Journal of Digital Convergence (디지털융복합연구)

The Society of Digital Policy and Management (한국디지털정책학회)
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A study on the service satisfaction of Chinese mobile Apps -Comparing paid and free services-

중국 모바일 앱 서비스 만족에 관한연구 -유료와 무료 모바일 서비스의 비교-

  • Qin, Ying (Graduate School of Electronic Commerce, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Joon (Graduate School of Business Administration, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Lee, Kyeong-Rak (BK21 Plus Free e-Service Team, Chonnam National University)
  • 진영 (전남대학교 대학원 전자상거래학과) ;
  • 이상준 (전남대학교 대학원 경영학과) ;
  • 이경락 (전남대학교 BK21플러스 공짜 e-서비스 사업단)
  • Received : 2017.01.16
  • Accepted : 2017.04.20
  • Published : 2017.04.28
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Abstract

The role of smartphones is changing from a communication system for exchanging calls and information into a universal platform for cultural services. Also, satisfaction for mobile application services on smartphones is a very important factor in the smart business. In This paper, we analyze the effects of the outcome, service scape, costs, and especially the impact of whether costumers having to pay or free for the app on customer satisfaction. For this purpose, we analyzed survey data on service quality of mobile app service from Chinese mobile app service users. We also analyzed the moderating effects of paid and free mobile app services. As a result, it was confirmed that the quality, servicescape quality and cost of mobile app service that customers perceive have a positive effect on customer satisfaction. In addition, the effect of the cost of mobile app service perceived by the customer on customer satisfaction showed that free mobile app service was more significant than paid mobile app service. This paper can be used as an alternative to monetization for providing a mobile app service provider or a mobile app service provider who wants to switch mobile app service from free to paid service.

스마트폰은 전화 통화와 정보 교환 수준의 장치에서 종합적 문화서비스 플랫폼으로 변화하고 있다. 스마트폰의 모바일 앱 서비스에 대한 만족도는 스마트 비즈니스에서 매우 중요한 요소라고 할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 모바일 앱 서비스의 결과품질, 유동적 상호작용품질, 서비스스케이프, 비용이 고객만족에 미치는 영향을 분석하였고, 특히 서비스가 유료 혹은 무료 인가에 따른 고객만족에 미치는 영향을 알아보았다. 이를 위하여, 중국 모바일 앱 서비스 이용자로부터 모바일 앱 서비스의 서비스 품질에 관한 설문 데이터를 분석하였다. 또한, 유료와 무료 모바일 앱 서비스의 조절효과를 분석하였다. 연구 결과 고객이 인지하는 모바일 앱 서비스의 결과품질, 서비스 스케이프 품질과 비용은 고객만족에 정의 영향을 미침을 확인하였다. 또한, 고객이 인지하는 모바일 앱 서비스의 비용이 고객만족에 미치는 영향은 무료모바일 앱 서비스가 유료 모바일 앱 서비스보다 더 유의하게 나타났다. 본 논문은 유료 모바일 앱 서비스를 제공하거나 무료에서 유료로 모바일 앱 서비스를 전환하려는 모바일 앱 서비스 제공회사에게 수익창출의 대안으로 활용될 수 있다.

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