• 무역학회지
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.101-114
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• 2019

E-business enables SMEs to reduce transaction costs and maintain export competitiveness in rapidly changing overseas markets. It is required to raise the entrepreneurial awareness of e-business of exporting SMEs. This study examines the characteristics of enterprises that play an important role in the introduction and utilization of e-business by domestic export SMEs. It explores the mechanisms that search and exploit these opportunities in an entrepreneurial way, and examines the process leading to export performance. We conducted a survey for empirical analysis and analyzed the data from 316 companies using e-business in Korea. As a result, both the international entrepreneurial orientation and the IT competence tended to be significant for the perception of e-business entrepreneurs and showed a different pattern in terms of size of influence. In addition, cooperation and operation among e-business entrepreneurs' perceptions have a direct impact on the export performance of SMEs.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.161-182
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• 2010

This study tried to analyzed the relationship between market orientation, localization and performance in order to suggest to a methodology for performance 7hypothesis were constructed for analysis based on previous literature review. The results of empirical analysis shows that market orientation gave significant effect on firm's performance and localization. Localization also positively related to firm's performance. These result explains that firms which try to take superior of performance must build high level of market orientation should be realized and reacted the complicated market situation. such as consumer needs, competitor's action, change of technology and provider's action, etc. For this, management of uncertainty should be required through the high level of information-oriented.

• 무역상무연구
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• 제25권
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• pp.123-163
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• 2005

The strategic alignment between internet marketing's strategic orientation and EC system's strategic orientation is an important concept in Electronic Commerce. This study measured internet marketing's strategic orientation, EC system's strategic orientation, strategic alignment, and strategic EC performance based on previous studies. Analysis of data gathered in mail survey of korea firms in KOSPI and KOSDAQ. The findings suggest that companies with high strategic alignment are better performing EC strategically, and internet marketing and EC system's strategic orientation are positive related to strategic alignment and performance of EC. This study supports that the level of the EC executive's participation in internet marketing planning influences strategic alignment of the EC plan with the internet marketing plan. Further, high levels of that alignment are associated with increased use of EC for strategic performance.

• Journal of Korea Trade
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.156-172
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• 2019

Purpose - Without question, globalization has presented different opportunities to entrepreneurs seeking to expand their companies in foreign markets. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation, entrepreneurial activity, information internalization, and product differentiation in export oriented firms. As such, entrepreneurial activities are divided into exploitative and exploratory opportunities. These opportunities are crucial in improving firms' performance. Design/methodology - A structural questionnaire was developed using 21 factors/indicators from previous researches. The subjects of this study were recruited using convenience sampling in export SMEs in the Seoul Metropolitan Area. Data were collected through visits or e-mails from the export managers, executives, and CEOs of export SMEs in advance. 321 questionnaires were collected over a period of one month. 316 questionnaires were used in the final analysis. Findings - First, International Entrepreneurial-orientation (IE) has a positive effect on the exploration and exploitation of business opportunities. Second, the exploration and exploitation of business opportunities have a positive impact on information internalization. Third, information internalization has a significant effect on product differentiation and plays a mediating role in seeking opportunities, utilizing opportunities, and differentiating products. Originality/value - This study contributes to the development of academic discussions by explaining existing research gaps. First, there is currently a lack of research focusing precisely on the product differentiation capability of SMEs in manufacturing field in terms of IE. To bridge these gaps, we examined the entrepreneurial factors impact on product differentiation and tries to expand the discussion about the internationalization of SMEs, which were mainly focused on IT companies, and manufacturing companies. Second, there is no intuitive explanation regarding international entrepreneurial activity in terms of exploration and exploitation within existing. In this study, international entrepreneurship activities were classified in terms of exploration and exploitation.

• 중소기업연구
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.91-117
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• 2021

본 연구의 주 목적은 중국 제조업 중소기업의 국제기업가 지향성이 수출 성과에 미치는 영향을 실증 분석 하고 함의를 도출하는 것이다. 이를 위해 본 연구에서는 중국 제조업 수출 기업을 대상으로 총 183개의 기업 데이터를 실증분석에 사용하였다. 본 연구의 연구결과를 요약하면, 첫째, 국제기업가 지향성은 수출 성과에 유의한 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났고, 둘째, 국제기업가 지향성은 흡수역량에 유의한 정(+)의 영향을 미친다. 셋째, 흡수역량은 수출성과에 유의한 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며, 넷째, 환경 역동성과 네트워크 역량이 강할수록 국제기업가지향성과 수출성과의 관계는 더욱 강화되는 것으로 나타나며, 마지막으로 국제화기간이 길수록 흡수역량과 수출성과의 관계는 약화되는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 시사점을 정리하면 다음과 같다. 중국 중소기업은 혁신적이고 진취적이고 위험을 감수할수록 수출성과가 더욱 향상되고, 유사한 경쟁기업의 경영방식을 흡수하는 능력이 향상된다는 것을 시사한다. 또한 중소기업 경영자는 국제기업가지향성을 통한 수출성과를 향상 시키기 위해서는 네트워크 역량을 지속적으로 강화 시켜야 하고, 역동적인 환경에서 이러한 관계는 더욱 강화되는 것으로 나타났다. 나아가서 기업 경영자의 흡수 역량이 수출성과에 미치는 영향은 기간이 지날수록 영향력이 약화됨을 보여주고 있다.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.193-214
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• 2015

본 연구는 국제통상 환경에서 원자재 수출입 기업의 전략적 공급사슬지향성과 공급사슬 성과의 관계에서 혁신활동과 정보공유 활동의 매개효과를 분석하려는 목적으로 진행하였다. 455개 응답 표본을 대상으로 매개효과를 포함한 7개의 가설을 구조방정식 모형으로 실증분석 하였다. 분석 결과 전략적 공급사슬지향성은 공급사슬 혁신활동에 긍정적 영향을 주었으나 정보공유 활동에는 영향을 주지 못하였다. 공급사슬 혁신활동은 정보공유 활동과 공급사슬 운영성과에 모두 긍정적 영향을 주었다. 정보공유 활동은 또한 공급사슬 운영성과에 긍정적 영향을 주었다. 매개효과 검정에서는 공급사슬 혁신활동이 전략적 공급사슬 지향성과 정보공유 활동 사이에서 완전매개 효과를 정보공유 활동은 공급사슬 혁신활동과 공급사슬 운영성과 사이에서 유의한 부분매개 효과를 보여주었다.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.183-211
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• 2010

This paper empirically investigated whether the dependence of manufacturing firms effects the influence strategies and long-term orientation based on the data from manufacturing firms in Korea. U.S., and Japan. Also, the proposed model was proven by the structural equation model with the data gathered from 105 manufacturing firms in Korea, 103 in U.S., and 83 in Japan. The findings were as follows. First, the dependence of all of manufacturing firms, regardless of country, positively affected the coercive influence strategies of distributors, whereas the dependence positively affected the noncoercive influence strategies in U.S. and Japan but in the case of Korea, it showed the reverse direction and were not statistically significant. Second, the dependence of Korean manufacturing firms positively affected the long-term orientation but American manufacturing firms showed the reverse direction and it was not statistically significant. In the case of Japanese manufacturing firms, the direction predicted in the paper was shown but was not statistically significant. Third, the coercive influence strategies positively affected the long-term orientation in Korea but it showed the negative relationship in Japan. Fourth, the noncoercive influence strategies positively affected the long-term orientation in all countries. Lastly, a few implications, limitations and future study issues were discussed.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제18권12호
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• pp.15-29
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• 2020

Purpose: Due to an ever more interconnected global commercial environment, the role of SMEs from emerging markets has attracted considerable attention in business literature of late. Reinforced by strategic management theory, this study builds on aspects such as entrepreneurial orientation and dynamic capabilities to construct and test a framework that focuses on exploring their associations with export performance. Research design, data and methodology: To contribute further towards a deeper understanding of these markets, the current study empirically tests a model using data collected from 225 exporting firms located throughout South Africa. Results: The results from the data analysis show that entrepreneurial orientation contributes significantly towards improving the performance of South African SMEs. Additionally, this study integrates three dynamic capabilities in the strategy-performance relationship to test their interacting effects on the correlation between entrepreneurial orientation and export performance. Further findings advocate support for relationship-based capabilities playing a moderating role between entrepreneurial orientation and the exporting performance of small and medium firms emanating from emerging markets. Conclusions: Findings provide substance to the argument that entrepreneurship, as a strategy-making process, leads to export performance in emerging nations. Especially, this study provides several suggestions as to how small and medium-sized organizations can develop their exporting performance based on the research findings.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.239-264
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• 2009

As the competitive market environment and industry circumstances become more and more competitive on a daily basis, it is not easy to find an opportunity to initiate small business, or increase performances of Small and Medium Business. The research findings are as follows. First, entrepreneurship(innovation, progressive, social responsibility) has significant effects on the market orientation. Second, company competence(individual resource, technology resource) has significant effects on the market orientation. Third, market orientation has significant effects on the non-financial performance(Internal process performance, learning & growth performance, customer performance). Finally, non-financial performance(Internal process performance, learning & growth performance, customer performance) has significant effects on the financial performance.

• International Journal of Human Ecology
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.85-95
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to examine differences in clothing shopping orientation among female adults according to their level of self-esteem and body cathexis. The subjects included 460 women ranging in age from 20 to 69, living in the Daegu area. The data was analyzed by frequency, factor-analysis, mean calculation, ANOVA and the Duncan-test using the SPSS-package. The overall results are as follows: First, clothing shopping orientation fell into five categories: 'hedonic', 'trend conscious', 'store-patronizing', 'economic', and 'independent' shopping orientation. Second, there were measurable differences in clothing shopping orientation related to one's level of self-esteem. Third, there was a significant difference in clothing shopping orientation according to the one's level of body cathexis. It appears that high levels of body cathexis do predict a tendency towards a more 'independent' clothing shopping orientation.