Purpose – The purpose of this study is two‐fold: to survey research on supply management and corporate social responsibility (CSR) reported over the past two decades; and to carry out an empirical study of the current status of supply management and CSR in the Korean electronics industry....

Purpose – This paper discusses “The Atlas of Ideas” study. Design/methodology/approach – Provides a viewpoint of “The Atlas of Ideas” study. Findings – “The Atlas of Ideas” study, which includes a comprehensive account of the rising tide of Asian innovation, concludes that the...

Purpose – This paper aims to deal with the history and main features of social enterprises in South Korea, where a specific legal framework was enacted in 2006. Design/methodology/approach – The analysis emphasises an economic sociological approach mixing economic considerations, political...

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the distinctiveness of South Korean social enterprises from a historical institutionalism perspective. From this perspective, the author focuses on the proactive roles played by the government in the process of emergence and formulation of social...

Purpose – The aim of the present study is to identify the prevalent model of social enterprise governance in South Korea by empirically testing five conceptual models. Theoretical and empirical research on the governance of social enterprises have grown considerably in the past decade, centred...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the socio-economic background and development of social enterprises in Korea and identify representative social enterprise models. Design/methodology/approach The typology used in this study focuses on the interaction between civil society, the...

Points out that preference shares are much more heavily used in emerging economies than in advanced ones to finance new investment projects and develops a mathematical model to show the conditions under which companies are willing to issue them at a price which will attract investors. Outlines...

Purpose – This paper seeks to examine the impact of labor‐management partnership on organizational performance and industrial relations quality at Korean firms. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from 139 firms for organizational‐level research. Hierarchical regression...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to comprehensively investigate the antecedents of expatriates' cultural intelligence (CQ) by simultaneously considering previous working experiences in one's home country prior to expatriation, the number of co‐expatriates from their home country and...

Purpose – In recent years, many of South Korea's most prominent organizations have been involved in large‐scale frauds. These frauds have had a devastating impact on South Korean society and resulted in unnecessary suffering and high levels of unemployment for the middle class. With the aim...