• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.10 no.5
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• pp.53-60
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• 2024

The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of early childhood teachers' empowerment on play support competency, mediated by teaching creativity. The subjects of this study were 173 early childhood teachers working in kindergartens and childcare centers in the metropolitan area, and the main variables were measured through questionnaires. To investigate the research questions, correlation analysis using Pearson's correlation coefficient, regression analysis, and mediation effect verification were conducted using SPSS 28.0 and PROCESS macro 4.2 programs. The results are as follows. First, higher levels of early childhood teachers' empowerment and teaching creativity were associated with higher level of play support competency. Second, it was revealed that early childhood teachers' empowerment influences play support competency through the mediation of teaching creativity. This suggests that when early childhood teachers perceive their level of empowerment to be high, it positively impacts their level of teaching creativity, thereby enhancing their play support competency. Based on the results, we suggest that empowerment and instructional creativity are crucial factors in strengthening early childhood teachers' play support competency, which is essential for implementing a play-based early childhood curriculum.

• Information Systems Review
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.79-106
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• 2016

Service innovation is one means of gaining an advantage in a highly competitive environment. Although numerous studies have stressed the importance of service innovation, traditional good-dominant logic is still used in service innovation literature. Furthermore, few studies have been conducted on the link between service innovation and its antecedents in terms of service-oriented approach. To fill the gap, this article theoretically and empirically examines service innovation and its antecedents and consequences. Based on service-dominant logic and resource advantage theory, the current study aims to understand the effect of antecedents on service innovation as well as to identify the effect of service innovation on firm performance (i.e., non-financial and financial performance). Three service innovation activities, namely service creation-focused innovation, service delivery-focused innovation, and customer interaction-focused innovation, and four antecedents of service innovation, including human resource management capability, collaboration capability, marketing capability, and information technology capability, are identified based on Den Hertog (2000)'s service innovation framework. By using the empirical data collected from 189 service firms in Korea, this study explores the causal relationship among antecedents, service innovation and firm performance. Findings indicate that human resource management and marketing capabilities influence the three types of service innovation, whereas collaboration and information technology capabilities have a significant effect on both service creation-focused innovation and service delivery-focused innovation. In particular, human resource management capability is strongly related to customer interaction-focused innovation. The three types of service innovation have a positive influence on non-financial performance, whereas service delivery-focused innovation and customer interaction-focused innovation positively influence financial performance. These results support the crucial effects of antecedents, such as human resource management, collaboration, marketing and information technology capabilities, on service innovation.

• Journal of Venture Innovation
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.183-228
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• 2024

This study aimed to develop a competency evaluation scale tailored to the specific needs of key talent in the ICT startup sector. Existing competency assessment tools are mostly designed for environments in large corporations or traditional small and medium-sized enterprises, failing to adequately reflect the dynamic requirements of rapidly evolving startups. For startups, where a small number of individuals directly impact company success, key talent is a critical asset. Accordingly, this study sought to create a scale that measures the competencies suited to the challenges and opportunities faced by startups, helping domestic startups establish more effective talent management strategies. The research initially selected 71 items through a literature review and in-depth interviews. Based on expert feedback that emphasized the need for more precise and clear descriptions, the item descriptions were revised, and a total of 65 items were developed through four rounds of content validation. Following preliminary and main surveys, a final set of 58 items was developed. The main survey conducted further factor analysis based on the three broad competency factors?knowledge, skills, and attitude?identified in the preliminary survey. As a result, 10 latent factors emerged: 6 items for task comprehension, 6 items for practical experience (tacit knowledge), 6 items for collaboration, 9 items for management and problem-solving, 9 items for practical skills, 4 items for self-direction, 5 items for goal orientation, 5 items for adaptability, 5 items for relationship orientation, and 3 items for organizational loyalty. The developed scale comprehensively covers the multifaceted nature of competencies, allowing for a thorough evaluation of essential skills such as technical ability, teamwork, innovation, and leadership, which are critical for startups. Therefore, the scale provides a tool that helps startup managers objectively and accurately assess candidates' competencies. It also supports the growth of employees within startups, maximizing the overall organizational performance. By utilizing this tool, startups can build a strong internal talent pool and continuously enhance employees' competencies, thereby strengthening organizational competitiveness. In conclusion, the competency evaluation scale developed in this study is a customized tool that aligns with the characteristics of startups and plays a crucial role in securing sustainable competitiveness in rapidly changing market environments. Additionally, it offers practical guidance to support the successful growth of domestic startups and help them maintain their competitive edge in the market, contributing to the development of the startup ecosystem and the growth of the national economy.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.319-322
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• 2012

초기 기술개발주체는 일원적인 기술진보 방향을 따랐으나 R&D 패러다임이 변화함에 따라 고객요구의 중요성을 인식하게 된다. 하지만 3세대 R&D와 같이 고객수요에만 중심을 둘 경우 기술혁신을 꾀하기 힘들어, 현재 보유한 기술개발역량 분석을 바탕으로 시장요구를 이해하고 다른 기술개발주체와 협력할 수 있는 기술투자전략이 요구된다. 광물자원, 에너지자원 기술과 같이 산업경제 및 국민 삶과 직결된, 경제사회 문제해결형 자원기술 개발의 중요성과 필요성은 증대하지만 공적 목표와 기술목표를 결합하는 것이 쉽지 않아 이를 해결할 수 있는 방법론 제시가 필요하다. 즉 효과적인 기술개발 우선순위 및 기술개발 투자전략을 수립하기 위해 기술개발역량 분석뿐만 아니라 정확한 고객수요 분석이 필수적임을 시사한다. 따라서 고객요구 속성을 고려한 사회적 기대 도출방법을 활용하여 3단계 수준의 자원기술 수요를 도출하였으며 수요의 변동성을 고려하여 3년후/5년후의 수요중요도를 측정하였다.

• Annual Conference of KIPS
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• 2004.10a
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• pp.448-452
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• 2004

공학적 기반에 의한 소프트웨어 품질 개선에 대한 노력은 역량 성숙도 모델(CMM)에서 특정 프로세스가 정확하게 정의되고, 관리되고, 측정되고, 통제되고, 효과적이게 될 수 있는 방향으로 진행되고 있다. 또한 소프트웨어 엔지니어링 분야에 국한되지 않고 시스템, 인력 분야 등에서의 다양한 역량 성숙도 모델을 바탕으로 프로세스 개선이 이루어지고 있다. 그러나 이는 중복성 등 관리상의 문제가 발생하여 이를 통합(CMMI)하려는 연구가 이루어졌다. 이에 게임 개발 프로젝트의 CMMI 적용 방안을 모색하고 기대되는 개선효과를 논한다.

• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.10 no.9
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• pp.71-78
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• 2020

The purpose of this primitive experimental study was to find the effects of peer teaching on self-leadership, psychological capitals(hereafter, psycap) and learning satisfaction of nursing freshmen. The data measured before and after 12 times peer teaching for 30 minutes were analyzed with SPSS 21 for descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA and paired t-test. There were significant increases in academic satisfaction of low subjective school grades group, and in resilience of below average prefer discussion group before and after treatment. There were significant differences in self-leadership and psycap before and after treatment(p=.002, p=.044), confidence and resilience among sub-domains of psycap increased significantly(p=.006, p=.015). Finally, peer teaching have increased self-leadership and psycap of nursing freshmen. Therefore, further studies are proposed to apply various types of peer teaching in nursing curriculum.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.52 no.3
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• pp.91-119
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• 2018

The primary focus of this study was on the development of a leadership scale to measure the leadership capacities of university library middle managers. The study included the following research activities. Firstly, broad and narrow scopes were determined and their corresponding questions were selected to develop a leadership scale of university middle managers by analyzing the previous related research findings. Secondly, the scopes and the questions were revised through the Delphi survey method, Thirdly, a survey was conducted to develop a simplified model of the leadership scale. The research outcomes led to three types of leadership scale of the university library middle manager. This study identified the leadership factors of middle managers in the university libraries. The resulting developed leadership scale should serve as the basic information for the existing middle managers' leadership capacity development.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.479-487
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• 2016

This study aimed to investigate the difference of the disabilities type of caring competency, caring appraisal(caring burden, caring satisfaction), self-help group support for parents who have children with disabilities. The data were collected by a self-reported questionnaire from 301 parents who have disabled children(180 mental disabilities & 121 physical disabilities). Given the three types of invariance satisfied, latent means analysis(LMA) is performed to test mean differences on the four factors across the two groups. According to LMA where the parents who have children with physical disabilities are used as the reference group, the parents who have children with mental disabilities showed higher latent mean values on the self-help group support and caring burden. However, the parents who have children with physical disabilities showed higher latent mean values on the caring satisfaction and caring competency.

• Journal of Korea Port Economic Association
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.141-160
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• 2006

In order to obtain and maintain competitive advantage, under rapidly changing maritime environment, liners should make efforts to reinforce their logistics service capabilities. Most of all, for this, shipping lines should accurately recognize and evaluate their logistics service attributes. In the present research, various logistics service attributes for ocean carriers were selected from previous studies and the observed data for 6 main service attributes were collected through a questionnaire survey to 31 maritime experts. Moreover, shipping lines' relative logistics service capabilities were measured by an additional survey process. The comparative gravity between core evaluation factors were measured by AHP technique and the relative capability levels of 2 Korean liners and 5 foreign shipping companies were assessed by utilizing a fuzzy model. The empirical result presents that Korean liners are superior at customer service capability but inferior at freight rate competitiveness. This research shows that Korean liners are ranked at high position for overall logistics service capabilities and focusing on the differentiation strategy but not on the cost related strategy.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.19 no.9
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• pp.11-25
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• 2019

In Korea, there is a high demand for the operation of differentiated programs in basic research considering the characteristics of academic fields. The results of this study shows that the higher the level of research competence, the higher the quality of research outputs. The results also tell us that the quality level of the research outputs is different according to the field of study. Based on the results, we propose a method to differentiate the selection rate of each discipline in the system that operates the individual basic research projects by the level of research capacity.