• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.17 no.10
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• pp.177-186
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• 2019

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.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.108 no.1
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• pp.116-126
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• 2019

The production volume and amount of non-timber forest products in Korea has been on the increase for the past five years. In particular, the production amount of wild vegetables (edible mountain plants) is approximately KRW 400 billion as of 2017, accounting for 14 % of the total production amount of non-timber forest products. Among wild vegetables, especially the production volumes and amounts of bracken, saw-wort (Saussurea), and thistle have grown steadily. Nevertheless, severe price competition with cheap imports and little changes in the pattern of wild vegetable consumption may negatively affect the prices of domestic wild vegetables. This, in turn, can decrease the overall consumption of wild vegetables. Recently, however, consumers have preferred healthy food with increases in their income and interest in health. Therefore, now is a crucial time for the wild vegetable market. Accordingly, this study analyzed consumers' purchase and consumption behavior related to wild vegetables through a consumer survey to contribute to establishing various strategies and policies for promoting the consumption of these vegetables. Also, this study identified consumers' awareness and intention regarding wild vegetables by analyzing social big data. Different from previous studies, this study investigated consumers' awareness and intention by analyzing SNS social big data, as well as conducting a survey. The results of the study will help prioritize strategies and policies for boosting the consumption of wild vegetables.

• Journal of Global Scholars of Marketing Science
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.81-103
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• 2005

This study intends to examine whether consumers, especially buying apparel product postpone purchase in the beliefs of price break in the near future. For this research objectives, the dynamic price expectation effect model for apparel product is proposed and is applied to weekly sales data and price information of 43 women's apparel brands from a department store over the spring season. The main results are summarized as follows. 1. Dynamic price expectation effect model is developed and the model is more robust to apparel product than Gutenberg model, which is not considered these conditions. 2. By applying the model to empirical data, we find out the price expectation effect in the apparel product; concretely there are 23 brands out of 43 brands. This study confirms the price expectation effects in the apparel product theoretically and extends the research boundary of price expectation effects.

• Proceedings of the Korea Database Society Conference
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• 1999.06a
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• pp.509-518
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• 1999

기업 뿐 아니라 사회의 개별 구성원에게 있어서도 컴퓨터 통신 기술의 활용이 급속히 확산됨에 따라 이러한 가상 공간상에서의 활동에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 특히, 가상사회에서의 상거래를 다루는 전자상거래에 대한 연구는 기업과 기업간 전자상거래에 대한 연구를 넘어 기업과 고객간의 전자상거래에 대한 연구로 확대되고 있다. 그러나 전자상거래를 이용하는 소비자에 대한 연구와 이해는 아직도 여러 가치 측면에서 매우 미흡한 실정에 있다. 실물 공간에서의 소비자에 대한 마케팅 분야에서의 연구가 새로운 거래 패러다임인 전자상거래에 대한 설명으로 확대될 수 있는 범위와 논리도 아직 충분하지 않으며, 소비자이며 동시에 기술 사용자라는 특성이 어떻게 통합될 수 있는지에 대한 연구도 미흡한 실정이다. 전자상거래를 추진하고 있는 사업자에게 있어서는 가상사회의 이용자에 대한 심도 있는 분석과 이해가 필수적인 요건이 될 것이다. 본 연구에서는 가상사회에서의 기술 이용자의 개인적인 심리적 특성이 매체와 기술의 이용패턴과 어떤 관련성을 가지고 있는지를 분석함으로써 가상사회 구성원의 행태적 특성을 파악해 보고자 하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Inteligent Information System Society Conference
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• 1999.03a
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• pp.509-518
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• 1999

기업 뿐 아니라 사회의 개별 구성원에게 있어서도 컴퓨터 통신 기술의 활용이 급속히 확산됨에 따라 이러한 가상 공간상에서의 활동에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 특히, 가상사회에서의 상거래를 다루는 전자상거래에 대한 연구는 기업과 기업간 전자상거래에 대한 연구를 넘어 기업과 고객간의 전자상거래에 대한 연구로 확대되고 있다. 그러나 전자상거래를 이용하는 소비자에 대한 연구와 이해는 아직도 여러 가치 측면에서 매우 미흡한 실정에 있다. 실물 공간에서의 소비자에 대한 마케팅 분야에서의 연구가 새로운 거래 패러다임인 전자상거래에 대한 설명으로 확대될 수 있는 범위와 논리도 아직 충분하지 않으며, 소비자이며 동시에 기술 사용자라는 특성이 어떻게 통합될 수 있는지에 대한 연구도 미흡한 실정이다. 전자상거래를 추진하고 있는 사업자에게 있어서는 가상사회의 이용자에 대한 심도 있는 분석과 이해가 필수적인 요건이 될 것이다. 본 연구에서는 가상사회에서의 기술 이용자의 개인적인 심리적 특성이 매체와 기술의 이용패턴과 어떤 관련성을 가지고 있는지를 분석함으로써 가상사회 구성원의 행태적 특성을 파악해 보고자 하였다.

• Proceedings of the KOR-KST Conference
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• 1998.10b
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• pp.261-261
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• 1998

교통계획의 목적은 교통체계를 분석하여 교통과 활동간의 상호작용을 효율화시켜 도시 및 지역사회의 목표를 달성하는데 있으며, 합리적인 교통계획을 수립하여 한정된 투자재원을 효율적으로 배분하기 위해서는 교통수요에 대한 합리적 접근이 필요하다. 교통수요예측의 접근방법은 미시적인 개별적 접근방법과 거시적인 집단적 접근방법으로 구분되며, 다시 모형화 기법이 결정적인가 확률적인가에 따라 개별결정적, 개별활률적, 그리고 집단결정적, 집단확률적 모형의 4가지로 구분될 수 있다. 이 중에서 일반적으로 관심의 대상이 되는 2가지 형태는 집단결정적, 개발확률적 모형이다. 집단결정적모형은 전통적 교통수요예측모형에 해당되며, 개별확률적모형은 1970년대 Mc Fadden을 시작으로 Ben-Akiva, Manheim을 중심으로 한 소비자 행동선택 이론에 근거한 개별행태모형이 이에 해당된다. 개별행태모형은 개개인의 통행행태를 다른 모든 조건이 동일할 때 개개인은 비용의 최소화를 추구하고, 비용과 관련한 통행행태는 거시적 수준에서의 주어진 제약 조건과 관계가 있으며, 의사결정은 확률분포에 의해서 결정되는 효용원칙(Efficiency Principle)에 입각하여 해석한다. 도시내와 도시간, 취업자와 비취업자, 출퇴근 시, 목적별 등의 여러 가지 통행에 있어서 다양한 변수들을 사용하여 교통수단 선택모형의 파라메카 값을 추정하고 통행패턴을 분석해 왔다. 본 논문에서는 개별행태모형인 로짓모형 중에서 집단다항로짓모형을 이용하여 여러 통행 중 공항시설의 접근에 필요한 교통수단 효용함수의 파라메타 값 추정 시, 일반적으로 사용되는 통행시간, 통행비용이라는 변수를 공통으로 두고, 대중교통의 경우에만 해당하는 환승이라는 특정대안변수(Specific alternative variable)를 첨가하여 그것이 수단선택에 미치는 영향을 분석한다. 또한, 대중교통의 속성을 가지고 있는 지하철과 버스를 하나의 대안으로 묶어서 효용함수를 구한 다음 다시 승용차, 택시, 대중교통을 독립된 대안으로 두고 모형을 정립하는 NESTED LOGIT모형으로 파라메타를 추정하여 대중교통의 효용에 관해 분석·비교하였다. 본 논문에 이용된 자료는 공항을 이용하는 이용객들을 대상으로 직접 설문·면접조사한 자료이며 대상 교통수단은 승용차, 택시, 지하철, 버스로 설정하였다.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.18 no.11
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• pp.252-262
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• 2017

In recent years, there has been a growing need for measuring consumer demand in overseas markets in order to increase the sales of Korean dried persimmons. The country of origin of products is associated with consumer ethnocentrism and has become one of the important factors for explaining consumer demand in overseas markets. The purpose of this study was to analyze the Taiwanese consumers' preferences and consumption behaviors concerning dried persimmon based on ethnocentrism. Results found no significant differences in the consumer awareness of imported dried persimmons according to the level of ethnocentrism. The perception and preference of Korean dried persimmons were statistically significant in terms of satisfaction, taste, color, safety, packaging, and hardness by level of ethnocentrism. The factors affecting Taiwanese consumer's preference of Korean dried persimmon were found to be the satisfaction of Korean dried persimmon. Age was the most influential factor in the purchase experience of Korean dried persimmon. This implies that it would be necessary to increase consumer awareness of Korean dried persimmons by targeting the segmented market and promoting marketing strategy in the Taiwan market for securing sales channels and generating profit.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.54 no.2
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• pp.199-210
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• 2021

Purpose: This study investigated the food consumption behaviors in Korean adults, according to the agrifood consumer competency index (ACCI). Methods: Data obtained from the 2019 Consumption Behaviors Survey for Food were analyzed. A total of 6,176 adults (2,783 males, 3,393 females) aged ≥ 19 years, were included in the study. Based on the score of agrifood consumer competency index, the subjects were classified into three groups. The dietary habits, eating-out and food-delivery/take-out behaviors, opinion of food labeling, and concerns for domestic products were compared among the 3 groups. Results: The ACCI scores of the male and female subjects were 63.6 and 64.8, respectively. Subjects of both genders in the highest tertile of the ACCI were more likely to have a higher education level and higher health concerns, as compared to subjects in the lowest tertile (p < 0.05). Male subjects having highest tertile of the ACCI reported significantly more exercise and alcohol consumption, as compared to subjects in the lowest tertile (p < 0.05). A higher score of the ACCI also portrayed a higher satisfaction in own diet and greater checking of the food label. Moreover, subjects with a higher score of the ACCI showed greater satisfaction and reliability in the food label, as well as increased concerns for domestic agrifoods, local foods, and eco-friendly foods. Subjects in the lowest tertile of the ACCI acquired their dietary information from acquaintances, whereas subjects in the highest tertile of the ACCI learnt the information from food labels themselves. Conclusion: These results are indicative of the food consumption and behaviors of Korean adults according to their ACCI scores, and provide basic data that will be useful for implementing an effective food policy.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.51 no.4
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• pp.161-181
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• 2017

The present study aimed at investigating health information seeking behaviors of health information consumers who changed their health behaviors by using mobile health applications according to the dynamic stages of change. For this purpose, the study analyzed the changes of perception, health information needs and seeking behaviors of health information consumers in each stage by employing Stages of Change as a theoretical framework. A total of 30 college students participated in this study to change health behaviors such as smoking or alcohol cessation, and regular exercise, while using health applications for 3 months; then written interviews were conducted with these students based on their experiences. Findings indicated that the study participants used diverse information sources, including social media and the Internet, seeking for different types of sources of information according to information needs. Above all, the health information needs and seeking behaviors examined in active utilization of health applications by consumers in the stage of action suggest the implications of health information services, particularly through health applications. In addition, stress management and relapse that consumers experienced while attempting health behavior changes, and the positive and negative effects of behavior changes inform health information providers of insights for supporting consumers' changes of health behaviors.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.14 no.8
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• pp.277-291
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• 2016

This study examined the impact of information and communications technology (ICT) on the sociocultural dimensions of the family by comparing ICT use in Korean, Chinese, and American families. This study investigated attitudes to ICT usage in the family context by country and explored how various consumers use ICT in the family context. The study explored how families can be clustered based on usage. ICT device ownership had differences in the use of ICT services including blogs and video chatting accounts. ICT usage in the family was also similar in all three countries in the study, but the depth of use differed. The cluster analysis indicated that users could be classified into four groups, however the proportion in each group differed by country. This study has implications for understanding ICT ownership and use by families in various countries and indicates that sociocultural elements are important in ICT use.