Change and continuity in management systems and corporate performance: Human resource management, corporate culture, risk management and corporate strategy in South Korea

Jun, Woo Sun; Rowley, Chris

doi:10.1080/00076791.2013.809522

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“…(Yang, 2012). Jun and Rowley (2014), however, stated that using financial performance has some limitations and difficulties in evaluating the actual performance of firms. Thus, in our study, we adapts Li et al ’s (2006) to measures for competitive advantage and organizational performance.…”

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Effect of supply-chain resilience on firm performance and competitive advantage

Abeysekara

Wang

Kuruppuarachchi

2019

BPMJ

152

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent to which firms in the Sri Lankan apparel industry practice supply-chain-resilience (SCRes) capabilities and examine whether SCRes practices affect the performance and competitive advantage of those firms. Design/methodology/approach Uses a conceptual framework to assess SCRes capabilities and to investigate their impact on firm performance and competitive advantage. Uses partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to quantitatively analyze questionnaire data collected from 89 Sri Lankan apparel manufacturers. Findings In the presence of SCRes capabilities in the apparel industry, this study finds that supply-chain risk-management culture positively affects SCRes capabilities, namely re-engineering, agility and collaboration. Agility shows the greatest influence on firm performance and competitive advantage. Research limitations/implications This study is limited to the apparel industry sector (a manufacturing sector) in Sri Lanka to maintain the uniformity of the research constructs. Practical implications Results imply that management should pay more attention to enhancing SCRMC and prioritizing their SCRes capabilities. Originality/value This study is the first to assess SCRes capabilities in the apparel-manufacturing sector and examine the impact of SCRes capabilities on firm performance and competitive advantage.

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Effect of supply-chain resilience on firm performance and competitive advantage

Abeysekara

Wang

Kuruppuarachchi

2019

BPMJ

152

109

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“…Although Korea is known as a role model for a Confucian society, only a fraction of the members of the population would, when asked, identify themselves as Confucianists. Nevertheless, according to the majority of scholars, Korea can be regarded as a country with a strong Confucian virtue tradition (Beadle, Sison, & Fontrodona, ) where the classic Confucian virtues and moral norms (Table ) are very much alive today (Jun & Rowley, ; Kim & Bae, ; Kim & Choi, ; Warner & Rowley, ).…”

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A complementary perspective on business ethics in South Korea: Civil religion, common misconceptions, and overlooked social structures

Horak

Yang

2017

Business Ethics: A Eur Rev

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Following the recent call for advancement in knowledge about business ethics in East Asia, this study proposes a complementary perspective on business ethics in South Korea. We challenge the conventional view that South Korea is a strictly collectivist country, where group norms and low trust determine the norms and values of behavior. Using the concept of civil religion, we suggest that the center of the South Korean civil religion can be seen in the affective ties and networks pervading the economic, political, and social institutions, embedded in and guided by Confucian ideals. We argue that South Korea should be seen not as a collectivist low‐trust society, but rather as an affective‐relational society, in which the relational context determines whether collectivism or individualism prevails. Further, we assert that trust, the cohesive factor of affective ties and networks, has until now been inadequately captured by conventional surveys. Our proposed perspective contributes to a more holistic picture and a more firmly grounded understanding of business ethics in South Korea.

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“…This indicates the importance of national and organizational institutions and cultures. In relation to this perspective, we note that Korea's rapid development post‐1960s contained female discrimination with its state developmental business system and corporate organization of family‐founded and ‐controlled diversified conglomerates, the chaebol , which were patriarchal in a Confucian‐influenced society (Jun and Rowley ; Rowley , ; Rowley and Bae ). Also, plentiful labor was critical.…”

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Female manager career success: the importance of individual and organizational factors in South Korea

Rowley

Kang

Lim

2015

Asia Pac J Human Res

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Our paper focuses on Asian female managers and the influence of individual and organizational factors on objective and subjective career success. We use a survey and interviews of female managers in South Korea post-1997 Asian financial crisis and pre-2008 global financial crisis. Importantly, we find male-dominated business and societal cultures stemming from the context to be crucial. The implications of our findings include the greater need to take into account the restraints on individual actions and the need for state and management support. We conclude that the role of context is too often underplayed and needs to be more fully addressed in analysis of female careers in not only Asia, but also more widely. Key points1 The article examines the influence of individual versus organizational factors on objective and subjective career success using both a survey and interviews of female managers in South Korea post-1997 Asian financial crisis and pre-2008 global financial crisis. 2 The article finds male-dominated business cultures stemming from the spatial context a crucial impact on female careers and the implications include the greater need to take into account the restraints on individual actions and context, and to provide more business and management support and understanding of female careers. 3 The article concludes that the role of context is too often underplayed and needs to be addressed in research on female careers.

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Change and continuity in management systems and corporate performance: Human resource management, corporate culture, risk management and corporate strategy in South Korea

Cited by 31 publications

References 35 publications

Effect of supply-chain resilience on firm performance and competitive advantage

Effect of supply-chain resilience on firm performance and competitive advantage

A complementary perspective on business ethics in South Korea: Civil religion, common misconceptions, and overlooked social structures

Female manager career success: the importance of individual and organizational factors in South Korea

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