• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.405-410
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• 2022

As the non-face-to-face economy is activated by digital innovation, the boundaries of the industry are blurred and new start-up opportunities are occurring due to convergence between industries. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the relationship between the founders' digital competence and innovation as an antecedents that affect the substanability of start-up companies. According to the analysis results, the digital competence of the founder has a significant positive (+) effect on the innovation of the founder, and the innovation of the founder has a significant positive (+) effect on the substanability of the entrepreneur. In addition, the innovation of founders has been verified to mediate the relationship between them, and this study is meaningful in that it examines the preceding factors affecting the substanability of start-up companies.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.168-176
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• 2023

The demand for measures to enhance the safety of maritime transportation is growing internationally, and coastal shipping companies are pursuing sustainability by establishing various maritime safety policies. Increased awareness of the safety management system and safety culture of coastal shipping companies will minimize accidents and increase corporate sustainability. This study empirically analyzed the impact of a safety management system (safety policy, risk management, and safety guarantee) on the corporate sustainability of coastal shipping companies through the mediation of safety culture. The survey questions for each variable were constructed based on previous research and a dministered to 204 employees of coastal shipping companies. Analysis founed that safety policy did not have a statistically significant effect on safety culture, but risk management and safety guarantees had a positive significant effect on safety culture, which in turn had a positive and significant effect on sustainability. Furthermore, we found that safety culture has a mediating effect on the relationship between risk management and safety guarantees and sustainability. Coastal shipping companies thus need to systematize and strengthen risk management and safety assurance to increase safety culture awareness, and increased safety culture awareness can also increase sustainability.