• 마케팅과학연구
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.53-67
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• 2009

For the last decades, service quality has been studied as one of the most important tools for a service company to compete with the other companies. Based on these past researches, it has been agreed that the service quality is a basic and powerful tool to create the competitive advantage. Due to similar reason, many service marketing practitioners have been also focused on the service quality to retain the existing consumers and collect the new consumers. However, service quality is subjectively perceived by individual consumers. Consumer evaluation of service quality can be different from each other. Especially consumers with one life-style may evaluate the service quality differently from the consumers with the other life-styles. Therefore we need to know whether there are differences in service quality perception on the categories of life-style. Life-style refers to a distinctive mode of living in its aggregate and broadest sense. It embodies the patterns that were developed and emerged from the dynamics of living in a society. Since the concept of life-style and its relationship to marketing was introduced in 1963 by William Lazer, methods of measuring the life-style and their application have been developed. Life-style has been usually used to segment the marketplace because it offers marketers a unique and important view of the market. When Life-style is combined with clustering methods, life-style segmentation can generate identifiable whole persons rather than isolated fragment. Life-style segmentation begins with people instead of products and classifies them into different life-style types, each characterized by a unique style of living based on a wide range of activities, interests, and opinions(Plummer, 1974). In this study we applies the life-style segmentation based on the AIO(Activities, Interests, and Opinions) to the consumers of the large discount stores. In Korea, the large discount store market has entered into maturity stage so that the market differentiation strategy is becoming a more critical issue to the marketing practitioners. One of the most important tools to differentiate from the competitors in large discount store market is continuously to provide service of better quality than competitors. This study tries to find answers about the following questions: 1) How can we categorize the consumer life-styles in the large discount store? 2) What are the characteristics of the categorized groups? 3) Are there any differences in service quality perception among the consumers with different life-styles 4) Are there any differences in consumer behavior among them in the large discount store? For the purpose, we collected survey data from consumers and analyzed the data with the SPSS package where we had $X^2$-test, factor analysis, ANOVA, MANOVA, and cluster analysis. The survey was made during one month in the April of 2008. Among the collected 306 copies of questionnaires, 281 copies were chosen as the effective samples for empirical analysis except 25 copies with wrong responses. To identify the life-style patterns, we used the measures employed by Kim and Kwon(1999), where 44 items on a seven-point scale were used to measure factors of the life-style patterns. The Principal Component Method was used for factor extraction, and the VARIMAX orthogonal factor rotation was employed. The 7 items showing low factor loading were eliminated. The results of the factor analysis suggested that nine factors of the life-style patterns were identified as follows: 1) the equality-of-sexes and pursuit-of-independence tendency 2) self-management tendency 3) sociable tendency 4) self-display tendency 5) degree of a dilettante life 6) pursuit-of-information tendency 7) bargain hunter tendency 8) TV preference tendency 9) pursuit-of-leisure tendency. Next, after the K-means cluster analysis was performed with nine factors of the life-style patterns, the life-styles of the respondents were classified into four groups which are named as the 'progressive practicality-oriented group', 'positive success-oriented group', 'sociable ostentation-oriented group', 'stable conservation-oriented group'. The analysis results for usage behavior between the market segments showed statistically significant differences in the frequency of usage, duration time in the store, consumer satisfaction, and loyalty. Also, we tried to investigate whether the large discount store consumers differently perceive the quality of service based upon the types of life-style. To measure the service quality of large discount store, we adapted several measurement models measuring the service quality such as SERVPERF, BCP, R-SERVPERF, R-BCP. MANOVA and One-Way ANOVA were performed to confirm the difference in service quality perception based on the market segments. The results have also shown significant differences between life-style types in service quality perception. These findings show that the large discount store marketers should consider consumer life-style as one of the most important market segments for marketing and understand the difference in service quality perception between life-style types. Our findings give important implications to marketers of large discount stores as well as life-style researchers. First, this study showed there were significant differences in consumer's service quality perception and usage behavior between the types of life-style. It provides evidence that the life-style approach can be a important basis in segmenting the large discount store market and will make consumers perceive the service quality high. Second, most previous researches on service quality have been in aggregate level. However, our results imply that the future research on service quality have to focus on segment level.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제47권9호
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• pp.101-110
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• 2009

본 연구의 목적은 온라인 의류 쇼핑환경에서 정보부하가 정보품질지각과 웹사이트 품질지각에 미치는 영향과 정보품질지각과 웹사이트 품질지각, 소비자 행동 의도 간의 관계에 관하여 조사하는데 있다. 정보부하이론은 본 연구의 이론적 틀을 제공하였으며, 가상의 의류 웹사이트를 이용한 온라인 실험을 실시하였다. 총 647명의 응답이 연구 결과 분석에 사용되었다. 연구모형은 MANOVA와 SEM으로 분석하였다. MANOVA 결과는 정보부하가 정보품질지각과 웹사이트 품질지각에 미치는 영향을 지지하였다. 중간 정도의 정보부하가 주어졌을 때가 높은 정도 혹은 낮은 정도의 정보부하가 주어졌을 때 보다 소비자는 가장 높은 정보품질과 웹사이트품질을 지각하였다. SEM 분석 결과 정보품질지각이 높을수록 웹사이트 품질지각이 높은 것으로 나타났으며, 웹사이트 품질지각이 높은 경우 긍정적인 구전을 하며 더 많은 돈을 지불할 의사가 있었고, 다른 웹사이트로 바꿀 의사가 적은 것으로 나타났다. 온라인 의류 소매상 및 웹사이트 디자이너는 정보부하의 중요성을 인식하고, 웹사이트에서 제공하는 정보의 양과 품질을 적절히 조절하여야 할 것이다.

• 한국도서관정보학회지
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.181-207
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• 2017

이 연구는 소셜 네트워크 서비스를 대상으로 확장된 기술수용모델을 적용하여 도서관 홍보수단으로서 소셜 네트워크 서비스 가치와 효과성을 실제적으로 확인하였다. 도서관이 도서관 이용자들을 소셜 네트워크 서비스로 유인할 경우에 그 이용자는 도서관의 충성된 고객으로 장기적인 지지를 보이고 있음을 증명하였다. 연구방법으로는 15개의 가설을 설정하고 157명의 유효 응답자의 설문으로 가설을 검증하였다. 검증 결과, 15개의 가설 가운데 3개가 기각되었고 13개의 가설이 채택되었다. 이 가운데 지각된 유용성은 도서관 이용만족도와 도서관 지속이용의도에 가장 큰 영향을 미친다는 것을 확인하였고, 시스템 품질을 비롯하여 정보 품질, 신뢰성, 상호작용성, 주관적 규범 순으로 소셜 네트워크 서비스의 홍보적 가치와 요인을 발견하였다. 즉 이용자는 원하는 정보를 소셜 네트워크 서비스를 통해 발견하였으며 이러한 특성이 이용자 만족에도 영향을 주고, 궁극적으로 도서관 지속이용의도에 긍정적 영향을 미치고 있음을 확인하였다.

• 경영과정보연구
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.19-43
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• 2013

전통적으로 새로운 기술에 대한 사용과 확산은 수용적 관점에서 많은 연구자들에게 관심거리였으며 신기술 수용후의 사용행동에 대한 설명을 위해 사용-확산(use-diffusion) 패러다임이 제시되었다. 본 연구는 새로운 마케팅 도구로서의 의료 웹사이트와 어플리케이션에 대한 소비자들의 사용유형과 지속적 사용의도를 파악하기 위해 사용확산모형을 바탕으로 의료정보의 품질, 의료 웹사이트와 어플리케이션의 사용성, 개인의 혁신성, 주관적 규범 등 사용량과 사용다양성의 선행변수로 보았다. 연구결과 주관적 규범이 의료 웹사이트나 어플리케이션의 사용량에 미치는 영향을 제외하고 모든 선행변수들이 사용다양성과 사용량에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이 사용량과 사용다양성의 사용유형은 의료 웹사이트와 어플리케이션이라는 새로운 의료 온라인마케팅 도구에 대한 지속적 사용과 유의한 연관성이있음을 알 수 있었다.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.165-183
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• 2006

Sea transport industry is service industry and basic industry that permit efficient division of the human and material resources of industry. Also, owing to geographical situation which korea is having, utilization ratio of sea logistics industry is high than other transport ways. Sea transport industry chieves role that promote economy activity of other industry field as well as offer of transport way. Specially, because unit anger of freight by container is introduced, it was achived reduction of transport unit cost and mechanization of loading and unloading by this result. For efficeint connection of each other transport, contianer had offerd to large ship. Quality of service has much dimensions, and is considered while it is important that understand quality of service of sea transport industry through marketing and research of customer connection field because perceive of quality of serviceis different in shipowner/service viscount or shipper/freight owner. This research presented decision factors of sea transport quality of service which shipper and transport agent recognize under these background.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.71-87
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• 2003

This paper deals with the following research topics on the basis of the service quality of Internet Banking. First, the components of the Internet Banking service will be described and the appropriate quality measures will be devised for the smooth Internet Banking. Second, the prerequisite variable such as the Internet Banking service quality, customer satisfactions and purchasing behavior are theoretically analysed. Third, it is discussed how the perceived quality of Internet Banking affects the purchasing activities of the customers. Finally, it will be discussed that these results are meaningful in establishing the marketing strategies of bank industry.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제11권12호
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• pp.39-49
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• 2013

Purpose - This study attempts to examine the underlying dimensions of service quality (tangibility, reliability, responsiveness, assurance, and empathy) for low-cost carriers. It subsequently seeks to determine the effect of the relationships of the dimensions of service quality, airline image, and behavioral intentions on airline services to provide adequate basic information and attributes for developing differentiated and competitive service marketing strategies. Research design, data, and methodology - The survey for this study was conducted on patrons with low-cost carrier boarding experiences in districts near universities and central businesses of Seoul and Busan from 5/10/2012 to 16/10/2012. Out of 346 questionnaires, 20 questionnaires with missing data and insincere answers were excluded for this study. Collected data were processed using SPSS 18.0, and the hypothesis was verified by analyzing the structural equation model with Lisrel 8.54. First, the frequency analysis was conducted to identify universal characteristics. Second, the exploratory factor analysis and reliability analysis were conducted to identify the accuracy of the variable measurements of the construct. Third, to assess uni-dimensionality and reliability, confirmatory factor analysis was conducted. Finally, to verify the adequacy of the research model and research hypothesis, the structural model was employed. Results - The results revealed that the factors, "tangibility, reliability, responsiveness, assurance, and empathy" were shown to be the most important dimensions of service quality for the airline image of the low-cost carrier which was consistent with previous studies. Therefore, it is fair to suggest that these verified factors are crucial attributes for the brand image of low-cost carriers. Second, as reliability and responsiveness were shown to be the most important factors for behavioral intentions, it is viable to suggest that these two attributes are crucial for the sales value of low-cost carriers. Further, it was found that the brand image of low-cost carriers was closely related to behavioral intentions. Therefore, in order to ensure the competitiveness and loyalty of patrons, the airline image value is a crucial attribute. Conclusions - The result of this study established that service quality is the most important attribute for marketing to ensure competitiveness, and intensive and differentiated service marketing play a crucial role in creating profits for low-cost carrier companies. First, as tangibility is found to be the most crucial factor in ensuring service quality, quality control and maintenance of medium and small carriers must be provided to ensure reliability, as they are the main attributes of low-cost carriers. Second, in order to promote positive behavioral intentions, it is essential to enhance the value of airline image. Third, in order to ensure competitiveness, it is imperative to carry out intensive and differentiated service marketing. Therefore, to promote the image of low-cost carriers and enhance behavioral intentions, the level of service quality must be secured by developing appropriate service improvement programs.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.25-39
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• 2013

본 연구는 광주와 주요 교역대상국인 미국, 일본, 중국 간 산업내무역을 분석하였다. 산업내무역 분석은 먼저 수평적 산업내무역과 수직적 산업내무역으로 나누고 다시 수직적 산업내무역 중에서 임계치를 0.25로 선정하여 저품질 수직적 산업내무역과 고품질 수직적 산업내무역을 하는 제품으로 나누어 살펴보았다. 광주는 중국과 저품질 수직적 산업내무역을 하는 제품이 거의 없으며 일부 품목에서는 수평적 산업내무역을 하고 있는 것으로 나타나 광주가 중국에 고품질의 제품을 많이 수출하고 저품질 제품을 수입하고 있다는 것을 알 수 있다. 반면 일본 또는 미국과는 주로 저품질 산업내무역을 하고 있어 저품질 제품을 수출하고 고품질 제품을 수입하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 하지만 중국과는 다르게 고품질 수직적 산업내무역도 하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 분석결과에 따라, 수출마케팅 방안으로는 고부가치형 수출체제로의 전환, 성숙단계별 차별화 전략, 현지진출 네트워크 구축, 지역 내 중소기업의 네트워크 구축, 무역전시회에 대한 정부의 지원, 지방 중소기업에 대한 특화 프로그램을 제시하였다.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.81-100
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• 2010

This study investigates the impact of website contents on Internet auction success. Based on the marketing concepts of stimuli, consumer behavior, and product involvement, the research model presents the theoretical relationships between the key factors of website contents and Internet auction performance. This study examines particularly four dimensions of website contents including transaction features, auction-specific features, seller's reputation, and information quality, which are deemed to have significant impact on the Internet auction performance, Each dimension of website contents is hypothesized to have a unique impact on a bidder's decision-making, which may vary depending on the bidder's level of involvement in the product. While transaction and auction-specific features serve as necessary components for successful auctions, a seller's reputation and information quality, as parts of satisfactory requirements, acutely affect bidders' decisions, especially those with high involvement to buy the product through a particular auction site. The outcomes of the analysis, in general, support the proposed model. The study results also provide meaningful Implications on ways in which auction websites can be improved for both sellers and auction service providers.

• 한국IT서비스학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.75-96
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• 2019

These days, many companies use information systems as a basis for organizational management activities and as an important component of sustainable management. Thus, securing and operating a high-quality information system that can improve the efficiency of business processes is a large part of corporate competitiveness. In order to get such a critical information system, it is only possible to successfully carry out the project. Various attempts and studies have been undertaken to increase the success rate of the project. However, the reality is that the success rate is still not getting much better. In this study, the concept of quality of service, which has long been actively studied in marketing area, was applied as a new factor to enhance the project's success. In this study, project performance activities were defined as the act of providing services. A survey of 164 valid collection data was analyzed. The analysis used SPSS 23. Four process quality factors (customer participation, customer response, knowledge and skills, reliability) and 21 metrics were derived. Through this research, I hope to be the starting point of applying process quality concept as a new breakthrough to increase success rate of project.