• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.41-59
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• 2012

This study examines the roles of user resistance and social influences on the acceptance and continuous usage of smartphones at different stages of adoption. The respondents were classified into three groups according to their innovation adoption stage : non-user group, the potential user group and the trial user group. Theories relevant to user resistance, social influences including normative social influences and informational social influences, as well as user adoption and continuance behavior were reviewed and integrated into our research model. In order to verify the proposed structured equation model, we conducted an online survey by targeting mobile phone users and collected data to be analyzed through a partial least squares (PLS) test. This study tested whether there exists differences in the effects of user resistance and different types of social influence on user's adoption or continuance intetion among these three groups. The results showed that user resistance exists in all adopter groups and that it has significant negative influences on intention to use a smartphone. The findings also revealed that user resistance can be enhanced or resolved by two types of social influence; informational social influence resolves user resistance regardless of the adopter category, while normative social influence enhances the user resistance of potential users. Furthermore, the findings show that social influence regardless of the type positively affects user intention. Several theoretic and practical implications pertaining to the results are discussed.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제14권7호
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• pp.155-166
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• 2016

정보보안의 중요성의 증대에 따라, 조직은 정보보안을 위한 정책 개발 및 기술 도입을 위한 지속적인 투자를 하고 있다. 조직 내부의 보안 수준을 높이기 위해서는 조직원들의 보안 준수의도 향상을 위한 조직 차원의 체계적인 지원이 필요하다. 본 연구는 조직의 보안 정책 기획 및 실행에 있어, 조직원의 보안 준수를 개선시킬 수 있는 방법으로서, 보안 정책 목표 설정 및 제재 실행을 제시하고, 조직원의 보안 준수의도를 설명하는 계획된 행동이론(Theory of Planned Behavior)와의 연관 관계를 검증하고자 한다. 연구가설 검증을 위하여 구조방정식 모델링을 사용하며, 정보보안 정책이 도입되어 있는 조직의 조직원들을 대상으로 설문을 실시하였다. 346개의 응답을 기반으로 가설을 검증하였다. 결과는 목표 설정 수준과 제재 실행 수준이 조직원들의 준수의도에 영향을 주는 선행 변수들인 자기효능감과 대처효능감에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것을 확인하였다. 결과적으로, 본 연구는 조직원의 보안 준수의도 향상을 위해서 보안정책 목표 설정의 중요성과 제재의 실행의 중요성을 제시함으로써, 조직 내 정보보안부서가 수행해야할 효과적인 조직 보안을 위한 전략적 행동 방향을 제시하였다.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.105-130
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• 2008

Consumers of e-learning market differ from those of other markets in that they are replaced in a specific time scale. For example, e-learning contents aimed at highschool senior students cannot be consumed by a specific consumer over the designated period of time. Hence e-learning service providers need to attract new groups of students every year. Due to lack of information on products designed for continuously emerging consumers, the consumers face difficulties in making rational decisions in a short time period. Increased uncertainty of product purchase leads customers to herding behaviors to obtain information of the product from others and imitate them. Taking into consideration of these features of e-learning market, this study will focus on the online herding behavior in purchasing e-learning contents. There is no definite concept for e-learning. However, it is being discussed in a wide range of perspectives from educational engineering to management to e-business etc. Based upon the existing studies, we identify two main view-points regarding e-learning. The first defines e-learning as a concept that includes existing terminologies, such as CBT (Computer Based Training), WBT (Web Based Training), and IBT (Internet Based Training). In this view, e-learning utilizes IT in order to support professors and a part of or entire education systems. In the second perspective, e-learning is defined as the usage of Internet technology to deliver diverse intelligence and achievement enhancing solutions. In other words, only the educations that are done through the Internet and network can be classified as e-learning. We take the second definition of e-learning for our working definition. The main goal of this study is to investigate what factors affect consumer intention to purchase e-learning contents and to identify the differential impact of the factors between consumers with purchase experience and those without the experience. To accomplish the goal of this study, it focuses on herding behavior and perceived usefulness as antecedents to behavioral intention. The proposed research model in the study extends the Technology Acceptance Model by adding herding behavior and usability to take into account the unique characteristics of e-learning content market and e-learning systems use, respectively. The current study also includes consumer experience with e-learning content purchase because the previous experience is believed to affect purchasing intention when consumers buy experience goods or services. Previous studies on e-learning did not consider the characteristics of e-learning contents market and the differential impact of consumer experience on the relationship between the antecedents and behavioral intention, which is the target of this study. This study employs a survey method to empirically test the proposed research model. A survey questionnaire was developed and distributed to 629 informants. 528 responses were collected, which consist of potential customer group (n = 133) and experienced customer group (n = 395). The data were analyzed using PLS method, a structural equation modeling method. Overall, both herding behavior and perceived usefulness influence consumer intention to purchase e-learning contents. In detail, in the case of potential customer group, herding behavior has stronger effect on purchase intention than does perceived usefulness. However, in the case of shopping-experienced customer group, perceived usefulness has stronger effect than does herding behavior. In sum, the results of the analysis show that with regard to purchasing experience, perceived usefulness and herding behavior had differential effects upon the purchase of e-learning contents. As a follow-up analysis, the interaction effects of the number of purchase transaction and herding behavior/perceived usefulness on purchase intention were investigated. The results show that there are no interaction effects. This study contributes to the literature in a couple of ways. From a theoretical perspective, this study examined and showed evidence that the characteristics of e-learning market such as continuous renewal of consumers and thus high uncertainty and individual experiences are important factors to be considered when the purchase intention of e-learning content is studied. This study can be used as a basis for future studies on e-learning success. From a practical perspective, this study provides several important implications on what types of marketing strategies e-learning companies need to build. The bottom lines of these strategies include target group attraction, word-of-mouth management, enhancement of web site usability quality, etc. The limitations of this study are also discussed for future studies.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제12권7호
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• pp.3356-3374
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• 2018

The healthcare and fitness wearable-device market is considered as the driving force of the entire wearable device market. However, there are concerns with respect to information privacy because wearable devices constantly collect sensitive data such as individuals' health information. Thus, there is a need for a comprehensive understanding from the perspective of information privacy concerns and related behavior. This study investigates factors considered in the privacy calculus of wearable fitness devices, and verifies differences obtained by the privacy calculus process according to the frequency of exercise. The results obtained from a survey of 248 undergraduate students in Korea revealed that service providers should consider users' interests and exercise characteristics in order to mitigate their privacy concerns and encourage continuous use of wearable devices. This study provides useful insights pertaining to users of wearable fitness devices, and targets researchers and practitioners.

• 벤처창업연구
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.119-133
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• 2022

팬데믹 사태는 사회구성원들의 행동 방식을 급격히 변화시키고 있다. 대표적으로, 바이러스의 강력한 전염력은 현실 세계에서 사람 간의 교류 행동을 최소화하는 것을 요구하고 있으며, 사람들은 온라인 활동을 통해 대처하고 있다. 온라인 내 활동 및 경험에 대한 현실적 느낌이 강조되면서, 3D 기술 중심의 실재감 역량을 강화한 메타버스가 중요한 교류 도구로서 인식되고 있다. 본 연구는 메타버스를 도입하고자 하는 스타트업 등 기업의 관점에서 사용자의 메타버스 이용 조건을 제시함으로써, 비즈니스 모델 확립에 도움을 주고자 한다. 세부적으로, 본 연구는 이용과 충족 이론을 활용하여 메타버스 사용자의 이용 동기를 제시하고, 메타버스가 제공하는 기술 기반의 실재감과 개인의 특성(규범 대인 민감성)이 메타버스 사용자의 이용 및 충족 조건을 어떻게 강화하는지를 확인한다. 본 연구는 메타버스를 경험한 20세 이상의 사람에게 설문을 수행하였으며, 확보된 314개의 표본을 적용해 AMOS 22.0과 Process 3.1 툴을 활용하여 연구 가설을 검증하였다. 가설 검증 결과, 메타버스 실재감(원격 실재감, 사회적 실재감)이 메타버스 이용 및 충족 요인(정보성, 즐거움, 사회적 상호작용성)을 높여 지속적 이용 의도를 강화하는 것을 확인하였다. 또한, 개인의 규범적 대인 민감성이 즐거움과 사회적 상호작용성이 지속적 이용 의도에 미치는 긍정적 영향을 조절하는 것을 확인하였다. 연구 결과는 메타버스 관련 기업의 사용자 맞춤형 비즈니스 모델 수립을 위한 다각적 전략수립에 도움을 준다.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제11권10호
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• pp.17-25
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• 2013

Purpose - This study analyzes the effect of customers' perceived service innovativeness of service centers for electronic goods, on repurchase intentions of customers, using behavior intentions of service centers as a mediator variable. In customer management and customer relationship marketing, service centers can be the most representative customer relationship management departments because they are most closely placed at the interface with customers. In addition, this study intends to investigate if continuous relationship with customers during one-time product-selling can affect their repurchase intentions. Specifically, this research aims to investigate if the expansion of the saturated physical market of the manufacturing business, to intangible service markets, can be competitive enough to satisfy customer needs. Research design, data, and methodology - This study targets college students, and especially those who have computers, digital cameras, or cell-phones, and often use electronic products and services. In order to investigate our hypothesis, we analyzed dates through SEM (structural equation modeling) using SPSS for Windows 18.0 and AMOS 18.0. In addition, we measured Cronbach's α coefficient using SPSS for Windows 18.0 in order to measure reliability. Further, using AMOS 18.0, this research statistically measured convergent validity as well as discriminant validity, and examined mediation models and path models in which service innovativeness leads to customers' repurchase intentions of electronic products. Results - As a result, this research shows that customers' perceived service innovativeness of service centers for electronic goods has significant positive influence on customers' behavior intentions of service centers. In addition, service innovativeness of electronic goods' service centers also has significant positive influence on repurchase intentions of customers. Conclusion - This study investigates the effect of customers' positive relation with the innovativeness of electronic service center on their behavior intention and product repurchase. The more concrete, important results of the study are as follows. Through the mediating effect, the findings of the study suggest that customers' behavior intentions of service centers partially mediate the effect of customers'perceived service innovativeness of service centers for electronic goods on customers' repurchase intentions. This research also provides an insight that the importance of service innovativeness and innovative approaches in managing customers should be recognized in the process of repurchase and service roles of manufacturing business as a way for customer management. As a result, the relationship between customer satisfaction and service quality of service centers for the electronic products is very sensitive. Although previous studies focus on certain aspects of the case for enhancing service innovation (Kim, 2012), this research recommends that the service centers need to understand the customers'desire first and try to adapt to achieve customer satisfaction by being innovative. This innovativeness of service centers would make customers visit them consistently, which in the long run, will also influence their repurchase decisions.

• 서비스연구
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.82-104
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• 2023

본 연구는 AI챗봇 서비스를 이용한 사용자의 경험이 관계품질과 행동의도에 미치는 영향에 대해서 살펴보고자 하였다. 연구를 위하여 AI챗봇 서비스를 경험한 사용자를 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였고, 최종 299부의 유효한 데이터를 분석하여 연구가설을 검증하였다. 분석결과 AI챗봇 서비스의 인지적 경험, 감성적 경험 및 관계적 경험을 통하여 사용자에게 AI챗봇 서비스에 대한 관계품질 차원인 만족과 신뢰가 형성됨을 확인하였으며, 특히 인지적 경험에서 AI챗봇 만족과 신뢰로의 경로계수가 감성적 경험 및 관계적 경험의 경로계수보다 크게 높았다. 또 만족과 신뢰는 각각 AI챗봇 서비스에 대해 소비자의 행동의도 차원에 해당하는 지속사용의도와 추천의도에 긍정적인 영향을 미침을 확인하였다. 또 관계품질에서 행동의도로의 모든 경로에서 유의함을 보였지만, 만족에서 AI챗봇 지속사용의도와 추천의도로의 경로계수가 신뢰에서의 경로계수보다 크게 높았다. 본 연구를 통하여 행동의도에 영향을 미치는 관계품질과의 영향 관계가 온라인 환경의 AI챗봇 서비스에서도 영향을 미친다는 이론적 토대를 마련할 수 있었으며, 관계품질이 AI챗봇 서비스 제공자 즉, 기업과 AI챗봇 서비스 사용자의 지속사용의도와 추천의도 등 소비자와의 장기적인 관계를 맺어가는데 있어서 중요한 매개요인임을 시사한다는 점에서 연구의 의의가 있다.

• 디지털산업정보학회논문지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.229-239
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• 2018

In this paper, we propose a strategy of charging by analyzing the difference of path coefficient according to whether consumers are free or not, rather than presenting strategies for charging. Mobile devices have become so popular that they are called necessities. Companies have to adapt to the mobile environment and respond to the situation, and have to expand market opportunities strategically. In this study, we extend the technology acceptance model to analyze the incentives of consumers' behavior by analyzing the difference in the effect consumers perceive as a moderating variable, whether paid or free. Efforts to maximize company's inherent profit continue, and in particular, charging is a strategy that all companies should pursue in the mobile environments. It is necessary to grasp the degree of the consumer's response to free and charge. The model of satisfaction with the continuous use and the word-of-mouth intention, which is the behavior intention, is presented by adding parameters of satisfaction to the technology acceptance model. In addition, we try to derive implications by analyzing the influence of moderating effects of whether free or not.

• 한국중재학회지:중재연구
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.145-164
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• 2020

With the development of the Internet, e-commerce is rapidly developing, and e-commerce through the Internet has become a major distribution channel for selling products and services to consumers and buyers. However, as Internet shopping develops, consumer dissatisfaction and conflict are increasing. In this regard, this study examined how consumer dissatisfaction caused by using an Internet shopping mall, which is currently taking the core position in commerce activities, leads to consumer complaints, and how these complaints affect the necessity and intention to use the arbitration system. As a result of the study, the following implications were obtained. First, it will be necessary to remove the root cause of consumer complaints by continuously monitoring consumer complaints, rather than staying at passive consumer complaints such as defective product exchange and damage compensation for dissatisfaction with Internet shopping malls. Second, it can be said that the function of the arbitration system is required to protect the rights and interests of consumers using the Internet shopping mall and to actively improve the problems in the event of a damage situation or a problem situation. Lastly, academia's continuous research will be needed, and governments and related organizations will need to continuously provide and promote information to users of Internet shopping malls.

• 한국산업정보학회논문지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.83-97
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• 2020

일관된 온/오프 아이덴티티 관리를 통해 양방향 커뮤니케이션을 강화하고 상호작용을 촉진하는 SNS의 본질과는 다르게 타인의 의견을 일방적으로 수용하는 수동적인 이용행태가 강화되고 있으며 표현의 자유를 즐기기 위해 페이스북을 익명 또는 가명으로 사용하는 사람들이 증가하는 경향을 보인다. 이처럼 변형적으로 나타나는 이용행태를 설명하기 위해 본 연구는 자존감, 실명사용, 의사표현과 같은 심리적·행태적 변인을 포함한 통합모형을 제시하고자 하였다. 연구결과 자존감이 실명사용과 자기노출에 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났으며, 실명사용자가 자신에 대해 더 많은 정보를 노출함에 따라 관계에 대한 만족도와 지속이용의도가 증가하는 결과를 보였다.