Social network analysis of the Korean disaster-safety industry
Disaster Prevention and Management
ISSN: 0965-3562
Article publication date: 24 November 2017
Issue publication date: 2 January 2018
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to identify the present structure of the Korean disaster-safety industry and propose ways to promote it.
Design/methodology/approach
The background of the emergence of the disaster and safety industry in Korea is reviewed, and business networks of 91 companies belonging to the disaster and safety industry in Korea are identified and analysed through a network analysis.
Findings
Korean Government is struggling to nurture the disaster and safety industry as it has been on last few decades. This paper finds that the current industry has an ambiguous market structure, and the industry tends to depend highly on the demand of public institutions.
Practical implications
The concept of the disaster and safety industry is not well established in other countries except for Korea. If Korea successfully fosters its disaster and safety industry through its proper understanding, it would bring both disaster risk reduction and economic benefits.
Originality/value
This paper analyses the market structure of the disaster and safety industry, which is uniquely emerging in Korea and rarely designated as an industry in other countries.
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Acknowledgements
This paper is based on UNIST Master’s thesis of Byeong Je Kim, named “Social Network Analysis of Korean Disaster-Safety Industry” in 2017. This work was supported by the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT) (Grant No. R0006112) and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) (Grant No. NRF-2017R1A2B4003165). The authors also thank all the supports from Ulsan Metropolitan Government.
Citation
Kim, B.J., Park, H.-G. and Chung, J.-B. (2018), "Social network analysis of the Korean disaster-safety industry", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 27 No. 1, pp. 28-42. https://doi.org/10.1108/DPM-08-2017-0212
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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