Journal of Digital Convergence (디지털융복합연구)

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Consumer Experience and Adoption Intention of Internet of Things Services: The Impact of Network Externalities

소비자의 사물인터넷 서비스 경험과 수용의도 : 네트워크 외부성을 중심으로

  • Zhang, Minxin (Dept. of Consumer Science, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Lee, Jin-Myong (Dept. of Consumer Science, Chungnam National University)
  • Received : 2019.07.30
  • Accepted : 2019.10.20
  • Published : 2019.10.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to enhance the understanding of consumer experience and behavior of Internet of Things (IoT) services and to provide practical implications through investigating the impact of benefits-cost factors and network externalities on consumers' adoption intention of IoT services. An online survey was conducted on general consumers in their 20s to 60s who were aware of the IoT services and 328 data were collected. Using SPSS 24.0, frequency analysis, correlation analysis, factor analysis, and hierarchical regression analysis were conducted. As a result, the level of consumers' IoT service experience in various contexts was examined, and entertainment, informativeness, loss of humanity, compatibility, and complementarity were found to have a significant effect on consumers' adoption intention of IoT services. This study suggests that strengthening network externality effects by increasing compatibility and complementarity is important in promoting consumers' adoption of IoT services. In future studies, it is necessary to adopt specific Internet of Things services to verify the validity of the models developed in this study.

본 연구의 목적은 사물인터넷 서비스의 효용 비용 및 네트워크 외부성 요인이 소비자의 수용의도에 미치는 영향을 분석하는 것을 통해 사물인터넷 서비스에 대한 소비자 경험 및 행태에 대한 이해를 높이고 실무적으로 유용한 시사점을 제공하는 것이다. 사물인터넷 서비스를 인지하고 있는 20대에서 60대까지의 일반 소비자를 대상으로 온라인 설문조사를 통해 328부의 자료를 수집하였고, SPSS 24.0을 이용하여 빈도분석, 상관관계 분석, 요인분석, 위계적 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과, 다양한 맥락에서의 사물인터넷 서비스에 대한 소비자 경험 수준이 확인되었고, 오락성, 정보성, 인간가치 상실, 적합성, 호환성이 소비자의 사물인터넷 서비스 수용의도에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 적합성과 호환성을 높임으로써 네트워크 외부성 효과를 강화하는 것이 소비자의 사물인터넷 서비스 수용을 촉진하는 데 있어 중요하다는 점을 시사한다. 향후 연구에서는 구체적인 사물인터넷 서비스를 채택하여 본 연구에서 개발한 모형의 타당성을 보다 정교하게 검증하는 것이 필요하다.

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