Customer experience is a top priority for business executives and a competitive ground for marketing. Business-to-business (B2B) customer experience is more intricate as it involves multiple actors with distinct roles and objectives, necessitating more customization and knowledge. Hence, it is paramount for organizations operating in the B2B space to understand and enhance the customer experience to gain a competitive edge. This complexity is further amplified in cross-border settings where partners face additional differences and distances, requiring even more mutual adaptations than in domestic business interactions. In such scenarios, individuals involved may significantly differ in terms of culture, language, and business practices.

This study aims to address two important questions: will advertising on mobile short-form video apps jeopardize the value perception of luxury brands (RQ1), and if so, how will self-deprecating online reviews eliminate these negative effects (RQ2). An experimental design approach was employed to investigate the proposed research questions. Three experiments were conducted to test the hypotheses. SPSS was used for data analysis. The study 1 finds that compared with traditional media, advertising on mobile short-form video apps shortened the psychological distance between consumers and luxury, therefore has a more negative impact on consumers’ perception of luxury brands. The study 2 reveals that self-deprecating online reviews can eliminate the negative effects of advertising of luxury brands. On the basis of previous research, this paper proves the negative influence of social media on luxury brands in the scene of new social media-mobile short format video application. In addition, it also studies the moderating effect of online comments, especially self-deprecating comments, on consumers' perception of luxury brands. This study outlines theoretical contributions and practical implications for the luxury marketing management and made suggestions for future research in the field of luxury marketing in Social Media.

The hospitality, tourism, and travel (HTT) industry has a significant environmental impact due to its water, energy, and waste production. One of the main challenges faced by the HTT industry is the reduction of the negative environmental impact of hotel businesses. Recent studies have shown that consumers are willing to pay a premium for green hotels that adopt environmentally friendly practices to minimize their impact on the environment. While interest in these practices has been increasing, not all consumers are familiar with actual benefits of green hotels. Therefore, it is necessary to employ strategies to increase consumers’ awareness and encourage positive pre-purchasing decisions when selecting a green hotel.

Intelligent machines (e.g., artificial intelligence, algorithms, and robotics) with the capability to make decisions autonomously either augment or substitute human employees due to rapid evolution in technology (Man Tang et al., 2022; Larivière, et al., 2017). Therefore, studies have shown that in consumer services, the role of intelligent machines falls into two categories: augmentation or substitution of human employees (McLeay et al., 2021; Larivière, et al., 2017). Specifically, human employee augmentation means that the role of intelligent machines is to assist and complement human employee, with the two used together to produce better outcomes (Larivière, et al., 2017). For example, in a retail bank in Japan, collaborative robots work side by side with bank employees to serve customers (Marinova et al., 2017); IBM’s Watson can assist doctors with diagnosis (Larivière, et al., 2017). Human employee substitution reflects the role of intelligent machines to replace human workers (McLeay et al., 2021). For example, restaurants such as Spyce, where robots are replacing human employees to take orders for customers (Wang et al., 2022). However, there are still a lot of unexplored aspects concerning consumers’ specific reactions toward this new form of a service provider. The study examines customers responses when human employees are augmented or substituted by intelligent machines, including responses that promote beneficial consumption (e.g., join a health program) and those that promote harmful consumption (e.g., pursue high return-risk offerings, enhance preferences for risk-taking behavior). In this article, we attempt to answer the following questions:

The study investigates how the presence of blockchain technology affects social fairness and selfish monetary decisions. Based on the assumption that blockchain technology enhances transparency and traceability in social exchanges, the study predicts that individuals will make less selfish decisions when blockchain is present. To test these predictions, the study conducted three experiments using a modified version of the dictator game scenario where participants decide how to divide a sum of money among themselves. In Study 1, the results show that individuals took less money for themselves and allocated more to the third player when blockchain technology was present, and the importance of social fairness was higher under the blockchain-presence condition. The mediation analysis indicates that the increase in social fairness mediates the effect of blockchain technology on monetary decisions. Study 2 replicated Study 1 with real monetary incentives. The results showed that individuals took less money for themselves only under the blockchain-image condition, and the importance of social fairness was higher only under the blockchain-image condition. Study 3 examined the moderating effect of the first player's allocation on participants' behavior under the presence or absence of blockchain technology. The study provides empirical evidence that blockchain technology can positively influence social fairness and reduce selfish monetary decisions. The findings have implications for policymakers and blockchain developers to design and implement blockchain systems that promote transparency and traceability in social exchanges, thereby enhancing social fairness.

This study aims to empirically investigate how corporate strategy mitigates consumer boycotts caused by animosity toward economic sanction. First, the study focuses on the cross-culture emotions (i.e., animosity and affinity) and explores the direct and indirect effect of animosity toward economic sanction on boycott attitude (via consumer affinity). Additionally, it focuses on the moderating effect of brand strength and corporate social contribution on boycott attitude. We conduct a longitudinal analysis of boycotts by South Koreans on the Japanese products, which started in South Korea in 2019; and additionally, we employ PROCESS macro to test the moderated mediation hypothesis, using the data collected from South Korea in 2020 and 2021. Our findings reveal that the data collected in 2020 and in 2021 have the same implications. The main findings are as follows. First, while animosity toward economic sanction directly increases boycott attitude, it also indirectly increases boycott attitude via consumer affinity. Second, the assumption that both brand strength and corporate social contribution weaken the positive and direct effects of animosity toward economic sanction on boycott attitude was not supported. Third, we find that corporate social contribution weakens the positive and indirect effect of animosity toward economic sanction on boycott attitude. However, unlike our prediction, brand strength strengthens the positive and indirect effects of animosity to economic sanction on boycott attitude. The three key theoretical implications are as follows. First, while many studies have examined the role of animosity as a cause of boycott, only a few studies have simultaneously addressed the conflicting emotions of affinity (Kim, Yan, Kim, Terasaki, & Furukawa, 2022). This study extends boycott research by exploring the relationship between animosity and boycott attitudes by considering the mediating effect of affinity. Second, to our best knowledge, only a few boycott studies have explored corporate strategies that adequately respond unanticipated country boycotts where the companies are not directly associated with the causes or motives of such boycotts (Kim & Kinoshita, 2023). This study extends boycott research by investigating brand strength and corporate social contribution as corporate strategies in the context of consumer boycotts. Third, although it is known that consumer boycotts change with time, only a few boycott studies are based on longitudinal analyses (Ettenson & Klein, 2005); hence, this study examines consumer boycotts longitudinally to improve the generalization of our findings. Our findings also present some managerial implications for global companies facing unexpected country boycotts by local consumers. When boycotts are caused by economic sanctions between countries, brand strength exerts a two-sided effect. Regarding consumer sentiment, the higher the brand strength, the higher the affinity for the country represented by the brand, and vice versa; however, consumers may also choose to boycott a brand with high strength. Consumers may feel angry and engage in boycotts when they feel betrayed by a brand with strong brand strength. However, corporate social contribution reinforces a sense of closeness in the country it presents and contributes toward mitigating the boycott attitude; this is because consumers consider their corporate social contribution as a beneficial activity for their country. Therefore, global companies that expand overseas should not only use their brand strength, but also engage in activities that are beneficial to the country and enhance the familiarity of the consumers of the country to develop a sense of cultural affinity. In addition, this study also has implications for policymakers. Economic sanctions against a specific country not only lower consumers’ affinity, but also leave a negative impact on the global companies with high brand strength. Therefore, policymakers must proceed with caution when they make an economic sanction for a certain country.

This study aims to understand the influence of authentic marketing on the formation of trust between brands and customers and consumers’ purchase intentions and to analyze the role that brand trust has in this process. In doing so, it examines the specific aspects of authentic marketing that increase brand trust and contribute to the formation of purchase intentions, which could then be leveraged as key elements of a company’s marketing strategy. Data in this study was used frequency analysis and factor analysis through SPSS 26.0, and reliability analysis using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. Subsequently, confirmatory factor analysis, path model analysis, and mediated effect analysis were performed using AMOS. Finding indicate that, identity and truth in authentic marketing had a positive effect on brand trust but heritage and reality did not affect brand trust. It was also found that the factors of identity, heritage, reality, and trust did not significantly affect purchase intention. Additionally, brand trust was found to have a positive effect on purchase intention. Finally, the analysis indicates that brand trust plays a mediating role in the process of forming purchase intention through the factors of identity and truth in authentic marketing. Therefore, the core of authentic marketing is the sincere relationship between companies and consumers obtained from the clarity and integrity of messages, and in this process, mutual trust is built, which leads to product purchases. It can be surmised that the purpose of authentic marketing is to build relationships with consumers based on brand trust.

본 연구의 목적은 노년기 정서지능을 나타내는 대표적인 요인인 정서인식명확성이 노인들의 낮은 사회적 상호작 용 불안을 예측하는지를 확인하고, 그 경로에서 자존감과 자기효능감이 매개하는지를 검증하는 것이다. 대한민국 노 인 217명을 대상으로 정서인식명확성, 사회적 상호작용 불안, 자존감, 자기효능감을 측정하는 설문을 온라인으로 실 시하였다. 분석 결과, 노인의 정서인식명확성은 사회적 상호작용 불안을 부적으로 예측하였다. 또한 매개분석 결과, 자존감은 정서인식명확성과 사회적 상호작용 불안의 관계를 매개한 반면, 자기효능감은 결과가 일관되지 않았다. 즉, 자신의 정서를 명확하게 인식하는 것은 개인의 자존감을 높여 사회적 상호작용 불안을 줄이지만, 이러한 매개효과는 자기효능감을 통해서는 명확하게 확인할 수 없었다. 이 결과는 노년기에 타인과의 상호작용을 원활하게 하기 위해서 는 명확한 정서인식이 필요하다는 점을 강조하면서, 이것이 특히 건강한 자기 개념 중 자신에 대한 존중감을 높이기 때문이라는 점을 보여주고 있다. 끝으로 본 연구의 함의와 추후 연구에 대한 방향을 논의하였다.

Since last year, the government has enforced the 'Act on the Punishment of Severe Accidents, Etc.' (hereafter referred to as the 'Serious Accident Punishment Act'), which punishes business owners and business managers who fail to fulfill their duty of safety measures with 'imprisonment of one year or more' and the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Based on this, various occupational safety and health policies were developed, including the operation of a system related to entrusting the work of safety managers. Despite these efforts, the effect of implementing the Severe Accident Punishment Act is a groundbreaking change in the current disaster prevention policy, which has increased by 0.02%P and 0.03‱P, respectively, from the previous year to 0.65% of the total accident rate and 1.10‱ of the death rate per 10,000 people as of 2022. As the need emerged, attention was paid to 'collaboration and governance with safety management institutions' in the 'Severe Disaster Reduction Roadmap' announced by the Ministry of Employment and Labor in November 2022. In this study, a meaningful result was derived by comparing and analyzing the industrial accident status of workplaces entrusted by “A” safety management institutions with the national average based on the industrial accident survey table, and the types of industrial accidents that occurred in consigned workplaces were selected as intensive management targets. The policy direction for industrial accident prevention was established. It is necessary to develop safety management work manuals based on the results of this study, expertise, discover best cases of risk assessment and develop guides, and educate and train consigned workers. In addition, it suggests that the government's guidance and supervision are needed to advance the professionalism of safety management entrusted tasks, and that safety management institutions should strengthen their roles and functions for preventing and reducing industrial accidents. However, due to difficulties in disclosing information of specialized safety management institutions, the limitation of the provision, collection, and viewing of research-related data to “A” specialized safety management institutions remains a limitation of the research. It seems likely that more thorough research will be conducted.

Previous works on safety behavior have paid less attention to the influence of several leadership styles on safety behavior. Among the various leadership styles, I focus on the effect of coaching leadership on safety behavior. To be specific, this paper investigates the impact of coaching leadership on safety behavior and its underlying mechanisms (mediator) as well as contextual factor (moderator). This research examines the sequential mediating effect of perceived organizational support and organizational identification in the association between coaching leadership and safety behavior. Also, work overload will negatively moderate the coaching leadership-perceived organizational support link. My results showed coaching leadership increases employee safety behavior through the sequential mediation of perceived organizational support and organizational identification. In addition, work overload functions as a negative moderator which diminishes the positive effect of coaching leadership on perceived organizational support.

지난 20년간에 걸쳐 유머 경영은 효과적인 경영전략 기법으로 간주되고 있으며, 유머 경영의 실천적 방안 중 하나인 상사 유머는 부하직원의 태도, 행동에 바람직한 효과를 발휘한다는 결과가 제시되고 있다. 하지만 상사 유머를 설명하는 이론들, 상사 유머의 효과 연구 등에서 상사 유머의 혼재된 결과가 나타나 고 있다. 이러한 논쟁을 해소하기 위하여 상사 유머에 부하직원이 반응하는 데 있어 제한적 조건 (boundary condition)을 고려할 필요가 있다. 본 연구는 수평적인 조직문화가 확산되고 있다는 측면과 더 불어 상사 유머를 하향식 의사소통 방식으로, 부하직원의 발언 행동을 상향식 의사소통 방식으로 보고 상사의 관점을 수용하기 위해서는 개인이 인식하고 있는 권력거리가 중요한 제한적 조건이라고 판단하였다. 이에 권력거리를 낮게 인식할수록 상사의 유머 관점을 쉽게 수용하게 되면서 부하직원은 발언 행동을 증가시킬 수 있지만 권력거리를 높게 인식할수록 상사의 유머 관점을 수용하기 어려워지면서 부하직원은 발언 행동을 감소시킬 수 있다고 보았다. 국내 기업에 종사하는 220명 중간 관리자급을 대상으로 한 연구 결과를 보면 다음과 같다. 상사 유머와 발언 행동 간의 관계에서 권력거리는 조절 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 구체적으로 권력거리를 낮게 인식할수록 상사 유머는 발언 행동에 정적인 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났지만, 권력거리를 높게 인식할수록 상사 유머는 발언 행동에 부적인 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과를 바탕으로 본 연구는 관점수용이론을 토대로 상사 유머의 효과에 대한 제한적 조건 연구 분야를 확장하는 데 기여하고 실무적으로 리더에 의하여 발현되는 하향식 의사소통인 상사 유머와 부하 직원에 의하여 발현되는 상향식 의사소통인 발언 행동 간의 관계에서 권력거리의 인식이 중요한 성향적 조절 효과가 있다는 결과를 제시함으로써 조직 내 의사소통에 유용한 시사점을 제시하고자 하였다.

KINAC began dispatching the resident inspector in 2012 to strengthen on-site Wolsong nuclear power plants (NPPs) regulations. The dispatched resident inspector is a member of the regional office of the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC) and is in charge of technical support, on-site regulation of safeguards, and physical protection for the Wolsong regional office of NSSC. As the number of nuclear facilities in the ROK increased, the resident inspectors began to be dispatched to other regional offices. The resident inspectors were assigned to Hanul in November 2015, Kori in March 2017, Hanbit in March 2015, Saeul in March 2022, and Wolsong in March 2023. Accordingly, this paper intends to reflect on the increasing role of resident inspectors and predict on-site regulatory work in the field of nuclear control. The role of the resident inspectors is described in detail in the internal regulations of KINAC. Among the tasks in the common field is technical support at regional offices for the most critical areas of nuclear control implementation, and on-site verification of the matters requested by the director of each implementation division shall be carried out. Tasks in the field of safeguards include an on-site check of facility regulation review, implementation of national inspections, technical support for IAEA inspections, and information management. Among them, technical support work for Unannounced inspections should be the top priority. These days, in particular, the importance of reviewing the results of checking advanced information and containment and surveillance equipment by facility operators is emerging. Among the tasks performed by the resident inspectors, more than 80% of the functions related to physical protection account for. The resident inspectors check the status of the physical protection system by weekly/monthly/quarter, implement physical protection regulation review and inspection, conduct exercise evaluation, and perform technical support for special assessments. Recently, regulatory activities related to radioactive terrorism and the emergence of illegal drones have been strengthened. In the field of cybersecurity, where its role has recently been increasing, the resident inspectors are performing basic field regulation tasks. Similar to the area of physical protection, the resident inspectors check the cybersecurity system for weekly, monthly, and quarterly readiness, and on-site inspections of cybersecurity review and inspection technical support, exercise evaluation, and other requests are mainly performed. The role of the resident inspectors is expected to expand further in the future due to the increase in terrorist risks at home and abroad and changes in the regulatory environment. However, there is a limit to performing an increasing number of tasks, with the human resources of the resident inspectors limited to one to two for each site. If the resident inspectors are dispatched for each field of safety measures, physical protection, and cybersecurity, they can perform their duties more efficiently, but problems may arise in the operation of our personnel. Therefore, the proper and precise allocation of work while maintaining the current system is an essential part. The roles and prospects of the resident inspectors analyzed in this paper can be used to deploy the headquarters and field regulation personnel and set the direction of work in the future.

본 연구는 ‘국가 경제에 큰 영향을 미치는 중소기업들의 경쟁우위 강화와 성과 창출을 위해 어떠한 무형자원이 중요할까? 특히, 시장 환경 변화가 크고, 위기·재난 상황일 경우에는 어떤 역량이 필요할까? 시장 환경 변화가 클 때, 중소기업 중 플랫폼기업과 일반 기업의 기업성과에 미치는 역량은 다를 수 있지 않을까?’라는 질문에서 시작되었다. 이를 위해 중소기업의 경쟁우위와 성과에 영향을 미치는 주요 역량으로 기업가지향성, 흡수역량, 조직회복탄력성을 제시하였고, 특히, 최근 기업의 핵심역량으로 부상하고 있는 조직회복탄력 성이 기업성과에 어떠한 조절효과를 갖는지 실증하였다. 또한, 플랫폼기업과 일반기업을 비교하여 기업성과에 미치는 조직회복탄력성의 조절효과를 분석하였으며, 조직회복탄력성의 어떤 하위요소에 따라 조절효과가 달라지는지 실증하였다. 연구 결과, 기업가지향성, 흡수 역량은 모두 기업성과에 유의한 정(+)의 영향을 미치며, 조직회복탄력성도 기업성과에 유의한 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 조직회복탄력성의 하위 구성요소인 위기준비 역량, 위기대응 역량, 변화주도 역량은 기업가지향성과 기업성과 간 관계를 유의하게 조절하고, 위기준비 역량과 변화주도 역량은 흡수역량과 기업성과 간 관계를 유의하게 조절하였다. 그리고, 기업가지향성과 기업성과 간 관계에서 위기준비 역량의 조절효과, 기업가지향성과 기업성과 간 관계에서 위기대응 역량의 조절효과는 플랫폼기업에서만 유의한 결과를 보였다. 연구 결과는 조직회복탄력성이 기업성과에 직접 영향을 줄 뿐 아니라, 기업가지향성, 흡수 역량과 상호작용하여 기업성과를 더욱 높여줄 수 있으며, 플랫폼기업과 일반기업 간 조직회복 탄력성의 조절효과가 다를 수 있음을 시사하였다. 이러한 결과는 중소기업의 경영에 실질적인 도움이 될 것으로 기대된다.

이 연구의 목적은 독일통일과정에서 통일의 기폭제 역할을 해온 ‘베를 린 장벽’(Berliner Mauer) 붕괴의 역할을 분석하면서 이를 참고로 한반 도 통일의 함의를 도출하자는 데 있다. 이 분석은 베를린 장벽의 구축으 로부터 붕괴되기까지의 과정을 네 가지 외부적 행위요인(전승4국, 3+1체 제, 고르바초프, 2+4회담)과 세 가지 국내적 행위요인(베를린 장벽, 동서 독 주민, 샤보브스키)에 초점을 두고 이들 간의 상호관계적 측면에서 비 교분석하고자 한다. 이 연구는 베를린 장벽의 붕괴가 독일통일을 이룬 단초적 선례가 되는 만큼, 통일한국에서도 비무장지대(DMZ)의 역할이 무엇인지도 동시에 고찰한다. 즉 독일통일과정이 동서독 당국 간의 정상 회담이나 협상 차원만은 아니었듯이, 우리도 남북한 통일을 위해서는 베 를린 장벽 붕괴의 역할을 해낸 통일독일 사례처럼 DMZ 문제에 있어 이 를 벤치마킹할 필요성이 있다.

We investigated the spatial distribution of heterotrophic bacteria associated with different water masses in the northern East China Sea (ECS) in summer. The surface water masses were divided into the Changjiang Diluted Water (CDW) and high salinity water (HSW). In the CDW region, the concentrations of dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) and chlorophyll-a (Chl-a), and micro Chl-a contribution were high; and bacterial abundance (BA) and ciliate abundance (CA) were also high. In the HSW region with relatively low DIN concentrations, Chl-a concentration and micro Chl-a contribution were low, but pico Chl-a contribution was increased compared to those in the CDW region. BA did not show any significant difference from the CDW region, but CA was decreased. BA showed a positive correlation with Chl-a concentration in the CDW region; however, it did not show a significant correlation with Chl-a concentration in the HSW region. The ratio of bacterial carbon biomass/phytoplankton carbon biomass was exponentially increased with a decrease in the Chl-a concentration. Compared to the past (1990-2000s), the surface phosphate concentrations and the size of dominant phytoplankton have recently decreased in the ECS. Considering this trend of nutrient decrease and miniaturization of the phytoplankton, our results indicate that changes in the strength of the oligotrophic water mass could alter the function of the microbial food web.

목적 : 본 연구는 노인의 역할 수행을 위한 역할 수행 작업치료를 중재, 역할 유형, 중재의 결과를 나타내 기 위한 종속 변수와 평가도구, 중재 효과에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 연구방법 : 문헌 검색은 국내와 국외 데이터베이스인 학술연구정보서비스(Research Information Sharing; RISS), Pubmed, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature(CINAHL), Excerpta Medica Database(EMBASE), SCOPUS, Web of Science를 이용하였다. 문헌 선택은 Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews(PRISMA) 흐름도에 따라 진행하였으며, 최종 17편의 문헌을 선정하였다. 최종 선정한 문헌을 근거기반 연구의 질적 수준모델과 Critical Appraisal Skills Programme(CASP) randomized controlled trial checklist, CASP case control checklist, CASP qualitative checklist를 사용 하여 근거수준과 적용된 연구방법의 질적 평가를 하였다. 결과 : 최종 17편의 문헌 중 Ⅰ단계에 해당하는 무작위 대조연구는 6편으로 나타났으며, 6편의 연구가 CASP checklist의 모든 항목을 충족하였다. 작업치료 중재는 자기관리자의 역할에 대한 중재가 13개로 가장 많았다. 여가 참여자 역할과 조직구성원 역할 각각 9편, 친구 역할 7편 순으로 나타났다. 중재 결 과를 도출하기 위한 종속변의 평가도구는 정신적 건강이 8개로 가장 많았고, 다음으로 신체적 건강, 삶 의 질 평가가 각 6개로 나타났다. 결론 : 본 연구를 통해 노인의 역할 수행을 위한 작업치료 중재를 알아보았으며, 향후 노인의 역할 수행을 위한 작업치료 중재 전략과 목표를 설정할 수 있는 근거를 제시하였다. 향후 고찰 연구에는 생애주기에 따른 노인이 아닌 다른 역할 평가 및 역할 수행이 필요한 대상자 포함이 필요하며, 국내 실정에 맞는 역 할 수행 작업치료 중재에 대한 연구가 필요하다.

독일에서는 사회보장수급권의 법원을 통한 소송적 실현이 매우 활성화 되어 있다. 2021년 독일의 1심 사회법원에 새로 접수된 소송사건 수는 2 80,953건이었다. 2021년 접수된 독일 법원의 전체 소송 중 9.6%가 사회 법원을 통하여 처리되는 사회보장소송이었다. 주요분쟁유형을 살펴보면 구직자를 위한 기초보장 사건 82,000건, 건강보험 사건 76,000건, 연금 보험 46,000건, 장애확정 절차 41,000건, 실업보험급여 등의 연방노동청 사건 17,000건, 법정 재해보험 16,000건, 사회부조 사건 12,000건 등의 순이었다. 가구제 절차도 매우 활발히 활용된다. 본안소송 사건 5건이 제 기될 때 1건의 가구제 신청이 이루어질 정도이다. 2021년에 처리된 1심 소송 사건 313,448건 중 원고나 신청인을 소송대리인이 대리한 건수는 2 33,546건(74.5%)으로 높은 비율을 차지한다. 소송구조 제도도 매우 활발 히 활용되고 있다. 2021년에만 50,353건의 소송구조 결정이 내려졌다. 사회정책에 관한 시민들의 이해를 대변하는 단체인 Vdk나 독일 노동조합 총연맹 산하에 노동법, 사회법, 행정법에 관한 법률자문 및 법정 절차의 대리를 위하여 별도로 설립된 권리보호 협회(DGB Rechtsschutz Gmb H)도 사회보장소송 절차에서 수급자를 활발하게 지원하고 있다. 반면 한 국은 사회보장소송에 대한 별도의 통계가 없다. 행정소송에 관한 여러 통 계에 의하면 전체 소송 사건 중 사회보장소송이 차지하는 비율은 0.2∼0. 3% 정도로 추정된다. 적은 수의 사회보장소송은 실질적인 소가가 상대적 으로 높은 산업재해, 국가유공자 등의 사건에 몰려 있다. 국민기초생활보 장 등 공공부조 사건처럼 실질적 소가가 낮은 사건은 그 수가 극히 적다. 한국에서 법원을 통한 사회보장수급권 구제절차를 활성화하기 위해서는 법률상담, 소송비용, 소송구조 등의 측면에서 수급자의 소의 제기를 용이 하게 해줄 사회보장소송절차에 관한 특칙이 마련될 필요가 있다. 사회보 장법 분야에서의 지나친 하위 행정입법에의 위임을 줄이고 법률에 구체적 인 수급요건 등을 규정하여 법관이 사회보장법에 관한 법해석론을 발전시 킬 기회를 가질 수 있도록 하여야 한다. 무엇보다도 사회보장소송에 대한 체계적인 통계를 작성하여 공간할 필요가 있다. 사회보장 분쟁에 대한 이 의신청 등 행정적 구제절차에서의 결정례의 정기적 공간도 필요하다.