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Influences of External Factors on Business Performance of Domestic Animal Feed Enterprises in Vietnam

  • NGUYEN, Van Hau;DUONG, Thi Quynh Lien;QUYNH, To Thi Huong;TRANG, To Thi Thu
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.7 no.11
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    • pp.575-583
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    • 2020
  • Vietnam is the country with the largest animal feed production in Southeast Asia. Domestic animal feed manufacturing enterprises play an important role in animal husbandry in particular and in agriculture in general. However, domestic animal feed enterprises in Vietnam are encountering shortcomings. This paper is conducted to investigate the impact levels of external determinants on business performance of domestic animal feed manufacturing enterprises, including: (i) policy and economic mechanism, (ii) supply-demand of animal feed products, and (iii) nature and level of market competition. We presented a research method, explaining the dependent variable 'business performance' and the independent variables. Data were collected from 120 questionnaires from domestic animal feed manufacturing enterprises. Based on these data, we use Cronbach's Alpha, EFA and run regression model for assessing the impact levels of each independent variable on the dependent variable of business performance of domestic animal feed manufacturing enterprises. The results show that three external determinants including (i) policy and economic mechanism, (ii) supply-demand of animal feed products, and (iii) nature and level of market competition, have positive relationships with business performance. Based on the findings, some recommendations are given for improving business performance of domestic animal feed manufacturing enterprises to ensure sustainability.

Does Big Data Analytics Enhance Sustainability and Financial Performance? The Case of ASEAN Banks

  • ALI, Qaisar;SALMAN, Asma;YAACOB, Hakimah;ZAINI, Zaki;ABDULLAH, Rose
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.7 no.7
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    • pp.1-13
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    • 2020
  • This study analyzes the key drivers (commitment, integration of big data, green supply chain management, and green human resource practices) of sustainable capabilities and the influence to which these sustainable capabilities impact the banks' environmental and financial performance. Additionally, this study analyzes the impact of green management practices on the integration of big data technology with operations. The theory of dynamic capability was deployed to propose and empirically test the conceptual model. Data was collected through a self-administrated survey questionnaire from 319 participants employed at 35 banks located in six ASEAN countries. The findings indicate that big data analytics strategies have an impact on internal processes and banks' sustainable and financial performance. This study indicates that banks committed towards proper data monitoring of its clients achieve operational efficiency and sustainability goals. Moreover, our results confirm that banks practising green innovation strategies experience better environmental and economic performance as the employees of these banks have received advance green human resource training. Finally, our study found that internal and external green supply chain management practices have a positive impact on banks' environmental and financial performance, which confirms that ASEAN banks contributing in reduction of environmental impact through its operations will ultimately experience increased financial performance.

A Study on the Integrated Approach Methodology for Evaluating the Performance of the Cloud-based AIS - Comparative study of Korea and the US (클라우드 기반의 AIS시스템 성과평가를 위한 통합적 접근방법론에 관한 실증적 연구-한미 양국 비교연구)

  • Kim, Dong-Il
    • Journal of Industrial Convergence
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    • v.20 no.7
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    • pp.21-30
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    • 2022
  • In this study, This study focuses on exploring the major factors influencing the successful introduction of the cloud-based accounting information system, which is the top priority in the field of corporate digital transformation. Therefore, theories were summarized based on the company's cloud environment and related prior research, and the major performance factors of the company were analyzed by dividing them into organizational factors, business operation factors, and technical system factors. Considering that the cloud-based accounting information system is in the early stages of its introduction, the research analysis method ranks major success factors according to their importance using the Delphi targeting the expert panel, through the AHP method, the major performance variables were finally explored through the mutual importance analysis of each major factor. As a result of the analysis, organizational factors were analyzed as corporate sustainability, business operational factors were the business solutions, and system scalability factors were analyzed. This study will be able to provide additional useful information on the initial introduction strategy and operation for the introduction and operation of the cloud-based accounting information system.

Consumers' Perception on and Need for Digital Home (디지털 홈에 대한 소비자 의식 및 요구조사연구)

  • Cho, Ji-Yeun;Lee, Yeun-Sook
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.16 no.5
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    • pp.13-19
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    • 2005
  • It is estimated that 2.25 million households accounting for $13.5\%$ of total households will have home networking in 2025. As the need for intelligence and sustainability of residential environment has been increasing, the growing demand for intelligent house is obvious. The purpose of this study was to investigate the perception of consumers on digital home and their needs. A web-survey was conducted and the survey participants were limited to residents living in housing built after 2003. A total of 120 responses were used for data analysis. The images of digital home were categorized into environmental friendliness, convenience, and sophistication. Also the respondents showed the strong need for functions of digital home such as safety from emergency and entertainment.

Deforestation and Forest land Use in Côte d'Ivoire: Policy and Fiscal Instruments

  • Djezou, Wadjamsse Beaudelaire
    • Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.55-67
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    • 2016
  • This paper investigated policies that drive the sustainable management of Ivorian forest which disappear at an annual rate of 250000 hectares. Based on an inter-temporal model for optimum allocation of forest land to three competing uses, the article found that sustainability depends on the incentive structure, of which forest taxes and fees are a key, though obviously not the sole, component. The study proposed to increase the area fee level by accounting for environmental externalities generated by forest harvesters and farmers. The paper showed that the area fee is a decreasing function of the forest natural rate of regeneration and the reconversion rate of agricultural surfaces. Finally, at the given forest natural rate of regeneration and the reconversion rate of agricultural surfaces, the model argued that the area fee need to be progressive (arithmetic progression) in the context of ecological equilibrium break while it should remain constant in normal situation.

Measuring and Reporting Corporate Social Performance: An Exploratory Study for Practical Application of Double Bottom Line (기업의 사회적 성과 측정과 보고: 더블바텀라인의 실무 적용을 위한 탐색적 연구)

  • Jo, Illhyung
    • Knowledge Management Research
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.1-19
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    • 2020
  • The purpose of this study is to suggest a practical way to measure and report corporate social performance as public interest in corporate social value pursuits increases. In particular, we will look for ways to measure and report on the financial and social performance of a company based on the concept of the Double Bottom Line (DBL), which has recently spread to big companies. For this purpose, this study analyzed the theoretical background and practical techniques related to measuring and reporting corporate social performance, and examined methods for measuring and reporting social performance in the existing financial performance measurement system. As a result, SROI was the most suitable method for measuring social performance of a company. It is recommended that social performance reporting follows the disclosure method of the accounting system, and the details of reporting suggest that using the standard of GRI Standard, an international standard related to sustainability reporting, is the most reasonable alternative to 'Double Bottom Line' performance reporting.

Inclusive Impact Index "Triple I" for Assessing Ocean Utilization Technologies (해양이용기술 평가를 위한 포괄적 영향지수 "트리플 I")

  • Otsuka, Koji
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.118-125
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    • 2012
  • World population has increased rapidly following the industrial revolution, reaching 7 billion in 2012. Several forecasts estimate that this number will rise to about 8 billion in 2025. Improvements of living standards in developing nations have also raised resource and energy demands worldwide. In consequences, human beings have faced many global and urgent problems, such as global warming, water and food shortages, resource and energy crises, and so on. Many ocean utilization technologies for avoiding or reducing such big problems have been developed, for examples $CO_2$ ocean sequestration, seawater desalination, artificial upwelling, deepwater mining, and ocean energies. It is important, however, to assess such technologies from the viewpoints of sustainability and public acceptancy, since the aims of those technologies are to develop sustainable social systems rather than conventional ones based on fossil resources. Inclusive Marine Pressure Assessment and Classification Technology Research Committee (generally called IMPACT Research Committee) of Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers, has proposed Inclusive Impact Index "Triple I" as an indicator, which can predict both environmental sustainability and economical feasibility, in order to assess the ocean utilization technologies from the viewpoints of sustainability and public acceptancy. This index was considered by combining Ecological Footprint and Environmental Risk Assessment. The Ecological Footprint and the Environmental Risk Assessment are introduced in the first part of this paper. Then the concept and the structure of the Triple I are explained in the second part of this paper. Finally, the economy-ecology conversion factor in Triple I accounting is considered.

Land Bank Bond for the Diversification of Land Bank Financing Resources: Comparative Case Study and the Improvement of Legal, Accounting System (토지비축의 안정적 재원조달을 위한 토지은행채권 도입방안: 사례 비교를 통한 법·제도·회계처리 개선방안을 중심으로)

  • Lee, Jong-Kwon;Choi, Eun-Hee
    • Land and Housing Review
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    • v.3 no.4
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    • pp.333-341
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    • 2012
  • The financial resources for public land banking enacted by Public Land Banking Act (2009) are LH (Korea Land and Housing Corporation) contributions, LH Bond, Land Bank revenues, etc. But, in real, the efficient funding resource is mainly LH bond. In these days, LH has experienced deep financial distress, and difficulties in issuing it's bond. Therefore, Land Banking project also has been inactivated because of poor financial resources. As Land Banking project depending its financial resources mainly on LH Bond does not have financial sustainability, it is necessary to reform the fundamental funding structure. This is the starting point for the topic of this paper. This paper suggests to reform the funding structure, and to introduce Land Bank Bond guaranteed by Government, and also to modify the accounting method of Land Bank to separate the Land Bank accounts with LH accounts. The funding structure reform can be summarized as follows; In early stage of the Land Banking project, sufficient government support by guaranteeing the Land Bank Bond is necessary. Gradually, the portion of LH's contribution can be increased in company with LH's financial distress being solved and administration being normalized. When the project reached on the stage of maturity, cash inflows by selling the reserved land can exceed the cash outflows for reserve new land. To introduce the Land Bank Bond guaranteed by government, the Public Land Banking Act (2009) should be revised. Along with this, to modify the accounting method of Land Bank, the rule for public enterprise accounting system must be partially revised.

Empirical Analysis of Stock Market Performances and its Relationship with Accounting Information of the Reorganized Firms of the South Korea and Those of the United States (한국과 미국의 회사정리 종결기업의 주식성과비교 및 회계정보와의 관계분석)

  • Kang, Kyung-Yi;Lee, Sang-Won;Yoon, Kum-Sang
    • Management & Information Systems Review
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    • v.31 no.3
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    • pp.161-184
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    • 2012
  • This paper is intended to compare the stock market performances of the reorganized firms of South Korea with those of the United States and to analyze the relationship between the performances and the accounting informations of those firms. This paper derives two major implications. First, the stock performances of the reorganized firms of the two countries show very different time profiles. As time goes by after completion of reorganization, the reorganized firms of the US shows significant improvements in stock performances, whereas those of South Korea deteriorates, which means that the institution of reorganization of South Korea has serious problems in sustainablity. Second, in the long-run, any accounting variable cannot affect significantly the stock performances in both countries. Inspite that this paper is limited to the comparison of only two countries, still it can be concluded that the institution of reorganization of South Korea has serious problems in sustainability, and accounting improvements of the reorganized firms cannot provide full credibility in the stock market.

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Review of Material Flow Analysis Related Activities of Developed Countries for the Improvement of Resources Efficiency and Sustainability (자원 효율성 및 지속 가능성 증진을 위한 선진국 물질흐름분석 관련활동에 대한 평가)

  • Kim, Seong-Yong
    • Economic and Environmental Geology
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    • v.39 no.5 s.180
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    • pp.615-626
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    • 2006
  • The natural resources and material life-cycle include all human activities related to resources and material extraction, transportation, processing, use, recovery and disposal. Sustainable material management (SMM) is an integrated set of policy approaches targeted on economic agents throughout the material life-cycles and designed to result in economically efficient and environmentally effective material use. The material flows of industrial mineral, ores and fossil fuels have also long been a focal area for environmental policies because of the high environmental pressures associated with extraction, processing, consumption, and final disposal of these materials. OECD work on material flow is to improve the quantitative and analytical knowledge bases about natural resource and material flows within and among countries, so as to better understand the importance of material resources in member countries' economies. In several EU Member States, material flow accounts are part of official statistics. Material flow analysis (MFA) is a valuation method which assesses the efficiency of use of materials using information from material flow accounting. Material flow analysis helps to identify waste of natural resources and other materials in the economy which would otherwise go unnoticed in conventional economic monitoring systems. Resource use and resource efficiency has emerged as a major issue for long-term sustainability and environmental policy.