• 유통과학연구
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.73-83
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• 2019

Purpose - The purpose of this research is twofold; first, it attempts to categories customer demands into challenging and hindrance stressors, second, it investigates the effect of customer challenging stressors, hindrance stressors and customer resources on job satisfaction, emotional exhaustion and turnover intention of frontline employees. Research design, data, and methodology - A quantitative research method with an online survey was adopted to test the proposed hypotheses. Sample was collected from 186 frontline employees. And, structural equation model was conducted through AMOS 20.0 to verify the proposed hypotheses. Results - First, customer challenging stressors and customer resources positively affect job satisfaction. Second, customer hindrance stressors negatively affect job satisfaction and positively affect emotional exhaustion. Finally, job satisfaction negatively affects turnover intention whereas emotional exhaustion positively affects turnover intention of frontline employees. Contributions - In term of theoretical contributions, the current study categorized the customer demands into challenging and hindrance stressors and empirically tested the effect of challenging and hindrance stressors on emotional exhaustion, job satisfaction and turnover intention of frontline employees. Managerially, this study provides insights to the firm by highlighting the presence of challenging stressors and customer resources which have positive effect on the attitudes and behaviors of the frontline employees.

• 한국조리학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.110-117
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• 2017

This study intended to examine transitive relation among customer incivility perceived by deluxe hotel frontline employees, burnout, and deviant workplace behaviors and clarify the moderating effect of employees' stress. A total of 230 employees working in deluxe hotels in Seoul, the capital of Korea, in 2017 comprised the sample in this study. The hypothesized relationships in the model were tested simultaneously by using structural equation modelling (SEM). As results, customer incivility perceived by deluxe hotel frontline employees had significant (p<.001) positive influence on their burnout(${\beta}=.38$, t-value=4.93). Employees' burnout positively influenced their deviant workplace behaviors (${\beta}=.56$, t-value=7.22). In addition, customer incivility was found to positively affect employees' deviant workplace behaviors(${\beta}=.26$, t-value=3.90), and therefore, the moderating role of stress level was not verified. The findings of this study suggested that deluxe hotels are supposed to enhance their frontline service by providing orientation for customers through promotion materials. Limitations and future research directions of this study were also well established and discussed.

• 한국조리학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.78-86
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• 2016

This study is designed to investigate the impact of employee's awareness about corporate social responsibility on innovative behavior among frontline employees in the hotel industry. In addition, the present study seeks to demonstrate whether employees awareness about corporate social responsibility or innovative behavior varies according to gender, age, education level and employment type. In order to achieve the study goal, the data were obtained from frontline employees(Rooms division, F&B division) working in the 5-star hotels. And the data were analyzed by frequency analysis, factor analysis, reliability analysis, t-test, ANOVA and regression analysis were undertaken using SPSS(18.0). The results showed that gender, age and employment type were not significant factors to generate differences on awareness about corporate social responsibility. But the higher educated employee was likely to perceive the awareness about corporate social responsibility better. Employee's innovative behavior varied on all of gender, age, education level and employment type. In other words, employee who is male, in the older age group, in the higher educated level and the full-time position tends to do more innovative behavior. Implications based on the study results are also discussed.

• Asia Marketing Journal
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.49-73
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• 2013

In this study, the author develops and tests a model that incorporates the mediating effects of two frontline employee psychological variables (emotional exhaustion and intrinsic motivation) based on job demand and resource model. As a form of environmental resource, person-organization fit was proposed as a leading factor of frontline employee boundary spanning behavior through emotional exhaustion and intrinsic motivation. All measures were adapted from or developed based on prior research. Data for the study were collected from a cross-sectional sample of retail bank employees in South Korea. Questionnaires were distributed to 500 frontline employees across several banks. Of these, 322 usable questionnaires were returned. To analyze the data, a structural equation model procedure using LISREL 8.5 was employed. Results show that an employee's perceived fit with his/her organization enhances intrinsic motivation and reduces emotional exhaustion. These mechanisms, in turn, increase the employee's boundary spanning behavior. These results support the notion that person-organization fit should be one of the factors affecting motivation, affect and attachment, and extends such an understanding to a purely service-based environment among customer contact employees. Results also confirms that P-O fit can be viewed as environmental resources, and the JD-R model provides a theoretical base in further studying the antecedent role of P-O fit on frontline employees's boundary spanning behavior through intrinsic motivation and emotional exhaustion. These results suggest that organizations have to do their best to manage P-O fit, be it through employee screening or training and workshops to try and align organization and employee values and objectives. If managers of organizations are positively evaluated by the employees, it will be easier for them to, give things of value to employees, such as sense of direction, values, and recognition, and receive other things in return such as esteem and responsiveness. Consequently, organizational leaders are not only able to manage employee experiences, but also their fit with the organization. Even if a manager cannot control employee P-O fit, this research suggests, that a focus on reducing emotional exhaustion rather than increasing intrinsic motivation seems optimal. This research also supports the idea that motivation has a direct association with a frontline employee's boundary spanning behavior. Even in situations where emotional exhaustion cannot be reduced, organizations may still influence frontline behaviors through motivation.

• Asia Marketing Journal
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.17-38
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• 2018

Branded service encounters, in which various aspects of frontline employees are strategically aligned with the firm's brand positioning, can be achieved along several dimensions such as employee appearance, manner, and personality. While previous research has mainly focused on behavioral traits of employees, this research examines the employee's physical appearance in association with the brand personality trait across two studies. Study 1 shows that salesperson look-brand personality congruence enhances brand affect by inducing positive affect. Specifically, a brand-congruent look of a salesperson increases positive affect among customers by confirming their prior expectations about what a salesperson of a certain brand should look like as a brand representative. Study 2 reveals that the positive impact of salesperson look-brand personality congruence on brand affect is significant only for customers with high social anxiety whereas this effect disappears for those with low social anxiety. These findings extend previous research on branded service encounters by showing why and when frontline employees' physical appearance shapes customers' affective responses toward the brand.

• 한국조리학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.100-117
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• 2012

본 연구의 목적은 일선 호텔직원들의 개인자원으로서 핵심자기평가(자아존중감, 일반화된 자아효능감, 통제위치 및 정서적 안정성), 직무스트레스 요인으로서 고객언어폭력(직무스트레스 요인)과 직무결과로서 이직의도 간의 구조관계를 분석하는 것이었다. 자료는 부산시내에 소재하는 10개의 특급호텔에 근무하는 일선직원들을 표본으로 하여 자기기입식 조사법에 의하여 수집되었다. 총 405부의 설문지가 최종 분석에 이용되었다. 본 연구는 연구모형과 연구가설들을 검증하기 위하여 구조방정식모형분석을 적용하였다. 가설화된 것처럼, 분석결과는 핵심자기평가가 고객언어폭력에 대한 지각과 이직의도를 경감시키는 것을 보여주었다. 고객언어폭력은 이직의도를 증폭시킨다는 결과를 보여주었다. 마지막으로, 실무적 시사점을 논의하였으며, 본 연구의 한계점을 제시하였고 향후 연구방향을 제안하였다.

• 한국유통학회지:유통연구
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.79-108
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 기업의 성과를 향상시키는 중요한 요소로 알려진 종업원의 조직시민행동을 고객관점에서 측정하고, 그 영향을 검토하기 위하여 관련 변수들인 서비스품질, 고객만족, 신뢰, 호의적 구전과의 경로관계를 실증적으로 규명해보았다. 그동안 조직시민행동(OCB)에 관한 연구들은 대부분 조직 관점에서 종업원의 OCB를 측정하였다. 반면, 본 연구는 고객의 시각으로 이를 평가했다는 점에서 기존 연구를 확장하였다고 할 수 있다. 자료 수집에 있어서는 보다 다양한 고객접점 상황을 고려하기 위해 미용실과 주점 두 업종의 이용고객을 대상으로 실시하였다. 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 고객이 지각하는 종업원의 OCB는 고객의 지각된 서비스품질과 신뢰에는 직접효과, 고객만족에는 간접효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 고객이 관찰하기에 종업원이 규정된 역할을 초월하여 동료들을 도와주고 고객의 편의를 지향하며 자신이 속해 있는 조직에 대해 긍정적인 자세를 보이면, 고객들은 종업원을 신뢰하고 그들에게서 제공받는 서비스품질을 높게 지각할 뿐만 아니라 결과적으로 만족도가 높아진다는 것을 의미한다. 둘째, 조직시민행동은 서비스품질과 만족, 신뢰를 통해 호의적 구전에 간접적인 영향력을 나타내었다. 셋째, OCB의 세 가지 구성차원인 고객편의 지향성, 조직관여도, 스포츠맨십이 고객태도에 미치는 효과를 검토한 결과 고객편의지향성의 영향력이 가장 큰 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구를 통해서 고객이 지각하는 접점종업원의 OCB와 고객태도 사이의 관련성을 이해할 수 있었으며 고객관점의 OCB를 측정함에 있어 다차원적인 접근의 필요성을 파악할 수 있었다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.227-232
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• 2015

Background: In comparison with other industries, the construction industry still has a higher rate of fatal injuries, and thus, there is a need to apply new and innovative approaches for preventing accidents and promoting safe conditions at construction sites. Methods: In this study, the effectiveness of a new incentive system-the surprising incentive system-was assessed. One year after the implementation of this new incentive system, behavioral changes of employees with respect to seven types of activities were observed. Results: The results of this study showed that there is a significant relationship between the new incentive system and the safety performance of frontline employees. The new incentive system had a greater positive impact in the first 6 months since its implementation. In the long term, however, safety performance experienced a gradual reduction. Based on previous studies, all activities selected in this study are important indicators of the safety conditions at workplaces. However, there is a need for a comprehensive and simple-to-apply tool for assessing frontline employees' safety performance. Shortening the intervals between incentives is more effective in promoting safety performance. Conclusion: The results of this study proved that the surprising incentive would improve the employees' safety performance just in the short term because the surprising value of the incentives dwindle over time. For this reason and to maintain the surprising value of the incentive system, the amount and types of incentives need to be evaluated and modified annually or biannually.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제17권8호
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• pp.107-118
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• 2019

Purpose - The present study examines the effect of service employees' experienced customer incivility through their emotional exhaustion. We identified service employees' emotion regulation ability as a boundary condition (i.e., moderating variable) that decreased the positive relationship between service employees' experienced customer incivility and their emotional exhaustion. Furthermore, we also investigated the negative relationship between service employees' experienced customer incivility and their service performance via emotional exhaustion. Research design, data, and methodology - Drawing on AET (affective event theory) and COR (conservation of resources) theory, we developed three research hypotheses (i.e., mediation, moderation, and moderated mediation). Online panel survey data from 552 frontline employees at several service organizations (e.g., department stores, retail stores, hotels, restaurants, airlines, banking, insurance company, and etc) in South Korea were examined. To assess two types of validity (i.e., convergent and discriminant validity) and reliability of measurement model, we employed the CFA (confirmatory factor analysis) using M-plus 8.2 software. Internal consistency also was tested by Cronbach' α. In addition, we employed the SPSS PROCESS MACRO 2.16, which was recommended by Hayes (2013, 2015), to estimate mediation, moderation, and moderated mediation effects. Results - As predicted, the negative relationship between service employees' experienced customer incivility and their service performance was mediated by emotional exhaustion. Furthermore, service employees' emotion regulation ability also played a significant moderating role of the relationship between service employees' experienced customer incivility and emotional exhaustion, such that this relationship was less pronounced when service employees had a high level of their emotion regulation ability than when thir emotion regulation ability was low. Service employees' emotion regulation ability further moderated this mediation effect of service employees' experienced customer incivility on service performance through emotional exhaustion. These findings have theoretical implications for employees' experienced customer incivility and emotion regulation ability research and provide managerial implications for practitioners. Conclusions - This study empirically elaborated the previous model of service employees' experienced customer incivility and personal resource (e.g., emotion regulation ability) literature by presenting the findings that service employees' experienced customer incivility influences their service performance via emotional exhaustion and that emotion regulation ability effectively reduces this negative effect.

• 한국산업정보학회논문지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.99-117
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• 2022

본 연구는 서비스기업 중 하나인 은행 구성원을 대상으로 은행의 고객경험관리역량이 조직구성원의 직무만족 및 고객지향성에 어떤 영향을 미치는지 확인하고자 한다. 이를 위해 고객경험관리역량, 직무만족, 고객지향성에 대한 이론을 설명하고 이들 간의 관계를 이론 및 실증적으로 검증하였다. 본 연구를 위하여 은행에서 근무하는 접점직원 321명을 대상으로 SPSS23.0, AMOS 23을 이용해 구조방정식 분석을 실시하였다. 본 연구의 분석결과를 살펴보면 은행의 고객경험관리역량의 요소 중 구성원교육, 임파워먼트, 구성원평가, 교차검정은 직무만족 및 고객지향성에 긍정적 영향이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이에 반해 채널통합은 직무만족과 고객지향성 모두 영향을 미치지 못했으며, 성과관리는 직무만족을 매개로하여 고객지향성에 영향을 미쳤다. 이러한 결과는 조직단위에서 고객경험관리역량을 확인할 수 있는 시사점을 제시하지만, 서비스기업이 은행으로 한정되었다는 한계도 존재한다.