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http://dx.doi.org/10.7472/jksii.2017.18.6.127

Specificity and Commitment: UX approach to Netflix  

Hwang, Joon Suk (Graduate School of Information, Yonsei University)
Cheon, Youngjoon (Agriculture/ICT, Economic Review)
Kwak, Kyu Tae (Department of Global Culture Industry, Soonchunhyang University)
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Journal of Internet Computing and Services / v.18, no.6, 2017 , pp. 127-136 More about this Journal
Abstract
The strategy that using data collection from Netflix uses for its services is different from traditional human interaction and the communication, and it is represented by the systematic algorithm that rooted from intelligent information system based on the human interaction and communication. These characteristics allowed the study to reflect the influence of 'Asset specificity' which affects the continuous consumption of the media services of Netflix users through economic psychological analysis based on transactional cost economics. The result from the survey on actual Netflix users, three types of specificity (Space specificity, time specificity, relational specificity) reduced perceived searching cost whereas perceived instrumentality has increased, eventually reinforces the commitment to the service. This implies that the service characteristics of Netflix, trying to communicate with the individuals based on intelligent information system are distinct from the existing platform services and it gives the significance of work very effective for user's continuous consumption of the media services.
Keywords
Specificity; Netflix; Commitment; Transaction Cost Economics(TCE); User Experience(UX);
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