• Knowledge Management Research
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.81-96
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• 2006

The purpose of this study is to survey what strategy BACHE, a bathtub manufacturing company, chooses to implement knowledge management. Generally speaking, the success factors of this case company is follow-up management. The first factor is to use linguistic metaphors for employees to understand difficult knowledge management terms easily. The second one is that CEO tries to set and lead pro-knowledge management corporate culture. The third one is based on the CKO's competence to read business circumstances and apply the theory of knowledge management to the workplace. The fourth one has something to do with a way of knowledge creation, for example, a suggestion system and QC circle. The fifth one depends upon CKO's mission to share knowledge invented from his own company's with the rivals and large companies which order bathtubs so that overall bathtub industry can upgrade knowledge management.

• Journal of Fashion Business
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.157-173
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• 2014

The purpose of this research is to investigate the effects of fashion companies' micro-blogging marketing activities on Chinese consumer attitudes and purchasing intentions. In this research, the technology acceptance model (TAM) was used as the research framework, and innovativeness, self-efficacy, and perceived enjoyment variables were included in the model. Through an online survey, 195 respondents participated in this study. The results were as follows: fashion innovation and self-efficacy have a significant positive effect on perceived usefulness, as well as ease of use. These two factors have a significant positive effect on perceived enjoyment. Furthermore, and most significantly, this perceived enjoyment has a significant effect on the consumer's attitude toward the company, and intention to purchase the fashion company's products.

• Journal of Korean Society for Quality Management
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.1-14
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• 2004

Nuclear project company establishes and maintains its QA system in the conformance with applicable Codes & Standards and contract provisions. Certifying agency(e.g., Korea Electric Association) or project owner appraises the effectiveness of the company QA system by surveying or auditing it. However, although the company fulfills the requirements of this survey/audit, the capability level of its nuclear QA system is not appraised numerically and developed in that KEPIC QAP-1, used by the company as a nuclear QA guidebook, does not describe an approach for managing the capability level of the QA system. This study evaluates the characteristics of QAP-1 from the viewpoint of SE-CMM(Capability Maturity Model for Systems Engineering) in order to suggest a possible solution.

• The Journal of Industrial Distribution & Business
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.9-17
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• 2015

Purpose - The study's aim is to assess performance quality delivered through a performance management system. The case study first measures the effectiveness of the present performance management system of Bhushan Steel Ltd. (BSL), and then secondarily analyzes the employee training impact. Research design, data, and methodology - A case study research approach using a survey was followed. The final sample size was 50, with a simple random sampling technique used. Primary data came from the company itself and the secondary from books, the Internet, journals, etc. Results - BSL employee appraisals are used for many developmental aspects such as competence in the present job, improvements, performance development, and training needs. The results indicate that individual performance can improve if employees perceive the system as more transparent (i.e., not so confidential). Conclusions - Overall, the BSL employees think that the company appraisal system is useful; however, to make it better the company has to improve many aspects including appraisals based on supervisor observations. The company could use a self-appraisal and a 360-appraisal approach to improve such assessments.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2009.05b
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• pp.5-8
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• 2009

This paper investigated the qualitative introduction status of domestic major construction company. And that focused on a point of suggestions about CM at Risk introduction. The survey analysis showed that three importan suggestions. First, the biggest obstacles factors to CM at Risk introduction that related laws is lagging amendment. Second, we have to improve the available hands ability in domestic major construction company. And last, we have to do that using uncomplicated design and standard design form. Consequently, environmen analysis for the introduction and example project is urgently required.

• The Journal of Fisheries Business Administration
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• v.52 no.3
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• pp.15-25
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• 2021

Base on the survey and financial statement on fish-paste processing company, this study aimed to estimate management efficiencies of fish-paste processing management using a data envelopment-analysis (DEA), In-depth interview and to find out their determinants. Model results show that the estimated mean management efficiencies obtained for the VRS and CRS DEA are 83.7% and 89.1%. In-depth interview results also show that efficiencies caused by scale of technical matter was greater than efficiencies caused by the scale of the company. Thus it implies that technical development is essential for achieving high-efficiency of fish-paste processing company more than expanding the size of company.

• International Commerce and Information Review
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.261-280
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• 2001

From the IMF(International Monetary fund) crisis, the management conditions of the trading company which run business in world market, has rapidly changed. In particular, the trading conglomerate's competitive power have declined. This study, addressing such changes, intend to analyze what factors are that have generated this changes in trading conglomerate's environment. The study specifically takes it into account that the differences between Korea trading company and Japan's. This research was confirmed by data and field survey in two country. The results of research are summarized as follow. The Korean trading company are inferior to the Japanese trading company in total volume(Korea: 24.1, Japan 100), the benefit volume(Korea: 8.7, Japan 100), the stability of turnover(Korea: 36.6, Japan 100), the network power in foreign country(Korea: 19.2, Japan 100), the power of e-business(Korea: 17.0, Japan 100). But the debt ratio of Korea company is significantly lower than that of Japan's(Korea: 160.4%, Japan 940.5%). In conclusion, providing that the Korean trading company want to be a world-class champion in trading field, they have to introduce the new management strategies which means the high-profit base trading, the long term investment and the internet business.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.151-156
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• 2020

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play a very important role in developing countries. In Vietnam, SMEs operating in the field of handicrafts, besides contributing to the economy, also tasked to maintain and develop traditional handicrafts. However, accessing loans from banks of SMEs faces many difficulties. This study explores the determinants of bank lending decision for SMEs, particular, in traditional handicrafts business. Using dataset based on a survey conducted in Binh Duong province, Vietnam, we investigated to what determinant effects for loan approval. The analytical methods used include descriptive statistics for overall assessment, principal component analysis and regression to examine determinants of lending decisions. The results indicate that company's collateral was the most positive determinant to bank lending decision, follow by company's business plan. The role of company's leader is very important for banks considers to approve credit because company's leaders experience and relationship with stakeholders as well as banks have positive relations with bank's lending decision. Agreed with previous studies, the company's financial statement and company's credit history with banks are also significant determinants for lending decision. Whereas, the business environment seam unaffected lending decision as their relations is not significant..

• Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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• v.30 no.5
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• pp.100-107
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• 2015

Korea government has established and enforced countermeasures about the various policy of industrial accident prevention. Recent chemical accidents included hazardous materials. Exposure to these chemicals can cause serious environmental poisoning and various health problems. The key factor causing these major accidents may be associated with the mistake in workers' safety behaviors. Some researchers noted workers' safety behaviors may be related to workers' safety climate. In this research, a survey was conducted to explore workers' safety behaviors and safety climate in a large petrochemical company in Korea. The company processes major petrochemical materials and any spills can be hazardous and cause chemical disasters. In this study, we explored one petrochemical company to investigate three hypotheses. 593 workers were surveyed for this study. We checked association between workers' safety behavior and safety climate. The survey result shows the people who have safety climate do safe behavior.

• The Journal of Fisheries Business Administration
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• v.43 no.2
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• pp.51-66
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• 2012

The purpose of this study is to present a new business performance model suitable for marin repair business. For this propose we have used survey datas gathered on several input and output factors from Marine engin repair companies Yeong-Do Gu. Gathering these the survey results we estimated the efficiency of each company through DEA method. The results of the analysis can be summarized as follows ; First, the result of the analysis showed 7 out of 24 DMU are not efficient companies. On the other hand 17 of them are efficient as the efficient output analyzes showed. Second, by analysing the results we could see significant differences between group companies, Ltd with a private companies with share on average efficiency in utilization. Third, two of the private companies are more effective and 6others were selected revisit and interview on the analysis. As a result inefficient DMU compared to efficient DMU and showed that they invest more on manpower in the field of sales and professional managers and techicians. Also, lots of effort devoted in order to standardize production by building capacity and environment management to improve welfare of the workers.