• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.117-125
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• 2009

Information and computer technology(ICT) readiness in SME(small and medium enterprises) in globalized digital world get much attention due to its capability to reach broader customers and to personalized the products to the clients. The purpose of this study is to compare the readiness of ICT capabilities in SME between Korean firms operated in Qingdao China and Incheon, South Korea. The results of the study are presented and the implication of this comparative research is discussed. It is hoped that the finding of the research would be beneficial to academian and practitioners in China and South Korea.

• Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.175-184
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• 2014

This paper examines how learning orientation and self-efficacy contributed to explaining innovation behaviors. In order to verify the relationships and mediating effect, data were collected from 368 individuals in employees working in small and medium-sized firms at Gyeongnam region to test theoretical model and its hypotheses. All data collected from the survey were analyzed using with SPSS 18.0. This study reports findings as follows: first, the relationship between the learning orientation and the employee's self-efficacy is positively related. Second, there was also a positive correlation between the employee's self-efficacy and the innovation behaviors. Third, the relationship between the learning orientation and the innovation behaviors is positively related. Finally, the employee's self-efficacy played as a partial mediator on the relationship between learning orientation and innovation behaviors. Based on these findings, the implications and the limitations of the study were presented including some directions for future studies.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Industrial Systems Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.613-618
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• 2003

많은 중소기업들은 정보시스템 적용과 운용에 있어서 정보기술의 전략적, 운영적 차원의 사용보다는 당면한 기업조직의 현문제와 기존의 시스템의 적절한 유지와 보수문제를 어떻게 해야 하는가 하는 문제에 더욱 집중되어 있다. 그러나 정보기술은 기업의 전략적 무기로 인식하여 경쟁우위를 점할 수 있는 가장 큰 수단으로 인식되어 져야 한다. 본 연구는 대기업중심의 아웃소싱관련 선행연구를 통해 우리나라 중소기업의 정보시스템 아웃소싱 상황에 맞는 모형연구가 필요하다는 것을 알게 되었다. 선행연구에서는 파트너십에 대한 문제와 기술적, 통제적, 경제적에 대한 성공요인에 대한 검토되었는데 한편 우리나라 중소기업 상황에서는 자금 회사규모 문제 40.3%, 시스템 운영인력 부족 24.1%, 임직원 활용능력 부족 8.9% 등이 문제로 나타났다 이처럼 대기업과 위험요인과 중소기업의 요인을 비교하였다 그리고 지금까지 나타난 대기업 아웃소싱 문제점과 함께 지난 2년간 정부주도하의 중소기업 정보화 지원사업을 연구하여 중소기업 정보화 아웃소싱 성공요인들을 도출하여 성공적인 중소기업 정보시스템 아웃소싱 모형 만들 수가 있을 것이다.

• Journal of Intelligence and Information Systems
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.123-134
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• 1995

인공신경망을 이용한 기업도예측에 관한 연구는 일반적으로 대기업을 대상으로 수행되고 있으며, 분석자료로는주로 재무제표에서 얻어지는 재무정보를 사용하고 있다. 이들 대기업의 재무정보들은 비교적양이 풍부하고 신뢰성이 높기 때문에 인공신경망을 이용한 도산예측의 적중률이 80%∼85%의 높은 수준을 보이고 있다. 하지만, 중소기업이 재무정보는 불충분할 뿐만 아니라 신뢰성이 낮을 가능성이 높기 때문에, 중소기업의 도산예측에 있어서 재무정보만을 사용하게 되면 그 정확도가 떨어지게 된다. 본 연구에서는 인공신경망을 이용한 중소기업의 도산예측에 있어서, 재무정보를 보완할 수 있는 비재무정보의 유용성을 검증하였다. 연구결과 본 연구에서 사용한 비재무정보가 획득가능한 비재무정보중 극히 일부에 지나지 않았음에도 불고하고, 재무정보만을 사용하였을 때보다 예측력이 10%정도나 향상되었다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.59-65
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• 2009

This paper presents the safety performance of domestic small-sized construction companies including the characteristic and current status of safety management actions of the firms. Safety performance both at the head office and job sites of each construction companies, which are divided two groups by construction capacity ranking, are investigated. The investigation results on the small-sized construction companies in this study was compared with those of on the large and medium-sized construction companies studied in existing papers. General recognition that there is a wide difference of safety performance among domestic construction companies by construction capacity ranking was companies by this study. Especially, Data analysis shows that the safety performance of the small-sized companies has the larger difference than large and midium-sized companies.

• Journal of Distribution Research
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.9-40
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• 1996

This year marks the full liberalization(i.e., opening up) of the Korean distribution market to foreign firms. Therefore, we are likely to see much activity by foreign retailers who will be entering the Korean market and indigenous retailers trying to depend their current market positions. The liberalization of Korean distribution market will undoubtedly lead to some erosion of market share of indigenous retailers, but the benefits of rationalization of distribution, stable consumer prices, strengthened competitiveness of indigenous retailers far outweigh the costs. With liberalization, we are likely to see increased growth of "New Modes of Retailing(NMR)." In this paper, I describe the distinguishing characteristics of NMR as economies of scale, self service, large physical facilities, low-to-medium price, and systemization. I also describe the similarities and differences between the various types of NMR. Finally, I describe the fit between the various forms of NMR and the Korean consumer environment.vironment.

• Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.261-271
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• 2017

The paper examines how empowering leadership and intrinsic motivation contributed to explaining in-role behavior. In order to verify the relationships and mediating effect, data were collected from 414 individuals in employees working in small and medium-sized firms at Jinju, Changwon, Gimhae, Busan City to test theoretical model and its hypotheses. All data collected from the survey were analyzed using with SPSS 18.0. This study reports findings as follows: first, the relationship between the empowering leadership and the intrinsic motivation is positively related. Second, there was also a positive correlation between the intrinsic motivation and the in-role behavior. Third, the relationship between the empowering leadership and the in-role behavior is positively related. Finally, the intrinsic motivation played as a partial mediator on the relationship between empowering leadership and in-role behavior. Based on these findings, the implications and the limitations of the study were presented including some directions for future studies.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• v.9 no.8
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• pp.135-144
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• 2022

Organizational culture has been recognized as a determinant of corporate Effectiveness. Cultural components could affect corporate Effectiveness to different extents. However, it seems that none of the previous studies have evaluated and compared these influential extents of cultural components. The current research applies analytic hierarchy processes to assess and rate the significance extents that, cultural components play in resulting in corporate Effectiveness. Then, the current work utilizes regression analyses to re-evaluate the significance extents for the robustness of analytic hierarchy processes. The findings indicate that clan culture is the most vital component in explaining corporate Effectiveness. In contrast, adhocracy culture is the least important component in affecting corporate Effectiveness. Market culture is a cultural component that is ranked the second in determining corporate Effectiveness, and next is hierarchy culture which is the third. The findings are in support of the positive influences of clan, market, and adhocracy cultures on corporate Effectiveness; whereas it found the negative impact of hierarchy culture on corporate Effectiveness.

• International conference on construction engineering and project management
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• 2013.01a
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• pp.628-633
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• 2013

Knowledge-based Service Industry is an industry that creates added value through the production, processing, and use of knowledge. Comparing to other service industries, it is innovation-oriented business endeavors having the characteristics that exert the great influences on other fields. Meanwhile, however, research efforts thereof are yet insignificant. In this study, we analyzed the innovation performance of architectural design office which creates knowledge services, having raised the necessity of innovation of the design office. The innovation performance were classified according to the extent of efficiency of the architectural design office making use of DEA-Tier analysis, and, for those architectural design offices that showed significant differences in efficiency, we presented the case studies of the firms that were substantial benchmarking targets from short, medium, and long-term perspectives.

• Journal of Korea Trade
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• v.26 no.6
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• pp.20-40
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• 2022

Purpose - In recent times, the international trade environment has been changing rapidly, centering on the online market. In the post-COVID-19 era, small and medium-sized trading companies are facing the problem of not being properly provided with overseas market research, market trend analysis, and trade-related information. Cloud-based digital trade is being sought as an alternative to solve these problems; however, there is a lack of research on the intention to switch to digital trade among small and medium-sized trading companies. Therefore, this study empirically analyzes the intention to switch to digital trade based on the migration theory, and through this, attempts to identify each factor that affects the intention to switch to digital trade. Design/methodology - In this study, in order to identify factors influencing intention to switch to digital trade and innovation resistance of small and medium-sized trading companies, through previous research on migration theory and the PPM (Push, Pull, Mooring) model, each variable was selected for the purpose of the study. Based on this, a research model was established for the factors affecting switching to digital trade of small and medium-sized trading companies and empirically analyzed. In addition, considering the differences in the innovation propensity and maturity of information infrastructure of trading companies as the recipients of innovation, this study analyzes the moderating effect of the mooring effect and seeks ways to establish specific strategies according to the degree. Findings - As a result of empirical analysis, the pull effect was found to have the greatest influence on intention to switch to digital trade. However, the pull factor was found to have an effect on user resistance, and it was confirmed that it was a factor simultaneously inducing positive and negative consumption behaviors among users. In addition, it was found that the higher the company's innovation propensity, the higher the pull effect's influence on the intention to switch, and analysis showed that the push effect had no influence. In addition, companies with high information infrastructure maturity were expected to have a relatively high level of intention to switch compared to companies with low information infrastructure maturity, and the difference between the two groups was found not to be statistically significant. Originality/value - This study is a timely study in that it demonstrated the effect on the switching to cloud-based digital trade for small and medium-sized trading companies and that the cloud system related to digital trade is in full swing. There are academic implications in that it revealed that the pull effect is an important factor in the intention to switch to cloud service. Practical implications were presented in that small and medium-sized trading companies suggested ways to increase the value of the cloud system for switching to digital trade and a way to increase the switching ratio by minimizing the mooring effect. In addition, the study argues that active institutional support from the government is needed to activate cloud service.