• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.65-82
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• 2008

오늘날의 시장 경제는 소비자 중심으로 빠르게 변모하고 있다. 이는 점점 가속화 되어가는 소비자의 생활수준과 교육수준의 향상, 다양한 대중매체를 통한 구매자의 상품에 대한 접근의 용이성에 기인한다. 다양한 선택의 대안 속에서 자신의 가치를 만족시킬 수 있는 상품을 선택할 수 있는 소비자 중심의 시장 경제체제는 소비자의 소득수준의 증가와 전 국민 의료보험의 실시로 인한 의료 수요확대를 통해 의료분야에서도 그 두각을 나타내고 있다. 최근 우리나라의 의료계는 의료기관의 수 및 의료 인력의 증가로 인해 경쟁이 강화되고 있는 실정이고, 이러한 경쟁 강화를 통해 소비자의 시장 선택의 폭은 넓어지게 되었다. 이런 시점에 소비자의 입장에서 본 의료서비스에 있어서의 고객만족도에 영향을 미치는 요인, 서비스의 문제점, 개선점에 대한 조사와 연구는 필요 불가결하다고 하겠다. 이 연구는 2006년 1월 23일부터 4월 15일 까지 서울시에 소재한 연세대학교 치과병원에 내원한 환자 784명을 대상으로 진행되었으며 구조화된 설문지를 이용하여 자기기입식 방법으로 자료를 수집하여 이를 분석하였다. 본 연구의 결과를 살펴보면 다음과 같다. 1. 응답자의 사회인구학적인 특성은 성별이나 결혼여부는 적절하게 표본이 추출 된 것으로 보이나 직업에서는 학생 및 대학(원)생, 내원이 유와 현재 받고 있는 치료에 있어서는 교정치료가 높은 비율로 나타났다. 2. 치과병원에 대한 전반적인 만족도는 전체의 74%가 높은 만족을 나타내었다. 3. 독립변수들 중 구체적 서비스 항목에 대해서는 '서비스시스템', '친절도', '설명', '대기시간설명', '예약시스템', '응급상황에의 대처', '치과진료경험의 풍부', '치과적 지식의 유무', '병원의 규모', '소독', '내부시설', '주차' 에 대한 만족도는 높게, '치료비', '치료 준비시간', '대기시간', '치료시간', '예약기간' 에 대한 만족도는 낮게 나타났다. 4. 독립변수들 간의 상관관계 분석을 실시하였고 이들 사이에는 높은 선형관계가 없었다. 5. 독립변수들과 종속변수 사이의 상호관련성을 평가하기 위한 프로빗 회귀분석 결과 총 34개의 독립변수 중에서 불편감 해소, 서비스 시스템, 친절도, 설명, 한 번 내원 시 치료시간, 예약시스템, 지식의 유무, 내부시설에 대한 만족도의 8개 독립변수가 유의수준 1%하에서 서로 높은 상호관련성을 보였다. 고객의 만족은 전적으로 고객의 주관적인 평가에 의존한다. 환자들의 욕구가 다양화되고 고급화되면서 의료서비스에 대한 기대수준이 높아지고 있기 때문에 이에 부합하는 서비스를 제공하는 것이 의료서비스의 고객인 환자를 만족시키는 필수 요건이 된다. 많은 의료기관이 환자를 중심으로 하여 고객만족을 위한 병원, 고객감동을 위한 병원이 되기 위하여 노력을 하고 있으며, 이는 치과의료 분야에 있어서도 적용되고 있는 현실이다. 내원환자들의 만족도를 향상시키기 위해서는 이 연구의 결과를 기초로 한 새로운 병원 경영 전략의 수립과 그로 인한 의료 서비스의 질 향상으로 고객이 만족하는 양질의 의료서비스를 제공하는 노력이 필요하리라 여겨진다.

• 복식문화연구
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.394-404
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• 2007

The purpose of the study was to analyze the difference in knitwear purchasing behaviors of female college students in the U.S., Korea, and China. It was developed questionnaire that included knitwear purchasing behavior that is fashion information sources, evaluation criteria of knitwear products, store attributes of knitwear, knitwear buying places, and purchasing experience of foreign-made knitwear. The final sample used in this study consisted of 119 female college students in U.S., 150 female college students in Korea, and 217 female college students in China. Aged from 18 to 33. ANOVA, factor analysis, Duncan's multiple range test, frequency, and percentage as analysis methods were used. The results of the study were as follows. The preference of knitwear among the respondents was shown highly. This result is due to a world-wide trend of casual clothing, and is to prove, that knitwear is that made with flexibility, drape, and stretch, is the item that is able to satisfy consumer's desires. Knitwear preference of knitwear the U.S. respondents was shown highly, and buying intention of them was also high, not only for sweaters and t-shirts but for pants, skirts, jackets, coats, and dresses as well. Knitwear information the U.S. respondents considered important, was not only purchasing experience but also shop display and magazine advertisements. By evaluating criteria of knitwear, the U.S. respondents considered good fit, design, color, and comfort important, and they didn't consider the country of origin important. By store attributes of knitwear, the U.S. respondents specially considered the display, variety, price level, and sale frequency of merchandise. The respondents of China was shown higher than them of Korea in the intention of all items. Knitwear information the China respondents considered important, was not only purchasing experience but also shop advertisements of Newspaper and magazine and fashion articles in Newspaper and magazine. By evaluating criteria of knitwear, the China respondents considered good fit, design, color, and comfort important, and they considered fiber content and the country of origin higher than the respondents of U.S. By Store attributes of knitwear, the China respondents specially considered product knowledge and friendliness of sales personnel, Layaway payment plan, Brand names, New Fashion, and Dressing Facilities higher than the respondents of U.S. or Korea.

• 한국프랜차이즈경영연구
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.1-15
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• 2022

Purpose: In the restaurant sector, it has been known that consumers' positive perception of brands influences their positive WOM intention, and information sources play an important role in increasing credibility by enhancing consumer awareness and developing differentiated brands. This study examines the effects of information sources (e.g., advertisement, WOM, SNS) on trust (cognitive and affective) and, WOM and eWOM intention in the restaurant context. In the model, cognitive and affective trust play mediating roles in the relationships between information sources (e.g., advertisement, WOM, SNS) WOM and eWOM intention. Research design, data, and methodology: Research models and hypotheses were developed according to the research direction. The survey questionnaire items were developed and used appropriately according to the contents of this paper based on prior studies. All constructs were measured with multiple items developed and validated in prior studies. A total of 502 responses were collected from an online survey. The research model was evaluated using SmartPLS 4.0. Frequency analysis was performed to understand the demographic characteristics of the survey respondents. The reliability, convergent validity, and discriminant validity were assessed using measurement model analysis. The proposed model was verified using the structural equation model. Results: Advertisement, WOM, and SNS information sources all had a positive effect on affective trust, whereas only WOM had a significant effect on cognitive trust. In addition, affective trust had a positive effect on cognitive trust and eWOM intention but did not affect WOM intention. Finally, cognitive trust was found to have a positive effect on both WOM intention and eWOM intention. Conclusions: This study redefines the concept of where restaurant service companies should focus when providing consumers with information about their products and services. As a result, the conceptual framework of positive word of mouth intention to increase new customer visits to the restaurant brand has been expanded. In addition, this study not only presents an information source management strategy for restaurant brands, but also presents practical implications for resource allocation guidelines for customer management in the restaurant sector.

• Asia Marketing Journal
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.53-77
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• 2013

As advertising and promotions are categorized as operating expenses, managers tend to reduce marketing budget to improve their short term profitability. Gauging the value and accountability of marketing spending is therefore considered as a major research priority in marketing. To respond this call, recent studies have documented that financial market reacts positively to a firm's marketing activity or marketing related outcomes such as brand equity and customer satisfaction. However, prior studies focus on the relation of marketing variable and financial market variables. This study suggests a channel about how marketing activity increases firm valuation. Specifically, we propose that a firm's marketing activity increases the level of the firm's product market information and thereby the dispersion in financial analysts' earnings forecasts decreases. With less uncertainty about the firm's future prospect, the firm's managers and shareholders have less information asymmetry, which reduces the firm's cost of capital and thereby increases the valuation of the firm. To our knowledge, this is the first paper to examine how informational benefits can mediate the effect of marketing activity on firm value. To test whether marketing activity contributes to increase in firm value by mitigating information asymmetry, this study employs a longitudinal data which contains 12,824 firm-year observations with 2,337 distinct firms from 1981 to 2006. Firm value is measured by Tobin's Q and one-year-ahead buy-and-hold abnormal return (BHAR). Following prior literature, dispersion in analysts' earnings forecasts is used as a proxy for the information gap between management and shareholders. For model specification, to identify mediating effect, the three-step regression approach is adopted. All models are estimated using Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods to test the statistical significance of the mediating effect. The analysis shows that marketing intensity has a significant negative relationship with dispersion in analysts' earnings forecasts. After including the mediator variable about analyst dispersion, the effect of marketing intensity on firm value drops from 1.199 (p < .01) to 1.130 (p < .01) in Tobin's Q model and the same effect drops from .192 (p < .01) to .188 (p < .01) in BHAR model. The results suggest that analysts' forecast dispersion partially accounts for the positive effect of marketing on firm valuation. Additionally, the same analysis was conducted with an alternative dependent variable (forecast accuracy) and a marketing metric (advertising intensity). The analysis supports the robustness of the main results. In sum, the results provide empirical evidence that marketing activity can increase shareholder value by mitigating problem of information asymmetry in the capital market. The findings have important implications for managers. First, managers should be cognizant of the role of marketing activity in providing information to the financial market as well as to the consumer market. Thus, managers should take into account investors' reaction when they design marketing communication messages for reducing the cost of capital. Second, this study shows a channel on how marketing creates shareholder value and highlights the accountability of marketing. In addition to the direct impact of marketing on firm value, an indirect channel by reducing information asymmetry should be considered. Potentially, marketing managers can justify their spending from the perspective of increasing long-term shareholder value.