• Asia pacific journal of information systems
• /
• 제22권3호
• /
• pp.99-124
• /
• 2012

Our society has long been talking about necessity for innovation. Since companies in particular need to carry out business innovation in their overall processes, they have attempted to apply many innovation factors on sites and become to pay more attention to their innovation. In order to achieve this goal, companies has applied various information technologies (IT) on sites as a means of innovation, and consequently IT have been greatly developed. It is natural for the field of IT to have faced another revolution which is called cloud computing, which is expected to result in innovative changes in software application via the Internet, data storing, the use of devices, and their operations. As a vehicle of innovation, cloud computing is expected to lead the changes and advancement of our society and the business world. Although many scholars have researched on a variety of topics regarding the innovation via IT, few studies have dealt with the issue of could computing as IT. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to set the variables of innovation attributes based on the previous articles as the characteristic variables and clarify how these variables affect "Performance Expectancy" of companies and the intention of using cloud computing. The result from the analysis of data collected in this study is as follows. The study utilized a research model developed on the innovation diffusion theory to identify influences on the adaptation and spreading IT for cloud computing services. Second, this study summarized the characteristics of cloud computing services as a new concept that introduces innovation at its early stage of adaptation for companies. Third, a theoretical model is provided that relates to the future innovation by suggesting variables for innovation characteristics to adopt cloud computing services. Finally, this study identified the factors affecting expectation and the intention to use the cloud computing service for the companies that consider adopting the cloud computing service. As the parameter and dependent variable respectively, the study deploys the independent variables that are aligned with the characteristics of the cloud computing services based on the innovation diffusion model, and utilizes the expectation for performance and Intention to Use based on the UTAUT theory. Independent variables for the research model include Relative Advantage, Complexity, Compatibility, Cost Saving, Trialability, and Observability. In addition, 'Acceptance for Adaptation' is applied as an adjustment variable to verify the influences on the expected performances from the cloud computing service. The validity of the research model was secured by performing factor analysis and reliability analysis. After confirmatory factor analysis is conducted using AMOS 7.0, the 20 hypotheses are verified through the analysis of the structural equation model, accepting 12 hypotheses among 20. For example, Relative Advantage turned out to have the positive effect both on Individual Performance and on Strategic Performance from the verification of hypothesis, while it showed meaningful correlation to affect Intention to Use directly. This indicates that many articles on the diffusion related Relative Advantage as the most important factor to predict the rate to accept innovation. From the viewpoint of the influence on Performance Expectancy among Compatibility and Cost Saving, Compatibility has the positive effect on both Individual Performance and on Strategic Performance, while it showed meaningful correlation with Intention to Use. However, the topic of the cloud computing service has become a strategic issue for adoption in companies, Cost Saving turns out to affect Individual Performance without a significant influence on Intention to Use. This indicates that companies expect practical performances such as time and cost saving and financial improvements through the adoption of the cloud computing service in the environment of the budget squeezing from the global economic crisis from 2008. Likewise, this positively affects the strategic performance in companies. In terms of effects, Trialability is proved to give no effects on Performance Expectancy. This indicates that the participants of the survey are willing to afford the risk from the high uncertainty caused by innovation, because they positively pursue information about new ideas as innovators and early adopter. In addition, they believe it is unnecessary to test the cloud computing service before the adoption, because there are various types of the cloud computing service. However, Observability positively affected both Individual Performance and Strategic Performance. It also showed meaningful correlation with Intention to Use. From the analysis of the direct effects on Intention to Use by innovative characteristics for the cloud computing service except the parameters, the innovative characteristics for the cloud computing service showed the positive influence on Relative Advantage, Compatibility and Observability while Complexity, Cost saving and the likelihood for the attempt did not affect Intention to Use. While the practical verification that was believed to be the most important factor on Performance Expectancy by characteristics for cloud computing service, Relative Advantage, Compatibility and Observability showed significant correlation with the various causes and effect analysis. Cost Saving showed a significant relation with Strategic Performance in companies, which indicates that the cost to build and operate IT is the burden of the management. Thus, the cloud computing service reflected the expectation as an alternative to reduce the investment and operational cost for IT infrastructure due to the recent economic crisis. The cloud computing service is not pervasive in the business world, but it is rapidly spreading all over the world, because of its inherited merits and benefits. Moreover, results of this research regarding the diffusion innovation are more or less different from those of the existing articles. This seems to be caused by the fact that the cloud computing service has a strong innovative factor that results in a new paradigm shift while most IT that are based on the theory of innovation diffusion are limited to companies and organizations. In addition, the participants in this study are believed to play an important role as innovators and early adapters to introduce the cloud computing service and to have competency to afford higher uncertainty for innovation. In conclusion, the introduction of the cloud computing service is a critical issue in the business world.

• 유통과학연구
• /
• 제10권2호
• /
• pp.29-41
• /
• 2012

본 논문은 거배비용분석 이론의 포괄적 이해를 돕기 위한 하나의 방법으로 거래비용분석법의 구성요소 중의 하나인 "거래비용"에 대한 개념검토를 목적으로 하고 있다. 유통경로 지배구조 현상을 규명하기 위한 하나의 방법으로 거래비용 분석의 개념적 틀을 적용한 지도 벌써 수십 년이 경과되었다. 본 연구의 출발점은 Williamson(1975)이 개념적 틀에서 제시한 자산특유성(asset specificity)을 어떠한 형태로 정의하고 있는지?, 기존의 선행연구들에서는 어떠한 형태로 자산특유성을 설명하고 있으며, 선행연구들에서는 자산특유성 개념의 조작적 정의를 어떠한 형태로 정의하고 있는지? 에 대한 물음에서 출발하고 있다. 본 연구를 통해 거래비용 이론이 완전 자유 경쟁체제가 아닌 통제 경제체제에서도 적용 가능한 것이냐 하는 것이다. 거래비용 이론은 Williamson(1975)이 제시한 개념적 틀을 그대로 적용할 것이 아니라 해당 산업내지는 국가 체제에 따라 수정 보완하여 적용하는 것이 바람직하다는 결론이다. 기존의 거래비용(자산특유성)에 대한 연구방향을 종합하여 요약하면 크게 네 가지 방향으로 나누어진다고 볼 수 있다. 첫째는 기업이 제품의 유통과 관련하여 기업이 특유자산을 보유하고 있는 판매 대리인을 이용할 것인지, 아니면 자사의 고용인을 이용할 것인지에 대한 연구의 흐름이다. 둘째, 원료의 공급에 있어 기업이 특유자산을 보유하고 불확실성이 큰 경우 기업이 직접 제조할 것인지 아니면 외부 공급자로 부터 구매할 것인지에 대한 의사결정의 문제를 다루고 연구의 흐름이다. 셋째는 기업이 해외 시장 또는 서비스 시장 진출 시 지사의 사용 할 것인지 아니면 현지 대리인의 이용에 관한 문제를 다루는 연구의 흐름이다. 넷째는 거래비용이론이 가지는 기본 가정의 한계를 지적하고 거래비용이론의 확장을 시도하는 연구의 흐름이다. 거래비용분석이 갖는 한계점으로는 첫째, 기존의 연구들은 Williamson(1975)이 제시한 개념들을 이용하여 단순히 유통경로 현상을 규명하는데 만 치중하고 있다는 것이다. 둘째, 유통경로 구성원들이 거래비용(자산특유성)때문에 다양한 거래구조를 형성했다면 그에 따른 명확한 성과가 있어야 하는데, Heide와 John(1988)의 지적에서 처럼 거래비용분석의 기본 가정에 관한 실증적 연구가 매우 애매 한다는 것이다. 셋째, 기업이 특유자산(불확실성)을 보유하고 있는 거래를 내부화한다고 가정하고 있으나 내부화에 대한 명확한 설명이 제시되어 있지 않다는 것이다. 다섯째, 거래비용 이론은 완전자유경쟁체제에 적합한 이론이라 할 수 있으며 통제경제 내지는 계획경제 체제하에서는 적용하기가 부적절한다. 향후 연구를 위한 제언으로는 경제구조와 산업구조의 차이에서 발생하는 현상으로 분석할 수 있으며, 다양한 산업구조에 거래비용분석을 적용할 필요성이 존재한다. 따라서 거래비용분석에서 제시하고 있는 거래비용에 대한 명확한 정의가 필요하다.

• 대한교통학회지
• /
• 제28권6호
• /
• pp.133-146
• /
• 2010

우리나라 화물수요분석모형의 기초자료로 활용되는 화물기종점통행량(O/D)과 화물네트워크 자료는 지난 10여 년 동안 개선되어 왔음에도 불구하고 아직 많은 한계를 지니고 있다. 주된 원인은 기존의 화물수요분석모형이 환적시설이나 물류시설을 별도의 노드로 구분하지 않는 통행기반모형이라는데 있다. 통행기반모형에서는 화물의 이동이나 화물 물동량의 전환관계 파악, 복합화물 교통망에서의 화물흐름 등을 제대로 반영하지 못하기 때문이다. 본 연구의 목적은 기업의 물류활동을 감안한 화물수요추정방법론을 개발하기 위한 기초 연구로서 공급사슬기반의 화물유통경로 선택모형을 개발하는 것이다. 구체적으로는 유통경로의 물적흐름에 영향을 주는 선택요인과 화물유통경로의 수송사슬특성(Transport Chain Attributes) 즉, 운송수단, 운송시간, 운송비용, 운송량 등을 반영한 화물유통경로선택모형을 개발하고 이를 분석함으로써 시사점을 도출하고자 한다. 이를 위하여 석유화학제품과 자동차 및 자동차부품에 대한 유통경로조사 자료를 활용하였다. 분석결과, 운송비용, 운송시간, 운송량을 변수로 하는 다항 로짓모형이 가장 적합한 것으로 분석되었다. 선정된 모형에 의하면 석유화학제품과 자동차 및 자동차부품의 경우 취급하는 운송량이 많을수록 대형화물차 유통경로의 선택 효용이 큰 것으로 분석되었고, 중간지점경유형의유통경로보다는직접수송형의유통경로를선호하는것으로분석되었다. 또한 두 품목의 경우 대형화물차보다는 소형화물차를 이용하여 운송하는 품목특성을 보였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
• /
• 제45권6호
• /
• pp.731-744
• /
• 2013

Energy security is a topic of high importance to many countries throughout the world. Countries with access to vast energy supplies enjoy all of the economic and political benefits that come with controlling a highly sought after commodity. Given the desire to diversify away from fossil fuels due to rising environmental and economic concerns, there are limited technology options available for baseload electricity generation. Further complicating this issue is the desire for energy sources to be sustainable and globally scalable in addition to being economic and environmentally benign. Nuclear energy in its current form meets many but not all of these attributes. In order to address these limitations, TerraPower, LLC has developed the Traveling Wave Reactor (TWR) which is a near-term deployable and truly sustainable energy solution that is globally scalable for the indefinite future. The fast neutron spectrum allows up to a ~30-fold gain in fuel utilization efficiency when compared to conventional light water reactors utilizing enriched fuel. When compared to other fast reactors, TWRs represent the lowest cost alternative to enjoy the energy security benefits of an advanced nuclear fuel cycle without the associated proliferation concerns of chemical reprocessing. On a country level, this represents a significant savings in the energy generation infrastructure for several reasons 1) no reprocessing plants need to be built, 2) a reduced number of enrichment plants need to be built, 3) reduced waste production results in a lower repository capacity requirement and reduced waste transportation costs and 4) less uranium ore needs to be mined or purchased since natural or depleted uranium can be used directly as fuel. With advanced technological development and added cost, TWRs are also capable of reusing both their own used fuel and used fuel from LWRs, thereby eliminating the need for enrichment in the longer term and reducing the overall societal waste burden. This paper describes the origins and current status of the TWR development program at TerraPower, LLC. Some of the areas covered include the key TWR design challenges and brief descriptions of TWR-Prototype (TWR-P) reactor. Selected information on the TWR-P core designs are also provided in the areas of neutronic, thermal hydraulic and fuel performance. The TWR-P plant design is also described in such areas as; system design descriptions, mechanical design, and safety performance.

• 한국전자거래학회지
• /
• 제16권4호
• /
• pp.139-154
• /
• 2011

최근 키워드 검색 서비스를 제공하는 검색매체들은 CPM 광고방식에서 CPC 광고방식으로 전환하고 있는 실정이다. 그러나 CPC 광고방식이 CPM 광고방식에 비해 어떠한 측면에 서 효과가 있는가에 대한 체계적 연구는 미흡한 편이다. 이에 본 연구는 CPM 광고방식과 CPC 광고방식의 효과를 DB(Database)로부터 실 사례 데이터를 수집하여 두 광고방식 간 차이가 있는지에 대해 비교분석을 시도하였다. CPM 광고방식과 CPC 광고방식의 광고노출 영역은 상이하여 두 방식을 직접적으로 비교하기 어려우므로 분석단위를 동일하게 하기 위해 원본 데이터에 대한 전처리 과정을 수행하였다. 대상 데이터에 대한 분석결과 CPC 광고방식이 CPM 광고방식보다 총 노출 수 대비 클릭률이 약 1.3% 가량 높게 나타났으며, 1광고에 대한 클릭 당 단가가 약 51원 저렴한 것으로 나타났다. 즉 CPC 광고방식이 CPM 광고방식에 비해 광고효과 측면(CTR)과 광고비용 측면(CPC)에서 보다 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 향후 본 연구를 통해 키워드 검색 광고를 이용하고자 하는 광고주 및 마케팅 담당자에게 근거 있는 자료로서 마케팅 의사결정, 전략수립 및 예산편성에 도움이 되길 기대해 본다.

• 디지털융복합연구
• /
• 제19권11호
• /
• pp.351-357
• /
• 2021

분산 환경에서 다양하게 사용되고 있는 IoT 장치는 의료·환경·교통·바이오·공공장소 등 사용 분야가 다양해지면서 IoT 장치에서 송·수신되는 데이터의 중요도가 점점 증가하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 IoT 데이터의 신뢰성을 보장하기 위한 방법으로 수 많은 데이터들을 다양한 중요 속성별로 분류·처리하도록 오토인코더 기반의 IoT 연계 처리 기법을 제안한다. 제안 기법은 오토인코더 기반의 IoT 연계 처리를 위해서 IoT 데이터를 특성별로 블록체인으로 묶어 처리하도록 IoT 데이터별로 상관관계 지수를 사용한다. 제안 기법은 IoT 데이터의 신뢰성을 보장하기 위해서 상관관계 지수에 적용된 블록체인 기반의 n-계층 구조로 확장 운영한다. 또한, 제안 기법은 IoT 데이터의 상관관계 지수에 따라 IoT 수집 데이터에 가중치를 적용하여 IoT 데이터를 선택할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 실시간으로 IoT 데이터의 무결성을 검증하는 비용을 낮출 수 있다. 제안 기법은 n-계층 구조로 IoT 데이터를 확장할 수 있도록 IoT 데이터의 처리 비용을 유지한다.

• 유통과학연구
• /
• 제9권4호
• /
• pp.5-13
• /
• 2011

본 연구는 커피전문점 중에서 최근 매장 수 기준으로 선두를 유지하고 있는 카페베네를 대상으로 선택속성에 따른 시장을 세분화하고 세분시장에 대한 프로파일(profile)에 바탕을 둔 세분시장 분석, 그리고 세분시장별 만족도의 차이를 분석함으로써 커피전문점 특히, 카페베네의 효율적 운영을 위한 전략적 대안을 제시하고자 하였다. 분석결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 프랜차이즈 커피전문점 선택속성에 대한 요인분석 결과 '가격', '분위기', '편안함', '맛', '입지' 등 5개 요인이 도출되었으며, 도출된 요인을 이용하여 군집분석을 실시한 결과 3개의 세분시장으로 분류되어, 각각 '분위기 추구집단', '편리함 추구집단', '맛 추구집단'으로 명명하였다. 둘째, 군집변수에 대한 판별분석 결과, 군집분석에 이용된 변수의 시장세분화 기여도가 매우 유의적인 것으로 나타났으며, 입지요인과 분위기 요인이 군집분석에 대한 기여도가 가장 높은 것으로 밝혀졌다. 셋째, 세분시장별 인구통계학적 특성에 따른 교차분석을 실시한 결과 '분위기 추구집단'의 경우 20대 초반 연령대의 여성으로서 인지경로가 '길을 걷다가'와 '지인을 통해서'인 경우가 많은 주로 옥외광고 및 소개를 통해 매장을 찾는 집단인 것으로 나타났다. '편리함 추구집단'은 여성고객이 많으며 20대 초반의 대학생 또는 전문직 종사자인 경우가 많고, 타 집단에 비해 카페베네의 추천의향이 높게 나타나 충성도가 높은 집단으로 나타났다. '맛 추구집단'은 타 집단과는 달리 20대 후반의 대학졸업 이상의 학력자가 많았으며, 추천의향이 비교적 낮아 충성도가 낮은 집단인 것으로 확인되었다. 넷째, 세분시장에 대한 만족도 차이를 분석하기 위해 one-way ANOVA분석을 실시하였으며, 그 결과 메뉴 만족과 전반적 만족 각각에서 세분시장별 유의적인 차이를 발견하였다. 이러한 결과를 통해 선택속성에 대한 만족도가 높은 집단일수록 메뉴 만족이나 전반적 만족을 크게 지각한다는 사실을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 연구결과는 고객이 커피전문점을 선택할 때 가격, 분위기, 편안함, 맛, 입지 등을 중요하게 고려하며, 세분시장에 따라 인구통계적 특성의 차이를 보이고 있어 세분시장별 차별화된 마케팅 전략 수립이 필요함을 알 수 있다. 즉, '분위기 추구집단'의 경우 매장의 분위기나 편안함에 대해서는 높은 만족감을 표시하는 한편, 가격에 대해서는 낮은 만족도를 보이고 있는데, 이는 이 집단이 10대 후반 및 20대 초반의 연령대가 많으며, 경제적인 문제로 인해 가격에 부담감을 갖기 때문인 것으로 풀이된다. 따라서 일률적인 가격정책 보다는 시즌별 가격차별화, CRM시스템 구축을 통한 개인별 다양한 가격할인 혜택 등의 정책으로 가격부담을 완화시키는 것이 필요하다. '편리함 추구집단'은 입지나 매장의 편리함에 대해서는 비교적 높은 만족도를 보이고 있으며, 타 집단에 비해 20대 초반의 여성고객이 많고 학생과 전문직 종사자가 많으며 카페베네의 추천의도가 가장 높은 집단으로 분석되었다. 따라서 이러한 충성고객 집단에 대해서는 봉사 활동 및 사회적 기업으로서의 이미지를 지속적으로 전달함으로써 기업에 대한 긍정적 이미지를 심어주는 것이 필요하다. '맛 추구집단'의 경우 맛이나 입지에 대한 만족수준이 높은 반면, 추천의향은 상대적으로 낮게 나타났다. 이 집단은 주로 20대 후반으로서 대학 졸업 이상 고학력의 전문직 종사자가 많은 편이다. 따라서 다양한 메뉴 제공이나 커피의 품질 관리를 통해 맛에 대한 만족도를 높이는 한편, 상대적으로 만족수준이 낮은 가격에 대한 불만요인을 줄일 수 있도록 직장인이나 전문직 종사자에 대한 할인혜택 제도 등을 마련할 필요가 있다. 한편, 본 연구는 서울 소재 카페베네 매장 만을 대상으로 하였기 때문에 이러한 연구 결과를 카페베네의 전체매장 혹은 전체 커피전문점에 그대로 적용하는데 한계가 있다. 따라서 향후에는 다양한 커피전문점, 서울 이외의 지역, 그리고 다양한 직업군을 대상으로 한 연구가 이루어짐으로써 연구의 객관적 타당성을 높일 필요가 있다. 또한, 본 연구에서 사용된 변수인 메뉴 만족이나 전반적 만족 이외에 신뢰, 고객충성도, 전환비용 등 다양한 변수를 이용한 연구가 이뤄져야 할 것이다.

• 가정∙방문간호학회지
• /
• 제6권
• /
• pp.33-45
• /
• 1999

The purpose of this study was to develop a basic framework and criteria for evaluation of quality care provided to patients with the attributes of disease in the home care nursing field, and to provide measurement tools for home health care in the future. The study design was a developmental study for evaluation of hospital-based HCN(home care nursing) in Korea. The study process was as follows: a home care nursing study team of College of Nursing. Yonsei University reviewed the nursing records of 47 patients who were enrolled at Yonsei University Medical Center Home Care Center in March, 1995. Twenty-five patients were insured at that time, were selected from 47 patients receiving home care service for study feasibility with six disease groups; Caesarean Section (C/S), simple nephrectomy, Liver cirrhosis(LC), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD), Lung cancer or cerebrovascular accident(CVA). In this study, the following items were selected : First step : Preliminary study 1. Criteria and items were selected on the basis of related literature on each disease area. 2. Items were identified by home care nurses. 3. A physician in charge reviewed the criteria and content of selected items. 4. Items were revised through preliminary study offered to both HCN patients and discharged patients from the home care center. Second step : Pretest 1. To verify the content of the items, a pretest was conducted with 18 patients of which there were three patients in each of the six selected disease groups. Third step : Test of reliability and validity of tools 1. Using the collected data from 25 patients with either cis, Simple nephrectomy, LC, COPD, Lung cancer, or CVA. the final items were revised through a panel discussion among experts in medical care who were researchers, doctors, or nurses. 2. Reliability and validity of the completed tool were verified with both inpatients and HCN patients in each of field for researches. The study results are as follows: 1. Standard for discharge with HCN referral The referral standard for home care, which included criteria for discharge with HCN referral and criteria leaving the hospital were established. These were developed through content analysis from the results of an open-ended questionnaire to related doctors concerning characteristic for discharge with HCN referral for each of the disease groups. The final criteria was decided by discussion among the researchers. 2. Instrument for measurement of health statusPatient health status was measured pre and post home care by direct observation and interview with an open-ended questionnaire which consisted of 61 items based on Gorden's nursing diagnosis classification. These included seven items on health knowledge and health management, eight items on nutrition and metabolism, three items on elimination, five items on activity and exercise, seven items on perception and cognition, three items on sleep and rest, three items on self-perception, three items on role and interpersonal relations, five items on sexuality and reproduction, five items on coping and stress, four items on value and religion, three items on family. and three items on facilities and environment. 3. Instrument for measurement of self-care The instrument for self-care measurement was classified with scales according to the attributes of the disease. Each scale measured understanding level and practice level by a Yes or No scale. Understanding level was measured by interview but practice level was measured by both observation and interview. Items for self-care measurement included 14 for patients with a CVA, five for women who had a cis, ten for patients with lung cancer, 12 for patients with COPD, five for patients with a simple nephrectomy, and 11 for patients with LC. 4. Record for follow-up management This included (1) OPD visit sheet, (2) ER visit form, (3) complications problem form, (4) readmission sheet. and (5) visit note for others medical centers which included visit date, reason for visit, patient name, caregivers, sex, age, time and cost required for visit, and traffic expenses, that is, there were open-end items that investigated OPD visits, emergency room visits, the problem and solution of complications, readmissions and visits to other medical institution to measure health problems and expenditures during the follow up period. 5. Instrument to measure patients satisfaction The satisfaction measurement instrument by Reisseer(1975) was referred to for the development of a tool to measure patient home care satisfaction. The instrument was an open-ended questionnaire which consisted of 11 domains; treatment, nursing care, information, time consumption, accessibility, rapidity, treatment skill, service relevance, attitude, satisfaction factors, dissatisfaction factors, overall satisfaction about nursing care, and others. In conclusion, Five evaluation instruments were developed for home care nursing. These were (1)standard for discharge with HCN referral. (2)instrument for measurement of health status, (3)instrument for measurement of self-care. (4)record for follow-up management, and (5)instrument to measure patient satisfaction. Also, the five instruments can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the service to assure quality. Further research is needed to increase the reliability and validity of instrument through a community-based HCN evaluation.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
• /
• 제19권4호
• /
• pp.101-124
• /
• 2009

According to Wikipedia, virtual reality (VR) is defined as a technology that allows a user to interact with a computer-simulated environment. Due to a rapid growth in information technology (IT), the cost of virtual reality has been decreasing while the utility of virtual reality advertisements has dramatically increased. Nevertheless, only a few studies have investigated the effects of virtual reality advertisement on consumer behaviors. Therefore, the objective of this study is to empirically examine the effects of virtual reality advertisement. Compared to traditional online advertisements, virtual reality advertisement enables consumers to experience products realistically over the Internet by providing high media richness, interactivity, and telepresence (Suh and Lee, 2005). Advertisements with high media richness facilitate consumers' understanding of advertised products by providing them with a large amount and a high variety of information on the products. Interactivity also provides consumers with a high level of control over the computer-simulated environment in terms of their abilities to adjust the information according to their individual interests and concerns and to be active rather than passive in their engagement with the information (Pimentel and Teixera, 1994). Through high media richness and interactivity, virtual reality advertisements can generate compelling feelings of "telepresence" (Suh and Lee, 2005). Telepresence is a sense of being there in an environment by means of a communication medium (Steuer, 1992). Virtual reality advertisements enable consumers to create a perceptual illusion of being present and highly engaged in a simulated environment, while they are in reality physically present in another place (Biocca, 1997). Based on the characteristics of virtual reality advertisements, a research model has been proposed to explain consumer responses to the virtual reality advertisements. The proposed model includes two dimensions of consumer responses. One dimension is consumers' rational response, which is based on the Information Processing Theory. Based on the Information Processing Theory, product knowledge and perceived risk are selected as antecedents of intention to purchase. The other dimension is emotional response of consumers, which is based on the Attitude-Structure Theory. Based on the Attitude-Structure Theory, arousal, flow, and positive affect are selected as antecedents of intention to purchase. Because it has been criticized to have investigated only one of the two dimensions of consumer response in prior studies, our research model has been built so as to incorporate both dimensions. Based on the Attitude-Structure Theory, we hypothesized the path of consumers' emotional responses to a virtual reality advertisement: (H1) Arousal by the virtual reality advertisement increases flow; (H2) Flow increases positive affect; and (H3) Positive affect increases intension to purchase. In addition, we hypothesized the path of consumers' rational responses to the virtual reality advertisement based on the Information Processing Theory: (H4) Increased product knowledge through the virtual reality advertisement decreases perceived risk; and (H5) Perceived risk decreases intension to purchase. Based on literature of flow, we additionally hypothesized the relationship between flow and product knowledge: (H6) Flow increases product knowledge. To test the hypotheses, we conducted a free simulation experiment [Fromkin and Streufert, 1976] with 300 people. Subjects were asked to use the virtual reality advertisement of a cellular phone on the Internet and then answer questions about the variables. To check whether subjects fully experienced the virtual reality advertisement, they were asked to answer a quiz about the virtual reality advertisement itself. Responses of 26 subjects were dropped because of their incomplete answers. Responses of 274 subjects were used to test the hypotheses. It was found that all of six hypotheses are accepted. In addition, we found that consumers' emotional response has stronger impact on their intention to purchase than their rational response does. This study sheds much light into practical implications for both IS researchers and managers. First of all, while most of previous research has analyzed only one of the customers' rational and emotional responses, we theoretically incorporated and empirically examined both of the two sides. Second, we empirically showed that mediators such as arousal, flow, positive affect, product knowledge, and perceived risk play an important role between virtual reality advertisement and customer's intention to purchase. In addition, the findings of this study can provide a basis of practical strategies for managers. It was found that consumers' emotional response is stronger than their rational response. This result indicates that advertisements using virtual reality should focus on the emotional side, and that virtual reality can be served as an appropriate advertisement tool for fancy products that require their online advertisements to give an impetus to customers' emotion. Finally, even if this study examined the effects of virtual reality advertisement of cellular phone, its findings could be applied to other products that are suited for virtual experience. However, this research has some limitations. We were unable to control different kinds of consumers and different attributes of products on consumers' intention to purchase. It is, therefore, deemed important for future research to control the consumer and product types for more reliable results. In addition to the consumer and product attributes, other variables could affect consumers' intention to purchase. Thus, the future research needs to find ways t control other variables.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
• /
• 제20권11호
• /
• pp.77-87
• /
• 2020

본 연구는 임산물 가공품에 대한 소비자의 인식과 구매 행동에 대해 조사 및 분석하여 정읍시 임산물 가공품을 개발하기 위한 기초 자료를 제공하고자 진행하였다. 정읍시 현지 관광지를 중심으로 설문조사를 시행한 결과 234명을 대상으로 분석을 수행하였다. 조사 대상자들이 구매경험이 있는 지역 특산 가공품 중 식품은 주로 차류, 즙/진액/원액, 주류, 과자류, 청/효소/당절임 순으로 나타났으며 테라피는 비누, 아로마오일, 로션 순으로 나타났다. 주로 관광지 지역 특산물 판매장에서 구입하였으며 구매 비용은 10,000원 이상 30,000원 미만으로 조사되었다. 주요 구매 용도는 직접 사용과 선물용이 많았으며 구매 상품의 만족도는 만족하는 경우가 56.8%로 품질이 좋음, 선물하기 좋음, 건강 기능성이 좋기 때문에 구매하는 것으로 나타났다. 임산물 11종을 제시한 문항에서는 조사 대상자들은 복분자, 도라지, 야생화, 더덕, 고사리, 두릅, 마를 인지하고 있었으며, 이 중 복분자와 야생화를 정읍시 대표 임산물로 인지하고 있었다. 식품과 테라피 제품 선택 속성에 따른 군집을 분석하여 타겟 소비자를 모색하였다. 임산물 가공품에 대해 관심이 있고 제품의 안전성과 품질을 중시하는 집단이 임산물의 가치 인식이 높은 것으로 나타나 추후 상품 개발 시 임산물의 품질과 안전성을 고려하여 임산물 가공품의 가치를 높여야 하겠다.