Large-Small Firm Networks: A Foundation of the New Globalizing Economy in South Korea

1997 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 1091-1108 ◽  
Author(s):  
M-R Cho
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Small Firm ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Corporate Restructuring ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
Firm Networks ◽  
And Function ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Interfirm Linkages

In this paper the author examines how Korea's export-oriented economy has laid its new foundation for global competitiveness by deepening interfirm linkages. Korea's interfirm linkages refer mainly to the relationship between large and small firms. Recent corporate restructuring in the large and small firm sectors has caused denser and highly dynamic intercorporate networks to arise. The author argues that the globalizing of economy in Korea is encouraged by efficacious global—local transactions via large—small firm networks, a matter ignored by most analysts. Major foci are on analyzing the forms, structures, governing mechanisms, and function of large—small firm networks.

The relationship between growth and volatility in small firms

2014 ◽  
Vol 52 (8) ◽  
pp. 1516-1532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Maria Moreno ◽  
Jose A. Zarrias ◽  
Jose L. Barbero
Keyword(s):  
Small Firm ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Quantitative Information ◽  
Similar Nature ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Environmental Hostility

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of predictors of growth (entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and environmental hostility) and growth itself on small-firm volatility. The objective is to find out: first, whether growth and volatility possess a similar nature; second, what are the predictors of small-firm volatility. Design/methodology/approach – Questionnaire data were collected from CEOs of 433 Spanish small firms (<500 employees) who provided qualitative as well as quantitative information. Findings – The authors find that some of the predictors on growth can also be used to predict firm volatility. Specifically, the authors find that firm volatility is influenced by EO and environmental hostility. Growth also influences firm volatility. The authors also find a strong interaction effect of growth and firm size on firm volatility. The authors conclude that although growth and firm volatility are related concepts, they are different. Originality/value – Growth has concentrated small-firm research during the last 20 years. However, during the last few years, the environment has become very dynamic and small firms need research helping them to deal with such dynamism. There are few studies on firm-level volatility. The research helps understand more the determinants of small-firm volatility.

The relationship between the manager and growth in small firms

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 586-598 ◽  
Author(s):  
Svante Andersson ◽  
Joakim Tell
Keyword(s):  
Small Firm ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Firm Growth ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Managerial Behavior ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Top Manager ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to improve the understanding of the relationship between the manager and growth in small firms, through a review of earlier research.Design/methodology/approachA review of articles published during the last 25 years is carried out in order to answer the question: How does the top manager influence growth in small firms?FindingsThree key relationships are identified: between growth and, respectively, managerial traits and characteristics, managerial intentions, and managerial behavior or roles. The diverse findings in the literature are contradictory and give a paradoxical picture of the impact of the manager. A deeper analysis of the results from the review, supplemented with leadership theory, yields a better understanding of small‐firm growth with a special focus on the behavior of the manager.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper problematizes the complexity in managing small‐firm growth, and can be further empirically validated by using multiple methods including qualitative ones such as observational studies.Practical ImplicationsThe findings have a bearing on education and policy implications. If a behavior can be identified that promotes small firms' growth, education and policy implications can be developed in line with these results.Originality/valueIn small firms there seems to be a general consensus that managers do influence the performance of small firms, but so far there has not been a systematic review of earlier empirical research, that is done in this paper. From this review, a more complete picture of how managers influence growth in small firms is presented.

Influence of Dimensions of Strategic Orientation on the Growth of Small Firms and Resources as Moderating Variables

2014 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 461-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rakesh Gupta ◽  
Sriparna Basu
Keyword(s):  
Small Firm ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Firm Growth ◽  
Strategic Orientation ◽  
Firm Resources ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
Moderating Variables ◽  
Six Dimensions ◽  
The Relationship

The strategy–firm growth relationship has remained an important issue for researchers, and in spite of the growing volume of work in this area, little consensus has emerged on this issue. One of the reasons behind this lack of consensus is the question—how to conceptualize strategy? and in this, a lesser examined way has been to use the strategic orientation (SO) construct. As conceptualized by Venkatraman (1989), the SO construct comprises six dimensions, that of analysis, pro-activeness, riskiness, aggressiveness, futurity and defensiveness. The need to integrate SO and resource-based view (RBV) has seen increasing emphasis by researchers since the choice of resources constitutes an important precondition for firm growth and even more so in the case of small firms. This study empirically examines strategy–firm growth relationship through the lens of SO by studying the influence of individual SO dimensions on firm growth. In this study, we attempt to empirically examine and validate the nature of SO construct and how its individual dimensions influence small firm growth, how the dimensions interact with firm resources and what is the moderating influence of resources on the relationship between individual SO dimensions and small firm growth.

Work Decentralisation from Large to Small Firms: A Preliminary Analysis of Subcontracting

1986 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 949-965 ◽  
Author(s):  
R F Imrie
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Small Firm ◽  
Preliminary Analysis ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Preliminary Review ◽  
Large Firms ◽  
Central Elements ◽  
Interfirm Linkages

This paper is a preliminary review of small firm subcontracting. It is argued that increasingly subcontracting and other forms of small firm activities are becoming a central part of the operations of large firms. As a result, small firms have to be viewed as central elements in the economy. In this paper three issues are reviewed as a prerequisite to empirical research. First, an outline is presented of theoretical proposals on interfirm linkages. Second, the nature of subcontracting is outlined. The paper concludes with a categorisation of different ways in which subcontracting relations are formed.

Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) of DNA and RNA

1989 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 34-35
Author(s):  
Patricia G. Arscott ◽  
Gil Lee ◽  
Victor A. Bloomfield ◽  
D. Fennell Evans
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Structures ◽  
Inorganic Materials ◽  
Resolving Power ◽  
Scanning Tunneling ◽  
Tunneling Microscopy ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
Dna And Rna ◽  
Calf Thymus ◽  
And Function ◽  
The Relationship

STM is one of the most promising techniques available for visualizing the fine details of biomolecular structure. It has been used to map the surface topography of inorganic materials in atomic dimensions, and thus has the resolving power not only to determine the conformation of small molecules but to distinguish site-specific features within a molecule. That level of detail is of critical importance in understanding the relationship between form and function in biological systems. The size, shape, and accessibility of molecular structures can be determined much more accurately by STM than by electron microscopy since no staining, shadowing or labeling with heavy metals is required, and there is no exposure to damaging radiation by electrons. Crystallography and most other physical techniques do not give information about individual molecules.We have obtained striking images of DNA and RNA, using calf thymus DNA and two synthetic polynucleotides, poly(dG-me5dC)·poly(dG-me5dC) and poly(rA)·poly(rU).

Analysis on the relationship between PM10 and Seoul Forest in South Korea

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-12
Author(s):  
Peter Sang-Hoon Peter Sang-Hoon ◽  
◽  
Jong-Chul Jeong2 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
The Relationship

Global Competitiveness, Privatization, Dignified Spaces, and Curricular Reform in Indian Higher Education

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kanti Bajpai
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Curricular Reform ◽  
Policy Studies ◽  
Ranking System ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
Indian Higher Education

Every ranking system rates Indian universities poorly against their Asian counterparts in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea, and in some cases, even universities in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. The question then is why, given that in 1947 it could fairly be said that at least a dozen Indian universities were leaders in Asia and were of international repute, Indian universities are in an egregious condition. This chapter essays some answers. It also argues for curricular reform, in particular for the introduction of public policy studies at the major Indian universities.

Physicianship and the Rebirth of Medical Education

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Donald Boudreau ◽  
Eric Cassell ◽  
Abraham Fuks
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Medical Attention ◽  
Patient Centeredness ◽  
Goals Of Medicine ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
And Function ◽  
William Osler ◽  
The Relationship

This book reimagines medical education and reconstructs its design. It originates from a reappraisal of the goals of medicine and the nature of the relationship between doctor and patient. The educational blueprint outlined is called the “Physicianship Curriculum” and rests on two linchpins. First is a new definition of sickness: Patients know themselves to be ill when they cannot pursue their purposes and goals in life because of impairments in functioning. This perspective represents a bulwark against medical attention shifting from patients to diseases. The curriculum teaches about patients as functional persons, from their anatomy to their social selves, starting in the first days of the educational program and continuing throughout. Their teaching also rests on the rock-solid grounding of medicine in the sciences and scientific understandings of disease and function. The illness definition and knowledge base together create a foundation for authentic patient-centeredness. Second, the training of physicians depends on and culminates in development of a unique professional identity. This is grounded in the historical evolution of the profession, reaching back to Hippocrates. It leads to reformulation of the educational process as clinical apprenticeships and moral mentorships. “Rebirth” in the title suggests that critical ingredients of medical education have previously been articulated. The book argues that the apprenticeship model, as experienced, enriched, taught, and exemplified by William Osler, constitutes a time-honored foundation. Osler’s “natural method of teaching the subject of medicine” is a precursor to the Physicianship Curriculum.

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