• 경영과학
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.77-89
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• 2016

Due to recent proliferation of the mobile shopping channels, customers increasingly tend to purchase using online channel while experiencing physical products in offline shops. This phenomenon requires traditional offline retailers to consider integrating online channels. In this study, we propose strategic options for the traditional offline retailers regarding the online channel integration, and provide corresponding decision models to maximize the expected profits. We also investigate how the strategic options vary with the product characteristics, by categorizing the products based on inventory cost, demand uncertainty, and fitness to the online channels. By analyzing numerical examples we illustrate how the best online channel integration strategy should be differentiated depending on the product categories.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.909-923
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• 2018

Online retailers' offline channel expansion is rapidly growing as an important consumer incentive strategy, despite the enormous initial costs of establishing a store. This study focuses on the offline channel operation of online shopping malls, and examines the effects and influencing factors of the channel expansion strategy from a consumer perspective. In-depth interviews were conducted with ten customers in their 20s and 30s who had visited online retailers' stores or purchased products. Major issues were extracted based on the framework of a channel effect mechanism proposed by Cao and Li (2015). Subsequently, it was found that existing online retailers could enhance brand image and perception by expanding their channels to offline stores. It was also emphasized that the consumer trust on the quality of the product in offline stores is a key variable, and it has a significant influence on consumer's continuous purchase and revisit intention. This study showed that borderless channel integration was the most important task when expanding channels of online retailers. So it will be necessary to strive for an omni-channel strategy so that channel integration can be strategically executed and consumers can interact regardless of channels.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제19권12호
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• pp.23-32
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• 2021

Purpose: By integrating multiple separate online, offline distribution channels, omnichannel distribution has modernized and revolutionized the retailing sector. Omnichannel distribution supports firms by delivering seamless shopping experiences for customers throughout all touchpoints of the shopping journey. This paper aims at exploring the impact of channel integration quality on customer experience and patronage intentions in the omnichannel distribution context. Research design, data and methodology: An online survey was taken with 351 omnichannel experienced shoppers by utilizing the structured questionnaire. The partial least square-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) and Smart PLS software were employed to analyze and test proposed hypotheses. Results: The findings reveal that channel integration quality dimensions including breadth of channel-service choice, transparency of channel-service configuration, content consistency, and process consistency, play crucial roles in the customer shopping experience. The perceived compatibility has been influenced by the integrated interactions in which content consistency and process consistency. The findings also demonstrate the positive and direct impact of perceived compatibility on customer experience, and both factors have substantial effects on customers' patronage intentions. Conclusions: This study sheds light on the literature on channel integration quality, omnichannel retailing experience and customer patronage. In addition, this study provides practical implications for omnichannel retailers in enhancing customer experience and patronage.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.601-611
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• 2011

This research evaluates the availability of consumers moving to integrated multi channels by a target analysis on the integrated online channel and verifies the possibility of a synergy effect created by the expansion of an integrated online channel. The objectives are to define the scope of benefits desired in fast fashion and online shopping, compare the desired benefits of fast fashion consumers, online shopping consumers and fast fashion, and online shopping consumers, investigate the acceptance intention of the integrated online channel of consumers, and verity its relationship with the desired benefits. As a result, all consumers indicate the desire to pursue social recognition, pleasure, individuality, economic and convenience orientation, and fashion-innovativeness through shopping activities. In addition, there were differences in the mean of social recognition benefit individuality benefit, economical and convenience orientation benefit, and fashion-innovativeness benefit. Lastly, the acceptance intention of the integrated online channel was significant in all groups and the desired benefits that affect the acceptance intention of the integrated online channel were social recognition for fast fashion consumers along with pleasure and individuality for fast fashion and online shopping consumers.

• 한국IT서비스학회지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.29-49
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• 2022

Consumers are now no longer satisfied with using a single channel to shop and then desire a smooth and consistent purchasing experience across channels. By integrating different channels and services, an omni-channel strategy allows consumers to choose their preferred channel to complete their shopping tasks. Therefore, large retailers in China have recently been transforming into omni-channel retail formats to secure their competitive advantage. To better implement this strategy and optimize its effectiveness, it is important to understand how consumers respond to the quality of channel integration. Based on social exchange theory (SET), the main purposes of this study are to explore the impact of channel integration quality on consumer engagement in the Chinese omni-channel retailing environment and to further examine whether there is a moderating effect of consumer empowerment on this relationship. To test this research model, we collected data from 330 respondents by conducting an online questionnaire in China. The results indicated that the two dimensions of channel integration (breadth of channel-service choice and transparency of channel-service configuration) positively affected two dimensions of customer engagement (conscious attention and enthusiastic participation), respectively. The findings also show that consumer empowerment only positively moderates the relationship between breadth of channel service choice and conscious attention, whereas it negatively moderates the relationship between transparency of channel-service configuration and conscious attention/enthusiastic participation. Given these results, this study deepens our understanding of the impact of the quality of channel integration on customer engagement in the context of omni-channel retailing in China and sheds light on how retailers can attract consumers with different levels of empowerment.

• 한국유통학회지:유통연구
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.1-18
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• 2003

본 연구는 온라인 인터넷쇼핑몰과 오프라인 백화점간 소비자의 반응에 대한 통합적 접근을 시도하여 각 업태별로 쇼핑상황에 따른 쇼핑가치의 조절역할을 분석하는데 중점을 두었다. 오프라인 백화점과 온라인 인터넷쇼핑몰에서의 쇼핑행동 차이를 하나의 틀에서 분석하고 영향요인을 규명함으로서 온ㆍ오프라인 통합의 효과나 멀티채널 전략에 적용할 수 있는 소비자행동의 변화를 파악하였다. 향후에는 단순한 4P's 중심의 마케팅 믹스(marketing mix)전략 보다는 온라인과 오프라인별 소비자의 쇼핑가치를 중심으로 한 고객세분화기준을 적용함으로서 효과적인 채널전략을 수립하는데 초점을 두어야 할 것이다.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.18-37
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• 2017

Many retailers have extended their extant online channels (i.e., websites) to mobile channels for communicating with and delivering their products or services to customers. However, retailers have trouble delivering a cohesive and seamless customer experience across the Web and mobile channels. To address this challenge, we propose a way for retailers to enrich customers' seamless experiences across channels by configuring mobile channels (functionality- and interactivity-oriented configurations) along with traditional Web channels. This study theoretically contributes a research framework that posits the role of mobile channels as an extension of existing websites. It also provides practical insight for effectively articulating an e-commerce strategy in cross-channel electronic commerce.

• 한국유통학회지:유통연구
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.1-24
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• 2004

As the dot-com companies realize the importance of the traditional business operations such as product distribution and sourcing, the task of balancing business strategy and operations between electronic commerce and"bricks St mortar"channels is an ongoing challenge. However, there are no generic recipes for formulating business strategy that optimally bridges the physical and virtual operations. In order to provide some guidelines, this study examines the big 3 retailers in Korea, and their"clicks ＆ mortar"strategy, assessing how the activities of each channel are integrated to achieve the synergy effect. This study analyzes the differences in the pattern of integration among the three retailers and traces the causes of those differences. It also figures out the relationship between the degree of integration and performance variables such as growth and cost. Finally. it defines the essential constraints on the process of integration along with managerial implications.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.31-36
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• 2011

본 논문은 오프라인 채널이 온라인 채널로 사업 영역을 확장할 경우 기존 오프라인 채널의 경쟁적 자산, 이를테면, 브랜드 명성, 서비스 만족도 등이 온라인 채널의 선호도로 연결될 수 있는지를 실증분석을 통해 증명하였다. 연구결과, 오프라인 채널의 브랜드 명성과 서비스 만족도가 오프라인 채널의 선호도에는 직접적으로 긍정적인 영향을 미치고, 온라인 채널의 선호도에는 간접적으로 영향을 미친다. 즉, 오프라인 채널의 경쟁력이 우수할 경우 고객 입장에서는 오프라인 채널의 선호도가 높아져서 거래관계에 대한 몰입과 충성심이 증가한 뒤, 시간적 거리를 두고 오프라인 기업이 확장한 온라인 채널에 대한 선호도 향상으로 발전해 갈 수 있음이 입증되었다. 즉, 오프라인 채널의 경쟁력 향상은 현재와 미래 모두의 사업 기회를 확보하는 데 긍정적 영향을 미치는 것이다. 본 연구의 주요 시사점을 정리하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 유통 채널의 서비스 품질 관리가 브랜드 명성 관리보다 더욱 중요하다. 고객의 서비스에 대한 체험과 주관적인 평가는 장기적인 브랜드 명성 관리의 선행요소로서 중요할 뿐만 아니라, 채널 선호도에도 더 큰 영향을 미친다. 따라서, 신규 고객을 포함한 일반 고객을 대상으로 하는 광범위한 브랜드 포지셔닝 전략 보다는 기존 우수 고객을 대상으로 하는 서비스 만족도 향상 전략이 더 중요하다는 의미이다. 둘째, 기존의 오프라인 채널이 온라인 채널로서 인터넷쇼핑몰을 구축할 경우 기존의 오프라인 채널의 고객 선호도, 주관적인 평가가 그대로 온라인 채널에도 영향을 미친다는 점이다. 유통기관의 오프라인 채널이 온라인 채널로 확장한 경우뿐만 아니라, 기존의 전통 제조기업이나 서비스 기업이 영업활동의 확장으로서 온라인으로 채널을 확장한 경우도 마케팅 채널의 수직적 통합(Vertical Integration)으로서 유통채널의 확장에 준하여 모두 이에 해당될 수 있다. 셋째, '채널확장'이란 '기업이 자사의 마케팅 활동이나 영업활동의 채널을 증대하기 위하여 온라인 또는 오프라인으로 채널을 확대시키는 의사결정과 그 실행'을 의미하는 것임을 확인할 수 있다. 일반적으로 오프라인 기업의 온라인으로의 채널 확장은 유통채널 확장 그 자체를 위한 목적과 전반적인 경영 프로세스 혁신의 목적 두 가지로 나누어 질 수 있다. 전자는 전통 오프라인 기업의 매출액을 증대하여 수익창출에 기여하기 위함이고, 후자는 주로 오프라인 기업의 비용절감을 통해 수익증대에 기여하기 위함이다.

• 한국정보기술학회 영문논문지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.111-123
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• 2020

The core competencies for the 21st century are creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and communication. In recent classes where ICT (information, communication, and technology) is grafted, a lot of efforts are also being made to increase such competencies. According to a research work, ICT is most often used as a communication channel between teachers and students or as an online collaboration tool among students. However, ICT has only played a role as a guideline for instruction, but not included in the curriculum until now. The research on methods how to integrate technology into teaching and learning is in full swing due to the development of technology and the advent of Covid-19. In this paper, we propose a technology integration hierarchy model, namely K-TIHM that can be combined with STEAM education. Since only learning environments have been proposed in the existing research for technology-based STEAM education, our model proposes a series of technology integration hierarchy that can be applied by school age along with STEAM. Also, we analyze the differences in among the Korea's ICT education operation guidelines, the Korea's Software education guidelines, and ours. The proposed model can help developing the primary and secondary school curriculum integrated with technology.