• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.635-660
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• 2024

A growing body of research explores how users of online communities navigate through large-scale platforms to find the information they seek. This study builds on the theories of homophily, structural embeddedness, and social exchange to investigate how interest homophily and existing communication structures serve as mechanisms driving information searches and the subsequent formation of communication networks in these communities. Specifically, we analyze comment-on-post tie formation using network data from "Today's House," the largest online user community specializing in interior design in Korea. Employing the LR-QAP method, a permutation-based hypothesis testing algorithm for social network data, our research identifies that network tie formation is driven by both homophilous information searches based on instrumental and hedonic interests, as well as by structurally induced searches such as preferential attachment, reciprocity, and transitivity. In addition, we investigate the contingent effects of communication structure on homophilous tie formation. Our findings suggest that while network-wide structural characteristics enhance homophilous tie formation based on instrumental interests, local network processes leverage homophily based on hedonic interests. We conclude by discussing the theoretical implications of the differential influence of participation motivations on information search patterns and the practical implications for the design of online communities.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.1-28
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• 2013

Given that smartphone-based social network services (SNS), such as KakaoStory is now being widely used as a way for people to connect and communicate with each other, this study examines key factors leading to the continued use of SNS. People have been using PC-based SNS, such as Cyworld, for years are now using smartphone-based SNS, such as KakaoStory. KakaoStory developed by KakaoTalk has rapidly grown up as the largest smartphone-based SNS in Korea as smartphone penetration increases. It is more difficult for firms to maintain their current users over time in that alternative SNSs satisfying people's new needs are constantly emerging and evolving. In this sense, one of the most challenging issues for SNS firms is how to retain their current users in the long run. However, there are few empirical studies on this issue. Applying the IS continuance model proposed by Bhattacherjee [2001], this study explores key determinants of users' smartphone-based SNS continuance intention. The model suggests that perceived usefulness and user satisfaction are the key determinants of IS continuance intention. However, the model includes only the utilitarian value that users can obtain through the use of smartphone-based SNS, by considering perceived usefulness. Therefore, the study attempts to extend the IS continuance model by considering hedonic and social values simultaneously. More specifically, we consider subjective norms as social value that are proposed by the theory of reasoned action and the theory of planned behavior. We also consider perceived enjoyment as hedonic value that is emphasized as a key factor influencing users' behavior intention and actual behavior, particularly in the context of hedonic IS use. By considering the three values in our model simultaneously, we could offer a deeper understanding of smartphone-based SNS continuance. That is, this study could offer an explanation of how each value is associated with user satisfaction and SNS continuance intention. The customer value-satisfaction-loyalty model can strengthen the assertion that smartphone-based SNS continuance intention is determined by various different types of customer values, such as utilitarian, hedonic, and social ones. Moreover, the model provides a theoretical basis for the assertion that customer values lead to increased loyalty via customer satisfaction. In this regard, we theorize that SNS continuance intention is influenced by users' various values, namely perceived usefulness, perceived enjoyment, and subjective norms, via user satisfaction. To test the proposed research model and hypotheses, we conducted a partial least squares analysis using a total of 253 data collected on the users of smartphone-based SNS (i.e., KakaoStory). The key findings are as follows: First, it has been found that SNS continuance intention considerably depends on user satisfaction. Second, user satisfaction is determined by confirmation, perceived usefulness, and perceived enjoyment. Third, concerning the effects of the three values on SNS continuance intention, only perceived enjoyment regarded as hedonic value was statistically significant. That is, perceived usefulness considered as utilitarian value and subjective norms considered as social value had no effect on SNS continuance intention. Finally, our results indicate that confirmation increases perceived usefulness, perceived enjoyment, and user satisfaction. The results reconfirm the effectiveness of IS continuance model in predicting smartphone-based SNS continuance intention. Moreover, the results demonstrate that perceived enjoyment reflecting hedonic value is the most important predictor of SNS continuance intention. Therefore, it is imperative for firms to meet SNS users' hedonic value to retain them in the long run. Meanwhile, we could not find any empirical evidence to support the assertion that subjective norms are associated with user satisfaction and SNS continuance intention. The results lead us to conclude that when users have enough direct experience in SNS use, subjective norms have no effect on SNS continuance intention. Discussions and implications of the results are provided.

• 벤처창업연구
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.47-56
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• 2012

본 연구는 쇼핑경험과 쇼핑가치 간의 관계에서 매개변수로서의 신뢰의 중요성을 파악하는 데에 주된 목적을 두고 있다. 쇼핑의 효용적 가치와 쾌락적 가치에 대한 기존 연구는 선행변수나 결과에 주로 초점을 두고 있는 것이 많다. 또한, 신뢰의 역할이 온라인 쇼핑몰에 관한 논문에서 많이 연구되어 온 것은 사실이나, 대부분 쇼핑 내지는 사용 의도와의 관계에 치중되어 왔고, 소비자가 쇼핑가치를 갖게 되는 메커니즘에 대한 연구는 그리 많지 않았다. 본 연구는 신뢰가 어떻게 쇼핑의 효용적 가치나 쾌락적 가치를 증가시킬 수 있는가에 대해 초점을 두고 있으며, 이러한 연구는 쇼핑몰에 대한 소비자의 충성도와 깊은 관련이 있는 만큼 중요한 사안이라 할 수 있다. 구조방정식 모형이 제시되었고, 서베이를 통하여 신뢰의 역할을 실증적으로 검증하였는데, 신뢰를 매개변수로 포함한 모형과 포함하지 않은 모형을 비교함으로써 매개효과를 파악하고자 하였다. 그 결과, 신뢰가 쇼핑 경험과 쇼핑 가치의 관계에 매우 강하게 매개 역할을 하고 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국프랜차이즈경영연구
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.7-19
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• 2018

Purpose - Recently, global management in Korea franchise industry is becoming an important keyword. As an important branch market, Chinese market plays a major role not only by making experience of the competitiveness among global brands which offers a foothold to become a top global brand, but also by actualizing an economies of scale in production, sales, etc. Therefore, it is necessary to identify key successful factor influencing customer evaluation and responses of Korean franchise restaurant targeting Chinese consumers in China context. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects for Korean franchise restaurant selection attributes on perceived value, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty in Chinese context with SmartPLS 3 and Artifical Neural Network(ANN). Research design, data, and methodology - For these purposes, the authors developed several hypotheses. A questionnaire survey was conducted on the panel of online survey companies for Chinese consumers who have visited Korean franchise restaurants. A total of 404 data were analyzed using structural equation modeling(SEM) and artifical neural network(ANN) with SPSS 22.0 and SmartPLS 3.0. Result - The findings of this study are as follows: First, the alternative model findings show that facilities & atmosphere, employee service, and menu influenced on utilitarian value, customer satisfaction, and customer loyalty directly. Second, employee service influenced on customer satisfaction. Third, menu influenced on hedonic value. Fourth, brand reputation influenced on utilitarian value. Fifth, hedonic value increase customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. Sixth, hedonic value increase customer loyalty. Seventh, customer increase customer loyalty. And, the ANN analysis shows that utilitarian value is the first most important factor influencing customer satisfaction, followed by hedonic value, facilities & atmosphere, menu and employee service. However, the ANN analysis shows that customer satisfaction is the first most important factor influencing customer loyalty, followed by utilitarian value, hedonic value, brand reputation, menu, and employee service. Conclusions - This study provides practical implications for enhancing customer satisfaction and customer loyalty by applying the ANN technique that complements the limitations of the linear structural relationship analysis using the proposed model and the alternative model. In other words, the SEM-ANN model provides guidelines on how Korean franchise restaurants should formulate facilities & atmosphere, employee service, and menu mix strategies in China. In addition, ANN 's analysis shows that restaurant brand reputation plays a pivotal role in increasing customer loyalty. The fact suggests that Korean franchise companies should establish their domestic brand reputation prior to their entry into overseas markets such as China.

• 경영정보학연구
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.159-175
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• 2010

정보기술 수용에 있어서 내재적 동기의 중요성은 여러 연구를 통해 강조되었을 뿐 아니라 다양한 방식으로 분석되었다. 그러나 이와 같은 연구의 대부분은 온라인 쇼핑이나 온라인 게임과 같은 쾌락적 시스템(hedonic systems)을 대상으로 이루어진 것이고 자바(Java)와 같은 프로그래밍 언어의 수용을 내재적 동기의 관점에서 다룬 연구는 흔치 않다. 본 연구의 목적은 내재적 동기가 프로그래밍 언어 수용에 미치는 영향을 종단적으로 분석하는 것이다. 이를 위해 내재적 동기에 관련된 변수인 지각된 놀이성과 함께 전통적인 정보기술 수용에 근간이 되는 유용성을 고려한 연구모형을 믿음갱신 이론(belief updating theory)에 의해 종단적으로 확장하여 제안하였다. 이 모형의 타당성을 보이기 위해 자바 수업을 수강하는 대학생을 대상으로 두 번에 걸친 설문조사를 하여 부분최소자송법에 의해 분석한 결과 본 연구에서 제시한 대부분의 가성들이 통계적으로 지지되었다.

• 지능정보연구
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.37-57
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• 2018

최근 스마트폰의 확산에 힘입어 유용한 광고 매체로서 모바일 미디어에 대한 관심이 증가되고 있다. 모바일 미디어는 소비자들에게 언제, 어디서나 원하는 정보를 제공할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 실시간으로 상호작용이 가능하다는 점에서 기존 광고매체들과는 차별화된 장점을 가진 것으로 평가 받고 있다. 그 동안 모바일 광고 연구들은 모바일 광고에 대한 만족도, 수용도 등을 서베이를 토대로 분석한 연구와 모바일 광고 메시지 수신에 영향을 미치는 요인을 중점적으로 탐구한 연구, 실험연구를 통해서 모바일 광고가 브랜드 회상, 광고태도, 브랜드 태도 등에 미치는 영향을 검증하는 연구들이 많이 진행되었다. 그러나 실증데이터를 통한 연구는 거의 진행되지 않았다. 본 연구에서는 상용서비스 중인 모바일 광고플랫폼을 기반으로 광고효과를 알아보기 위하여 광고주, 광고플랫폼, 퍼블리셔 관점에서 광고특성, 매체특성을 정의하고 각 특성이 광고효과에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 각 특성에 대한 회귀분석 결과 모바일 광고의 광고특성인 광고규격과 쾌락적, 실용적으로 구별한 매체 특성이 광고효과에 유의미한 결과를 나타냈으며, 서로간의 상호작용 효과도 확인하였다. 연구결과를 통하여 모바일 광고 업무 시 광고상품에 맞는 광고소재 제작 및 매체계획 등 광고효과에 최적화된 광고전략 수립에 기여할 것으로 보인다.

• 지식경영연구
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.121-136
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• 2013

Augmented reality, which has recently drawn great attention, has along history in technical terms. However, the latest emergence of mobile augmented reality using smartphones is allowing people to access augmented reality more easily and faster than ever. However, a review of existing studies shows that most of them have focused on the technical realization of augmented reality, whereas few studies have dealt with how users perceive augmented reality. For users, augmented reality is a means of knowledge transfer, which enables the experience of more abundant reality by providing additional informatio nsources to objects or landscapes. There fore, the element of experience must be considered for the perception of users. In addition, the current augmented reality technology certainly provides users with more fun than any other existing technologies. In this regard, this study intended to divided experiences not only into sensory experiences, but also into entertainment, educational, escapist, and esthetic experiences based on the experience economy theory suggested by Pine and Gilmore(1998). Moreover, this study intended to examine whether mobile augmented reality applications, which are highly popular as a means of the experience economy, influence the usefulness, convenience, and enjoyment perceived by users, and to identify which of these cognitive elements influence usage intentions.

• 복식
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• 제63권5호
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• pp.61-71
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• 2013

As an emerging e-retail model, private shopping malls are transforming the traditional retail systems. These malls are expanding in Europe and the United States and have recently arrived in Korea. This study investigates the relationships among the usefulness of SNS(Social Networking Sites), shopping values, and purchase intentions for fashion products in private shopping malls. The analysis was based on a survey of consumers, aged between 20 and 39, who recently purchased fashion products from a private shopping mall. Two hundred samples were used in the final analysis. The study employed descriptive statistics, Cronbach's alpha, confirmatory factor analysis, and structural equation modeling. The relationships among usefulness of SNS, shopping values, and purchase intentions was verified through structural equation modeling. More specifically, the usefulness of SNS significantly influenced the utilitarian shopping values as well as purchase intention of fashion products. Utilitarian shopping values, in turn, significantly influenced hedonic shopping values and purchase intention. Further, hedonic shopping values had a significant effect on purchase intention.

• 품질경영학회지
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.359-374
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• 2021

Purpose: This study attempted to verify which factor affects the intention to use of the connected car that has recently emerged. Methods: Based on prior researches, this study derives the characteristics of connected car that affects user intention and designs research model for empirical analysis. A structured questionnaire was conducted for those who drive cars, and a total of 292 usable responses were collected and empirically analyzed using SPSS and PLS. Results: The results of this study are as follows; service quality, hedonic motivation, and social influence have a significant effect on perceived value, but system quality, information quality, user innovation, experience and facilitating condition did not. In addition, it was found that system quality, information quality, service quality, user innovation, facilitating conditions and social influence have a significant effect on satisfaction, but hedonic motivation and experience did not affect satisfaction. Conclusion: The findings of this empirical analysis have implications for effectively recognizing the value of connected cars based on the technology of information systems to users and establishing sustainable growth strategies for connected car producers and suppliers.

• 경영과정보연구
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.103-120
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 소매점포 내 고객경험을 개인적 차원에서 획득되는 쾌락적 경제적 경험과 타인과의 공유를 전제로 하는 사회적 차원의 상징적 관계적 경험으로 구성하고, 경험의 각 구성개념들과 경험의 결과로 형성되는 점포에 대한 태도 및 애착 간의 관계를 검증하였다. 그 결과 점포태도에는 개인적 차원의 경험과 사회적 차원의 경험이 모두 긍정적인 영향을 미치지만, 점포애착과의 관계에 있어서는 경험의 구성개념들 중에서 사회적 차원의 상징적 관계적 경험이 개인적 차원의 쾌락적 경제적 경험보다 점포 애착에 더 큰 영향력을 발휘한다는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 점포몰입에 있어서도 점포태도보다 점포애착의 영향이 더 큰 것을 발견할 수 있었다. 본 연구의 결과는 탁월한 고객경험의 제공을 통해 고객애호도를 구축하고 고객과의 장기적인 관계를 발전시켜 나가고자 하는 소매업자라면 단순히 경제적 경험, 쾌락적 경험만이 아니라 고객에게 사회적 차원의 경험을 제공하기 위해 노력해야 한다는 점을 시사한다.