• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.43 no.1
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• pp.287-301
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• 2012

This article analyzes the costs and benefits of the seven individuals centers of Foreign Research Information Center. Results of the investment feasibility analysis based on 30 years time span show that 0.99 of BCR (Benefit-Cost Ratio), 5.49% of IRR (Internal Rate of Return), and -507 million Won of NPV (Net Present Value). Sensibility analysis suggests that BCR can be influenced by the journal usage, social rate of discount, and elimination of the duplicate journal among individual centers.

• International Area Studies Review
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.293-319
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• 2008

Medium and small-sized venture firms as well as multinational companies pay liabilities of foreignness. We defined these costs as three different factors which are liability of handicaps(deficit of time, money, experience and, increase of financial risk), overseas market entry costs(information gathering costs, network building costs, marketing costs, channelling costs, monitoring costs), internationalization preparing costs(forecasting and market research of local markets, ex-ante cooperation with local firms), and then empirically tested how each of these factors affects on their business performances. The more important both Taiwanese and Korean firms consider liability of handicaps, the more bigger they pay overseas market entry costs(H1). On the contrary, the more important they consider overseas entry costs, the more they focus on internationalization preparation(H4) and get the better business performances(H5). The more important Korean firms consider liability of handicaps, the bigger they focus on internationalization preparation, on the contrary, the less Taiwanese firms do this(H2). Taiwanese firms as well as Korean firms rejected Hypothesis 3 and 6 which mean both liability of handicaps and internationalization preparation are no relation with their own business performances.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.143-147
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• 2013

This paper examines the impact of corporate governance structure on the cost of debt. Total sample is divided into the small sample, the medium sample and the large sample of equity concentration, based on the equity ownership of large shareholders. Our regression results show that foreign investors are not associated with the cost of debt in the small and medium samples of equity ownership, whereas foreign investors are significantly associated with the reduction in the cost of debt in the large sample of equity concentration. Academic implications of our findings are that as the ownership of dominating shareholders rises, they seek their private interests of perks causing an increase in agency costs and a decrease in firm's economic value, thus expanding borrowing costs. Practical business implications are that foreign investors may alleviate agency problem of dominating large shareholders in the firm through monitoring activities, thus enhancing the efficiency of business decision-makings.

• Korean Business Review
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.21-43
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• 2005

Since China opened its market to foreign investors, overseas Chinese firms have been the biggest foreign investors. Because of the uncertain market environment, other foreign finns incurred larger liabilities of foreignness than overseas Chinese finns. Some parts of liabilities of foreignness stem from cultural differences and last for quite long time. Therefore better understanding of Chinese culture and guanxi network can give overseas Chinese finns competitive advantages over those from other countries by offering market information and reducing transaction costs. Also better management skills, information about export markets and abundant capital allow them to maintain competitive strengths over local firms. As foreign firms accumulate market knowledge in China, they can reduce liabilities of foreignness. However, it is very difficult for foreigners to understand Chinese cultures and to utilize guanxi network as well as Chinese. It is likely that Overseas Chines firms can have competitive strengths in some industries such as banking, retailing, and foreign trade, where relationship with local contractors and exploitation of worldwide Chines networks can play important roles to make successful business deals.

• 프린팅코리아
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• s.15
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• pp.48-53
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• 2003

최장 3년 동안 내국인과 동일한 수준의 대우를 외국인 근로자에게 보장하는 '외국인근로자의고용등에관한법률'안이 지난 7월 31일 임시국회 본 회의에서 통과됐다. 이에 따라 지난 10년 동안 이주근로자 인권문제와 국내 인력과의 동일 대우에 따른 경영비용의 증가 논란도 마침표를 찍게 됐으며, 불법으로 외국인 근로자를 고용하며 가슴을 졸이면서 산업연수생 제도의 변두리를 맴돌던 사업주들은 합법적으로 외국인 근로자를 고용할 수 있는 틀이 마련됐다.

• Bulletin of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.47-51
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• 2004

세계 최고 수준의 선박을 건조하여 매년 최우수 선박상을 수상하고, IT(정보가술)가 세계 최고 수준이라는 우리나라에서 선박을 설계$.$건조하는데 사용되는 각종 소프트웨어는 과연 세계 최고 수준인가？ 선박을 건조하는데 사용되고 있는 소프트웨어의 개발 주체는 크게 두 경우인데, 외국 제품이거나 조선소에서 독자 개발한 것이다. 외국 제품의 경우, 소프트웨어의 기술력과 안정성은 확보되어 있으나, 우리 조선소의 설계 개념이나 생산 시설에 적합하지 않은 경우가 많아 조선소가 독자적으로 변환하거나 외국 개발 주체에게 의뢰하여 수정 보완하고 있는 실정이다. 이 경우 비용과 시간 문제를 논외로 하더라도 우리의 설계와 생산 정보가 외국으로 유출될 수 있는 가능성이 매우 높다고 하겠다. (중략)

• 해운
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• no.5 s.16
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• pp.43-43
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• 2005

• International Area Studies Review
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.59-86
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• 2011

This paper examines a country's strategic optimal tariff policy against a foreign firm with market power. That is, the purpose of the paper is, under asymmetric information, to reexamine the problem of optimal tariff policy against a foreign monopolist from another country's welfare standpoint. This is to extend the analysis of Brander and Spencer(1984) which is both analytic and elaborate. The incentive compatible tariff schedule is derived, and then policy implications are investigated. The main result is that, under incomplete information, the optimal tariff is elevated above its full-information counterpart in order to capture foreign rents. Moreover, it suggests that trade policies motivated by rent extraction are unlikely to be robust to the introduction of incomplete information. This research complements an existing literature on the strategic trade policy in terms of asymmetric information.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.13 no.9
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• pp.322-333
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• 2013

This study aimed at analyzing and understanding medical tourism patients' pattern of different countries. For this purpose it followed up the international patients who visited W hospitals for spine treatment for last 3 years. In additon, it proposed key marketing strategies for attraction of more patients in the future. Satisfaction survey for 91 foreigner hospitalized patients were conducted from year 2010 to 2011. Each country of the patients showed slightly different motivations of visiting, consumer pattern and satisfaction of medical and non medical services. The current study analyzed factors, socio-demographic characteristics, purposes of visit, duration of stay in Korea, total number of visits to Korea, companions, plan of care, reasons for choice of W Hospital, expenses for medical care, total cost of staying in Korea. The results of this study showed that patients visited Korea more frequently were more satisfied with the medical care. Patients who planned to use medical care prior to visit Korea were more satisfied. Patients who thought he/she paid reasonable medical cost were more satisfied. Invitation to familiarization tour, clarification of medical cost, and provision of high quality medical care were recommended for the higher satisfaction of foreign patients. Fostering of specialized hospitals were recommended.

• 건강소식
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• v.34 no.11
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• pp.42-43
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• 2010

우리나라 장기기증자는 선진국에 비교해 크게 부족하다. 이로 인해 실낱같은 희망을 걸고 장기이식 순서를 기다리는 대기자는 매년 증가하고 있다. 장기기증은 간이나 신장질환자의 치료에 투입되는 엄청난 의료비용을 줄여준다. 생명나눔 차원뿐만 아니라 사회적 비용 감소에도 기여하는 것이다. 외국의 장기기증 현황을 알아봄으로써 국내 적용 가능성을 점쳐보고자 한다.