Purpose – The purpose of this study was to investigate and propose the appropriate K‐mapping models as an approach to integrating key project components and technologies for the effective improvement of project performance within and across construction projects. Design/methodology/approach...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a set of criteria and an instrument for evaluating upscale hotel web sites and test these in a comparative study of South Korean and the US upscale hotel web sites. Design/methodology/approach – The hotel web sites are assessed by a team of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to generate an observable relationship between five control mechanisms used by parent firms to direct international joint ventures (IJVs) with three distinct performance measurements. By observing relationships with different performance measures it...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare the competitiveness of the economies of Taiwan and Korea. Design/methodology/approach – The comparison between Taiwan and Korea is based on the average value of the data over five years (2000‐2004). It applies a generalized double diamond...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reflect on some policy possibilities and outcomes for three countries of interest suggested in Porter’s The Competitive Advantage of Nations . Design/methodology/approach – This research was both exploratory and qualitative in nature and utilized...

Purpose – There are strong similarities and striking differences in Estonia's and South Korea's entrepreneurial ecosystems. The purpose of this paper is to seek to compare and contrast these two economies in terms of key indicators related to impacts, performance measures and determinants of...

Purpose – This study aims to present a new approach to measuring the economic value of special libraries, including certain time‐saving effects that the contingent valuation method application cannot exclusively prove. Design/methodology/approach – A cost‐benefit analysis is used as a...

Purpose This study aims to identify and prioritize preferable 2050 future images and the policy agendas of the Republic of Korea using a bottom-up approach, involving legislative staff of the National Assembly as well as experts from various fields. Design/methodology/approach The authors...

Purpose – The paper aims to analyze the influences of organizational context and information technology (IT) applications on employees' perceptions of knowledge acquisition and application capabilities in five public and five private sector organizations in South Korea....