• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.507-515
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• 2021

Knowledge-Worker Productivity (KWP) has been influenced by Knowledge Management Process (KMP); however, past studies derived inconsistent findings of the relationship between the two variables. Additionally, the effect of KMP on KWP in the context of universities in Sri Lanka has not been adequately studied. Therefore, this present study aims to fill that gap by examining KMP elements' effect, namely knowledge creation, knowledge sharing, and usage on KWP, specifically the timeliness, proficiency, and independence of employees. This study also examines the role of employee engagements (i.e., intellectual, social, and affective) in mediating the effect of KMP on KWP. The questionnaire survey method was utilized to collect data from relevant university employees, i.e., lecturers, senior lecturers, and professors, whereby 264 valid responses were used in the analysis. The associations between KMP, Employee Engagement, and KWP were analyzed using the path analysis and bootstrapping methods. The outcomes demonstrated positive correlations between all three variables. Employee Engagement was shown to have a partial mediating effect on the KMP-KWP association. The general conclusion is that KWP is influenced by its capacity to increase employee engagement via KMP.

• 산업경영시스템학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.20-27
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• 2005

This paper aimed to examine core factors of the knowledge management and analyze their effects on organizational performance (employee satisfaction and competitive advantage). To accomplish this purpose, this study examined previous studies and summarized core factors of the knowledge management as people oriented, culture oriented and system oriented. 350 questionaries were distributed to the people living in Gumi. 327 questionaries were obtained and 302 data were analyzed by frequencies, correlation and multiple regression. The results of this study are as follows; First, we conducted exploratory factor analysis about three constructs (people oriented, culture oriented and system oriented) using oblique rotation method that did not assume independence among the factors and core factors of knowledge management were grouped together by three factors. Second, it is shown that three core factors of knowledge management have a positive influence on the employee satisfaction and competition (p<0.05). This study, however, have limitations in obtained sample and area. The future study should consider these limitations to improve model applicability in practice.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.125-130
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• 2012

According to the Korea National Statistical Office data in 2010, the population over ages of 65 years would possess to 11.3% whole population of Korea in 2011 denoting Korea is already in the aging society. Old age is associated with inevitable time-dependent losses in physical capabilities. However the maintenance of physical capabilities is essential for continuing independence in old age. The work ability index(WAI) was constructed to reveal how well a worker is able to perform his work. This study focused on the discovery of an industrial and age-related influences on the work ability and job stress of workers in the shipbuilding, house managing, apartment construction industry. For this, the study conducted a job stress test using the Korean Occupational Stress Questionnaire Short Form, and employee performance evaluations using the Work Ability Index (WAI) of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) on 3,228 workers in the shipbuilding, house managing and apartment construction industry. SPSS 12.0 K statistics program was used for statistics analysis and significance was verified with the Kruskal-Wallis test, a corporate body of nonparametric statistical analysis. As a result, employee performance had significant differences, depending on age, an industrial and years of service. The mean WAI score of the shipbuilding industry was lower than that of the other industry. Additionally, it was found that employee work ability decreased more as job stress increased.

• 기업가정신과 벤처연구
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.33-38
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• 2018

Kyocera Corporation is an electronic device, information equipment, and telecommunications equipment manufacturing company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. The company's success has depended on its differentiated technology in ceramic manufacturing at the first stage. This technology was first sold to produce a part in TV CRT monitors, which boomed in the 1960s right after the company's launch. Since its founding in 1959, the company has been continuously exploring technological, product, and business development backed by its strong entrepreneurial mindset. This mindset is nurtured by the "Kyocera philosophy," the most important vision and motto of the company, which educates and encourages employees to grow themselves, respect others, and behave for all. This philosophy was advocated by the founder, Kazuo Inamori.

• 중소기업연구
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.221-243
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• 2020

본 연구는 재직중인 중장년층의 자립욕구와 창업성공가능성 및 고용안정성이 Push-창업의지를 매개로 Pull-창업의지에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 한다. 경제 활성화와 고용확대를 위해 생계형 창업보다는 기회형 창업으로 질적 확대를 권장하고 있지만, 경험과 기술, 기회를 갖고 있는 중장년층이 기회형 창업보다는 생계형 창업으로 양적 창업 확대가 나타나는 것이 현상이다. 본 연구는 이런 현상에 대해 창업의지를 기존의 결과변수로 보기보다는 창업자 개인이 인식하는 창업성공가능성 및 고용안정성에 따라 창업의지를 자립욕구, Push-창업의지, Pull-창업의지로 구분하고 변수로 반영하여 그에 따른 영향을 연구하였다. 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 본 연구결과 첫째, 자립욕구는 Pull-창업의지와 Push-창업의지에 정(+)의 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 창업성공가능성은 Pull-창업의지에 정(+)의 영향을 Push-창업의지에는 유의적 영향을 주지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 고용안정성은 Pull-창업의지에 정(+)의 영향을 Push-창업의지에는 유의적 영향을 주지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 넷째, 자립욕구는 Pull-창업의지에 정(+)의 영향을 Push-창업의지는 부(-)의 영향으로 매개효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 시사점으로는 실업에 밀려서 창업되는 생계형 창업보다는 자립욕구를 갖는 잠재창업자가 Push-창업의지의 상황이 개선되면 Pull-창업의지로 전개될 수 있음 인식하였다. 또한, 자립욕구를 갖는 재직자를 대상으로 창업교육과 창업프로그램의 활성화가 기회형 창업을 확대할 수 있는 방안으로 본다.

• 한국조리학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.22-38
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• 2003

This study divided all cooking-related employees into hotel organization and family restaurant organization, and analyzed the present duties´ characteristics along with an analysis on population statistics. Also, the study examined each employee´s recognition degree of his/her duty in each group and investigated which knowledge and skill they thought as important parts for their developing ability and attaining duties in the future. The collected data tell the followings; with respect to the characteristics of the employees´ duties, the characteristics of hotel employees were different from those of family restaurant employees; in case of hotel employees, the characteristic items recognized at a high level were the importance of duty, independence, self-reliance, the knowledge degree, career, controlling-ship, and development-ship. On the contrary, in case of family restaurant employees, the highly recognized items were complexity of duty, stagnation-ship, and human relationship. Generally, it was clear that family restaurant employees showed more complaints than hotel employees did in the section of recognition degree on the present duties. The imperfect matter is that this study could not specify particulars or details of knowledge and skills that are necessary to make a perfect food-service company. However, this study will become a basis to develop further research on a perfect supposition and detailed particulars by detailed variables in a demonstrative way.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제12권9호
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• pp.113-123
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• 2014

Purpose - After Korea's Free Economic Zone (FEZ) system was launched in 2003, there have been many debates about upgrading it and its support systems. However, as of 2013, there were insufficient results. Further, upon the designation of the East Coast and Chungbuk as official FEZs from February 4, 2013 by the 56th the Commission, there is a concern that many people are in the area designated as FEZ 8. This study investigates Korea's new FEZ system as part of Korea's primary new economic development policy in the 21st century. Therefore, this study examines views on the weaknesses of the past ten years of FEZs so that Korea can expand its FEZ system. Research design, data, and methodology -Many countries have considered the FEZ as an economic special zone. By reviewing previous research models, this study provides an update using recent data and materials, until 2013, from the Center of Free Economic Zones. In previous studies, the lack of support systems was attributed to proposals to ensure operational autonomy and differentiation of each FEZ; however, the main cause cannot be solved through regulatory issues, as difficulties caused by the operational system are responsible for the problems. We wish to analyze the FEZ, specifically the operational system; this is the main issue of this study. Results - After the first FEZs were established, it became necessary to have basic plans, as investment results in 2013 compared to the same period this year led to lower earnings in the first half of 2014. We propose an improvement of the operational system because in the free economic zones, the operational system is the root cause of the underlying problem. The results of this research are as follows. The weak management of the FEZ system is influenced by weak investment, delayed development, foreigners' living facilities, benefits of foreign investments, the control tower's policy making decision process, quickness of the process of satisfying legal requirements, and support For the independence of FEZs. Conclusion - Local governments do not have legal rights over FEZ deregulation and investment industries. This study suggests that the local government should have more independence from the central government. Moreover, independent management committees are more effective for ensuring public rights, better employee responsibilities, and better-qualified personnel. The FEZ committee struggles to effectively manage the locations of FEZs, foreign investments, and related facilities under the control of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. Thus, the FEZ committee should be under either the Prime Minister's office or the Presidential committee, to control and effectively coordinate between the local and central governments. If the problem clearly applies to the operational system in 2013, it is necessary to provide materials and methods so that the results of the first half of 2014 can be computed despite the data limits and lack of resources, and the data can be analyzed in a more diachronic thesis.