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농업인의 정보 수용경로 분석 및 정보수용 제고 방안 (Analysis of Information Adoption Pathways and Strategies of Raising Information Adoption of Farmers)

  • 최상호
    • 농촌계획
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    • 제15권1호
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    • pp.73-87
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    • 2009
  • This study analyzed the characteristics of diverse information adoption pathways per pathway of information composition category including 'information perception', 'information assessment', and 'information adoption' and examined information adoption characteristics per pattern. In addition, differences among agricultural researchers and farmers per information adoption stage were analyzed. According to these analyses, as for farmers' information adoption pathways, while the formal extension type and the situational reaction diffusion type used the direct pathway of 'information perception ${\rightarrow}$ information adoption,'the agriculturist connection type and the systematic approach type did not use the direct pathway of 'information perception ${\rightarrow}$ information adoption' but, instead, adopted information by moving from the 'information perception ${\rightarrow}$ information assessment' pathway to the 'information assessment ${\rightarrow}$ information adoption' pathway, with information assessment as the intermediation. In the case of farmers, information adoption was the highest in comparison with information assessment and information perception in all patterns whereas, in the case of agricultural researchers, the results were exactly opposite those of farmers. By suggesting an information adoption pathway appropriate to each pattern, this study sought to enhance information adoption.

국외 입양아들의 특성과 변화 (Overseas adoption in Korea)

  • 김재윤
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • 제52권4호
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    • pp.410-416
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    • 2009
  • In Korea, overseas adoption has been practiced for more than 50 years. Initially, overseas adoption began with the objective to provide permanent homes for Korean war orphans, including mixed-blood children. From 1953 to 2007, about 160,000 Korean children were placed worldwide through overseas adoption and approximately 70,000 children were adopted in Korea. During that period, Korea developed into one of leading industrial countries in the world and the family norms changed dramatically. Since 1989, the Korean government has made diverse efforts to increase domestic adoptions and to support adopted families through the revisions to Korea's Child Welfare Law. However, it is not enough to reduce overseas adoptions rapidly because the Korean government's economic support for adopted families is not adequate and Korean sentiments regarding adoption have not changed. Being an international adoptee is a unique experience, involving dissimilarities of race, ethnicity, and culture. Clearly, it is very important for us to focus on placing Korean children in the best possible environment. Therefore, Korea must make diverse efforts to reduce overseas adoptions and to encourage domestic adoption. First, Korean society has to try to reduce the number of children who need out-of-home care. Second, the Korean government and people should make an effort to increase domestic adoptions, including adoptions of disabled and older children. Finally, the Korean government and adoption agencies have to provide professional pre-adoption and post-adoption services for international adoptees and adoptive parents.

Factors that Drive the Adoption of Smart Factory Solutions by SMEs

  • Namjae Cho;Soo Mi Moon
    • Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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    • 제30권5호
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    • pp.41-57
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    • 2023
  • This paper aims to analyse the factors influencing the implementation of smart factories and their performance after implementation, using the grounded theory analysis method based on interview data. The research subjects were 21 companies that were selected by the Smart Manufacturing Innovation Promotion Group under the SME Technology Information Promotion Agency in 2020-2021 as the best case smart factory implementation companies, and introduced the intermediate stage 1 or above. A total of 87 concepts were generated as a result of the analysis. We were able to classify them into 16 detailed categories, and finally derived six broad categories. These six categories are "motivation for adoption", "adoption context", "adoption level", "technology adoption", "usage effect" and "management effect". As a result of the overall structure analysis, it was found that the adoption level of smart factory is determined by the adoption motivation, the IT technology experience affects the adoption level, the adoption level determines the usage and usage satisfaction, internal and external training affects the usage and usage satisfaction, and the performance or results obtained by the usage and usage are reduced defect rate, improved delivery rate and improved productivity. This study was able to derive detailed variables of environmental factors and technical characteristics that affect the adoption of smart factories, and explore the effects on the usage effects and management effects according to the level of adoption. Through this study, it is possible to suggest the direction of adoption according to the characteristics of SMEs that want to adopt smart factories.

입양환경 변화에 따른 입양기관의 역할 재정립에 관한 입양기관 실무자 의견조사 (A Survey of the Opinions of Social Workers in Adoption Agencies on Their New Roles and Tasks in the Context of Changing Adoption Environment in Korea)

  • 변미희;안재진;신혜령
    • 한국아동복지학
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    • 제54호
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    • pp.45-77
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    • 2016
  • 본 연구는 입양특례법의 개정과 헤이그국제아동입양협약 비준을 앞두고 있는 국내외 입양환경의 변화에 맞서, 효과적인 입양실천을 위해 입양기관의 역할 재정립 방안을 모색하고 앞으로의 과제를 제안하기 위한 정책 연구이다. 이러한 연구목적을 달성하기 위하여 본 연구에서는 주요 선진국의 입양사업 특성과 입양기관의 역할을 분석하고, 국내 입양기관 실무자를 대상으로 간담회 및 설문조사를 통해 입양특례법 개정 후 현장에서 체감하는 실질적인 변화 및 입양실천에서의 문제점, 향후 개선사항 등 변화하는 입양 환경을 진단하고, 앞으로 국내 및 국제입양에서 예측되는 변화에 따라 입양 기관에게 요구되는 역할에 대한 의견을 조사하였다. 마지막으로 문헌조사 및 실무자 조사에 대한 분석결과를 토대로 앞으로 입양사업의 방향성과 입양기관의 변화된 역할 및 앞으로의 과제를 제시하였다.

User Experience and the Multi-Stage Adoption of Mobile Apps

  • Kim, Ambrose;Kim, Kyoung-jae
    • Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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    • 제21권2호
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    • pp.49-79
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    • 2014
  • The adoption of technology has always been of interest to academicians and practitioners of the field of Management Information System. This is so because without proper and adequate adoption, technology-no matter how beneficial or advanced it may be-will be of little value to users. Numerous researches, such as the researches of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) or the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), had been conducted to understand the human nature in association with the adoption or rejection of technologies that have bombarded the users. The coming of smart technologies (i.e., smart phones and devices), however, seems to have fundamentally changed the environment for adoption. The ubiquity combined with mobility of technology, especially when it comes to mobile apps, seem to make the old PC era of two-stage-pre and post-adoption models obsolete. A new model of adoption that identifies the determinants of technology acceptance and continuance is needed for the smart age. To this end, this paper undertakes an empirical study, by analyzing 229 users of Social Networking Service (SNS) mobile apps, to identify the role of user experience on the multi-stage adoption of technology, and provides results that User Experience (UX) plays the crucial role of bridging the separate stages of pre and post adoption of technologies. The paper concludes by providing practical implications of the new model as it relates to mobile apps and technologies, and recommendations for further studies to get a better understanding of technology adoption in the smart age.

Relationships Among Owner-Manager Characteristics, E-commerce Adoption and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia

  • KOE, Wei-Loon;WULANDARI, Ririn
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • 제10권1호
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    • pp.101-109
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    • 2023
  • This study examined the relationships among owner-manager characteristics, e-commerce adoption, and performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia. Although the growth of e-commerce was encouraging in many countries, studies of e-commerce adoption among SMEs in developing countries such as Malaysia are insufficient. Furthermore, studies that investigated individual characteristics and e-commerce adoption are still low in number. This study specifically employed the technology-organization-environmental (TOE) framework to develop its research model. The sample was selected by using a non-probability judgmental sampling technique because the desired population frame was unavailable. A total of 111 owner-managers of SMEs were surveyed using online self-administered questionnaires. Subsequently, the data was analyzed through partial least square-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The results revealed significant relationships between owner-manager characteristics and e-commerce adoption, as well as between e-commerce adoption and the performance of SMEs. The findings suggested that owner-manager characteristics played an important role in determining e-commerce adoption among SMEs. Moreover, e-commerce adoption was crucial in affecting the performance of SMEs. This paper provided new insights into factors affecting e-commerce adoption and firm performance. It could further benefit the government and SMEs in strategizing e-commerce adoption and development, especially in the era of Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR 4.0) and the post-COVID-19 pandemic.

공개입양가족의 입양 적응과 입양관련 프로그램 참여경험 연구 -초등학생 자녀를 둔 입양모를 중심으로- (An Open Adoption Family's Experience of Adapting to Adoption and Participating in Adoption-related programs: Focusing on Adoptive Mothers with Elementary School Children)

  • 이선형;임춘희;배지연
    • 가족자원경영과 정책
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    • 제25권3호
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    • pp.47-68
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    • 2021
  • 본 연구는 공개 입양한 모를 대상으로 입양과정과 입양 후의 적응, 입양관련 프로그램에서의 참여경험을 살펴봄으로써 공개 입양한 가족이 입양에 적응하고 행복한 입양 가족으로 성장하는데 필요한 정보와 입양가족에게 유용한 입양관련 프로그램을 위한 기초자료를 제공하고자 하였다. 연구를 위해 입양가족생활에 만족해하며 자발적으로 참여 의사를 밝힌 초등학생 입양자녀를 둔 여섯 명의 공개 입양모를 대상으로 심층면접을 진행하였다. 연구의 주요결과로 공개입양모들은 입양 후 부모로서의 행복뿐만 아니라 내적 성장, 부부애 증가, 호의적인 사회적 시선과 같은 긍정적인 변화와 모로서의 양육 전담의 부담, 입양 사실 공개로 인한 자녀의 예상치 못한 반응 등의 어려움을 함께 경험하였다, 특히 초등학생을 둔 입양모로서 자녀의 사춘기에 대한 불안과 자신의 중년기로 인한 양육의 어려움, 학교환경에서 입양아에 대한 편견과 차별, 공공기관 복지담당자의 입양 인식과 지원 부족에 대한 어려움을 경험하였다. 그러나 이러한 어려움에 대해 공개입양모들은 입양사실로 힘들어 하는 자녀의 마음을 공감해주고 수용해주는 노력과 당당하게 입양가족임을 드러내고 어려움을 직면하는 태도와 배우자나 부모, 친자녀의 적극적인 지원으로 대처해가고 있었다. 공개입양모들은 입양기관이나 공공기관에서 제공하는 다양한 입양관련 프로그램이나 지원 그리고 자발적인 자조모임에 참여하였는데 무엇보다 자조모임과 입양자녀의 또래모임에서의 참여경험이 크게 유용한 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 주요결과들을 바탕으로 공개입양가족을 위한 복지 서비스 강화, 학교 교사와 학생, 복지 담당자를 대상으로 한 입양 이해교육 및 입양반편견교육의 실시, 입양가족을 위해 실제적으로 유용한 프로그램의 제공, 자조모임 활성화 방안에 대하여 제언하였다.

정보기술 수용 후 주관적 지각 형성: 사용 경험에서 형성된 습관, 기대일치, 자기효능감의 역할 (What happens after IT adoption?: Role of habits, confirmation, and computer self-efficacy formed by the experiences of use)

  • 김용영;오상조;안중호;장정주
    • Asia pacific journal of information systems
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    • 제18권1호
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    • pp.25-51
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    • 2008
  • Researchers have been continuously interested in the adoption of information technology (IT) since it is of great importance to the information systems success and it is also an important stage to the success. Adoption alone, however, does not ensure information systems success because it does not necessarily lead to achieving organizational or individual objectives. When an organization or an individual decide to adopt certain information technologies, they have objectives to accomplish by using those technologies. Adoption itself is not the ultimate goal. The period after adoption is when users continue to use IT and intended objectives can be accomplished. Therefore, continued IT use in the post-adoption period accounts more for the accomplishment of the objectives and thus information systems success. Previous studies also suggest that continued IT use in the post-adoption period is one of the important factors to improve long-term productivity. Despite the importance there are few empirical studies focusing on the user behavior of continued IT use in the post-adoption period. User behavior in the post-adoption period is different from that in the pre-adoption period. According to the technology acceptance model, which explains well about the IT adoption, users decide to adopt IT assessing the usefulness and the ease of use. After adoption, users are exposed to new experiences and they shape new beliefs different from the thoughts they had before. Users come to make decisions based on their experiences of IT use whether they will continue to use it or not. Most theories about the user behaviors in the pre-adoption period are limited in describing them after adoption since they do not consider user's experiences of using the adopted IT and the beliefs formed by those experiences. Therefore, in this study, we explore user's experiences and beliefs in the post-adoption period and examine how they affect user's intention to continue to use IT. Through deep literature reviews on the construction of subjective beliefs by experiences, we draw three meaningful constructs which theoretically have great impacts on the continued use of IT: perceived habit, confirmation, and computer self-efficacy. Then, we examine the role of the subjective beliefs on the cognitive/affective attitudes and intention to continue to use that IT. We set up a research model and conducted survey research. Since IT use implies interactions among a user, IT, and a task, we carefully selected the sample of users using same/similar IT to perform same/similar tasks, to exclude unwanted influences of other factors than subjective beliefs on the IT use. We also considered that the sample of users were able to make decisions to continue to use IT volitionally or at least quasi-volitionally. For each construct, we used measurement items recognized for reliability and widely used in the previous research. We slightly modified some items proper to the research context and a pilot test was carried out for forty users of a portal service in a university. We performed a full-scale survey after verifying the reliability of the measurement. The results show that the intention to continue to use IT is strongly influenced by cognitive/affective attitudes, perceived habits, and computer self-efficacy. Confirmation affects the intention to continue indirectly through cognitive/affective attitudes. All the constructs representing the subjective beliefs built by the experiences of IT use have direct and/or indirect impacts on the intention of users. The results also show that the attitudes in the post-adoption period are formed, at least partly, by the experiences of IT use and newly shaped beliefs after adoption. The findings suggest that subjective beliefs built by the experiences have deep impacts on the continued use. The results of the study signify that while experiencing IT in the post-adoption period users form new beliefs, attitudes, and intentions which may be different from those of the pre-adoption period. The results of this study partly demonstrate that the beliefs shaped by the behaviors, those are the experiences of IT use, influence users' attitudes and intention. The results also suggest that behaviors (experiences) also change attitudes while attitudes shape behaviors. If we combine the findings of this study with the results of the previous research on IT adoption, we can propose a cycle of IT adoption and use where behavior shapes attitude, the attitude forms new behavior, and that behavior shapes new attitude. Different from the previous research, the study focused on the user experience after IT adoption and empirically demonstrated the strong influence of the subjective beliefs formed in the post-adoption period on the continued use. This partly confirms the differences between attitudes in the pre-adoption and in the post-adoption period. Users continuously change their attitudes and intentions while experiencing (using) IT. Therefore, to make users adopt IT and to make them use IT after adoption is a different problem. To encourage users to use IT after adoption, experiential variables such as perceived habit, confirmation, and computer self-efficacy should be managed properly.

청소년의 유행채택 행동 - 의복관여의 관점에서 - (Adolescents' Behaviors on Fashion Adoption - with Reference to Clothing Involvement -)

  • 구은영;조필교
    • 복식문화연구
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    • 제9권4호
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    • pp.592-601
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    • 2001
  • This study focuses on fashion adoption behavior of adolescents. The impact of their clothing involvement factors and socio-demographic factors on their fashion adoption behavior was examined. Three core issues were identified for empirical test: 1) Elements of clothing involvement for adolescents; 2) Fashion adoption behavior of adolescents; 3) Impact of clothing involvement elements on fashion adoption behavior. The Likert Type questionnaires were used to measure clothing involvement and fashion adoption behavior. The data of 472 samples drawn from middle and high school students in Taegu Metropolitan City were analyzed by factor analysis, ANOVA, Scheff test, t-test and regression analysis. Main results of the study are as follows. 1 . Concept of the clothing involvement is composed of five dimensions: importance, fashion, self-expression, pleasure, and buying risk. 2. Socio-demographic factors do influence fashion adoption behavior. Average monthly pocket money, expenditures on clothes and household income are found to have statistically significant impacts on the adoption behavior. Female students are more fashion-oriented than male students. 3. The clothing involvement elements are found to have significant influences on fashion adoption behavior: fashion, importance and self-expression elements on fashion innovation; fashion, importance and pleasure elements on fashion information search.

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전자정부 서비스의 지속적 수용 강화를 위한 통합적 접근 : 실증연구 (An Integrative Approach for Strengthening Continual Adoption of e-Government Services : An Empirical Study)

  • 임세헌
    • Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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    • 제20권1호
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    • pp.19-41
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    • 2013
  • This study analyzed the users acceptance of e-Government services. Many IT(Information Technology) adoption studies appeared the TAM(technology adoption model) of Davis[1989] as a theoretical background. The TAM composed of three factors those are the perceived easy of use, the perceived usefulness, and intention to adoption of IT. However, TAM did not explain the consequences of intention to adoption and antecedents of the ease of use and usefulness in IT adoption. To overcome limitations of TAM, many technology acceptance studies done. In this study, the researcher suggested the IT acceptance model for explaining users adoption of e-Government service based on the model of IT acceptance of Wixom and Todd[2005]. The model of Wixom and Todd[2005] based on the TAM of Davis[1989], IT adoption model of Taylor and Todd[1995] and, IS(Information Systems) success model of Delone and Mclean[1992, 2003]. For testing our research model, the researcher collected data from 200 users of e-Government services. The researcher analyzed in measurement model and structural model using statistical software. This study analyzed relationships among interaction, information quality, Web systems quality, satisfaction, ease of use, usefulness, and attitude to explain and predict influences of the users acceptance of e-Government services. The results of this study will provide useful information about develop a strategy for usage spread of e-Government services.