• Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.91-107
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• 2021

As competition in the domestic franchise industry is more heated than ever, we examined the factors that affect the profitability of the coffee franchise industry, which has grown rapidly over the last decade, and explored what effect preparatory startup education has on the profitability of coffee franchise stores. Specifically, this study looked into whether preparatory startup education can increase store competitiveness, provide insight into store location selection, generate innovative management, and ultimately contribute to store profitability. To test these hypotheses, we employed structural equation modeling. Results showed that preparatory startup education has a significantly positive (+)effect on 1)business characteristics: taste, quality, price affordability, menu diversity, store ambiance, 2)location characteristics: suitability, and 3)innovation management: accessibility, delivery service, and SNS marketing. The factors with a significantly positive (+)effect on store profitability were taste, quality, and price affordability with regard to business characteristics, suitability in terms of location characteristics, and SNS marketing in respect to innovation management. We expect that this study will have practical implications for increasing the profitability of coffee franchise stores, which are facing excessive competition, and its findings will be useful for coffee franchise head offices as well as government when making relevant policy decisions. In addition, it is intended to deliver a message to franchise head offices, central government, and local governments that they should provide institutional support to coffee franchise stores such that delivery services can lead to substantial improvement in profitability, even when delivery costs are considered.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2021.01a
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• pp.321-322
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• 2021

정부의 지속적인 소상공인 지원정책에도 불구하고 코로나-19 발생 및 계속되는 경기침체로 소상공인 점포의 매출액 급감 등 소상공인의 생존권을 위협하는 소매업 초유의 위기 상황이 발생하였다. 본 연구는 경기지역 소상공인이 보다 경쟁력 있는 점포를 선정하기 위한 선택요인을 도출하고 이들의 상대적 중요도를 AHP를 이용하여 파악하고자 하였다. 소상공인 관련 프로젝트를 담당하는 컨설턴트를 대상으로 AHP를 실시한 결과 소상공인 점포를 이용하는 소비자는 낮은 가격으로 질 좋은 서비스 받기를 원하고 점포입지와 배달서비스가 소비자 점포선택에 있어 크게 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 즉 소비자가 점포선택에 있어 상품과 편의성 보다는 서비스를 가장 크게 고려한다는 유의적 의미의 결과가 나타났다. 이는 코로나-19 발생 상황 및 디지털 기기의 급속한 발전이 소비자의 점포선택에 있어 크게 영향을 준 것이다.