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• v.10
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• pp.15-29
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• 2021

After the coronavirus pandemic, quarantine or social distancing was required for public health and almost all international exchanges were restricted. Those changes affected huge peoples lifestyle including a way of behaving, purchase and even old habits seemed unable to change. The art market also faced many changes. Art fairs are the primary sectors in the art market but restrictions on gathering and exchanges between countries have primarily affected the size and the type of event. Online platforms are rising, art fairs opened online viewing rooms on the internet instead of booths in the convention center. Even galleries opened their own viewing rooms or renewed online pages to promote artworks and communicate with customers. In this paper, we will examine the effects of Corona on the art market and will seek a way to react to those changes and challenges.

• The Korean Journal of Food & Health Convergence
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.1-10
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• 2021

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of the service quality of delivery food on customers' emotional response and repurchase intention during the COVID19 pandemic. The proposed research model examined the effect on the service quality, customer sentiment response, and repurchase intention of delivery food. A questionnaire was distributed and measured for 300 consumers who had experience using food delivery services in the last 30 days. The questionnaires from previous researches were revised to fit the purpose of the present study. The survey results were analyzed to verify the reliability and validity of the measured variables. To verify the hypotheses a Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was used for the study. The results showed that taste, price fairness, and package design positively affected emotional response; moreover, repurchase intention was enhanced by emotional response. This research analyzed the relationships between service qualities of delivery food, emotional response, and repurchase intention when customers consume delivery food during COVID19 in Korea. This study extends the delivery food literature by combining customers' emotional behavior with SEM model. The result suggested competitive strategic plans and development directions of food delivery companies in the rapidly increasing food delivery industry, providing implications for further research.

• Journal of Distribution Science
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• v.20 no.12
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• pp.43-57
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• 2022

Purpose: This study discusses the phenomenon of the uncertain sustainability of SMEs in developing countries. SMEs face various challenges in the dynamics of a competitive environment, which threaten their growth and sustainability. This study aims to address a research gap between company's internal resources, in the form of absorptive capacity, and its business performance. By using product quality as a mediator, which has never been studied before, this research presents a novelty to answer the existing research gap using the Resource Based Theory (RBT) perspective. Research design, data and methodology: Using quantitative method, data are collected from 164 respondents, who are owners or managers of furniture manufacturing SMEs in Gerbangkertosusila Area, East Java, Indonesia. The data are analyzed using Partial Least Square (PLS) - Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Results: The findings show that absorptive capacity has a direct and significant effect on business performance and indirectly through product quality. Conclusion: Furniture manufacturing SMEs are advised to focus on developing absorptive capacity reflected in good product quality, in order to improve their business performance. This is especially important to survive the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Thus, the results of this study contribute to the development of RBT, and there are several suggestions for further research.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.157-167
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• 2021

This research strives to find the effective Local Currency Model that considered regional characteristics of Innovation city. Currently, the issuance of the domestic local currency has been increased due to COVID-19 Pandemic, yet most regions operate it in the same way without consideration of the characteristics and environment for each region, which leads to a lack of motivation for local communities to continue to participate. The regional characteristics of innovative cities were analyzed in order of policy characteristics of innovation cities, population growth issues, settlement and consumption environment. The new local currency model was proposed for innovation cities based on a private blockchain system with the participation of public institutions to solve and supplement regional issues.

• The Korean Journal of Food & Health Convergence
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.7-15
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• 2021

This study aims to empirically analyze the differences between groups of customers who prefer delivery food, which is rapidly growing amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and those who prefer the traditional practice of visiting offline restaurants. Based on the eating out lifestyle, participants were divided into three groups: participants who prefer food delivery, those who prefer to visit restaurants, and those who favor both. The comparison of differences between the groups was analyzed. A total of 215 questionnaires were distributed, and reliability and validity were verified with a sample of 201 copies, excluding 14 unreliable respondents. Then, a multivariate analysis of variance was used to compare the groups. The results showed that regarding offline restaurants, the group of customers who prefer to visit restaurants valued their atmosphere, while the customers who prefer delivery food valued the reputation of the restaurant. Regarding delivery-specialized restaurants, the group of customers who prefer delivery placed greater value on coupon events and payment convenience than other groups. The results revealed that the difference between the customers who prefer to visit restaurants and those who prefer delivery food was identified through empirical analysis, which provides strategic implications for catering companies and restaurant industries during COVID-19 in Korea.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.1-6
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• 2021

This research examines the stock market index determinants and the prediction using the FFT curve fitting of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JKSE) Composite Index during the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper has used daily data of Jakarta Stock Exchange (JKSE) Composite Index, interest rate, and exchange rate from 15 October 2019 to 15 September 2020, and a total of 224 observations, retrieved from Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX), Indonesia Statistics Central Bureau and Observation & Research of Taxation. The study covers descriptive statistics, multicollinearity test, hypothesis tests, determination test, and prediction using FFT curve fitting. The results unveil four fresh and robust evidence. Partially, the interest rate has affected positively and significantly the stock market index. Partially, the exchange rate has affected negatively and significantly the stock market index. The F-test result, interest rate, and exchange rate have significantly affected the stock market index (JKSE) simultaneously. Furthermore, the FFT curve fitting has predicted that the stock market fluctuates and increases over time. The results have shown a strong influence of the independent variables and the dependent variable. The value of Adjusted R-Square is 0.719, which means that the independent variables have simultaneously impacted the dependent variable for 71.9%; other factors have influenced the remaining 28.1%.

• Journal of Korea Society of Industrial Information Systems
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.47-58
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• 2021

This study explores the relationship among perceived uncertainty, transaction characteristics, supplier capability, and supply chain performance through theoretical review in the context of increasing uncertainty such as COVID-19 in the supply chain. Based on comprehensive literature review, it was concluded that transaction characteristics and supplier capability affect perceived uncertainty, and supply chain performance can be affected by perceived uncertainty. These findings are meaningful in that we can estimate how to reduce uncertainty of the supply chain under the same pandemic situation.

• Journal of Engineering Education Research
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.13-21
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• 2022

In many existing studies, the analyses on the application and effect of the project-based learning model (PBL), a student-centered teaching and learning strategy, have been emphasized and carried out in various majors and courses. This case study analyzes the effects of applying a project-based learning model to the engineering accounting course for engineering students in 2021 in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, compared with the offline course in 2019 and the simple online course in 2020. Project team consisting of 2-3 students carried out online collaborative learning activities for solving open-ended problems through the 5-step PBL procedure including presenting the final result. Except for this online PBL application in 2021, textbooks, lecture contents, assignments, and tests were implemented the same for each semester for three years. Through lecture evaluation and survey by students, the online PBL application semester showed higher effects in inducing student-centered learning, lecture satisfaction, and student competency improvement compared to the non-applying semesters, further, it was evaluated that the online PBL application to the course and evaluation method were more appropriate than other semesters. It is expected that the online PBL method and operation procedure applied in this study can be utilized as a best practice for the design and operation of various online courses for student-centered collaborative learning activities and educational effects.

• Journal of Engineering Education Research
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.32-41
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• 2022

The purpose of this study was in a pandemic situation caused by COVID-19 to explore the online distance experiments and interaction of engineering freshmen, and to identify practical difficulties, resulting in to derive implications. Seven freshmen from engineering college participated in the interview, of which data were analyzed based on phenomenological analysis methods. The types of non-face-to-face experiments experienced by students were complete non-face-to-face experiment, mixed face-to-face experiment, and fusion face-to-face experiment. Students were completely isolated in time and space in complete non-face-to-face experiment. In biweekly mixed face-to-face experiment, isolation was halved. In fusion face-to-face experiment, isolation was removed. Non-face-to-face interactions can be characterized by restrictions on simultaneous activities, on rapport formation, and on observation opportunities. Based on these results, three implications were derived: First, it is necessary to allow students to manage time and space constraints on their own in non-face-to-face experiments. Second, support is needed to solve the difficulty of forming rapport, which is a characteristic of non-face-to-face interaction. Third, an opportunity to observe the interaction between other students and professors should be provided.

• Journal of the Korean Society of School Health
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.200-207
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• 2021

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of college life stress and self-efficacy on the well-being of nursing students in the COVID-19 environment. Methods: The subjects of the study were 247 senior nursing students at K University in W City. Data collection was conducted during the period of in-school practice from July 27 to August 10, 2020, using a structured questionnaire. For data analysis, SPSS/WIN 23.0 was used to conduct the t-test, ANOVA, correlation and multiple regression. Results: Factors affecting the subjects' well-being were grades (t=3.07 p=.002) and major satisfaction (t=2.16 p=.032) among general characteristics. College life stress (t=-5.05, p<.001) was found to have a negative effect on students' well-being, and self-efficacy (t=6.91, p<.001) was found to have a positive effect (F=46.97, p<.001). Conclusion: As a result of the study, college life stress was found to have a negative effect as a factor affecting the subjects' well-being, while self-efficacy was found to have a positive effect. In conclusion, in order to improve the well-being of nursing students, it is necessary to try various methods to improve self-efficacy and relieve college life stress.