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Combining Arbitration with Mediation: Two Cultures of China and Malaysia

  • Chung, Yongkyun
    • Journal of Arbitration Studies
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.149-173
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    • 2016
  • This study vindicates similarities and differences of hybrid process of arbitration and mediation between China and Malaysia. Both countries develop hybrid processes combining arbitration with mediation in their own cultural soils. The Chinese dispute resolver plays the dual role of arbitrator and mediator during the proceedings of hybrid process of arbitration and mediation. On the other hand, a different arbitrator plays the role of mediator, if conciliation fails in Malaysia. On the other hand, judges are allowed to act as mediator during the proceeding in China and Malaysia.

Attitude and Purchase Intent for Luxury Fashion Goods : Cultural Differences between Americans and Chinese

  • Kim, Jung-Hwan;Zhang, Bopeng
    • International Journal of Costume and Fashion
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.19-37
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    • 2015
  • Expanding upon Zhang and Kim's (2013) study involving Chinese consumers, this study investigated key factors that influence U.S. consumers' attitude towards purchasing luxury fashion goods and purchase intent and examined what similarities and differences exist between the two consumer groups in relation to the key factors. A total of 414 respondents completed the online survey questionnaire. Structural Equation Modeling was utilized to analyze data. Brand consciousness, materialism, fashion innovativeness, and fashion involvement were significant factors that affect U.S. consumers' attitude towards luxury fashion goods. Overall, the findings of the current study were greatly inconsistent with Zhang and Kim's Chinese study. The inconsistency provides vital implications to luxury fashion retailers by showing that one size does not fit all and one strategy does not fit all markets.

The Relationships among Social Discrimination, Subjective Health, and Personal Satisfaction of Immigrants

  • Chun, Jiyoung;Lee, Insook
    • Research in Community and Public Health Nursing
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.375-385
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    • 2017
  • Purpose: This study aims to examine the relationships among social discrimination, subjective health, and personal satisfaction based on the country of origin. Methods: The analysis was based on 16,958 immigrants who participated in the National Survey of Multicultural Family 2015 in Korea. This study conducted stratified cross-analysis of social discrimination for the differences in subjective health and personal satisfaction. Multivariate-adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for the relationships among social discrimination, subjective health, and personal satisfaction were examined with multivariable logistic regression. Results: There were differences in experience of social discrimination, subjective health status, and personal satisfaction according to the country of origin. Groups without the experience of social discrimination had better subjective health and personal satisfaction than the other groups. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that a discrimination prevention program needs to be developed based on a cultural approach.

Globalizing Information Systems Alignment : Strategic Thrust and Local Responsiveness

  • Kim, Gyeung-Min;Cho, Namjae
    • Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.131-152
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    • 2015
  • Environmental differences across countries such as socio-cultural, political, economic, and technological differences require business strategies of multinational corporations to vary business practices across regions. Despite the keen awareness of the necessity for strategic adaptation to local context, IS management and strategy tend to remain similar across countries. One of the reasons is to maintain the stability and compatibility of information technology infrastructure. After a careful observation of retail business practice, this study finds IS strategy should also be highly responsive to the local context. This study shows how information resources including systems architecture, processes, human resources, and national context are interlinked together. Despite global excellence in general systems management, failure in such alignment can be a serious problem in extending competitive advantages across regions. This study aims to reveal issues to be taken care of in order to accomplish global technological alignment. Results of this study provide senior management with guidelines and a framework for aligning IT with regional strategic thrust that can improve local responsiveness of multinational companies.

An Analysis on Shopping Orientations of Small Store User in Yhasi street of Dong-Sung Ro, Daegu (대구 패션 소비자의 구매성향 분석 - 동성로 야시골목을 중심으로 -)

  • Kim, Jung-Won
    • Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.61-69
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    • 2001
  • The purpose of this study was to analyze the purchasing behavior related factors of Small Store User in Yhasi street of Dong-Sung Ro, Daegu. Frequency, $X^2$-test MANOVA, ANOVA and Duncan multiple range test were used to analyze the sample. The results of this study were as follows: 1) The largest sample were as follows: un married female, college students of twenties, 101-200 thousand won for salaries. 2) The factors of purchasing behavior were classified into 8 factors, enjoy shopping, store image, unique goods, culture space, salesperson, low price, information seeking, value via price orientation. 3) There were significant differences found between attitude on information source, number of seeking store, music in shop, music sound, size, display, price, street, in their factors of purchasing behavior (unique goods, value via price, low price, store image, enjoy shopping) 4) There were significant differences found between demographic characteristics (personal sales, location, transportation) in their factors of purchasing behavior (salesperson, cultural space, store image).

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GEOGRAPHIC AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN SINGING - Singing Characteristics of the Korean Pansori (가창의 지역적 및 문화적 차이 - 한국 판소리의 가창적 특징)

  • 김기령
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Laryngology, Phoniatrics and Logopedics
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.6-14
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    • 1986
  • Pansori (sole narrative music), a typical folk music genre of Korea, resembles Western opera in its dramatic appeal, but greatly differs from Western opera in its use of musical scales, rhythms and singing methods. The followings are the differences observed between the voice producing method in Pansori and that in bel canto singing in Western music. (omitted)

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Learners' Different Views on Korean and Native Teachers of English

  • Kim, Ree-Na;Kim, Haedong
    • English Language & Literature Teaching
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.157-175
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    • 2011
  • The purpose of this study is to compare learners' view on Korean and native teachers of English with regard to competence of teaching skills. A total of 166 high school students attending the same high school in Korea participated in a questionnaire survey. The students were asked a series of questions about their five Korean teachers of English and three natives. The analysis of the results indicates that the learners believed Korean English teachers would be better in teaching vocabulary, grammar and reading than native English teachers. The learners answered native English teachers would be better in teaching speaking, listening, and writing. In the areas of the accuracy of classroom language, the level of teacher-centeredness, and the amount of cultural information given in a classroom, there were no significant differences in the learners' responses between Korea and native teacher of English. By recognizing the differences of the learners' views on two different types of ELT teachers, we suggest that it would be beneficial for learners if we would utilize their views in designing and administrating a team-teaching program.

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Indoors Thermal Environment by Vertical Temperature Differences in Atrium Space (아트리움형 공간 내 수직온도차에 따른 온열환경)

  • We, Seunghwan;Lee, Jongki;Kim, Sughwan;Kim, Sumin;Chang, Jae D.
    • Journal of the Korea Furniture Society
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.122-128
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    • 2014
  • Recently, many studies have conducted to satisfy a physical need of human between environment of light on space, so an atrium structure has been applied to cultural complex. However, this structure brings about many problems such as overheating in summer, excessive vertical temperature differences, condensation, diffusion of noise, effect of echo, and withering landscapes. Especially, in this research, thermal comfort by difference of vertical temperature in the space of atrium and the optical characteristics of glass skins of the atrium could be remarkably effected by solar flux entering indoors.

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