• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.695-718
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• 2020

Based on the Construal Level Theory, we aim to study a most favorable fit among the advertising model, media type, and message construals, which are important factors in an advertisement. A two (social distance of the ad model in an ad: distal (low similarity) vs proximal (high similarity) by two (social distance of a media type: distal (portal) vs. proximal (SNS)) by two (message construal: abstract vs concrete) laboratory experiment was conducted to examine attitude changes on ad messages. The results show that abstract messages were more effective in attitude toward advertisement and purchase intention under the distal social distance (i.e. advertising model in low-similarity and portal media type) while concrete messages were so under the proximal social distance and SNS media type.

• 한국정보시스템학회지:정보시스템연구
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.1-25
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• 2015

Social Network Service (SNS) has been played an important role in the life with the expansion of the modern technology in the cellular communication. More knowledge and understanding should be inevitable even if companies have taken advantage of SNS through word of mouth as one of the new paradigm. In most cases the crucial benefit or peculiarity of SNS has been overlooked because only general aspects of SNS have been applied in the online situation. As a result of this, same paradigm has been considered in reality as SNS was just used one of the marketing tools. However, essential aspects of SNS were investigated to see the relation of usage intention and word of mouth in this study. The hypothesis of the effect of continuous intention of the usage, trust and word of mouth was made and reviewed statistically. The statistical analysis showed there was significant among relationship, context, perceived service quality and continuous intention of the usage. In addition to that, self-expression, relationship, perceived service quality and trust were significant. Finally the continuous intention of the usage and word of mouth was significant as well. Based on this study, SNS provided by the companies could be effective to the customers in terms of word of mouth while different trend was shown in terms of trust.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.45-63
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• 2009

China has the largest number of the user of web 2.0 such as messengers and blogs, as of 2008 year. Chinese Internet digital market will grow from $85 billion in 2007 to $264 billion in 2015. The importance of Chinese Internet business is increasing, because of its size and growth potential. This research is focused on following two questions. First, what are the major characteristics of social networking services in China? In order to find out the answer about this question, the case study on Tencent QQ and Sina Poco, the most representative social networking services company in China, was done. And the reason of the use of social networking services, their contents, and the attitude toward the paid service were identified. Second, what are the major factors influencing the use of social networking services in China. User participation, network effect, usefulness, and system quality were inferred as the factors influencing the use. These factors were based on motivation theory, technology acceptance model, and the related research papers. This research model was proved by data analysis using Partial Least Square. As results, the use of social networking services was influenced by usefulness, network effect, user participation, and system quality. But social influence was not significant of the use of social networking services.

• 한국IT서비스학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.355-373
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• 2015

Social networking services (SNSs) serve to strengthen people's social relationships by providing ways for people to utilize such relationships especially like workplace. With the development of the internet worldwide, the number of SNS users is rapidly growing and a wider range of service types have become available. In this study, we designed a research model with a focus on what makes people use SNSs at workplace and how it is associated with changes in relationship quality and their intention to continue using the services and analyzed data collected for the research model. Theoretically, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation was invoked and measured, in terms of hedonic and utilitarian values, and satisfaction and trust were adopted as variables of relationship quality. Data were collected from Facebook users using workplace, and a partial least squares (PLS) analysis was made on 188 data points. The analysis results showed that two forms of motivation-hedonic and utilitarian-are separated from each other in their influence and that utilitarian value is more important than hedonic value, especially when it comes to users' satisfaction. In addition, the analysis found a weak relationship between satisfaction and trust in SNS environments; this was a little different from the results of previous studies.

• 경영과정보연구
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.99-122
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• 2016

특정한 관심이나 활동을 공유하는 사람들 사이의 관계망을 기반으로 서비스를 제공하는 페이스북이나 트위터와 같은 SNS의 활성화로 정보공유나 의사소통이 활발해지면서 SNS에 대한 관심이 증가하였다. 본 연구는 관심의 대상이 되고 있는 SNS에 대한 연구를 수행할 것이며, 새로운 매체의 이용 동기를 설명하기 위한 이론인 이용과 충족이론을 기반으로 SNS 이용 동기를 살펴본다. SNS 이용 동기를 감정적 동기와 인지적 동기로 구분하고, 이용 동기와 SNS 중독 간의 관계를 알아보았다. 감정적 동기는 SNS에 대한 오락성과 환상으로 구분하고 인지적 동기는 SNS에서의 정보 부담과 시스템 사용 부담으로 살펴한다. SNS 중독은 시간적 내성, 금단 불안, 중단 실패, 생활 장애로 구분하였으며 SNS 중독과 주관적 웰빙과의 관계를 살펴본다. 마지막으로 사회적 자본 이론을 기반으로 SNS 특성인 사회적 유대감의 조절효과를 분석한다. SNS 사용자들을 대상으로 설문을 수행하였고, 가설을 검증하기 위하여 286부의 설문지를 분석에 활용하였다. 가설검증결과를 보면, 감정적 동기인 오락성과 환상은 SNS 중독에 정(+)의 영향을 미쳤고, 인지적 동기인 정보 부담과 시스템 사용 부담도 SNS 중독에 정(+)의 영향을 미쳤다. 또한 SNS 중독은 주관적 웰빙에 통계적으로 유의한 영향을 미쳤으며, 마지막으로 사회적 유대감에 따라 SNS 중독이 주관적 웰빙에 다른 영향을 미치고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구의 결과는 SNS 사용자와 SNS 관련 종사자들에게 유용한 정보를 제공할 수 있을 것이다.

• 경영과정보연구
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.517-538
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• 2012

본 연구는 소셜 네트워크 서비스내 구성원들이 소셜 네트워크 서비스를 이용하면서 느끼는 동기요인이 행동의도에 영향을 미치는 요인을 규명하기 위한 것으로 실증분석을 통해 검증하고자 하였다. 특히 자기결정성 이론에 입각하여 소셜 네트워크 이용 동기요인을 구성원(follower) - 허브(hubs) 간 자기결정성 동기와 구성원(follower) - 구성원(follower) 간 자기결정성 동기롤 구분하였다. 또한 이러한 동기요인이 태도변수인 감정적인 애착에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 알아보고자 하였으며, 아울러 행동변수로 충성도와 정보공유의도에 어떠한 결과를 가져오는지 검증하고자 하였다. 실증분석 결과 본 연구에서 상정한 연구가설 모두가 통계적으로 유의한 영향관계가 있음이 밝혀졌다. 이러한 연구결과는 소셜 네트워크 서비스의 이용 동기-태도-행위의 인과관계 형성이 구성원들의 내면적인 심리적 욕구의 상태에 따라서도 작용될 수 있음을 보여주는 것으로 향후 이와 관련한 보다 정교한 연구의 기반이 될 것으로 예상된다.

• 한국의류산업학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.48-62
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• 2016

Consumers have come to demand high quality, affordable prices, and innovative product designs of the outdoor wear market due to their well-being and leisure oriented lifestyle. A new system of business in outdoor wear has emerged in the process through which corporations have endeavored to satisfy such consumer needs. Outdoor wear brands have utilized social network services (SNS) such as Facebook and Twitter as means of marketing and have built close relations with consumers based on communication through these media. Recently, explosively escalating SNS data are referred to as social big data, and now that every consumer online is a commentator, reviewer, and publisher, the outdoor wear market and all of its brands have to stop talking and start listening to how they are perceived. Therefore, this study employs Social $Metrics^{TM}$, a social big data analysis solution by Daumsoft, Inc., to verify changes in the allusions related to outdoor wear market found on SNS. This study aims to identify changes in consumer perceptions of outdoor wear based on changes in outdoor wear search words and trends in positive and negative public opinion found in SNS social big data. In addition, products of interest, the major brands mentioned, the attributes taken into consideration during purchases of products, and consumers' psychology were categorized and analyzed by means of keywords related to outdoor wear brands found on SNS. The results of this study will provide fundamental resources for outdoor wear brands' market entry and brand strategy implementation in the future.

• 한국정보시스템학회지:정보시스템연구
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.97-114
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• 2012

Given the rapid growth of social network services (SNS) such as Facebook and Cyworld, it is important to understand SNS users' decision-making processes such as purchasing and continuance intention. Especially, as a number of SNS providers such as Cyworld and Habbo Hotel recognize the sales of digital items as the main source of their profits, it is critical to in-depth understand SNS users' purchasing behaviors. In this regard, this study explores continued usage behaviors and purchase behaviors of digital items in an SNS environment using a longitudinal research method. This paper develops a theoretical model to deeply understand the key drivers of purchase behavior of digital items through constructs prescribed by two established research streams on information systems, namely continuance usage and habitual usage. Moreover, this study examines the effects of actual and ideal self-image congruity on SNS continuance intention and habit. The research model was tested by using survey data collected from 307 users who have experience with Cyworld. The analysis results show that SNS actual usage directly influence purchase behavior of digital items. SNS users' continuance intention and habit are key drivers to enhance the level of actual usage of the SNS. Both actual and ideal self-image congruity play a key role in enhancing continuance usage and habitual usage. The implication of research and discussions provides reference for SNS providers in marketing and IT strategy.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.1-16
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• 2017

The purpose of this study was to investigate adolescents' individual and microsystem variables including relationships with parents and friends affecting adolescents' experiences of mobile social networking site (SNS) cyberbullying based on the human ecological perspective. Data came from 344 middle school students who lived with both their parents in the Seoul and Gyunggi areas. A multiple regression analysis showed that adolescents' characteristics, relationships with parents, and friends were associated with their experiences of mobile SNS cyberbullying. These findings suggest that good relationships with parents could be protective factors for adolescents to reduce mobile SNS cyberbullying. However, adolescents' characteristics including aggression, depression, and delinquent peers were positively associated with adolescents' experiences of mobile SNS cyberbullying. This study highlights that various environments are closely related to adolescent development.

• 한국IT서비스학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.127-145
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• 2016

This paper aims to investigate empirically how brand trust can be formed from the customer-brand relationship through a direct use of firm's SNS in B2B context. The brand trust is fundamental elements to understanding of long-term relationship in a B2B context. To achieve the objectives of this study, data collection is through a personally administered questionnaire, and a total of 180 questionnaires was collected from the buyer or supplier who frequently visited partner's firm SNS. Excluding missing data, 120 usable data were analyzed. From the results, first, three SNS motivations (i.e. Information, social and entertainment) has a positive impact on the perceived value of SNS (i.e. perceived usefulness and perceived enjoyment). Second, the perceived usefulness and perceived enjoyment positively affect customer-brand relationship (brand intimacy, brand attachment). Third, the customer-brand relationship is positively related to brand trust. Implications, limitations and future research directions of the study were also discussed. These findings help managers in developing and implementing the relation between SNS use and a customer-brand relationship for long-term relationship in B2B.