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This paper analyze the moderating effect of cultural factors on performance and alliance strategy. The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of national cultural factors and type of alliance orientation (technology-oriented alliance, market-oriented alliance) on alliance performance. To analyze this study, a survey was conducted on companies that have partnerships with foreign companies. To verify this research model, we collected data from international alliance companies. The research has shown that the national cultural factors have a significant impact on the type of alliance and the performance of companies. This study can provide meaningful implications for international companies to achieve better performance by identifying appropriate cultural traits and types of alliances for partnerships.

This analysis examines the relationship between business management and market development, production management, and corporate innovation according to organizational size, sales size, and core business for SMEs in the material⋅parts⋅equipment industry. It was intended to provide basic data for establishing the sustainable management of SMEs and the effective support policy direction of the government and local governments. in order to conduct the research, a survey was conducted on SMEs located in Busan. The descriptive statistical analysis was performed using the statistical program SPSS 18.0. As a result, it was confirmed that independent variables such as organizational size, sales size, and core business showed a statistically significant difference in the management, market development, production management, and corporate innovation of companies. Based on these results, when the government and local governments establish policies for SMEs, they should present policies that are appropriate for regional and industrial characteristics.

This study visualizes different positions of Germany and the counter-coalition of the EU members in the process of financial integration. The European Union, established by the Maastricht Treaty in 1993, has achieved an economic and monetary union (EMU), but has experienced the eurozone crisis due to lack of fiscal and financial integrations into its internal market. To deal with the instability of its economic system caused by the incomplete internal market, the EU members have pursued a banking union (BU) and a capital market union (CMU). The banking union has already established two of the three pillars, the single supervisory mechanism (SSM), and the single resolution mechanism (SRM). The third pillar, the European deposit insurance scheme (EDIS), is under way. Efforts to make CMU operational are also being discussed. Germany has assumed a critical role in the process of EU’s financial integration with some different views from the counter-Germany coalition. Germany has emphasized the importance of a network of the sovereign funds for banks resolution while the counter-coalition members favor the single resolution fund. Other members prefer discretion in SRM but Germany is for rules. And Germany desires to give the Council the decision-making power, however the counter-coalition members want to give the Commission the power. All these differences come from Germany’s emphasis on the Freiburg School’s economic principles of ordoliberalism, which view liability principle (Haftungsprinzip) very crucial for a competitive market economy.

Korea’s economic territory is gradually expanding due to free trade agreements. In the case of SMEs, it is not easy to efficiently prepare to the increasing FTA compared to large enterprises. Accordingly, the government and related organizations have been providing various support for SMEs. However, there is still a 20% gap in FTA utilization compared to large companies. Therefore, this study intends to suggest a method for increasing the FTA utilization rate of SMEs. For the issuance and verification of certificates of origin for SMEs, the concept of re-engineering was introduced to find a solution. This solution is direct manpower support for SMEs. Compared to other support methods, manpower support can not only issue certificates of origin more efficiently, but also prepare for verification. Moreover, the effect will be greater than if the supported manpower is educated on the contents that origin specialist needs to know, such as changes in various systems and the results of case analysis on country of origin verification by agreement. Of course, such manpower will be able to utilize origin management experts who have obtained the certified of origin specialist. In Korea, there is a certification system called Origin Specialist to train origin management experts. Therefore, if manpower who has acquired these qualifications is deployed to SMEs, the utilization rate of FTAs by SMEs can be increased, and MEGA FTAs can be dealt with without difficulty in the future. In particular, due to such a manpower arrangement, it will be possible to provide high-quality jobs rather than part-time jobs and lower the unemployment rate.