• Asia Pacific Journal of Business Review
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.67-88
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• 2016

This study aims to help address concerns about the growing demand of wider bandwidth Internet connection in the Philippines. Using articles and research of international organizations and content from official websites of the Philippine government, this paper has carefully examined the slow Internet connectivity and the high cost that the end-users pay for it. This paper suggests that this inefficiency hampers the motivation of users to innovate in a way that could contribute to inclusive growth and the development of an inclusive information society. Through a comparison of the current global ICT situation with the current situation in the Philippines, this paper shows that the country's Internet infrastructure lags behind among those of contemporary developing countries in Asia, particularly in terms of Internet connectivity. In 2015, Thailand had an average Internet speed of 7.4 Mbps, Sri Lanka 7.4, and Malaysia 4.3. Meanwhile, the Philippines had a meager average Internet speed of 2.8 Mbps, placing the country at 104 among 160 countries, with developed countries in Asia such as South Korea (23.6 Mbps) and Singapore (12.9 Mbps) ranking 1 and 12, respectively. Findings show that the lack of competition in the Internet connectivity market, among other reasons, is at the root of the dilemma of slow and costly Internet connection. Assessing the accomplishments of the Republic of Korea and other broadband-leading countries has provided practical insights and recommendations that can promote competitiveness. Furthermore, related literature argues how ISP practices may affect Internet speed and cost. This study offers an approach in improving Internet connectivity in the Philippines by bridging the gap between the Internet infrastructure market and government policies.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.967-980
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• 2010

This study examined preschoolers' usage of internet-games in a family context as well as their level of addiction to these games. Participants in this study were 221 mothers of preschoolers (111 boys, 110 girls) in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province. Lee's (2006) Internet-Game Addiction Scale for Preschoolers was used to assess preschoolers' level of internet-game addiction. Cho's (2010) questionnaire regarding home environment and internet-games was also administered. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, t-test, and ANOVA using SPSS WIN 12.0. Results were as follows: firstly, 74.7% of preschoolers were found to play internet-games. Secondly, the level of internet-game addiction was low, but boys showed higher levels of internet-game addiction than girls. Thirdly, preschoolers' level of internet-game addiction was different according to their number of siblings, time spent using internet-games, that age at which internet-games were first used as well as mother's employment status. Based on the results of this study, the danger of preschoolers' internet-game addiction and future directions of research are discussed.

• 한국IT서비스학회지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.47-67
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• 2007

While earlier research reports focused on Internet addiction among adolescents, this research examines the direct/indirect impact of socio-psychological variables like stress level, self-consciousness (self-esteem, self-control, and self-efficacy), and Internet use control on Internet addiction among adults. The fact that 62.4% of survey respondents were diagnosed as Internet addicts demonstrates that this concern about Internet addiction among adults is valid. This research, first, shows the direct impact of socio-psychological variables on Internet addiction. Low self-esteem, low self-control, high self-efficacy, high levels of stress, and high Internet-use control lead to a severe level of Internet addiction. Second, self-consciousness variables mediate the impact of stress on the addiction, but the mediating role is not so significant as the direct impact. Internet-use control plays as a partial moderator between self-esteem, self-control and addiction. Internet-use control is a useful measure for Internet addition at work. In addition, businesses may take personality, as well as environmental conditions, and organizational management process into account to minimize the impact of the addiction.

• 한국경영과학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.1-18
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• 2004

Due to the change to the digital environments, the offer of services on the on-tine differs from one on the on-line. This paper Identifies what functions internet business organizations should fulfill to provide on-line services of good qualify and analyzes whether these functions lead effectively to the expected performance of Internet business firms. The components of service orientation in the Internet business organizations appear to be the servant leadership, customer treatment from the Internet service encounter, Internet service failure prevention and recovery, Internet service standards communication, Internet service training, and internet service rewards. Therefore, these determinants should be incorporated in the practices, Procedures, end routines of Internet business organizations in order to create and provide excellent Internet services. Furthermore, it is demonstrated that Internet service orientation has a significant effect on satisfaction by employees and customers, the value and quality of Internet service, and the firm's performance. This implies that the service orientation is an Important factor In the on-line service organizations and that the internet business can be successful when the service orientation is diffused throughout the firm's organizations. It is also shown that the important factors, which connect Internet service orientation and its performance, are the service quality, value of Internet service and customer satisfaction. That is, the service orientation can ultimately lead to the corporate performance when customers are satisfied after confirming the value and quality of Internet service by visiting the web site.

• Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.237-253
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• 2018

In order to understand China's internet governance, this paper examined 1,931 Internet policies of China by bibliometric techniques. Specifically, the bibliometric techniques include simple document counting, co-word analysis, collaboration network analysis and citation analysis. The findings include: (1) China's Internet legislations mainly emphasized e-commerce and Internet governance, and, to some extent, neglected personal data protection; (2) China's Internet is under intensive multiple regulatory controls by central government. A large number of government agencies are involved in Internet policy-making. The Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Information Leading Group of the State Council, enforced fewer policy documents, but occupy higher positions in the Internet governance hierarchy; (3) China's Internet legislation system is primarily composed of industry-specific administrative rules, rather than laws or administrative regulations. Nevertheless, laws and administrative regulations received significantly more citations owing to their superior force. This paper also discussed current gaps in China's internet governance and how the country's internet policies are situated in the broader global context.

• 지식경영연구
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.59-76
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• 2008

Due to rapid increase in number of Internet users, the volume of domestic Internet shopping is expanding dramatically. Although the Internet shopping mall business is steadily growing, it has structural weakness, and in general, the business does not generate profit. In this context, this research identifies characteristics of the Internet shopping non-adopters, and suggests strategies to strengthen competitiveness of domestic Internet shopping malls and to create a new demand. Analysis of MCR data in 2007 showed that out of 4,298 respondents, 2,206 people adopted Internet shopping (51.3%). and 2,092 did not (48.7%). The survey measured 28 items regarding a consumption pattern and a lifestyle of the Internet users, and the analysis result showed that the pattern can be categorized in seven groups. Based on the analysis, the research suggests that the domestic Internet shopping malls adopt strategies to increase consumers' access frequency to tile Internet service, provide high-end goods, diversify transaction methods, make online shopping more convenient, cater to diversified consumer demands based on demographic data, provide price comparison more Internet shopping mails, and provide sufficient and useful information to consumers.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제8권7호
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• pp.1083-1091
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• 2013

인터넷 의존도가 높아지면서 인터넷 중독증 문제가 사회적인 문제로 대두 되었으나 인터넷 중독증에 대한 임상 연구는 부족한 상태이다. 본 연구에서는 인터넷 사용 행태와 인터넷 중독증을 파악하여 임상연구와 교육중재 및 집단상담 프로그램의 기초 자료를 제공하고자 한다. 인터넷 사용 행태와 인터넷 중독의 관계를 확인하는 서술적 조사 연구로 광주광역시 2개의 중학교의 1,984명을 대상으로 자가 기입식의 구조화된 설문지를 이용하여 자료를 수집하였다. 대상자의 인터넷 중독증은 전체 대상자의 11.8% 이였으며. 일반적 특성에 따른 인터넷 중독증은 성별, 종교에서 통계적으로 유의 하였고, 인터넷 사용 행태와 인터넷 중독증과의 관계에서는 인터넷 사용량 시간, 사용 시간대, 사용 장소, 성인 사이트 이용 행태, 사용 목적에서 통계적으로 유의하였다. 인터넷 중독성의 경중에 따라 의료진에게 정신과적인 상담과 약물 치료를 받거나 인터넷 바로 알고 유용하게 이용하기, 즐거운 활동과 꿈 찾기, 과거와 미래의 인생 곡선과 자신의 현재 욕구를 찾아 긍정적인 부분을 강화하면서 변화된 자신의 모습을 찾아보는 프로그램을 통해서 본인 스스로 인터넷 사용을 줄이고 싶은 동기를 내재화 시켜 인터넷 게임 지향적인 활동을 억제 할 수 있도록 가정, 학교, 사회에서 지속적인 관심과 효과적인 교육 프로그램을 수행해야 할 것으로 판단된다.

• 인터넷정보학회논문지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.27-34
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• 2016

인터넷 주소가 웹 사이트를 지칭하던 때와는 달리 웹 사이트 안에 담겨진 개별 서비스/콘텐츠/상품 등으로 세분화하여 지칭할 수 있게 되는 개방형 도메인 서비스가 국제 인터넷 주소 관리기구(ICANN)에 의해 도입되고 있다. 개방형 도메인은 서비스/콘텐츠/상품 단위의 주소를 표현하는 데에 더 적합하다. 본 논문에서는 사용자의 차별적 상황과 무관하게 주소 표현에 대해서 일관된 매핑 결과를 반환하는 정적인 인터넷 주소 서비스에 대한 대안으로, 사용자의 특정 요구에 맞추어진 매핑 결과를 반환하는 동적 인터넷 주소 모델을 설계하고, 기존 도메인 프로토콜의 변경 없이 주소 서비스 구현이 가능한 방법을 제안한다. 사용자의 메타 정보 및 환경 정보를 인터넷 주소 표현에 인코딩하여 첨부하고, 네임 서버에 동적 매핑을 위한 모듈을 추가하여 동적 인터넷 주소의 구현이 가능하다. 이를 통해 인터넷 주소의 기능 확장을 도모하고, 인터넷 주소 자체만으로도 사용자에게 맞추어진 정보검색 서비스가 가능할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제44권12호
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• pp.79-91
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to investigate the perception of problem of internet usage and the willingness to receive internet education among adolescents on Jeju Island, who are core internet users, and the related variables. The survey was administered to 566 students from elementary and middle schools on Jeju. The data were analyzed by T-test, ANOVA analysis, DMR test and logistic regression analysis. The major results of this study were as follows. First, the adolescents perceived the conflict with family due to the problem of internet usage. Taken as a whole, the perception of a problem due to internet usage was low. Second, the internet-related variables were very important to the perception level of the problem in that there was a significant difference in all sub-spheres according to the internet usage time. Also, the personal-related variables such as gender, age, and personal expenses had a meaningful difference on the perception level of problem. Third, adolescents' willingness to receive internet education was considerably high. The personal-related variables such as gender and school record had a meaningful influence on the willingness of the internet education.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.1-17
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• 2004

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the roles of expected self-control and expected self-control results in explaining adolescents' Internet addiction. In the study model, expectations of self-control and self-control results directly determine Internet addiction and Internet use time meditates the impacts of expectations of self-control and self-control results on Internet addiction. The study subjects are 1,080 middle and high school students in Busan. Stratified cluster sampling is applied by school type and school year. The response rate is 96%(l,037cases). This study develops the scales of expected self-control and expected self-control results. The scales of Internet addiction are devised by using the concept of functional dependency such as salience, withdrawal symptoms, mood modification, tolerance, relapse, and conflict. For verifying the study model, path analysis and multiple regression models are applied for identifying path significants and evaluating confounding effects of control variables, respectively. Moreover, multi partial F-test is performed for selecting the best regression model. Expected self-control is a significant determinant of Internet addiction and Internet use time that also significantly explains Internet addiction. The total effect of expected self-control towards Internet addiction is -.95. The total effect is comprised with the direct effect (-.71) and the indirect effect(-.24). In this result, the direct effect refers a curative effect since expected self-control directly reduces the level of Internet addiction, and the indirect effect refers a preventive effect because self-control can reduce time of Internet use that is a direct determinant of Internet addiction. In the test of the confounding effects of control variables, there are no confounding effects in the models of multiple regression. It implies a robustness of the study model as regards control variables. In conclusion, improving adolescents' expected self-control can control Internet addiction level. This finding implies that a health promotion program for improving expected self-control can be a cost effective method compared to other approaches.