• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.430-445
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• 2001

The purpose of this study was to identify the condition and perception of food management pattern in Yuanbean area. An investigation based on Previous research was administered to 200 housewives by questionnaire method in 1993 and 1995. Data were descriptively analyzed and chi-square value was calculated to compare group differences. Findings indicated that snack preference, food budget planning. menu planning. focusing factors for preparing and purchasing food materials, and family member considering for preparing meal were varied by socio-demographic factors. such as age, education. occupation. family income. religion. family type and size, years of marriage, hometown, kitchen structure, and types of fuels. Similarities and differences between groups were discussed and implications for nutrition were suggested.

• The Research Journal of the Costume Culture
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• v.8 no.6
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• pp.949-963
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• 2000

Jambangee's advertisements in spring 1998 attracted public attention by the differentiating message of 'nationalism'. The purpose of this paper is to interpret Korean youth's culture of consumption, value, thought and culture expressed in these advertisements. The semiotic analytic method of F. Saussure and R. Barthe were used. Metaphor and metonymy as interpretive tools were used. Two levels of meaning, denotation and connotation were examined, and idelogies and mythologies were sought. Contrary to the most of jean advertisements which show youth, characteristic style, western life style and westernized beauty, refinement, materialism, and social differentiation, Jambangee's advertisement showed nationalism and patriotism. These advertisements criticized that preference of imported goods and ostentation of purchasing power brought crisis of economy and I.M.F. system. Jambangee's jeans symbolized as the meaning of nationalism and patriotism were suggested as a way to save our country. Jambangee's advertisements are meaningful. Because we had accepted western fashion passively so far, but for the first time Jambangee applied Korean design elements to jeans and gave new meanings to them through the 'nationalism'campaign.

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.1-20
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• 1997

The aims of this study are as following. 1) To investgate information-search and evaluating alternatives of middle-aged wives in buying townwears as well as to examine socio-demographic variables physical varialbes and psychological variables and their influences on. 2) To compare the previous study (a study on problems recognition of mjiddle-aged wives in buying townwears) with this study and to relate this results ot previous study results. The data used in this study included 374 housewives living in Seoul and Pusan. Statistics used for data analysis were frequencies means standard deviation Pearson's correlation t-test Oneway ANOVA stepwise multiple regression analysis. major findings are as follows. 1. The degree of information-search and evaluating alternative proved more than middle point. 2. Variables that affect information-search and evaluating alternatives and three : attitude towards purchasing experience of menopause preference for expensive clothes.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.33 no.7
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• pp.1086-1097
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• 2009

Consumers have more choices for apparel products as e-shopping grows. This study examines the importance of apparel product attributes and classifies online apparel buyers into groups based on product attribute evaluation in various choice sets. For the empirical research, the online survey was conducted and Latent Gold Choice 4.0 was used for the choice-based conjoint analysis. Five consumer segments are found based on the choice selection of product attributes. The importance of product attributes (online shopping mall, brand, price, and style) and the preference of each product attribute level were different across segments. This research improves the knowledge of the purchasing behavior of online apparel buyers and provides proper attribute combinations of apparel e-shopping for each consumer segment.

• Journal of Applied Tourism Food and Beverage Management and Research
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.57-78
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• 2005

This study is concerned with the factors of choice properties of leasure tourism. The seven factors of choice properties can be identified. They are tourism convenience, tourism service, tourism characteristics, tourism image and tourism famousness. The choice properties of leisure tourism become significant depending upon population size and use type characteristics. Furthermore, tourism service, tourism image and tourism famousness need to be enforced strategically because the choice properties are largely influenced by revisits, mouth-to-mouth effects, satisfaction, etc. In conclusion, this study found that the choice properties determine the preference and purchasing activities in choosing leisure tourism destination. In addition, this study provides leisure tourism oriented marketing information to tourism business enterprises so that they can perceive major factors affecting to the choice properties.

• Journal of Korean Society of Rural Planning
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.11-20
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• 2013

Consumer preference, marketing environment and various agricultural policy were changed recently. So it is necessary to analyze the consumption behavior for selection the target market. In this paper, we analyzed the consumption behavior and the brand positioning using oriental melon. From the results of analysis, firstly, consumers' age, job, education and the number of member of household were effected to consumption behavior of oriental melon. Secondly, the marketing factor was the most important when purchasing oriental melon. Thirdly, the brand of Sung-Ju Oriental Melon was evaluated to the best brand on brand name, brand image and brand message.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.26 no.6
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• pp.833-842
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was to investigate the visual sensibility of color combination far clothing. The survey had been done for the 42 color combination for clothing with 27 semantic differential bi-polar scales. The major findings of this research were as follows. 1. There were significant differences in the visual sensibility of color combination, especially in the difference according to the area(in Seoul and in Pusan). 2. As a result of the regression analysis, preference was related to buying desirable, gorgeous, fun, cheerful, attractive, harmonious and refined and the purchasing desire was related to favorite, comfortable, harmonious, sweet, and fun. Rich impression was related to refined, harmonious, elegance and attractive and pleasant feeling was related to sort, cheerful, attractive, clean and refined. 3. According to sensibility positioning, The color combination for clothing was classified by hard-soft, simple-gorgeous.

• Proceeding of Spring/Autumn Annual Conference of KHA
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.357-362
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• 2008

The brand is getting more important purchase factor in apartment market, so domestic construction companies have tried to differentiate it from others using the unique brand image. The purpose of this study is to investigate consistency brand images as a process which includes publicity, design and customer service and to analyze how using intergrated brand image affects brand preference and purchasing intention. To examine hypotheses, empirical study survey questionnaire for consumers who reside in 4 different brand apartments in Dongtan, Hwasung city is conducted. The results of the study are expected to become the useful data in developing sustainable apartment brand and building the marketing strategy of construction companies.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.149-170
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• 2002

As the life style of modern people is gradually being more scientific, up-to-date, and specialized, food habit and food cut lure are a measure of cultural level of a country. Studies on consumer behavioral model show that food habit is closely related to consumer preference, changing life pattern and increasing family income. The purpose of this study was, accordingly, to define the impact of menu characteristics on customer menu selection. For that purpose, some at tempts were made: First, discuss the theories on family restaurant and customer purchasing behavior as a standard of analysis. Second, find out if there are any differences in customer menu- selection factors in family restaurant Third, make an empirical analysis of menu-selection factors in family restaurant to suggest in which direction it should move forward Fourth, analyze the relationship of demographic characteristics to menu-select ion factors.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.37-54
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• 2003

As the life style of modern people is gradually being more scientific, up-to-date and specialized, food habit and food culture are a measure of cultural level of a country. Studies on consumer behavioral model show that food habit is closely related to consumer preference, changing life pattern and increasing family income. The purpose of this study was, accordingly, to define the impact of menu characteristics on customer menu selection. For that purpose, some attempts were made: First, discuss the theories on Italian food and customer purchasing behavior as a standard of analysis. Second, find out if there are any differences in customer menu-selection factors in hotel Italian restaurant. Third, make an empirical analysis of menu-selection factors in hotel Italian restaurant to suggest in which direction it should move forward. Fourth, analyze the relationship of demographic characteristics to menu-selection factors.