Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship (벤처창업연구)

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A Study on the Effects of Service Quality Factors of Companion Animal Online Shopping Malls on Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty

반려동물 온라인 쇼핑몰의 서비스품질이 고객만족과 충성도에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구

  • Lee, Joo-Heon (Yonsei University, College of Humanities & Social Sciences Convergence)
  • 이주헌 (연세대학교 글로벌창의융합대학 경영학부)
  • Received : 2021.05.10
  • Accepted : 2021.08.24
  • Published : 2021.08.31
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Abstract

As pets such as dogs and cats have been accepted as family members and companions, calling them companion animals has become more and more common. As the trend of identifying companion animals with humans and treating them as members of a family is spreading, people are more concerned about food, health, and leisure for companion animals, searching for expensive products, and accelerating the growth of related businesses. This study collected data by conducting an online questionnaire targeting customers who visited online companion animal shopping malls. Data collected only for people who have purchased companion animals at least once in online shopping malls for companion animals were used for empirical analysis. Questionnaires from 205 people were collected, but a total of 198 copies were used for the analysis, excluding the questionnaire that gave an insincere response. The results are as follows. First, through exploratory factor analysis, it was confirmed that the service quality factors of the online shopping mall for companion animals consisted of four dimensions: communication-transaction, safe security, design, and information provision. Second, it was found that communication-transactions, information provision, design, and safe security, which are the service quality factors for companion animal online shopping malls, all have a significant positive (+) effect on customer satisfaction. Third, it was confirmed that customer satisfaction in online shopping malls for companion animals had a significant positive (+) effect on loyalty. Fourth, in the relationships between service quality factors (communication transaction, safety security, design, information provision) and loyalty of companion animal online shopping mall, it was confirmed that customer satisfaction has complete mediating effects.

개, 고양이 등과 같은 애완동물을 가족 구성원, 동반자의 개념으로 받아들이게 되어 반려동물로 부르는 일이 점점 보편화되게 되었다. 반려동물을 사람과 동일시하고 가족의 일원으로 대우하는 추세가 점점 확산되면서 사람들이 반려동물을 위한 음식, 건강, 여가 등에 더욱 신경 쓰게 되고 고가의 제품을 찾고 이와 연관된 비즈니스의 성장을 가속화시키고 있다. 본 연구는 반려동물 온라인 쇼핑몰을 방문한 고객들을 대상으로 온라인 설문을 진행하여 데이터를 수집하였다. 반려동물을 키우면서 반려동물 온라인 쇼핑몰에서 한 번이라도 구매해 본 사람들만을 대상으로 수집한 자료를 실증분석에 활용하였다. 205명의 설문지가 수집되었지만 불성실한 응답을 한 설문지를 제외하고 총 198부가 분석에 사용되었다. 본 연구를 통해 확인한 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 탐색적 요인분석을 통해 반려동물 온라인 쇼핑몰의 서비스품질요인은 의사소통거래, 안전보안, 디자인, 정보제공의 4개 차원으로 구성됨을 확인할 수 있었다. 둘째, 반려동물 온라인 쇼핑몰 서비스품질요인인 의사소통거래, 정보제공, 디자인, 안전보안은 모두 고객만족에 유의한 정(+)의 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 반려동물 온라인 쇼핑몰의 고객만족은 충성도에 유의한 정(+)의 영향을 준다는 것을 확인하였다. 넷째, 반려동물 온라인 쇼핑몰의 서비스품질요인들(의사소통거래, 안전보안, 디자인, 정보제공)과 충성도 간의 관계에서 고객만족은 완전매개효과가 있음을 확인하였다.

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