지원하는 역할을 수행하고 있다. 특히 중소기업은 국민경제에서 차지하는 비중이 높을 뿐만 아니라 정치, 경제적인 면에서도 그 영향력이 커서 중소기업의 경쟁력 제고는 지속적인 경제 성장을 위해 반드시 달성해야 할 국가적인 주요 정책목표가 되고 있다. 이러한 이유로 중소기업의 경쟁력 제고를 위해 기업을 둘러싸고 있는 환경, 전략, 조직문화 등과 같은 추상화된 개념들 사이의 관계를 구체적으로 살펴볼 필요가 있다. 본 연구는 중소 벤처기업이 지속적인 경쟁력을 유지하기 위해 외부환경과 전략, 조직구조의 일치성(fit)을 추구할 때, 중소 벤처기업의 업종별, 영업형태별로 어떠한 조직문화가 기업성과(영업이익)에 유의미한 영향을 미치는지 알아보고자 665개 기업을 대상으로 실증분석을 하였다. 삼원분산분석(3-way ANOVA)을 통해 기업성과(영업이익)에 대한 중소 벤처기업의 업종, 영업형태, 조직문화의 주효과 및 상호작용효과를 검증한 결과, 중소 벤처기업의 업종은 통계적으로 유의미한 주효과가 있는 것으로 나타났으나, 영업형태와 조직문화는 유의미한 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 중소 벤처기업의 세 가지 독립변수 간의 상호작용효과를 분석한 결과, 업종, 영업형태, 조직문화 간에는 통계적으로 유의미한 상호작용효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 구체적으로 살펴보면, ICT 서비스의 경우, B2B 기업은 관계지향적 문화, B2C 기업은 위계지향적 문화, ICT 기기의 경우는 B2B와 B2C 기업 모두 과업지향적 문화에서 기업성과가 상대적으로 높게 나타났으며, SW 기타의 경우, B2B와 B2C 기업 모두 위계지향적 문화에서 기업성과가 상대적으로 높게 나타났다. 이는 기업의 업종과 영업형태별로 적합한 조직문화가 존재한다는 것을 보여주고 있어, 향후 중소 벤처기업의 육성 및 기업성과와 관련된 촉진정책을 수립할 때 의미 있는 기초자료로 활용될 것으로 기대된다.

• 아태비즈니스연구
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.1-15
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• 2023

Purpose - This study investigates whether the inventory levels of Korean manufacturing firms increased or decreased from 2000 to 2019. We also explore the relationship between inventory levels and firm performance. Design/methodology/approach - We use panel data on KOSPI-listed firms in the manufacturing industry. We measure days in inventory as a proxy for inventory levels, and firm performance is measured by return on assets, return on sales, and EBITDA ratio. The panel data regression method is employed in our analysis. Findings - We find that days in inventory of Korean manufacturing firms significantly increased from 2000 to 2019, especially for raw materials and finished goods inventory. In addition, while days in inventory of large- and medium-sized firms were less than those of small-sized firms, the change in days in inventory of large- and medium-sized firms was positively significant over time. Moreover, the increase in days in inventory was more prevalent among industries related to foods, clothes, chemicals, and transportation. Finally, we show that the days in inventory are negatively related to firm performance. Research implications or Originality - While the Korean manufacturing industry has enormously grown over the last 20 years and managing inventory is critical in the manufacturing industry, our findings counter-intuitively show that the days in inventory of the Korean manufacturing industry had been gradually increased. We speculate that the increase in days in inventory is due to the Korean manufacturing firms' heavy reliance on global supply chains.

• 통합자연과학논문집
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.11-20
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• 2021

2019년 11월 17일, 중국 우한에서 당시 우한 바이러스라는 이름으로 한 폐렴 증상이 나타나는 감염병이 발발했다. 코로나19 (COVID-19)로 공식 명명됐으며 해당 바이러스가 전 세계 곳곳으로 퍼지면서 세계보건기구(WHO)는 감염병 최고 경고 등급인 "팬데믹(Pandemic)"을 선언을 하였다. 코로나19는 대한민국 역시도 큰 혼란에 빠뜨렸다. 이는 큰 감염자들을 낳았는데, 2020년 1월 20일에 첫 확진자가 발생했으며 여러 번의 파동을 겪으면서 감염자가 꾸준히 증가 중이고, 해가 지난 2021년도 역시 많은 코로나 확진자가 발생 중이다. 전 세계가 팬데믹 상황에 접어들면서 사람과 사람 사이에, 기업과 기업 사이에, 나라와 나라 사이에 벽이 생기면서 인간관계, 국내사업 및 산업, 해외산업까지 모든 성장이 멈추거나 하락하는 추세에 들어서면서 전반적인 사회가 많은 침체를 겪는 중이다. 이 중 우리나라의 모든 성장의 기본이 되는 중소기업과 사회에 진입하여 국가 발전에 이바지하려 하는 청년들은 구인 구직활동에 애를 먹고 있다. 코로나가 발생하기 전에도 구인·구직의 어려움이나 중소기업의 전망은 크게 좋지 못했다. 이런 상황에 코로나까지 발생하여 국가의 전반적인 경제상황이 좋지 않으니, 중소기업의 활력도 많이 감소하고, 전망도 좋지 않아 일자리도 줄여가고, 신입사원 채용도 꺼려하여 많은 어려움이 있다. 본 연구에서는 2019년을 코로나 시대 이전, 2020년을 코로나 시대 이후로 두고 코로나 시대 이전과 이후의 중소기업과 전반적 구인·구직 활동에 대해 평균 차이분석을 통해 비교해보고, 상관분석을 통해 영향을 미치고 있는지에 대해 분석한다. 이를 통해 중소기업의 전망을 우선적으로 높인 이후 기업과 정부의 정책을 통해 구인 구직을 늘리는 방향을 제시한다.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.191-197
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• 2017

본 개발은 중간 크기 미만의 외형 결함을 검출함에 있어 X-Ray 광원을 사용하는 비파괴 장비이다. 본 연구개발물의 차별성은 X-Ray광원을 이용 중소형 생산제품들의 외부결함 유무를 실시간 검사할 수 있으며 표면 방사선 누설선량에 있으면서 검사 속도제어가 가능하다. 이를 소프트웨어로 해결하였다. 또한 작업 중 작업자 안전을 위해 도어 차단이 가능하고 동시에 장비 내부 구동 영상의 획인이 가능하다는 점이다. 이런 원리로 현재는 중소형 부품에서부터 크게는 컨테이너와 같은 검사시스템의 기반 기술로 활용이 가능하다. 본 연구는 자동차 산업 외에 다른 다양한 비파괴 시장 산업에 큰 영향을 미칠 것이다. 마지막으로 개발된 비파괴 장비는 $0.2Sv{\mu}$ 하에서 제어된다는 사실은 아주 중요한 사실이다.

• Journal of Korea Trade
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• 제25권7호
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• pp.1-18
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• 2021

Purpose - In this study, we explore the relationship between the degree of internationalization (DOI) and firm performance (DOI-P) of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector. Specifically, we investigate whether the costs and benefits dynamics concerning the internationalization of SMEs differ between high-tech and non-high-tech industries. Design/methodology - We extend the prior literature on this relationship by employing 5-year data on 589 Korean SMEs in the manufacturing sector and examining the moderating impact of the industry characteristics. Our findings reveal a U-shaped relationship between the DOI and SME performance. High-tech SMEs demonstrate an inverted U-shaped relationship, whereas non-hightech SMEs exhibit a U-shaped relationship. Findings - Our findings illustrate the importance of the industry factor in testing the performance impact of the internationalization of Korean SMEs. By incorporating industry dynamics, our results indicate that the DOI-P relationship depends on the context of the industry in which an SME operates. High-tech SMEs also display a higher DOI but are outperformed by non-high-tech SMEs for the entire internationalization path, which implies that high-tech SMEs face more challenges than non-high-tech SMEs while seeking internationalization. Originality/value - The findings strongly validate that significant benefits exist for SMEs undertaking internationalization. We also employ the contextual framework contributing to increasing the understanding of the intrinsic value of internationalization and resolving the mixed results issue on the DOI-P relationship, by illustrating that the industry factor leads to different dynamics of costs and benefits of SME internationalization; it also determines the shape and direction of the relationship.

• 한국직업건강간호학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.93-103
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• 2011

Purpose: This study was conducted to assess reported industrial accidents and non-reported industrial accidents that took place in 63 small and medium sized manufacturing industries located in Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do in the year of 2009. Methods: During the period from January to December 2009, the number of industrial accidents that happened each month was examined according to the characteristics of industry, industrial accidents, workers with industrial accidents, treatment, as well as causes and treatment of the non-reported. Results: The total incidence rate of industrial accidents was 3.48%, of which only 0.31% reported. The incidence rate in packing and distribution among manufacturing workplace, and in the industry with 50~99 employees, was higher than the other groups. Of the non-reported, over 80% in required under 10 days of medical treatment, and 56% in required cost of less than 100,000 won. Kappa values were 0.771 concurrence in opinions for causes of non-reported, and 0.571 concurrence in opinions for management termination of non-reported between the employees and employer. Conclusion: It is suggested that more supportive policy and precise, nationwide survey on the actual state of industrial accidents, including non-reported cases, be implemented to efficiently manage industrial accidents.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국건축시공학회 2021년도 봄 학술논문 발표대회
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• pp.247-248
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• 2021

Recently, the government is pursuing to reduce the serious accidents in most industries, including the construction industry, by enacting laws on punishment. The accident rate tends to be depended on the size and type of construction sites, and the accidents occur frequently due to inadequate implementation of safety management system and management standards, especially, in small and medium-sized sites. This study has performed the profiling of 265,000 accident cases on construction sites by attribute analysis such as the ratio of days lost to work, and pattern of days lost to work compared to the size of the construction. It turned out that the proportion of accident cases was high mainly in small-scale construction sites, and long-term labor losses occurred. Shortly, it is necessary to establish an institutional standard for applying a realistic safety management cost calculation and management system centered on small-scale sites. Therefore, this study is expected to be used as fundamental data or guideline for developing a customized safety management and accident prevention system for a worker reflecting the conditions of a construction site in the future.

• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.396-405
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• 2024

This study analyzed the practical issues in the Serious Accident Punishment Act (SAPA) for construction sites and proposed measures to improve provisions that are detached from reality. The Act aims to prevent major accidents across various industries, with a particular emphasis on the construction sector. While the Act's intention is commendable, several significant legal flaws have emerged during its implementation. These issues were critically analyzed and strategic recommendations were proposed. Key issues include ambiguous legal definitions, the differential impact of the law on small and large businesses, and the increased administrative and managerial burdens. This study proposed specific measures to enhance the clarity of legal terminology and technology, balance the responsibilities between small and large businesses, and streamline administrative processes. Additionally, methods for effectively revising the regulations and reasonably complying with them on-site were proposed. By addressing these issues, we aim to improve the effectiveness of the law, ensure fair application, and ultimately create a safer working environment in the construction industry. The recommendations are expected to serve as valuable resources for future revisions and improvements to SAPA and contribute to the broader goal of sustainable industrial safety and development.

• World Technopolis Review
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.4.1-4.15
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• 2017

In 1995, the Republic of Korea started to establish Techno Park (TP) in order to develop the regional industry while promoting the balanced development of the land. By 2008, 18TPs were established nationwide and have become cradles for developing local industries. And recently evolved forms of TP such as Daedeok Techno Valley and Pangyo Techno Valley emerged. In addition, 19 Centers for Creative Economy and Innovation (CCEI) were established nationwide and Tech-Incubator Program for start-ups (TIPS) was introduced to support and mentor start-ups. TPs in Korea become bureaucratic in course of time, and the new trial of innovation of TP is needed. In Korea, professional TIPS-accelerators mentoring and investing start-ups have a history of only five years. But they support and mentor start-ups efficiently, and have obtained good results. In this paper, we propose that TP attract TIPS-accelerators actively and collaborate with each other to support and mentor start-ups and SMEs effectively.