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Uncertainty Avoidance, Individualism and the Readiness of Business-to-Consumer E-commerce

  • XU, Jun;CHENG, Chen
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.791-801
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    • 2021
  • This study aims to test whether and to what extend national culture affects the readiness of business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce across the world. We regress two sets of data at national level: (1) the ratings of two main dimensions of Hofstede's national culture framework, uncertainty avoidance and individualism, and (2) UTCTAD B2C e-commerce index value. A sample of 83 countries was tested in this study. Several control variables at national level are included in our regression model. We find that these two cultural dimensions have an effect on the readiness of B2C e-commerce in various ways. We find that countries with high individualism score have high index value of B2C e-commerce development. We discuss the implications of these findings for B2C e-commerce developing strategies. We then call for designing relative policies with full consideration on national culture to promote the development of B2C e-commerce. In addition, we identify the limitations of the study and propose recommendations for future research. This study is the first one to use UNCTAD data on B2C e-commerce to explore the relationships between two dimensions of Hofstede's national culture and the readiness of B2C e-commerce and adds to the knowledge of literature in this research field.

Freshwater Chaetonotid Gastrotrichs in Korea (한국 담수산 복모류 Chaetonotidae과의 분류)

  • 이지민;장천영
    • Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.87-104
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    • 2000
  • Ten gastrotrich species belonging to family Chaetonotidae are recorded on the basis of the material from various freshwater bodies at 65 localities in South Korea: Polymerurus rhomboides (Stokes), P. nodicaudus (Voigt), Lepidodermella squamata (Dujardin), Chaetonotus (Zonochaeta) succinctus Voigt, C. (Z.) bisacer Greuter, C.(Euchaetonotus) polyspinosus Greuter, C.(E.) heterospinosus Balsamo, C.(E.) heideri Brehm, C.(E.) zelinkai Grunspan, and C.(Hystricochaetonotus) persetosus Zelinka. All the species are illustrated and briefly commented on their affinities and habitats, with a key to the ten species of Chaetonotidae from Korea. This is the first record on the freshwater gastrotrichs from Korea.

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A Functionally Integrative Architecture between e-Marketplace and Corporate Systems Considering Buyer-Supplier Relationship under c-Commerce (c-Commerce 하의 기업간 협력관계를 고려한 전자시장과 기업 시스템간 기능통합적 체계)

  • Yoon, Han-Seong
    • Asia pacific journal of information systems
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.135-152
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    • 2005
  • As the most widely used media of BtoB e-business, the e-Marketplace can be a way of BtoB e-buisness continuously in the age of c-Commerce with the functional collaborative integration between the e-Marketplace and corporate systems. Moreover, collaborative operations like QR, VMI and so on have shown a great efficiency in the area of BtoB supply chain management. However, some critical considerations are discussed in the selection of trade partners between the e-Marketplace and the SCM. In e-Marketplaces, the intermediation to select partnersusually focuses on the competitive process for lower price. However, in the SCM, the relationship with strategic alliance is more importantly addressed for efficiency. Considering the trend to c-Commerce in Internet commerce, the approach to the collaborative relationship in BtoB commerce has important meanings. In this paper, we proposed and appraised an architecture where the e-Marketplace can be an elelctronic functional method for the relationship based BtoB e-business from the viewpoint of SCM and c-Commerce.

Effects of Dietary Vitamins C and E on Egg Shell Quality of Broiler Breeder Hens under Heat Stress

  • Chung, M.K.
    • Proceedings of the Korea Society of Poultry Science Conference
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    • 2004.11a
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    • pp.69-79
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    • 2004
  • A feeding trial was conducted to determine whether dietary vitamin C (200 mg/kg) and vitamin E (250 mg/kg) prevent any drops in egg shell quality under heat stress in broiler breeder hens. One hundred and sixty molted Ross broiler breeders were housed randomly in an individual cage at 83 weeks of age. Four dietary treatments with forty hens and four replications per treatment were control (no additional vitamins). vitamin C-. or vitamin E-supplemented. and combined supplementation of the two vitamins. After a ten-day-adaptation period at 25 $^{\circ}C$. the ambient temperature was kept at 32 $^{\circ}C$ for a three-week-testing period. Egg production dropped dramatically over week but it did not show a significant change among treatments (P<0.05). However. egg weight. SG. shell thickness. SWUSA. puncture force and shell breaking strength of the birds fed the diet with the combined vitamins C and E were significantly improved than those fed the basal diet during the heat stress period (P<0.05). The hens fed the vitamin C supplemented diet showed a tibia breaking strength of 37.16 kg statistically higher than those of the basal and the vitamin E supplemented groups (P<0.05). The hens fed the basal diet showed higher serum corticosterone levels. a mean of 5.97 ng/ml. than those of the rest of treatments (P<0.05). The heat stress elevated heterophils but decreased lymphocytes in serum. and it changed H/L ratios of all the treatments. The increases in H/L ratios were alleviated in the bird by feeding vitamin C and/or vitamin E supplemented diets. but they did not differ significantly (P<0.05). In conclusion. vitamins C (200 mg/kg) and/or E (250 mg/kg) supplementation to diets could prevent drops in egg shell quality and tibia bone strength by alleviating stressful effects from high temperature in broiler breeder hens.

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Soil Analysis on Prediction of Consolidation Settlement in Marine Clays (항만점토(港灣粘土)의 압밀심하량(壓密沈下量) 예측(預測)을 위(爲)한 토질분석(土質分析))

  • Kwon, Moo Nam;Son, Kwang Sik;Lee, Sang Ho
    • Current Research on Agriculture and Life Sciences
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    • v.4
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    • pp.87-94
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    • 1986
  • This study was performed in order to contemplate their correlations between physical and mechanical properties of the marine clays which were collected from main harbors in Korea. The results obtained are as follows: 1. Most of the soils in experimental districts consist of CH. CL. and ML. and they are considered to be still proceeding. 2. The equations of the relationship between compression index and liquid limit are as, follows: CH : $C_c=0.0137$ (LL-22.60) CL : $C_c=0.0123$ (LL-14.64) 3. The relationship between compression index and initial void ratio appears that the higher the plasticity, the easier the slope of the regression line. The equations are as follows : CH : $C_c=0.431$ ($e_o-0.504$) CH : $C_c=0.471$ ($e_o-0.235$) ML : $C_c=0.641$ ($e_o-0.393$) 4. The equations of the relationship between compression index and natural water content are as follows: CH : $C_c=0.0133$ ($W_n-28.27$) CL : $C_c=0.0225$ ($W_n-23.56$) ML : $C_c=0.0106$ ($W_n-16.42$) 5. The relationship between initial void ratio and natural water content, and compression index is highly positive correlation and the equations are as follows : CH : $C_c=0.301$ ($e_o+0.017W_n-1.05$) CL : $C_c=0.141$ ($e_o+0.0567W_n-1.054$) ML : $C_c=0.421$ ($e_o+0.0214W_n-1.121$) 6. The equations of the relationship between initial void ratio and liquid limit, and compression index are as follows : CH : $C_c=0.36$ ($e_o+0.08LL-0.819$) CL : $C_c=0.269$ ($e_o+0.026LL-0.929$) 7. The cohesion of marine clays is no concerned with the increment of depth. The equations of relationship between cohesion and unconfined compression strength are as follows. CH : qu=1.896C+0.0107 CL : qu=1.849C+0.04.

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An Analysis of Vegetation-Environment Relationships of Quercus mongolica in Soraksan National Park (설악산 국립공원 지역의 신갈나무 군집과 환경의 상관관계 분석)

  • 송호경;장규관;오동훈
    • Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.462-468
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    • 1998
  • Vegetational data from 25 quadrats of Quercus mongolica communities at Hangyeryong and Paekdamsa area in Soraksan National Park were analysed by applying two multivariate methods: two-way indicator species analysis(TWINSPAN) for classification and canonical correspondence analysis(CCA) for ordination. The forest vegetation of Quercus mongolica community was classified into Quercus mongolica-Tilia amurensis, Quercus mongolica-Abies holophylla, Quercus mongolica-Styrax obassis, and Quercus mongolica-Quercus serrata groups according to the TWINSPAN. The relationships between the distribution of dominant groups according ot the TWINSPAN. The relationships between the distribution of dominant groups for forest vegetation and soil condition in Quercus mongolica communities were investigated by analysing elevation and soil nutrition gradients. Quercus mongolica-Tilia amurensis group was distributed in the high elevation and poor nutrition area of total nitrogen and C.E.C., Quercus monholica-Abies holophylla group was distributed in the high elevation and good nutrition area of total nitrogen and C.E.C., Quercus mongolica-Styrax obassia group was distributed in the medium elevation and poor nutrition area of total nitrogen and C.E.C., while Quercus mongolica-Quercus serrata group was distributed in the low elevation and poor nutrition area of total nitrogen and C.E.C.. The dominant factors influencing community distribution were elevation, total nitrogen and C.E.C..

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A study on thermally stimulatede current in semi-insulating GaAs (반절연성 GaAs에서 열자극 전류에 관한 연구)

  • 배인호;김기홍;김인수;최현태;이철욱;이정열
    • Electrical & Electronic Materials
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    • v.7 no.5
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    • pp.383-388
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    • 1994
  • Deep levels in semi-insulating GaAs were observed by thermally stimulated current(TSC) measurement In the temperature ranges of 100-300K Tl(E$\_$c/-0.18eV), T2(E$\_$c/-0.20eV), T3(E$\_$c/-0.31eV), T4(E$\_$c/-0.40eV), and T5(E$\_$c/-O.43eV) traps have been observed. The TI, T2, and T5 traps seem to be related to the V$\_$As/, V$\_$Ga/-complex, and As$\_$Ga/$\^$++/ respectively. T4 trap is considered with respect to V$\_$Ga/-V$\_$As/ complex.

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