The purpose of this paper is to investigate the possible role of asset tangibility (mainly collateral) on corporate’s investment decision. To satisfy the purpose, we highlight the differences of corporate investment behaviors between the 1990s and the 2000s considering its financial phase. The...

Based on a recently constructed firm-level panel dataset, Survey of Business Activities, 2006~08, from the National Statistics Office (NSO), we empirically analyzed probabilities and determinants of global sourcing in Korean industry by setting up a panel logit model and a panel tobit model.This...

Product recall known as a kind of a product-harm crisis must be a tragic situation for a company recalling defected products because the company not only loses sales revenue, market share and investments but also suffer from the devaluation of their brand reputation and their investments in...

A common justification for HOPE-style merit-aid programs is to promote and reward academic achievement, thereby inducing greater investments in human capital. However, grade-based eligibility and retention rules encourage other behavioral responses. Using data extracted from the longitudinal...

A common justification for HOPE-style merit-aid programs is to promote and reward academic achievement, thereby inducing greater investments in human capital. However, grade-based eligibility and retention rules encourage other behavioral responses. Using data extracted from the longitudinal...

Recently, interest in social services has been rapidly increasing in South Korea because of an aging population, nuclear families, an increase in female participation in the workforce, and other demographic and social structural changes. Demands for social services have been rising rapidly as a...

A common justification for HOPE-style merit-aid programs is to promote and reward academic achievement, thereby inducing greater investments in human capital. However, grade-based eligibility and retention rules encourage other behavioral responses. Using data extracted from the longitudinal...

Since Georgia unveiled its HOPE Scholarship in 1993, at least 15 other states have implemented or proposed merit-aid programs based on the HOPE model. A common justification for these actions is to promote and reward academic achievement, thereby inducing greater investments in human capital....