• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.33 no.12
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• pp.1956-1964
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• 2009

Understanding ethical fashion consumers in Korea is essential for the expansion of the ethical fashion market. This study analyzed ethical consumers in Korea in an examination of the factors that influence ethical purchase behavior and attitudes. The differences between ethical fashion consumers and non-ethical fashion consumers were investigated using eight variables (perceived consumer effectiveness (PCE), self-direction, benevolence, universalism, social responsibility, perceived behavioral control, face saving, and group conformity). Data were collected by means of a questionnaire through both on-line and off-line surveys from April 20 to June 7, 2009. Only the respondents knowledgeable of ethical products or ethical consumption were asked to complete the questionnaire. A total of 494 samples were used for analyses. Using independent samples t-test, the differences in each variable between two groups were examined. There were significant differences between ethical fashion consumers and non-ethical fashion consumers in attitudes toward ethical consumption behavior, behavioral intention, PCE, self-direction, universalism, social responsibility, and face saving variables. The factors influencing attitude and behavior intention were investigated by step-wise regression analyses. For ethical fashion consumers, the attitudes to ethical consumption behavior were largely influenced by PCE and benevolence. Social responsibility was the most predictable variable in guiding behavioral intention. Behavioral intention was also influenced by benevolence and attitude. Group conformity was found to be negatively correlated with behavioral intention. The findings of this study provide significant guidance for marketers of ethical fashion products. This study is the start of ethical fashion consumer research in Korea and can develop into variable subfields in the future.

• Journal of Global Scholars of Marketing Science
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• v.4
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• pp.53-86
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• 1999

오늘날 기업간 M & A가 활발히 진행되면서 브랜드 자산가치에 대한 연구는 학계와 실무계에 있어 커다란 관심이 집중되면서 브랜드의 역할에 대해서 다양한 새로운 관점이 제시되고 있다. 브랜드 자산가치와 관련한 기존의 연구들은 주로 평가에 관한 것이 대부분이었으나 최근에 와서 브랜드 자산가치의 중요성이 부각됨으로써 브랜드 자산가치의 형성에 대한 영향요인의 연구가 활발히 이루어 지고 있다. 하지만 이틀 연구의 대부분은 제품 품질과 광고톨 중심으로 한 기업의 통제 변수인 마케팅믹스-4P(product, price, place, promotion)-에 연구의 초점을 맞추고 있다. 하지만, 오늘날 기술혁신에 힘입어 규모의 경제성이나 경험효과에 의한 비용 우위는 거의 기대될 수 없게 되었고, 품질에서도 기업간의 격차가 현저히 줄어들었다. 그러고 막대한 비용의 문제로 인하여 매스미디어등의 광고를 통한 브랜드 자산가치의 형성이 결코 쉬운 일이 아니다. 특히 오늘의 국내의 기업현실을 감안하면 더욱 어려운 실정이다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 기존의 연구에서 다루지 않았던 고객만족 실현를 위한 핵심개념인 내부마케팅과 다양한 소비자 욕구에 있어 신속히 대응하는 브랜드 수의 증가를 브랜드 자산가치의 형성에 대한 새로운 영향요인으로 선정하여 마케팅믹스 요인과 더불어 이들의 영향성을 실증분석을 통하여 검증하였다. 본 연구의 결론을 이용하여 다음과 같은 브랜드 자산가치에 대한 마케팅에 있어서 전략적 시사점을 제안한다. 첫째, 브랜드 자산가치톨 형성 내지 강화하기 위해서는 내부마케팅 요인, 브랜드수의 증가요인, 마케팅믹스 요인중에서 어느 한 요인만으로 한계가 있기 때문에 3가지 요인을 동시에 활용하여 시너지 효과를 노려야할 것이다. 아울러 다양화, 세분화되어 가고 있는 소비자 니즈에 신속히 대용하기 위해서는 브랜드의 수의 증가를 통한 마케팅전략으로의 실천이 시의 적절한 방법중 하나라고 판단된다. 둘째, 기존의 많은 연구에서 알 수 있듯이 그동안 브랜드 자산가치의 구성요소에 대한 영향 요인으로 마케팅믹스적 요인을 주로 다루어 왔는데, 본 연구 결과에 의하면 내부마케팅요인과 브랜드수의 증가요인도 브랜드 자산가치의 구성요소에 많은 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났기 때문에 기업들은 이들 요인에 대한 세밀한 검토와 관심이 요구된다. 셋째, 기업들은 향후 브랜드 자산가치를 증대하기 위한 장기적이고 전략적인 관리방안이 요구된다.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.219-226
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• 2020

This study set the research model to analyze the effect of customer value on brand identification and loyalty using customers of K Airline. Based on previous researches, this study extracted variables, and built a structural equation model to examine the relationship among variables. The findings of empirical research are as follows. First, it was found that functional value and emotional value of customer value have significant effect on brand identification. Thus, hypothesis 1 was accepted. Second, customers seek emotional aspect in choosing a product or a service. That is, by using an airline brand which they think is identical with their image, value, or lifestyle, they pursue brand identification with the airline. Third, given that functional value and emotional value of customer value do not affect brand loyalty, we can know that customer value strengthens brand loyalty through brand identification. To boost brand loyalty, K Airline needs to pay attention to raise brand identification of customers with consideration of other mediating variables.

• Archives of design research
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• v.18 no.1 s.59
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• pp.59-68
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• 2005

In 20th century, that is the times of mass production with mass consumption, a company supplies standard product by the system of mass production line. Therefore, the company, itself, had to introduce its product quality to the customers. It was the buying criterion of consumer against product. In that period, a company utilized its identity in order to give customers product information such as product value, price and quality, etc. However, as digital technology with the wide-spread of informationalization & technical revolution is developed, products have diversification and customers have better incomes. So, buying method tends to thi purchase of self-satisfaction generally. In the buying criterion of consumerbased on personality & sensibility, a company must offer the buying criterion of product which can appeal the special quality & image of product itself to customers, and it must stop appealing the Cl of company under the condition of mass production by product quality and function. This study tried to focus on the method which can create effective brand and its image that are the buying criterion of new product. Also, this study tried to find the effective relation between economical & social paradigm which is the result of social informationalization with intensive knowledge, and buying determination of customer, And, this study tried to present guideline of effective brand image and brand special Quality that is affected to buying determination of customers together. The model of Positive analysis had two types. The first model studied the mutual relation between economical/social change factors and special quality of brand. And, the second model studied the mutual relation between the cause of special quality of brand and formation of brand image through regression analysis. Therefore, the construction of sensitive brand image for forming brand must be requested. The sensitive brand image is highly related to preference of sensibility, and it must be based on mind identity & visual identity. And, mind identity must have creation of value, satisfaction, combination of community, personal preference, etc. Visual identity must have esthetic order, and originality of molding, etc. Namely, brand image must form the accommodation of era change, personality & sensibility satisfaction, the effectiveness of service, etc., in order to create effective brand image.

• Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.107-121
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to explore the present US consumer behavioral trends and various cognitive schema types for sharing economy frame and shared service. For this, by applying Q methodology, this paper theoretically defines three differentiated typologies of US consumer in a interpretive perspective. This study is in-depth focused on discovering and categorizing characteristics of a respondent's thinking structure called 'schemata'. According to the entire procedures of Q methodology, this paper analyzed Q-sorted data from twenty-four people in the basis of forty Q-samples (statements). Consequently, we discovered four consumer groups named as Type 1 'Socialsumer', Type 2 'Smarsumer', Type 3 'Researsumer'.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.39 no.12 s.173
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• pp.1057-1066
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• 2006

Water is an indispensable input to human's existence and industrial production. A water supply project would demand considerable costs, but produce economic benefits, which are importantly utilized in the project evaluation. In this situation, this study attempts to value the economic benefits from the residential water supply in Seoul. In particular, yearly consumer surplus and economic value of water supply for eleven water authority agencies in Seoul are measured during the period 2001-2004. Information on price elasticity required in calculating consumer surplus is obtained from direct estimation of the residential water demand function, and the consumer surplus is assessed by using a recently developed formula. Price elasticities used here are -0.810 and -1.011, and the estimated consumer surplus and economic value amount to 131.9 to 164.6 billion won and 398.6 to 431.3 billion won, respectively.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.26 no.7
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• pp.109-118
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• 2021

Different from previous studies, this study focuses on accommodation providers' personalization services and platform convenience variables, identifying how these prior factors affect perceived value and trust in accommodation services on a shared homestay platform, and how consumers' innovation plays a role in the process. Through this, we would like to identify the mechanism of interaction between accommodation service providers and consumers mediated by the shared homestay platform and present implications for a more customer-centered platform operation strategy. This study has an extended meaning for prior research, empirically confirming that the increase in personalized offline service quality of personalized hosts in shared economic models has a positive impact on perceived value and platform trust of consumers. At the same time, we confirm that under the shared economy model, consumers' innovation propensity plays an important positive role in regulating their perceived value aspects as well as their confidence in the platform.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• v.45 no.3
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• pp.49-73
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• 2023

This study examines the usage status of legal services provided by lawyers targeting domestic consumers and investigates empirically how much online platforms that facilitate lawyer search and consultation can increase consumers' utility, and how much the lawyer legal service market will expand through this. To this end, this study applies a discrete choice demand model to the data collected through a conjoint survey to estimate the value of the lawyer search and consultation platform perceived by consumers, and estimates the effectiveness of the platform in expanding the market for lawyer legal services through a simulation method. As a result of the analysis, the relative value that consumers place on finding and consulting a lawyer using the online platform instead of being introduced to a lawyer by an acquaintance or searching for a lawyer offline is estimated to be about 70,414 won. It was found that the existence of lawyer search and consultation platforms could increase the market size of legal services by as little as 18.9% to as much as 70.2%. In particular, the platforms are expected to increase the accessibility of legal services to vulnerable groups.

• Archives of design research
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.167-178
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• 2000

Today's world has been changing form post-industrial society to information society, and criteria of human value, also, has been changing from physical to intellectual and sensible. Based on this trend, intellectual and sensible value of a product is becoming more important in comsumer's market than physical value. The environment of product design has been rapidly changing. Users and consumers pursuit sensible satisfaction through their lives based on images of products. As the environment in which a product is used has been more important, companies have placed more emphasis on consumers and users, and are trying to satisfy their consumers by developing products with emphasis on their design, as well as to develop human technology. In ever-changing environment, a question is if sensible design can be developed in product design. Companies could upgrade their competitive power and brand image only if they could develope designs which could satisfy consumers through sensible design approach with a base on systematic research on h~man sensibility. In this context, the purpose of this study was to: investigate consumer's evaluations on and preferences for formative images of products according to the types of human sensibility. This research study placed emphasis on quantitative analysis of consumers' emotional needs to find out consumer's evaluations on and preferences for formative images of products. The researcher reviewed related literature on human sensibility and design, as well as G-Kansei and product design. Data were collected through a questionnaire and analyzed through a statistical program, and highly effective design strategy was investigated through analysis of data and interpretation of the results.

• Information Systems Review
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.1-19
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• 2018

In many countries, governments invest a substantial amount of budget in open government data (OGD) for governmental performance and transparency. To understand the actual performance of such policies, the governments should measure the realized value. Many organizations and researchers have attempted to assess the value of OGD. However, they have neglected a perspective of consumers who benefit from OGD. Moreover, little research has quantified the economic value. This research examines extant methods of intangible asset valuation to quantify the economic value of OGD in a citizen perspective. In consideration of the extant research methods and the characteristics of OGD, the contingent valuation method is the most appropriate because it effectively reflects various users and their purpose of use. We then conduct a survey of citizens living in Seoul, Korea and assess the economic value of OGD provided by the Seoul government. Findings show that citizens' willingness to pay (WTP) differs across respondents' prior experience, tax resistance, perceived benefit and perceived reality of virtual scenario, but it does not differ across their demographics. WTP also significantly varies across the question formats. We discuss the reliability of the results and implications for future research.