• 산업경영시스템학회지
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.243-253
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• 2020

As economic profits and social influences of firms grow with economic development and their organizational expansion, consumers increasingly require firms to have their social responsibility. Because social responsibility strongly influences corporate reliability, consumers' intention to purchase, customer loyalty to the products and the recognition of an ethical firm have gained attention as a concept of strategical importance. The prosperity of society should be proceeded for the sustainable development of a firm and the necessity of social responsibility should be emphasized to achieve virtuous circle structure that promotes growth. Additionally, the social responsibility should be proceeded to form trust on a firm. It is very important to change the recognition of consumers to purchase products and increase the profit of a company. This study aims to analyze how social responsibility properties of firms (economic, ethical, discretionary, and legal aspects as low-level factors of social responsibility which Carroll (1979) defined) affect corporate reliability and purchase intention. The analysis found that consumers trust in firms are positively influenced by ethical responsibility (0.391), economic responsibility (0.293), legal responsibility (0.251), and discretionary responsibility (0.248). The relationship between sub-factor of social responsibility and purchase intention is not significantly influenced by other explanatory variables. Corporate trust exerts a direct influence on purchase Intention (0.456). The social responsibility of a firm didn't influence a direct purchase intention. It was found that it brought positive effect on the purchase intention in the course of forming trust. This study suggests that firms should make efforts to understand the relationship between corporate trust and purchase intention along with the characteristics of social responsibility that consumers recognize and improve management strategies for mutual complementary interests.

• 정보화정책
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.40-58
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 온라인 정보가 소셜커머스 구매자의 구매결정에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 일반적으로 소셜커머스 소비자들이 구매과정에서 이용하는 정보는 사용자 생성 콘텐츠와 판매자 생성 콘텐츠로 나뉜다. 이들 정보유형별로 소비자 구매 의도에 미치는 영향력에 차이가 있을 것으로 예상되며, 이 문제의 해결안은 소셜커머스 사이트 운영자가 어떤 정보 제공원에 보다 관리 초점을 두어야 하는지에 대한 방향을 알려줄 수 있다. 분석을 위하여 온라인 공간에 대한 불확실성의 대책으로 이용되는 신뢰를 매개 변수로 활용하였다. 신뢰 유형은 판매자 측면과 정보 측면으로 나누어서 개체 신뢰와 콘텐츠 신뢰로 세분하였다. 분석결과에 의하면, 판매자 생성 콘텐츠(일반 거래 정보와 안전 거래 정보)는 모두 개체 신뢰에 유의한 영향을 미쳤다. 하지만 사용자 생성 콘텐츠는 명성만이 개체 신뢰에 유의한 영향을 미쳤다. 그리고 소셜커머스 소비자의 구매 의도는 개체 신뢰로부터만 유의한 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 단기적으로는 소셜커머스 사이트 운영자가 통제가능한 정보 유형인 판매자 생성 콘텐츠(일반 거래 정보와 안전 거래 정보)를 중심으로 소비자의 구매 의도를 높일 수 있는 방안을 모색할 필요가 있다. 장기적으로는 소셜커머스 사이트 운영자의 통제가 어렵고, 형성에 시간이 많이 소요되는 사용자 생성 콘텐츠인 명성을 중심으로 소비자의 구매 의도를 높일 수 있는 방안의 모색이 필요하다.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.601-616
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• 2014

This study's aim was to explore the relationships among consumers' perceived risk, trust, and familiarity with products made in China. We invited 489 Korean adult consumers, who had purchased products made in China earlier, to take part in this investigation. Data analyses were conducted using a reliability test, confirmatory factor analysis, and structural equation modeling (SEM) with SPSS ver. 21.0 and AMOS ver. 21.0. We assumed that the perceived risk could be classified into four types: financial, performance, psychological, and social risk. The empirical verification through SEM indicated that all four types of the perceived risk represented a negative influence on the trust. Further, only the financial and psychological risks were significant when consumers were not familiar with products made in China (novice); in contrast, the experts (consumers familiar with products made in China) showed that the performance and social risks were effective. Finally, we found that there was a moderating effect of familiarity on the relationship between three types of perceived risk, namely financial, performance, and psychological risks, and trust, but the social risk was not affected. The results of this research should help us to understand the consumers' risk perception of imported goods and to formulate criteria on the basis of which the consumers evaluate these products. This research can help companies, particularly those in China, to formulate market strategies effectively when they enter a foreign market such as Korea by exploring the influence of the perceived risk on local consumers' purchasing behaviors as well.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.1-23
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• 2016

Social commerce (s-commerce) is a subset of e-commerce and uses social media for social interactions. Although s-commerce has been rapidly growing, disputes between some s-commerce firms and their consumers often occur over issues such as poor customer services, incorrect product information, and late refunds. In order for s-commerce to continuously grow, s-commerce firms need to build consumer-trust in their transaction process to minimize their consumers' uncertainty. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between the multidimensional trust (ability, integrity, benevolence) and the intention of continuous use of s-commerce. Moreover, this study presents antecedent factors needed for trust-building by applying the characteristics of s-commerce, and verifies the relations between the variables. We test and validate the research model and related hypotheses using structural equation modeling based on a survey done on 428 people who have previous experience with s-commerce. The result shows that trust has positive effect on the intention of continuous use, and verifies the necessity of the antecedent factors (social presence, assurance, informativeness, economic feasibility, and seller reputation) for trust-building. This study provides strategy for the continuous growth of s-commerce, and suggests theoretical implication that explains the relationship between the characteristics of s-commerce and consumers.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.5-14
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• 2020

Purpose: Trust plays an important role in e-commerce because consumers perceive more risk involved with this type of shopping than traditional way of shopping. Trust is defined as complex and multidimensional issue. This paper argues that trust should be considered to have two important components as trust belief and trust intention, in which trust belief has three components as competence, integrity and benevolence. Research design, data and methodology: This study examines the relationship between retailer website quality (web design, navigation, information), reputation and risk toward trust. In addition, trust and risk toward buying behavior are also considered, leading to customer satisfaction. The paper is conducted on a sample of 594 customers with direct experience of online shopping in Vietnam. Both confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and a structural equation model (SEM) were utilised. Results: Empirical findings from this paper indicate that trust is high order construct. Website quality and reputation have positive impacts on customers' trust. Trust has a positive relationship to buying behavior and customers' satisfaction while perceived risk has negative relationship to buying behavior. In contrast, a relationship between perceived risk and trust is not supported in this study. Conclusions: Improving reputation and website quality (especially information) may increase customers' trust and eventually lead to purchase decision.

• 한국조리학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.66-73
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• 2017

This study was performed to verify the relationships among selection attribute, restaurant trust, experiential value, and recommendation focusing on sport center consumers. The data were collected from visitors who registered more than three months in the sport center in South Korea. Total 500 survey was distributed and 330 participants were used for further statistical analysis. SPSS 23.0 and AMOS 21.0 for Windows were used for statistical analysis. Five factors of selection attribute (menu, interior, exterior, staff, convenience) were extracted, and measured by using 15 questions. According to the results of this study, interior, exterior, and staff factors have positive effects on restaurant trust, and interior and menu were significant predictors of the experiential value. In addition, present study confirmed the theoretical relationship among trust, experiential value, and recommend intention as perceived by sport center visitors. Although there are many studies which demonstrated the relationships among selection attribute and other outcome variables, little research explained the relationships among the variables from sport center consumers. Therefore, this study will contribute to provide meaningful results and some practical implications for both academia and the related foodservice industry.

• 한국정보시스템학회지:정보시스템연구
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.19-45
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• 2022

Purpose Since COVID-19, the demand for online class platforms has increased. However, those platforms have not been clearly defined, and related research is also limited. In the context of the knowledge marketplace (KMs), this study examined the effects of class information and trust in creators on class preferences from the perspective of consumption value theory. Design/methodology/approach By establishing a web crawler through Python, this study collected 1,174 class data in Korea's leading knowledge marketplace, Class 101, focusing on diverse class-related information and the number of Instagram followers for individual class creators. Based on class information, this research analyzed the effects of consumers' utilitarian value, social value, and hedonic value on class preference. In addition, this study examined whether consumers' trust in creators moderates the relationship between class information and class preference. Findings According to analysis results, it was found that the higher the consumers' consumption value for each class on KMs, the more positive their preference for the class. Also, it was confirmed that consumers' trust in creators moderates the relationship between class information and class preference.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.245-252
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• 2024

본 연구는 럭셔리 패션 브랜드의 소셜미디어 지속가능 마케팅의 메시지 프레이밍 유형이 소비자의 브랜드 신뢰에 미치는 영향에 있어 지각된 소비자 효과성이라는 개인의 인지적 특성이 갖는 상호작용적 관계를 규명하고자 하였다. 연구 결과, 럭셔리 패션 브랜드의 메시지 프레이밍 유형은 소비자로 하여금 지각된 소비자 효과성을 높였으며, 수용자의 지각된 소비자 효과성은 각각 해당 브랜드에 대한 소비자의 신뢰를 형성하는데 영향을 주는 것이 확인되었다. 단 메시지 프레이밍 유형은 소비자가 지각하는 브랜드 신뢰에는 유의한 영향을 미치지 않았다. 이러한 연구 결과 럭셔리 패션 브랜드의 메시지 프레임이 직접적으로도 소비자의 브랜드 신뢰를 형성하는데 있어 긍정적 효과를 불러일으킨다는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국의상디자인학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.97-113
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• 2023

This study investigates the effect of consumers' trust in communication with online fashion mall avatars on performance expectancy and re-use intention. For the empirical study, 207 adults were surveyed using a 5-point Likert scale, and the results were analyzed with SPSS 21.0. The analysis reveals the following results. First, the factor analysis of trust in communication with the avatar, performance expectancy, and re-use intention revealed cognitive and affective trust as subfactors of the trust in communication with the avatar, while purchase choice expectations and performance expectancy were identified as subfactors of performance expectancy for the avatar. A total of five factors, including re-use intention, were recognized. Second, the trust in communication with online fashion mall avatars significantly positively affected performance expectancy for the avatar. Among the subfactors, cognitive trust was determined to have a greater influence on purchase choice expectations than affective trust. Third, the performance expectancy for the online fashion mall avatar significantly positively affected re-use intention. Notably, the subfactor performance expectancy had a greater influence than purchase choice expectations. Finally, trust in communication with online fashion mall avatars significantly positively affected re-use intention. Accordingly, the sub-factor cognitive trust had a greater influence on re-use intention than affective trust. The results of this study are academically significant in that they empirically test the influence relationship between trust in communication, performance expectancy, and re-use intention, considering the personal characteristics of online fashion mall avatars on consumers using the Meta-UTAUT model in the fashion field.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.2061-2083
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• 2020

Social commerce, integration of social media and e-commerce, provides potential opportunities for consumers to talk about their ideas and exchange product-related information on online shopping platforms. Given the substantial prospects related to business opportunities and consumers' perceptions, this study explores the factors driving fulfillment of the psychological contract in social commerce platforms. This research proposes, examines, and proves a theoretical model for the post-purchase behavior of the consumers, through an empirical investigation of online questionnaire-based data, gathered from 367 consumers in a cross-sectional setting. Results show that the fulfillment of psychological contract, consumer loyalty, and affective commitment fully mediate the impact of consumer trust on platform and repurchase intention. The level of commitment toward the consumer by the platform is strongly related to the degree of consumer trust, which is reciprocated through re-purchase intentions. This study offers essential theoretical implications with regards to the social exchange theory, attribution theory, and an moderating effect of the platform empathy on consumers' trust-psychological contract fulfillment relationship. Likewise, this research has significant implications for practitioners and managers.