Kyungmin Baek
Biographic Data
| ID | 312240 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kyungmin Baek |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kyungmin |
| FAMILY NAME | Baek |
| SIGNATURE | BAEK K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hannam University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4749-2930 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Is the Korean Workplace Changing: A Duet of an Ongoing Present and a Delayed Future
From Developmental State to Platform State: The Case of South Korea's AI Policy
This research note examines South Korea's artificial intelligence (AI) strategy to illustrate the emergence of state platformization—a governance mode where the state acts as a provider of digital infrastructures, data, and standards. Moving beyond traditional developmental models, this study conceptualizes the state as a platform operator that synthesizes post‐developmentalist coordination with neoliberal rationalities. Drawing on theories from …
The Lens on North Korea: Source Reliance by South Korean and U.S. News of Kim Jong-Un
This study examines the selection of news sources by South Korean and U.S. newspapers when covering issues related to North Korea s leader Kim Jong-Un from 2012 to 2018. The results indicate that South Korean and U.S. newspapers selected their news sources differently. South Korean newspapers relied heavily on the North Korean news media while U.S. newspapers relied more on official U.S. sources, such as the U.S. government and government-affilia…
Public Voices Muted in Economic News: A Content Analysis of Public and Elite Sources in South Korean Newspapers
This study explores the extent to which public and elite sources are used in economic news. A content analysis of the economic coverage of three major South Korean national newspapers published between 1994 and 2014 found that elite sources were more prominent in South Korean economic news. More important, although public sources increased slightly in the economic news over three time periods (1994, 2004, and 2014) within a period of 20 years, th…
The Double Edge of Professional Agency: The Contradictory Roles of Human Resource Professionals in the Implementation of the Parental Leave Policy in South Korea
Why do organizations respond differently to social policies? This is an important question because it gives us a clue as to why social progress is often slow even with successful legislation. We argue that HR professionals' conflicting roles within organizations affect modes of organizations' compliance with a law because HR professionals are expected to adjust legal pressure to business interests when translating external requirements into inter…
Gender Differences in Environmental and Health-Related Risk Perception in Korea
The Geographic Dimension of Citizenship in Digital Activism: Analysis of the Relationships Among Local and Global Citizenship, the Use of Social Networking Sites, and Participation in the Occupy Movem…
This case study of the Occupy movement examines how different geographic forms of self-perceived citizenship-local and global citizenship-and the use of social networking sites play key roles in political activism in the digital age. Based on an online survey of U.S. participants in the movement, this study found that local and global citizenship had distinct relationships with participation. This suggests that local citizenship is positively rel…
Changes in South Korean Economic News from 1994 to 2014: Focusing on the Watchdog Role of Journalism
Exploring the relationship between mobile application use and political information seeking and political discussion
This study examines the relationships between the use of mobile applications and two types of political behavior: political information seeking and political discussion. Based on a 2012 national survey of smartphone users in South Korea, this study found positive relationships between (a) the use of e-commerce, information, literacy, and utility apps and (b) political information seeking and political discussion. By contrast, this study found tha…
Squeezing out economic news for business news? Changes in economic journalism over the past 20 years in South Korea
The purpose of this study is to examine how economic journalism – news about economic issues – has changed over the past 20 years under pressure of the financial crisis experienced by newspaper companies in South Korea. A content analysis of 2442 articles published in South Korea’s three daily newspapers with the greatest circulation showed that between 1994 and 2014 the news topics and sources of economic issues changed significantly. Findings r…
Noncompliance with Parental Leave Provisions in Korea: Extending Institutional Research to a New Legal Context
We investigate Korean organizations' noncompliance with parental leave provisions. A survey of 1,750 organizations reveals that 19 percent are fully noncompliant (i.e., no policy in place) and 29 percent are partially noncompliant (i.e., acknowledged failure to implement policy). We examine whether organizational characteristics and conditions that predict responsiveness to US employment law are relevant in Korea and apply to a concrete parental …
Does the Medium still Matter? The Influence of Gender and Political Connectedness on Contacting U.S. Public Officials Online and Offline
Squeezing out economic news for business news? Changes in economic journalism over the past 20 years in South Korea
The purpose of this study is to examine how economic journalism – news about economic issues – has changed over the past 20 years under pressure of the financial crisis experienced by newspaper companies in South Korea. A content analysis of 2442 articles published in South Korea’s three daily newspapers with the greatest circulation showed that between 1994 and 2014 the news topics and sources of economic issues changed significantly. Findings r…
Noncompliance with Parental Leave Provisions in Korea: Extending Institutional Research to a New Legal Context
We investigate Korean organizations' noncompliance with parental leave provisions. A survey of 1,750 organizations reveals that 19 percent are fully noncompliant (i.e., no policy in place) and 29 percent are partially noncompliant (i.e., acknowledged failure to implement policy). We examine whether organizational characteristics and conditions that predict responsiveness to US employment law are relevant in Korea and apply to a concrete parental …
Does the Medium still Matter? The Influence of Gender and Political Connectedness on Contacting U.S. Public Officials Online and Offline
The Geographic Dimension of Citizenship in Digital Activism: Analysis of the Relationships Among Local and Global Citizenship, the Use of Social Networking Sites, and Participation in the Occupy Movem…
This case study of the Occupy movement examines how different geographic forms of self-perceived citizenship-local and global citizenship-and the use of social networking sites play key roles in political activism in the digital age. Based on an online survey of U.S. participants in the movement, this study found that local and global citizenship had distinct relationships with participation. This suggests that local citizenship is positively rel…
Noncompliance with Parental Leave Provisions in Korea: Extending Institutional Research to a New Legal Context
We investigate Korean organizations' noncompliance with parental leave provisions. A survey of 1,750 organizations reveals that 19 percent are fully noncompliant (i.e., no policy in place) and 29 percent are partially noncompliant (i.e., acknowledged failure to implement policy). We examine whether organizational characteristics and conditions that predict responsiveness to US employment law are relevant in Korea and apply to a concrete parental …
Does the Medium still Matter? The Influence of Gender and Political Connectedness on Contacting U.S. Public Officials Online and Offline
Changes in South Korean Economic News from 1994 to 2014: Focusing on the Watchdog Role of Journalism
Exploring the relationship between mobile application use and political information seeking and political discussion
This study examines the relationships between the use of mobile applications and two types of political behavior: political information seeking and political discussion. Based on a 2012 national survey of smartphone users in South Korea, this study found positive relationships between (a) the use of e-commerce, information, literacy, and utility apps and (b) political information seeking and political discussion. By contrast, this study found tha…
Squeezing out economic news for business news? Changes in economic journalism over the past 20 years in South Korea
The purpose of this study is to examine how economic journalism – news about economic issues – has changed over the past 20 years under pressure of the financial crisis experienced by newspaper companies in South Korea. A content analysis of 2442 articles published in South Korea’s three daily newspapers with the greatest circulation showed that between 1994 and 2014 the news topics and sources of economic issues changed significantly. Findings r…
The Geographic Dimension of Citizenship in Digital Activism: Analysis of the Relationships Among Local and Global Citizenship, the Use of Social Networking Sites, and Participation in the Occupy Movem…
This case study of the Occupy movement examines how different geographic forms of self-perceived citizenship-local and global citizenship-and the use of social networking sites play key roles in political activism in the digital age. Based on an online survey of U.S. participants in the movement, this study found that local and global citizenship had distinct relationships with participation. This suggests that local citizenship is positively rel…
Gender Differences in Environmental and Health-Related Risk Perception in Korea
The Lens on North Korea: Source Reliance by South Korean and U.S. News of Kim Jong-Un
This study examines the selection of news sources by South Korean and U.S. newspapers when covering issues related to North Korea s leader Kim Jong-Un from 2012 to 2018. The results indicate that South Korean and U.S. newspapers selected their news sources differently. South Korean newspapers relied heavily on the North Korean news media while U.S. newspapers relied more on official U.S. sources, such as the U.S. government and government-affilia…
Public Voices Muted in Economic News: A Content Analysis of Public and Elite Sources in South Korean Newspapers
This study explores the extent to which public and elite sources are used in economic news. A content analysis of the economic coverage of three major South Korean national newspapers published between 1994 and 2014 found that elite sources were more prominent in South Korean economic news. More important, although public sources increased slightly in the economic news over three time periods (1994, 2004, and 2014) within a period of 20 years, th…
The Double Edge of Professional Agency: The Contradictory Roles of Human Resource Professionals in the Implementation of the Parental Leave Policy in South Korea
Why do organizations respond differently to social policies? This is an important question because it gives us a clue as to why social progress is often slow even with successful legislation. We argue that HR professionals' conflicting roles within organizations affect modes of organizations' compliance with a law because HR professionals are expected to adjust legal pressure to business interests when translating external requirements into inter…
Is the Korean Workplace Changing: A Duet of an Ongoing Present and a Delayed Future
From Developmental State to Platform State: The Case of South Korea's AI Policy
This research note examines South Korea's artificial intelligence (AI) strategy to illustrate the emergence of state platformization—a governance mode where the state acts as a provider of digital infrastructures, data, and standards. Moving beyond traditional developmental models, this study conceptualizes the state as a platform operator that synthesizes post‐developmentalist coordination with neoliberal rationalities. Drawing on theories from …
Political science (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Business (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Advertising (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Asian Culture and Media Studies (3 works) · Media Studies and Communication (3 works)