• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.129-138
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• 2020

Recently the wearable technologies market has diversified to the point where even the leading fashion brands have adopted prototypes. For this reason, consumer- and fashion-centric perspectives on the consumption of wearable technologies are needed for a better understanding of the market. The author tests the effect of design aesthetics of a fictitious smartwatch (i.e., the wearable technology) as a key factor of non-functional hedonic consumption on consumer-perceived product value. The results of an online survey of 233 U.S. shoppers indicate a strong, positive effect of design aesthetics on both the perceived utilitarian and hedonic values of wearable technologies. Furthermore, the hypothesized moderation of gender is statistically confirmed in the mechanism of design aesthetics toward perceived utilitarian value, but gender is found to not moderate the effect of design aesthetics for the smartwatch on hedonic value. Male shoppers are found to be more positively influenced by perceived design aesthetics. Theoretical and managerial implications and study limitations are further discussed.

• 한국프랜차이즈경영연구
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.45-55
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• 2024

Purpose: This study examines the impact of dessert cafe quality factors-interaction, environmental, outcome, and product quality-on hedonic and utilitarian values, satisfaction, and loyalty. It explores how these elements influence consumer behavior in the context of dessert cafe experiences. Research design, data and methodology: Data were collected from 563 consumers who visited dessert cafés within the last three months. The analysis was conducted using SPSS 28.0 and SmartPLS 4.0 to test the relationships among the café quality factors, consumption values, satisfaction, and loyalty. Result: Interaction, environmental, outcome, and product quality positively influenced hedonic value. Interaction and outcome quality impacted utilitarian value, while environmental and product quality did not. Satisfaction was positively affected by environmental and product quality but not by interaction or outcome quality. Satisfaction influenced loyalty, while neither hedonic nor utilitarian value significantly impacted loyalty. Conclusions: The study highlights the importance of understanding how different quality dimensions in dessert cafés affect consumer satisfaction and loyalty. The findings provide valuable insights for enhancing customer experiences and formulating effective marketing strategies in the dessert cafe industry.

• 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.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제12권11호
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• pp.49-55
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• 2014

온라인 쇼핑몰의 증가로 인해 소비자들의 생활방식에도 많은 변화가 일어났다. 소비자들은 브랜드 상품을 더욱 저렴한 가격에 구매하려는 경향을 보임으로써 백화점은 브랜드 상품의 온라인 쇼핑몰 판매를 늘리고 있다. 이에 본 논문에서는 쇼핑몰의 실용적 쇼핑가치와 쾌락적 쇼핑가치가 쇼핑몰 만족에 미치는 영향과 가격민감도의 조절효과에 대해 검증하였다. 연구한 결과 쇼핑가치는 쇼핑몰 만족에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났고, 가격민감도가 높은 집단은 실용적 쇼핑가치에 긍정적인 영향을 미치고 가격민감도가 낮은 집단은 쾌락적 쇼핑가치에 더 긍정적인 것으로 나타났다.

• 복식문화연구
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.346-359
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• 2014

Black Friday, a biggest holiday shopping season in the United States, has been regarded as a great opportunity that fashion retailers can dramatically increase their sales. However, there has been a lack of attention to consumers' shopping experiences on Black Friday from the consumer perspectives. The objective of this study is to explore consumer shopping experiences on Black Friday, in terms of consumer responses toward the experiences, shopping values, and any possible factors influencing the experiences. The method of critical incident technique was used with 198 critical incidents extracted from 165 responses of university students in the United States. As results, the shopping experiences on Black Friday were categorized into positive vs. negative shopping experiences. After that, the positive and negative experiences were respectively divided into two common themes: utilitarian shopping value vs. hedonic shopping value. In addition to the common themes, 12 categories were also emerged. Among positive experiences, utilitarian shopping experiences includes two categories of off-price shopping and shopping for expensive products, whereas hedonic shopping experiences includes three categories of impulse buying, holiday atmosphere, and shopping for the latest or luxury brand products. Among negative experiences, utilitarian shopping experiences includes four categories of modest discounts, out of stock, time-consuming queues, and fatigue of holiday shopping, while hedonic shopping experiences includes three categories of crowded environments, compulsive buying, and poorly managed stores. In conclusion, it is notable that consumer can undergo negative as well as positive shopping experiences on Black Friday. Implications and suggestions are also discussed.

• 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.

• 한국프랜차이즈경영연구
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.105-122
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• 2015

This study was to investigate the impact of environment characteristics on perceived value and visit intention in franchise coffee shops. And, the study was to examine the mediating role of perceived value in the relationship between environment characteristics and visit intention. The data were collected from 212 coffee shop users and analyzed with SPSS and AMOS.. The findings are as follows. First, price, service, and atmosphere have a significant effect on the defined hedonic value but menu does not. Second, price and service have a significant effect on utilitarian value but menu and atmosphere do not. Finally, both hedonic value and utilitarian value have a significant effect on visit intention.

• Asia Marketing Journal
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.39-63
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• 2012

보상프로그램에 관한 기존 연구들은 프로그램에 대한 소비자의 지각된 가치가 높을수록 브랜드충성도가 증가할 것이라는 가정 하에, 소비자가 가장 선호하는 보상프로그램을 설계하는 데 초점을 맞추어왔다. 또한 이들은 연구대상으로 인터넷쇼핑몰보다는 주로 오프라인 매장을 사용하였다. 이는 인터넷쇼핑 상황에서 보상프로그램에 대한 소비자의 가치인식이 브랜드충성도에 미치는 효과가 실제로 유의한지 그렇다면 어떠한 경로를 통해 영향을 미치는 지에 대한 연구가 미흡함을 의미한다. 한편, 소비자는 인터넷쇼핑몰을 이용할 때 필요한 물건을 구매하고자 하는 실용적 동기와 쇼핑 그 자체를 즐기고자 하는 쾌락적 동기를 가지게 되며, 인터넷쇼핑몰은 소비자들의 이러한 양면적 동기를 충족시킬 수 있는 가치(실용적 또는 쾌락적 가치)있는 경험들을 제공함으로써 브랜드충성도를 증가시킬 수 있다. 이는 인터넷쇼핑몰이 제공하는 보상의 유형이 실용적인지, 쾌락적 인지에 따라 다른 유형의 쇼핑 가치를 강화함으로써 브랜드충성도에 영향을 미치는 경로가 달라질 수 있음을 의미한다. 따라서 본 연구는 다음과 같은 세 가지 목적을 가지고 수행되었다. 첫째, 인터넷쇼핑 상황에서의 보상프로그램이 오프라인 쇼핑상황에서와 동일하게 브랜드충성도를 제고하는데 효과적인지 알아보고자 하였다. 둘째, 기존 연구에서 고려하지 않은 "보상프로그램 가치인식 → 브랜드신뢰, 브랜드감정 → 브랜드충성도" 경로를 추가한 연구모형을 제안하고 분석함으로써, 보상프로그램 가치인식이 브랜드충성도에 미치는 또 다른 경로가 있음을 보이고자 하였다. 마지막으로, 보상의 유형(실용적 vs. 쾌락적)에 따라 "보상프로그램 가치인식 → 브랜드신뢰, 브랜드감정 → 브랜드충성도" 관계가 조절될 수 있는지 확인하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 문헌연구를 통해 10개의 가설 및 연구모형을 도출하였으며, 20대 남녀220명을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하여 데이터를 수집한 후, 구조방정식모델을 이용해 가설들을 검정함으로써 다음과 같은 시사점들을 제공하였다. 먼저, 본 연구는 오프라인 매장을 중심으로 연구되어온 브랜드충성도에 대한 보상프로그램의 효과가 인터넷쇼핑 상황에서도 유의함을 보여줌으로써 인터넷쇼핑몰이 보상프로그램을 운영해야 할 논리적 근거를 마련해주고 있다. 하지만 기존 연구를 통해 확인된 "보상프로그램 가치인식 → 프로그램 충성도 → 브랜드충성도"의 경로가 인터넷쇼핑 상황에서는 유의하지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 반면 "보상프로그램 가치인식 → 브랜드신뢰, 브랜드감정 → 브랜드충성도"의 경로가 유의하게 나타나 인터넷쇼핑몰이 제공하는 보상프로그램에 대한 가치인식은 오프라인 매장과는 다른 경로를 통해 브랜드충성도에 영향을 미치고 있음을 알 수 있다. 한편, 인터넷쇼핑몰이 제공하는 보상프로그램에 대한 가치인식이 브랜드 신뢰에 미치는 영향은 쾌락적 보상보다는 실용적 보상이 더 크게 나타난 반면, (통계적으로 유의하지는 않았지만) 보상프로그램에 대한 가치인식이 브랜드감정에 미치는 영향은 실용적 보상 보다는 쾌락적 보상이 더 큰 것으로 나타났다. 이는 해당 인터넷쇼핑몰을 이용할 때 소비자가 상대적으로 더 추구하는 가치의 유형(실용적 vs. 쾌락적)을 파악하여 이를 강화할 수 있는 유형의 보상을 제공하거나 소비자가 스스로 보상의 유형을 선택할 수 있는 권한을 부여할 경우, 브랜드신뢰와 브랜드감정을 효과적으로 증가시켜 브랜드충성도를 제고할 수 있음을 말해준다.

• 한국프랜차이즈경영연구
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.43-52
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• 2019

Purpose - Many companies use the Internet to conduct their business to maintain and acquire their customers. SNS is used as a site where users can create profiles, build personal networks, and then share and exchange information with others. Not only do people use SNS for their self-promotion, but they also promote their services by creating SNS pages. SNS is recognized as a medium for implementing effective advertising strategies and is being used as an important means of promoting the company. Therefore, in this study, we investigate the effect of SNS marketing characteristics of restaurant franchise firms on utilitarian value and hedonic value and examine their effects on purchase intention. Research design, data, and methodology - The data were collected from 20s-60s respondents who have used SNS for restaurant visit using Google survey. A total of 159 responses were collected and used for final analysis. Smart PLS 3.0 was used for the hypothesis test. Results - As a result of an analysis, it was shown that the influence of the playfulness and affordability of information on the utilitarian value had a significant positive effect. Interaction and up-to-date did not have a positive effect on utilitarian value. Interaction, affordability, and up-to-date have no significant positive effects on hedonic value. The playfulness of information has a positive effect on the hedonic value. Both utilitarian value and hedonic value had positive effects on purchase intention. Conclusions - The findings of this study suggest that the SNS marketers of restaurant franchisors should focus on the playfulness, affordability, and up-to-date rather than the interactivity of SNS. In marketing through SNS, the act of presenting the basis of information and enhancing the provision of information through objective criteria makes it possible to experience the practical value of information. It is necessary to develop differentiated contents which cause customers interest and fun and to induce many customers' purchase intent by providing objective and realistic information. In order to increase the customers' repurchase intentions toward the food service business, customers should maximize the hedonic value and practical value felt through information. It should also focus on providing information that customers are receptive to, rather than providing prompt information.

• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.285-298
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• 2012

This study was undertaken to understand the interrelationships among customer's perceptions of service encounters, customer value, and behavioral intent in a family restaurant. Based on 331 samples obtained from empirical research, we reviewed the reliability and fitness of a research model and verified three hypotheses using a structural equation model. The results showed that physical environment (${\beta}$ = .418) and a customer interaction with the service provider (${\beta}$ = .265) had a significant effect on the customer's hedonic value. Additionally, physical environment (${\beta}$ = .126) and customer interaction with service providers (${\beta}$ = .264) had a significant effect on customer utilitarian value. Customer's hedonic (${\beta}$ = .538) and utilitarian value (${\beta}$ = .382) triggered by service encounters had a significant effect on their behavioral intent. Limitations and future research directions are discussed.