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Papers by Gil-Sung Park
Routledge eBooks, Jul 26, 2018
This study explores how business organizations taper their ethical problems and garner positive i... more This study explores how business organizations taper their ethical problems and garner positive images as a result of the managing organizational legitimacy, especially in the case of the Korea Racing Authority (KRA). KRA adopted various strategies with a full understanding of the message, ‘legitimacy matters’, including organizational ‘repositioning’ in the market from the gambling to the leisure industries. This study focuses on the three strategic elements of acquiring legitimacy in Korea’s horseracing industry in order to highlight symbolic management, cultivating agents and storytelling for propounding its existence as an ethical and socially beneficial institution. The result of the KRA’s acquisition of legitimacy is the reshaping of its identity and the massive growth of sales and loyal followers.
Development and Society, Dec 1, 2004
The 1997 financial crisis created major ripples all across Korean society. The crisis has meant n... more The 1997 financial crisis created major ripples all across Korean society. The crisis has meant not only a halt to Korea's decades-long phenomenal economic growth, but also its subjection to comprehensive restructuring processes. Controversies and debates over the cause of the crisis notwithstanding, Korea has undergone profound transformations, swallowing a bitter pill prescribed by global capitalism in general, and the IMF in particular. This paper examines the nature of prescription by the IMF and the characteristics of Korean governments in conjunction with the financial crisis. The paper criticizes the IMF's imposition of the same ready-made policies to Korea, and characterizes the Korean governments as 'a reckless knight to the world' and 'a docile student of the IMF school'. Although much has been written about the financial crisis, especially on the causes of the crisis and preventive measures, little attention has been paid to its social and cultural impact. In view of this, this paper discusses how the financial crisis, ill-suited IMF measures and misguided economic policies of the Korean government have had far-reaching consequences on Koreans' worldview and identity, as well as on social problems, such as the weakening of the weak and destabilizing middle class.
The Journal of Asiatic Studies, 2002
Knowledge Sharing Program: KSP Modularization, Dec 1, 2014
Park, Gil-Sung; Kim, Min-Kyu; Oh, Ingyu; Kang, Sou Hwan.2014.The success story of the cultural in... more Park, Gil-Sung; Kim, Min-Kyu; Oh, Ingyu; Kang, Sou Hwan.2014.The success story of the cultural industry in Korea,Report,SejongKDI School of Public Policy and Management,Knowledge Sharing Program: KSP Modularization,120
Economy and Society, 2007
Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks, 2011
Most people around the world have probably heard of the issue of North Korean refugees,1 as news ... more Most people around the world have probably heard of the issue of North Korean refugees,1 as news footage of their flight towards freedom and appeals by the refugees and activists for the enforcement of human rights standards in North Korea have been plentiful in the media during the past decade. However, perhaps overshadowed by the political aspects of the issue, the question of their settlement in South Korea (where the vast majority currently resides) has been relatively overlooked. This chapter seeks to illuminate some of the issues North Korean refugees face in South Korea, particularly with regard to educational and employment opportunities, and to focus on the interplay between global and local civil society as a crucial means for finding solutions to the problems they face.
Korean Journal of Sociology, 2008
... 1999, 2003, 2006. Bank Management Statistics. Hong, Il-Pyo. 2000. Ije dasi witaeroun moh˘om˘... more ... 1999, 2003, 2006. Bank Management Statistics. Hong, Il-Pyo. 2000. Ije dasi witaeroun moh˘om˘ui kiroe s˘on hankuk simin undong (Korean Civic Movement on the Edge of Dangerous Adventure). Ky˘ongje wa sahoe, 45: 114-31. Hong, Il-Pyo. 2004. ...
International Journal of Comparative Sociology, Aug 1, 2007
The global and local are not a dichotomous classification and the interplay between them becomes ... more The global and local are not a dichotomous classification and the interplay between them becomes more and more complex. This article seeks to provide an account that makes sense of the simultaneous coexistence of these two seemingly contradictory trends. In this article, we attempt to compile a theoretical combination of `globalness' and `localness' while presenting the case of Korea's globalization. We explore, as an example of the dynamics between strong globalness and weak localness, how the Korean government has submissively managed the national restructuring under the 1997 financial crisis. We argue that the Korean government was a relative weak local actor to passively accept the strong global requirements when the crisis hit Korea. In contrast, the strong local resistance and acceptance were simultaneously found in the reformation process of Korean national identity when the strong global pressure of changing traditional social values was introduced by the economic crisis. We, therefore, observe the dualistic directions of national identity reformation as a specific outcome of the interplay between the strong globalness and strong localness.
Higher Education, Oct 7, 2015
Abstract Over the last two decades, enumeration has become a critical force in crafting the gover... more Abstract Over the last two decades, enumeration has become a critical force in crafting the governmentalities of globalizing higher education. Whether in the glossy Web sites and documentation of the world’s ‘top universities’ or in more fine-tuned regional and subject guides, accreditation schemes, journal metrics or h-indexes, technologies for measuring and ranking academic performance have not only created new imaginaries of reputation but also started to reshape institutional behavior in the pursuit of enhanced performance. In this paper, we critically explore these governmentalities of globalizing higher education through a discussion of the competing logics and landscapes of reputation and ranking in two leading universities in South Korea. Our analysis draws attention to the ways in which university rankings have generated a new multi-scalar geography of institutional reputation, the mismatch between quality, reputation and ranking, and the new kinds of institutional behaviors that are emerging to respond to the proliferation of ranking systems. Through this analysis, our paper offers two critical contributions to the current literature on university reputation. Firstly, we offer a critique of the high-level metrics used in university ranking and their implications for the quality of institutions. Secondly, we also argue for more nuanced accounts of ranking and reputation by scholars of higher education and in particular a greater emphasis on their successes and failures, the competing logics and unexpected outcomes of ranking and their implications for the future of universities.
Asia Pacific Business Review, Feb 6, 2016
Abstract This study explores how business organizations taper their ethical problems and garner p... more Abstract This study explores how business organizations taper their ethical problems and garner positive images as a result of the managing organizational legitimacy, especially in the case of the Korea Racing Authority (KRA). KRA adopted various strategies with a full understanding of the message, ‘legitimacy matters’, including organizational ‘repositioning’ in the market from the gambling to the leisure industries. This study focuses on the three strategic elements of acquiring legitimacy in Korea’s horseracing industry in order to highlight symbolic management, cultivating agents and storytelling for propounding its existence as an ethical and socially beneficial institution. The result of the KRA’s acquisition of legitimacy is the reshaping of its identity and the massive growth of sales and loyal followers.
Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks, 2011
Korea Journal, Dec 1, 2013
Journal of Contemporary Asia, 2003
Page 1. 37 Nationalism, Confucianism, Work Ethic and Industrialization in South Korea Andrew Eung... more Page 1. 37 Nationalism, Confucianism, Work Ethic and Industrialization in South Korea Andrew Eungi Kim* & Gil-sung Park** [Abstract: The "economic miracle" of South Korea has been well documented by many schol-ars, but ...
Palgrave Macmillan eBooks, Oct 9, 2015
Korean Journal of Sociology, Feb 29, 2020
Routledge eBooks, Jul 26, 2018
This study explores how business organizations taper their ethical problems and garner positive i... more This study explores how business organizations taper their ethical problems and garner positive images as a result of the managing organizational legitimacy, especially in the case of the Korea Racing Authority (KRA). KRA adopted various strategies with a full understanding of the message, ‘legitimacy matters’, including organizational ‘repositioning’ in the market from the gambling to the leisure industries. This study focuses on the three strategic elements of acquiring legitimacy in Korea’s horseracing industry in order to highlight symbolic management, cultivating agents and storytelling for propounding its existence as an ethical and socially beneficial institution. The result of the KRA’s acquisition of legitimacy is the reshaping of its identity and the massive growth of sales and loyal followers.
Development and Society, Dec 1, 2004
The 1997 financial crisis created major ripples all across Korean society. The crisis has meant n... more The 1997 financial crisis created major ripples all across Korean society. The crisis has meant not only a halt to Korea's decades-long phenomenal economic growth, but also its subjection to comprehensive restructuring processes. Controversies and debates over the cause of the crisis notwithstanding, Korea has undergone profound transformations, swallowing a bitter pill prescribed by global capitalism in general, and the IMF in particular. This paper examines the nature of prescription by the IMF and the characteristics of Korean governments in conjunction with the financial crisis. The paper criticizes the IMF's imposition of the same ready-made policies to Korea, and characterizes the Korean governments as 'a reckless knight to the world' and 'a docile student of the IMF school'. Although much has been written about the financial crisis, especially on the causes of the crisis and preventive measures, little attention has been paid to its social and cultural impact. In view of this, this paper discusses how the financial crisis, ill-suited IMF measures and misguided economic policies of the Korean government have had far-reaching consequences on Koreans' worldview and identity, as well as on social problems, such as the weakening of the weak and destabilizing middle class.
The Journal of Asiatic Studies, 2002
Knowledge Sharing Program: KSP Modularization, Dec 1, 2014
Park, Gil-Sung; Kim, Min-Kyu; Oh, Ingyu; Kang, Sou Hwan.2014.The success story of the cultural in... more Park, Gil-Sung; Kim, Min-Kyu; Oh, Ingyu; Kang, Sou Hwan.2014.The success story of the cultural industry in Korea,Report,SejongKDI School of Public Policy and Management,Knowledge Sharing Program: KSP Modularization,120
Economy and Society, 2007
Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks, 2011
Most people around the world have probably heard of the issue of North Korean refugees,1 as news ... more Most people around the world have probably heard of the issue of North Korean refugees,1 as news footage of their flight towards freedom and appeals by the refugees and activists for the enforcement of human rights standards in North Korea have been plentiful in the media during the past decade. However, perhaps overshadowed by the political aspects of the issue, the question of their settlement in South Korea (where the vast majority currently resides) has been relatively overlooked. This chapter seeks to illuminate some of the issues North Korean refugees face in South Korea, particularly with regard to educational and employment opportunities, and to focus on the interplay between global and local civil society as a crucial means for finding solutions to the problems they face.
Korean Journal of Sociology, 2008
... 1999, 2003, 2006. Bank Management Statistics. Hong, Il-Pyo. 2000. Ije dasi witaeroun moh˘om˘... more ... 1999, 2003, 2006. Bank Management Statistics. Hong, Il-Pyo. 2000. Ije dasi witaeroun moh˘om˘ui kiroe s˘on hankuk simin undong (Korean Civic Movement on the Edge of Dangerous Adventure). Ky˘ongje wa sahoe, 45: 114-31. Hong, Il-Pyo. 2004. ...
International Journal of Comparative Sociology, Aug 1, 2007
The global and local are not a dichotomous classification and the interplay between them becomes ... more The global and local are not a dichotomous classification and the interplay between them becomes more and more complex. This article seeks to provide an account that makes sense of the simultaneous coexistence of these two seemingly contradictory trends. In this article, we attempt to compile a theoretical combination of `globalness' and `localness' while presenting the case of Korea's globalization. We explore, as an example of the dynamics between strong globalness and weak localness, how the Korean government has submissively managed the national restructuring under the 1997 financial crisis. We argue that the Korean government was a relative weak local actor to passively accept the strong global requirements when the crisis hit Korea. In contrast, the strong local resistance and acceptance were simultaneously found in the reformation process of Korean national identity when the strong global pressure of changing traditional social values was introduced by the economic crisis. We, therefore, observe the dualistic directions of national identity reformation as a specific outcome of the interplay between the strong globalness and strong localness.
Higher Education, Oct 7, 2015
Abstract Over the last two decades, enumeration has become a critical force in crafting the gover... more Abstract Over the last two decades, enumeration has become a critical force in crafting the governmentalities of globalizing higher education. Whether in the glossy Web sites and documentation of the world’s ‘top universities’ or in more fine-tuned regional and subject guides, accreditation schemes, journal metrics or h-indexes, technologies for measuring and ranking academic performance have not only created new imaginaries of reputation but also started to reshape institutional behavior in the pursuit of enhanced performance. In this paper, we critically explore these governmentalities of globalizing higher education through a discussion of the competing logics and landscapes of reputation and ranking in two leading universities in South Korea. Our analysis draws attention to the ways in which university rankings have generated a new multi-scalar geography of institutional reputation, the mismatch between quality, reputation and ranking, and the new kinds of institutional behaviors that are emerging to respond to the proliferation of ranking systems. Through this analysis, our paper offers two critical contributions to the current literature on university reputation. Firstly, we offer a critique of the high-level metrics used in university ranking and their implications for the quality of institutions. Secondly, we also argue for more nuanced accounts of ranking and reputation by scholars of higher education and in particular a greater emphasis on their successes and failures, the competing logics and unexpected outcomes of ranking and their implications for the future of universities.
Asia Pacific Business Review, Feb 6, 2016
Abstract This study explores how business organizations taper their ethical problems and garner p... more Abstract This study explores how business organizations taper their ethical problems and garner positive images as a result of the managing organizational legitimacy, especially in the case of the Korea Racing Authority (KRA). KRA adopted various strategies with a full understanding of the message, ‘legitimacy matters’, including organizational ‘repositioning’ in the market from the gambling to the leisure industries. This study focuses on the three strategic elements of acquiring legitimacy in Korea’s horseracing industry in order to highlight symbolic management, cultivating agents and storytelling for propounding its existence as an ethical and socially beneficial institution. The result of the KRA’s acquisition of legitimacy is the reshaping of its identity and the massive growth of sales and loyal followers.
Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks, 2011
Korea Journal, Dec 1, 2013
Journal of Contemporary Asia, 2003
Page 1. 37 Nationalism, Confucianism, Work Ethic and Industrialization in South Korea Andrew Eung... more Page 1. 37 Nationalism, Confucianism, Work Ethic and Industrialization in South Korea Andrew Eungi Kim* & Gil-sung Park** [Abstract: The "economic miracle" of South Korea has been well documented by many schol-ars, but ...
Palgrave Macmillan eBooks, Oct 9, 2015
Korean Journal of Sociology, Feb 29, 2020