• 한국의류학회지
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.327-348
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• 2019

Among the many methods to make sustainable garments, convertible garments have the potential to change style and function that allow consumers to keep and use garments longer with the possibility of enhancing sustainability. This research analyzes consumer preferences in changeable design options for convertible dresses and the consumers' influence on environmentally responsible apparel consumption (ERC) behaviors on their preferences regarding changeable design options of dresses, which are popular items. An online survey collected data from a convenient sample of 321 female college students from four universities in the United States. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS through descriptive analysis, cluster analysis, and independent samples t-test. There were significant differences between high and low ERC groups in design preferences that considered important aspects of purchasing, using convertible dresses, and purchase intentions. Detailed differences among sub-groups were analyzed. Designers are encouraged to make tying/folding/wrapping dresses with changes of size/fit, dress length, or color/pattern. The results are beneficial for apparel designers when developing convertible dresses with the guidance of consumers' design preferences and differences according to ERC levels.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.191-209
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• 2023

The purpose of this study is to establish a strategy to activate the export of Korean paprika to Vietnam. For this, we survey 202 adults in Vietnam, and analyzed the paprika purchase and consumption behavior, preferences, considerations, and willingness to pay. Most of respondents had purchased paprika, and offline grocery stores are the major purchasing location of paprika. The price elasticity of Korean paprika is greater than 1, showing more elasticity than other origins, and it is advantageous to implement the price reduction strategy. The number of household members and the level of education affect purchasing intentions. In conclusion, product composition targeting small households, pricing strategy, and K-Food marketing are appropriate.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.1-20
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• 2013

Social commerce has been gaining explosive popularity, with typical examples of the model such as Groupon and Level Up. Both local business owners and consumers can benefit from this new e-commerce model. Local business owners have a chance to access potential customers and promote their products in a way that could not have otherwise been easily possible, and consumers can enjoy discounted offerings. However, questions have been increasingly raised about the value and future of the social commerce model. A recent survey shows that about a third of 324 business owners who ran a daily-deal promotion in Groupon went behind. Furthermore, more than half of the surveyed merchants did not express enthusiasm about running the promotion again. The same goes for the case in Korea, where more than half of the surveyed clients reported no significant change or even decrease in profits compared to before the use of social commerce model. Why do local business owners fail to exploit the benefits from the promotions and advertisements through the social commerce model and to make profits? Without answering this question, the model would fall under suspicion and even its sustainability might be challenged. This study aims to look into problems in the current social commerce transactions and provide implications for the social commerce model, so that the model would get a foothold for next growth. Drawing on justice theory, this study develops theoretical arguments for the effects of transaction characteristics on consumers' distributive justice and purchase intention in the social commerce. Specifically, this study focuses on two characteristics of social commerce transactions-the discount rate and the purchase rate of products-and investigates their effects on consumers' perception of distributive justice for discounted transactions in the social commerce and their perception of distributive justice for regular-priced transactions. This study also examines the relationship between distributive justice and purchase intention. We conducted an online experiment and gathered data from 115 participants to test the hypotheses. Each participant was randomly assigned to one of nine manipulated scenarios of social commerce transactions, which were generated based on the combination of three levels of purchase rate (high, medium, and low) and three levels of discount rate (high, medium, and low). We conducted MANOVA and post-hoc ANOVA to test hypotheses about the relationships between the transaction characteristics (purchase rate and discount rate) and distributive justice for each of the discounted transaction and the regular-priced transaction. We also employed a PLS analysis to test relations between distributive justice and purchase intentions. Analysis results show that a higher discount rate increases distributive justice for the discounted transaction but decreases distributive justice for the regular-priced transaction. This, coupled with the result that distributive justice for each type of transaction has a positive effect on the corresponding purchase intention, implies that a large discount in the social commerce may be helpful for attracting consumers, but harmful to the business after the promotion. However, further examination reveals curvilinear effects of the discount rate on both types of distributive justice. Specifically, we find distributive justice for the discounted transaction increases concavely as the discount rate increases while distributive justice for the regular-priced transaction decreases concavely with the dscount rate. This implies that there exists an appropriate discount rate which could promote the discounted transaction while not hurting future business of regular-priced transactions. Next, the purchase rate is found to be a critical factor that facilitates the regular-priced transaction. It has a convexly positive influence on distributive justice for the transaction. Therefore, an increase of the rate beyond some threshold would lead to a substantial level of distributive justice for the regular-priced transaction, threrby boosting future transactions. This implies that social commerce firms and sellers should employ various non-price stimuli to promote the purchase rate. Finally, we find no significant relationship between the purchase rate and distributive justice for the discounted transaction. Based on the above results, we provide several implications with future research directions.

• 산경연구논집
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.81-87
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• 2018

Purpose - The perception of the quality of the consumer's distributor's brand(PBs) is generally perceived to be lower than that of the manufacturer's brand(NB), although it is a critical factor in determining the success of PBs. Accordingly, this study examines the characteristics of the convenience store PB products and their correlation with brand trust and purchase intent in the consumers who have had experience purchasing the convenience store PBs to expand the sales variables. Further, this research shows that the marketing strategy is to increase the share of PBs by providing an empirical analysis on the effect of the product attribute factors on the sales volume associated with brand trust, purchase intent, and others. Research design, data, and methodology - The survey period of this study was approximately three weeks from December 1, 2017 to December 21, 2017. The study samples that were taken from 100 random people extracted. The statistical analysis was carried out with multiple regression analysis using the SPSS statistical package. Results - The analysis shows that the brand credibility and purchasing intention were statistically significant differences between the private convenience store private brand products. Specifically, brand trust showed a statistically significant relationship the brand images and quality levels, but the perceived value was not affected statistically. Although the intent of the purchase showed a statistically significant relationship the quality level and the perceived value, the brand image was not statistically significant in its relationship. Conclusions - Overall, it has been established that the perception value does not statistically affect brand trust for convenience store PB products, and that the brand image has no statistically significant effect on the purchase intent. These results are analyzed to be due to the influence of brand in convenience stores themselves rather than brand trust and purchase intentions that affect sales performance, which is the property of private brand food and beverage products, the perceived value of their products. Accordingly, the study found that not only did the marketing performance of the convenience store PB products be improved statistically, but also the cause of the product attributes that were not statistically significant was identified.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.3478-3489
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• 2014

인터넷 이용자가 증가하고 국내의 IT 인프라 확충을 통한 IT 기술의 보편화는 기업들의 웹사이트 사용을 증가시켰고 이로 인하여 인터넷 유저들은 다양한 웹사이트들을 경험하기 시작하였다. 이미 기업이나 공공기관들은 웹사이트를 조직의 성공 수단으로 활용하고 있으며 특히 한정된 자원을 가지고 있는 중소창업기업들의 비즈니스에서 온라인 웹사이트는 상대적으로 적은 비용으로 고객과의 소통을 만들어 주는 중요한 역할을 하고 있다. 이러한 디지털 환경에서 기업에서 구축한 웹사이트의 품질은 고객의 만족과 구매에 직접적인 영향을 미치기 때문에 중소창업기업들이 시장에서 경쟁우위를 선점하기 위해서는 웹사이트에 대한 세밀한 품질분석을 통한 중요요인을 도출하고 자원을 집중하는 효율적인 경영활동이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 중소창업기업의 웹사이트에 방문하는 고객들을 대상으로 총 523부의 설문지를 회수하여 분석하였고 서비스 품질측정 도구인 ServQual을 이용하여 고객의 만족과 구매의도에 영향을 미치는 요인의 상관관계를 AMOS 18.0 프로그램을 사용하여 분석하였다. 분석결과 가상의 공간에서 이루어지는 중소창업기업의 웹사이트는 잘 제작된 웹사이트를 통한 편리함과 고객대응 그리고 제공된 정보에 대한 믿음을 통해 방문 고객들의 만족에 주요한 영향을 미치고 있음을 알 수 있었으며, 다수의 고객들이 방문하여 커뮤니티가 활성화 되어있는가에 대한 부분 역시 고객들의 구매의도에 유의한 영향을 미치고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구는 새 정부의 창조경제 시대를 맞이하여 빠르게 증가하고 있는 중소창업기업들에게 지속가능한 경영을 위한 수단으로써 효율적인 웹사이트 구축을 할 수 있는 방법을 제시하였다.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.121-132
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• 2017

본 연구는 창업기업의 무형적인 기업자원의 효과적 활용에 따른 경쟁력 확보에 대하여 연구 목적이 있다. 본 연구를 위해서, BI 센터와 7년 미만의 창업기업 제품을 이용한 고객이 창업기업을 대상으로 평가하는 방식으로 설문조사를 진행하였다. Schmitt 교수의 경험적 요소를 이론적 배경으로 살펴보았고, 이러한 경험적 요소와 태도가 재 구매의 개념으로서 의사결정 과정상 선행 프로세스로 작동되는지 살펴보았다. 연구결과 첫째, 고객의 사용경험과 탐색경험이 재 구매의도에 영향을 준다는 것을 명확하게 보여 주었다. 둘째, 고객의 사용경험과 탐색경험, 접촉경험은 고객태도에 유의적인 영향관계로 파악되었다. 셋째, 고객태도는 고객의 사용경험과 고객의 탐색경험이 재 구매의도에 주는 영향을 매개 하는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구결과는 창업 초기기업이 고객의 경험적 요소를 잘 관리하면 재 구매의도를 높여 시설과 인력의 자원이 부족한 중소기업의 한계에 적절히 대처할 수 있음을 본 연구는 시사하고 있다.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.117-144
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• 2008

Lots of virtual communities and online businesses presently derive their primary sources of revenues through advertising, but nevertheless are plagued with marginal profitability though they might possess a significant user base. In the light of the need for an efficacious business model, there have been recent insights of an online community in particular reaping profits through an innovative and lucrative revenue generation method that earns by selling digital items. There have been some obvious evidences (e.g., Cyworld, SecondLife, Habo Hotel, etc.) that online communities can be profitable through their unique business model of selling digital items. However, there is lack of understanding about the motivation of purchasing digital items. This study tries to identify the main motivators of digital item purchases based on social/individual identity theory and self-presentation theory. "Digital items", otherwise known as "virtual assets", may include online avatars, accessories for the avatars, decorative ornaments like furniture, digital wallpapers, skins, background music and virtual weapons used for Internet games. These digital items are employed by users for representation and articulation in the online space, especially to create and enhance their online profiles in web pages and games. Prices for digital items typically range from a few cents to a few dollars each. Based on the theoretical framework like social identity theory and self-presentation theory, we developed the research model and proposed seven hypotheses. An analysis of 225 members of Cyworld found that digital item purchase intention in virtual world is affected by both members' need for self-presentation and need for affiliation. We also found that the need for self-presentation is significantly increased by innovativeness of members, community group norm, and community involvement. We concluded that the need for self-presentation could be a key variable for profitable business model in online community service industry. However, neither individual self-efficacy nor the need for affiliation significantly influenced the need for self-presentation which triggers purchase intention of digital items. In term of the theoretical and practical contribution, this study can be a pioneering empirical research that investigates the purchase intention of digital items based on social identity theory and self-presentation theory in the online context. Also, the findings of our study are valuable and practical for practitioners in the market who wish to adopt or improve the business model of selling digital items in an online community. From the findings, it can be seen that innovativeness of users, community group norm, and community involvement are three significant factors that influence need for self-presentation of users which ultimately leads to their intentions to buy digital items. These findings put forth that virtual community providers and online businesses selling digital items should prioritize their efforts and focus on these three factors if they want to increase the sales of these digital items and generate greater revenues. This study provides important implications for academic researchers and practitioners to understand why the community members pay money for their digital items in virtual world and how the practitioners can increase the sales of digital items in an online community. A couple of limitations of the study and future research directions are also discussed.

• 경영정보학연구
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.209-226
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• 2018

위치기반 서비스는 데스크톱 기반에서 활용하던 과거의 온라인 커머스(Online Commerce)와는 차별적인 서비스 특성을 지닌다. 장소에 상관없이 이동 통신 기기를 활용하여 온라인에 접속하여 온라인 쇼핑을 활용할 수 있으며, 보다 편하게 사용자의 편의를 보장해준다. 위치 별로 특정적인 쇼핑 정보, 서비스 정보를 제공함으로써, 소비자에게 위치에 따른 편익을 제공할 수 있게 되었다. 또한 위치뿐만 아니라 다양한 희소성 정보를 제공함으로써, 소비자의 구매 욕구를 증대 시키게 된다. 본 연구에서는 위치기반 서비스에서 희소성의 제공 단계에 따라 소비자의 구매의도 변화에 어떤 영향을 주는지에 대하여 연구하였다. 희소성의 단계는 첫째, 희소성이 없는 단계, 둘째, 시간제한 정보를 제공하는 단계, 셋째, 수량 제한 정보를 제공하는 단계, 넷째, 시간, 수량 제한을 제공하는 단계로 실험 설계하여 실험 자극물을 통한 4집단 분석을 진행하였다. 위치기반 서비스의 특성인 편재성과 상호작용성, 프라이버시 염려의 변수들을 추가하여 희소성의 단계에 따른 종속변수의 영향력 차이에 대하여 확인하고자 하였다. 분석결과, 시간제한과 수량 제한 희소성 자극물은 편재성, 상호작용성과 소비자의 구매의도에 조절 효과를 나타냈으며, 해당 변수들도 직간접적으로 긍정적 영향을 주었다. 프라이버시 염려는 소비자의 구매의도에 부정적인 영향을 주는 것으로 확인하였다.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제10권10호
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• pp.35-43
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• 2012

Purpose - The current analysis has been done in order to verify the difference between consumer attitudes on the distributor's PB products in terms of practical shopping value and attitudes about the product according to its perceived quality. Research design, data, and methodology - The target respondents of this study were those who have bought PB products at large-scale discount stores within the past six months. We asked homemakers, office workers, and students who live in Seoul or Daejon to respond to a questionnaire by filling out self-evaluations, and collected the completed questionnaires. To test the hypothesis, a t-test was carried out by group for 25 percent of the high and low rankings, including a quarter of the total respondents, to verify attitudes toward products and brands, purchase satisfaction, and re-purchase intention according to the practical shopping value and recognized quality of PB products. A variance analysis was conducted to see if there were differences among groups in terms of practical shopping value and perceived quality. Scheffe's back testing was used to identify differences between groups. Results - The result of the investigation of consumer attitudes according to practical shopping value is as follows. First, it was verified that consumer attitudes about PB products increase as practical shopping value increases. Second, there was no significant. Third, it was verified that repurchase intentions for PB products get higher as the practical shopping value of the consumer increases. The following is the result of the investigation of consumer attitudes according to the perceived quality of PB products. First, it was verified that the product attitude improves as the perceived quality of PB products increases. Second, the research confirmed that the brand attitude improves as the perceived quality of PB products increases. Third, consumer satisfaction is higher when the perceived quality of PB products is high. Fourth, this study verified that repurchase intentions for PB products are higher as the perceived quality of the product increases. Finally, the results of identifying differences between groups for perceived quality and shopping value are as follows. It was identified that there were differences in shopping value according to the characteristics of the groups. However, perceived quality does not change according to the characteristics of groups. Conclusions - These results have practical implications for the marketing strategy of PB products in order to satisfy consumer demands and provide a differentiated service by the distributor. In addition, it is suggested that a communication strategy may be necessary to increase brand loyalty and ensure the continual growth and value creation of PB products as symbolic products for distributors.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제13권11호
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• pp.815-828
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• 2013

오늘날 온라인 쇼핑몰 기업들은 이용고객의 다양한 필요와 욕구에 부응하기 위하여 여러 가지 새로운 상품 및 보다 나은 서비스를 제공하기 위해 노력하고 있으며, 새로운 웹 사이트의 출현으로 인해 업체 간 경쟁도 치열해지고 있는 실정이다. 따라서 온라인 쇼핑몰업체들은 이용고객의 이탈을 방지하고, 이용고객과의 지속적인 관계를 장기적으로 유지하여 기업이 제공하는 제품 및 서비스에 대한 고객의 만족도를 높여줌으로써, 애호고객으로의 전환이 가능하도록 할 필요성이 있다. 본 논문의 목적은 심미적 매력, 공간 기능성, 결제 안정성, 머천다이징 4개의 차원으로 압축된 온라인 물리적 환경으로서의 e-servicescape의 개념적 모델을 제시하고, 이 개념과 신뢰 및 구매의도의 관계를 논의하기 위함이다. 또한 기존의 온라인 연구를 물리적 환경으로 개발하고 확대하기 위한 것에 목적을 둔다. 본 연구의 첫 번째 공헌은 첫째, 온라인 물리적 환경에 대한 이론적 종합과 조작적 정의를 포함하고 있다는 것이다. 둘째, 신뢰가 온라인 거래에 중요한 변수라는 것을 발견한 것에 있다. 셋째, 소비자의 구매의도의 선행요인에 대한 통찰에 대한 공헌이다. 마지막으로 온라인 환경에 대한 소비자의 이해는 신뢰와 구매의도에 대해 상당한 영향을 가하고 있다는 것을 본 연구를 통해 알 수 있다.