• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.145-156
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• 2021

The research purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the effects of technological readiness and innovation on logistics performance. To build up and maintain an important role in global supply chains, nowadays it is obvious that countries and logistics providers need to achieve competitive advantage in terms of digitalization. However, there is a lack of empirical studies about the impacts of information technologies and innovation potential on the logistics efficiency of countries. Hence, the study analyzes whether the corresponding pillars of the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) matter for the Logistics Performance Index (LPI) and its dimensions. For determining the effects, the pooled regression approach is applied. The results show that technological readiness and innovation are positively and statistically significantly correlated with logistics performance: competence and quality of logistics services, efficiency of customs clearance processes, ability to track and trace consignments, frequency with which shipments reach consignee within scheduled or expected time, and ease of arranging competitively priced shipments. The findings of this study suggest that investments in innovations and technology progress improve countries' logistics efficiency, which is an important prerequisite for enabling Logistics 4.0 and thus, Industry 4.0 and the digital transformation of the economy and society.

• World Technopolis Review
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.74-81
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• 2019

Cities will soon host two third of the population worldwide, and already today 80% of the world energy is used in the 20 largest cities. Urban areas create 80% of the greenhouse gas emission, so we should take care that urban areas are smart and sustainable as implementations have especially here the greatest impact. Smart Cities (SC) or Smart Sustainable Cities (SSC) are the actual concepts that describe methodologies how cities can handle the high density of citizens, efficiency of energy use, better quality of life indicators, high attractiveness for foreign investments, high attractiveness for people from abroad and many other critical improvements in a shifting environment. But if we talk about Entrepreneurship Ecosystem and Innovation, we do not see a lot of literature covering this topic within those SC/SSC concepts. It seems that 'Smart' implies that all is embedded, or isn't it properly covered as brick stone of SC/SSC concepts, as they are handled in another 'responsibility silo', meaning that the policy implementation of a Science and Technology Park (STP) is handled in another governing body than SC/SSC developments. If this is true, we will obviously miss a lot of synergy effects and economies of scale effects. Effects that we could have in case we stop the siloed approaches of STPs by following a more holistic concept of a Smart Sustainable City, covering also a continuous flow of innovation into the city, without necessarily always depend on large corporate SSC solutions. We try to argue that every SSC should integrate SP/STP concepts or better their features and services into their methodology. The very limited interconnectivity between these concepts within the governance models limits opportunities and performance in both systems. Redesigning the architecture of the governance models and accepting that we have to design a system-of-systems would support the possible technology flow for smart city technologies, it could support testbed functionalities and the public-private partnership approach with embedded business models. The challenge is of course in complex governance and integration, as we often face siloed approaches. But real SSC are smart as they are connecting all those unconnected siloes of stakeholders and technologies that are not yet interoperable. We should not necessarily follow anymore old greenfield approaches neither in SSCs nor in SP and STP concepts from the '80s that don't fit anymore, being replaced by holistic sustainability concepts that we have to implement in any new or revised SSC concepts. There are new demands for each SP/STP being in or close to an SC/SCC as they have a continuous demand for feeding the technology base and the application layer and should also act as testbeds. In our understanding, a big part of STP inputs and outputs are still needed, but in a revised and extended format. We know that most of the SC/STP studies claim the impact is still far from understood and often debated, therefore we must transform the concepts where SC/STPs are not own 'cities', but where they act as technology source and testbed for industry and new SSC business models, being part of the SC/STP concept and governance from the beginning.

• 정보관리연구
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.161-181
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• 2007

1990년대 이후 대기업과 주요 공공기관을 중심으로 지식경영이 추진되어 왔으며, 이를 통해 많은 기업들이 새로운 사업영역 발굴 또는 경영활동의 효율 제고 등 경영성과를 높이고 있다. 그러나 지식경영 활동이 기업의 기록관리와는 별도로 추진하거나 그 연계성이 미흡하여 많은 문제점을 나타내고 있다. 본 논문은 기업의 지식경영 추진 현황과 문제점을 분석하고 기업 기록의 지식자원화를 위한 지식관리와 기록관리 연계의 필요성을 제시하였다. 이를 위해 기업의 기록관리 전략과 지식경영 정책과의 조정(alignment)이 요구되며, 또한 공공기록물에 비해 체계적이지 못했던 기업 전자기록물에 대한 관리 및 보존의 문제점과 개선 방안을 검토하였다. 특히 기업 전자기록물의 보존 효율화를 위해 전자기록물 특성을 고려한 생애주기 및 KM 거버넌스(governance) 기반의 기록관리 전략의 필요성과 방법론을 제시하였다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제17권10호
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• pp.241-249
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• 2017

젠더혁신이란 연구개발을 추진함에 있어 젠더분석을 기반으로 보다 신뢰할 수 있는 과학기술을 창출하는 행동을 말한다. 그간 과학기술은 젠더와 무관한 것으로 간주해 왔다. 그러한 기존의 사고틀에서 벗어나지 못하여 과학기술에서 젠더분석을 고려하지 않아 시장 확보의 기회를 잃고 막대한 손질을 초래한 경우가 종종 있었다. 과학기술 분야에서 그 중요성에도 불구하고 젠더혁신이 일어나지 않는 이유는 여성과학기술인 부족이 가장 크다고 할 수 있겠다. 뿐만 아니라, 정부에서 추진해온 여성과학기술인 육성 정책이 과학기술계에 퍼져있는 '성과주의' 인식을 무시한 채 무리하게 추진해온 탓도 이유라고 할 수 있겠다. 이러한 과학계의 성몰인식을 개선하고 젠더관점을 고려한 연구개발이 이루어지기 위해서는, 연구개발 전 단계에서 젠더분석을 도입하고, 연구자를 대상으로 성인지 교육을 실시하고 나아가 과학연구를 위한 젠더 거버넌스를 구축해야한다.

• 과학기술학연구
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.135-162
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• 2015

이 글은 사회문제 해결형 혁신정책의 관점에서 기존 혁신정책을 재해석하고 발전방향을 제시한다. 기존 산업혁신정책의 프레임과 다른 틀로 혁신활동과 정책을 살펴보는 것이다. 이를 위해 먼저 사회문제 해결형 혁신정책이 갖는 정의와 특성을 살펴본다. 여기서는 사회 기술시스템의 전환에 대한 전망과 시민사회의 참여에 대한 강조가 기존 관점과 차별화되는 점이라는 것을 논의한다. 다음에는 사회문제 해결형 혁신정책의 렌즈로 혁신정책의 요소들을 새롭게 해석한다. 혁신 거버넌스, 산업혁신정책, 지역혁신정책, 인프라 구축 정책과 같이 혁신정책의 핵심적 수단을 사회문제 해결형 혁신정책의 관점에서 새롭게 조명하고 발전방향을 제시한다. 이는 과학기술혁신정책을 지속가능한 시스템으로의 전환과 참여의 관점에서 접근하면서 기존 혁신정책 수단을 재해석하고 성찰하는 계기가 될 것이다.

• 산업경영시스템학회지
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.248-261
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• 2021

Scientific and technological performances (e.g., patents and publications) made through R&D play a pivotal role for national economic growth. National governments encourage academia-industry cooperation and thereby pursue continuous development of science technology and innovation. Increasing R&D-related investments and manpower are crucial for national industrial development, but evidence of poor performance in business performance, efficiency, and effectiveness has recently been found in Korea. This study evaluates performance efficiency of the 6T sector (Information Technology, Bio Technology, Nano Technology, Space Technology, Environment Technology, Culture Technology), which is considered a high-potential promising industry for the next generation growth and currently occupies two thirds of the national R&D projects. The study measures the relative efficiency of R&D in a comparative perspective by employing the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method. The result reveals overall low efficiency in basic R&D (0.2112), applied R&D (0.2083), development R&D (0.2638), and others (0.0641), confirming that economic performance and efficiency were relatively poor compared to production efficiency. Efficient R&D needs policy makers to create strategies that can increase overall efficiency by improving productivity performance and quality while increasing economic performance.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권6호
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• pp.265-275
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• 2020

This study investigates the impact of board incentives as proxied by directors' remuneration on the financial performance of listed textile companies in Bangladesh. Using Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) and data pertaining to listed textile companies of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) during the period from 2011 to 2017 (resulting in a total of 140 firm-year observations), we have estimated the firm performance equation involving directors' remuneration and board independence as the independent variables and some other control variables like firm age, size, leverage, and operating efficiency. The results reveal that there is a negative association between board remuneration and firm performance. In addition, this study finds no significant relationship between board independence and firm performance of the sample firms. Our findings suggest that higher pay to the board does not stimulate higher firm performance and, in turn, results in shareholders getting nothing in return from this and, hence, is a matter of great concern for them. Moreover, our results indirectly indicate that currently directors' remuneration in Bangladesh is not aligned with the firm performance, which has been emphasized in extant corporate governance literature. Besides, this paper further raises questions about the effectiveness of independent directors in the boards of textile firms in Bangladesh.

• 과학기술학연구
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.181-214
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• 2015

이 논문은 황우석 사태 이후 줄기세포연구의 정책변화에 대한 기술을 통해 한국의 과학기술정치와 거버넌스 특성을 분석하였다. 황우석 사태 이후 한국의 줄기세포연구가 위축되었다는 일반적인 통념에도 불구하고, 2015년 현재 한국은 세계 최초 최대의 줄기세포치료제 개발에 성공하였다. 하지만 한국의 줄기세포연구 역량과 기술경쟁력이 개발성과에 비해 상대적으로 낮게 평가되고 있다는 점을 고려할 때 이 같은 성과가 도출될 수 있었던 원인에 대한 설명이 요구된다. 이를 위해 이 연구는 첫째, 정부의 R&D 투자 변화에 대한 분석을 통해 황우석 사태 전후의 정책 변화를 분석하였다. 이를 통해 황우석 사태 이후 줄기세포연구에 대한 정부 지원의 축소에 따른 '줄기세포연구의 위기'가 실제 하였는가를 확인하였다. 둘째, 정부의 정책보고서 및 뉴스보도 등의 문헌분석을 통해 줄기세포연구에 대한 정책적 담론의 변화과정을 기술함으로써 줄기세포연구를 둘러싼 과학기술정치와 거버넌스의 특성을 분석하였다. 이를 통해 한국의 줄기세포연구의 개발성과 는 기술 경쟁력 보다는 한국 정부의 줄기세포연구에 대한 투자 및 규제 정책이 중요한 역할을 했음을 주장한다. 더 나아가 기술관료중심으로 이루어지는 줄기세포연구에 대한 정책결정과정은 '황우석 사태'를 통한 정책학습 결과를 적극적으로 반영하기보다는 기존의 전문가 중심으로 구성되는 정책과정을 답습함으로써 우리나라가 여전히 과학기술에 대한 민주적 거버넌스가 작동하기 어려운 정책환경에 있음을 주장한다.

• STI Policy Review
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.106-131
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• 2016

The general purpose of this paper is to identify opportunities for and to measure existing collaboration on research and development between institutions from the countries of Asia and Latin America in FEALAC's framework, in the fields of biotechnology and nanotechnology and their convergence. The methodological approach includes scientific and technological surveillance and research seeking to identify both the R&D and innovation capacities of the countries as well as the degree of international cooperation between countries of the two regions; case studies and a study of the governance framework of international collaboration in R&D about issues considered global challenges. The study has three main findings. First, nanotechnology, biotechnology and their convergence contribute to solving the problem of contamination by heavy metals affecting most of the countries that are part of FEALAC and to address problems arising from the accelerated rate of energy consumption, which also contributes to environmental damage. In this scenario, important business opportunities arise from the adaptation and development of bio-refinery technologies. Second, the scientific relationship between FEALAC countries, mainly between Asian and Latin American countries, is weak as can be seen in research for articles and patents. But there is plenty of room and potential for improvement. Third, current and upcoming joint R&D programs and projects should be linked both to existing governance structures and to new ones that serve as experiments of STI public policy regarding innovative management of intellectual property and capacity building. Practical implications are included in lessons learned and a set of recommendations involving a couple of proposals. One proposal calls for research and innovation in promising fields for international cooperation. Another proposal creates mechanisms in the governance framework for sharing knowledge, capacity building, and funding.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권7호
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• pp.457-468
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• 2021

This study seeks to examine the effects of fraud management accounting on organizational value creation of listed firms in Thailand through internal audit function and internal audit effectiveness as the mediators of the study. In addition, governance culture and digital capability are hypothesized to affect fraud management accounting, internal audit function, and internal audit effectiveness. The 297 listed firms in Thailand are the samples of the study. The structural equation model is applied to test the research relationships. The results of the study indicate that, firstly, fraud management accounting has an effect on internal audit function, internal audit effectiveness, and organizational value creation. Secondly, internal audit function affects both internal audit effectiveness and organizational value creation. It also mediates the fraud management accounting-organizational value creation relationships. Thirdly, internal audit effectiveness affects organizational value creation and it mediates the fraud management accounting-organizational value creation relationships. Finally, governance culture affects fraud management accounting, internal audit function and internal audit effectiveness. Accordingly, executives can support, promote and enhance the applications of fraud management accounting in an organization, and utilize its concepts as the valuable tools in order to create best organizational practices and achieve their business goals in the current and future operations.