• 지식경영연구
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.209-228
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• 2014

The explosive growth of social commerce engenders a new business model, that is, infomediary. In a social commerce environment, infomediary works as a personal agent who provides information about various web merchants to help consumers select appropriate merchants for their needs. The purpose of this study is to identify the factors influencing consumer attitudes towards infomediaries in social commerce and examine the relationship between intention to provide word of mouth and consumer attitudes. In total, 170 responses were collected from social commerce infomediary users. The results show that competence and integrity significantly influence user attitudes as trust dimensions. Infomediary reputation and two functional factors (information variety and navigation functionality) turn out to be significant antecedents for user attitudes toward infomediary in social commerce. User attitudes in turn significantly influence the intention to provide word of mouth. Future research and practical implications are also discussed.

• 복식문화연구
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.260-286
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• 2024

This study investigates consumer experiences and word-of-mouth (WOM) intentions in luxury brand pop-up stores, including standalone and department store setups. Grounded in experience economy theory, this study examines the experiential elements based on the types of pop-up stores and the relationships among consumer experience, pop-up store image, and WOM intentions for each type. Data were collected from 300 visitors to luxury brand pop-up stores between January and July 2023 and analyzed using Smart PLS 4.0. The findings reveal several key insights. First, standalone pop-up stores offer educational and escapist experiences, while pop-ups within department stores have a single identified factor of consumer experience. Second, regardless of the store type, luxury pop-up store experiences significantly influence pop-up image perceptions. Third, luxury pop-up store image drives WOM intentions for both standalone and department store pop-ups. Notably, the unique image significantly impacts solely department store pop-ups and does not influence standalone pop-ups. Moreover, image perceptions in both pop-up store types do not significantly affect brand WOM intentions. Finally, WOM intentions for pop-up stores significantly influence WOM intentions for brands. This study contributes to the theoretical understanding of consumer experiences in luxury pop-up stores, providing practical insights for stakeholders in the luxury brand industry to enhance pop-up store image perceptions and WOM intentions.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.805-822
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• 2015

Online communities are an important source of electronic word-of-mouth (e-WOM). However, few studies have examined the use of such messages within the Middle Eastern context. This study focuses on Saudi women as members of an online beauty forum. Previous work suggested a mediating effect of gender, with women being more likely to trust word-of-mouth and follow it up with a purchase. A conceptual model with a theoretical underpinning from existing contributions in literature provides the basis of a coding framework for the message characteristics that influence members' e-WOM adoption. A total of 310 threads and 2200 messages coded into 5725 units were content analyzed to demonstrate cases where e-WOM was adopted and indicate further continuance intention with members returning to the forum. A new category of 'community bonding' was created from the content analysis given the prevalence of emotional aspects in messages. Emotion expressed in messages, often expressed in religious terms, is as influential and important as the cognitive aspects of community bonding.

• Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.3-14
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• 2014

Online communities are an important source of electronic-word-of-mouth (eWOM), however few studies have examined these types of messages within the Middle Eastern context. This study focuses on Kuwaiti women as members of an online beauty forum; previous work has suggested a mediating effect of gender with women being more likely to trust and follow-up word-of-mouth with a purchase. A conceptual model, based on existing theoretical contributions, provides the basis of a coding framework for the message characteristics that influence members' eWOM adoption. A sub-set of the analysis is presented: 218 threads (1820 messages, coded into 6702 units) illustrating cases where eWOM was adopted and thereby demonstrating continuance intention with members returning to the forum. Content analysis revealed the prevalence of emotional aspects in messages, coded into a new category of 'community bonding'. Findings show that emotion expressed in messages is as influential and important as cognitive aspects of argument quality.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.355-367
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• 2014

본 연구는 온라인 게임의 기존 이용자 유지 및 신규 이용자 유치 방안을 제시하고자 온라인 게임 이용자들의 긍정적 구전에 미치는 요인과 그 구조에 대해 밝히는 것을 목적으로 한다. 기존 연구에서는 게임의 속성이나 이용자의 속성이 온라인 게임 이용의도에 미치는 영향에 주로 초점이 맞춰져 있었다. 하지만 네트워크 기반으로 이용자 간 커뮤니케이션을 동반하는 온라인 게임의 특성상 개별 소비자의 이용뿐만 아니라 확산을 통한 일정 수준의 소비자 확보가 온라인 게임 시장에서 성공의 핵심 요인이다. 즉, 게임 이용자가 증가할수록 게임 이용자가 얻게 되는 가치가 증가할 것이라는 네트워크 외부성을 고려해야 한다. 따라서 본 연구는 온라인 게임의 사회규범적 특성 및 크리티컬 매스의 특성이 온라인 게임에 대한 태도 및 구전의도에 미치는 영향을 규명하고자 하였다. 연구결과 사회규범적 특성과 크리티컬 매스의 특성은 온라인 게임에 대한 태도에 유의한 양(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었다. 또한 사회규범적 특성과 태도는 이용자의 구전의도에 유의한 양(+)의 영향력을 직접적으로 미치는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 이러한 결과는 이용자 확보를 위해 긍정적 구전 확산을 원하는 온라인 게임 기업들에게 사회규범 및 크리티컬 매스의 활용 방안에 대한 실무적 시사점을 제시한다.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.419-428
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• 2020

SNS미디어가 디지털 기술의 혜택으로 물리적인 접근성의 편리와 콘텐츠가 갖는 오락성·상호작용성 등의 새로운 미디어의 특장점으로 미디어 점유율을 높이며, 이용자들의 생활의 일부로 자리잡아가고 있다. 미디어 콘텐츠 소비자들이 기존 전통 미디어에서 SNS로 대거 이동함에 따라 마케팅 커뮤니케이션 활동도 페이스북 등 앞서가는 SNS 플랫폼에 발빠르게 적응해 가는 중이다. 본 연구는 미디어 콘텐츠의 생성과 소비 시스템이 서로 비교적 유사한 페이스북, 인스타그램, 카카오스토리, 트위터를 중심으로, 사용자들이 각각의 SNS에서 네 가지 광고속성을 어떻게 인식하는지를 비교하고, 이 속성들이 구전의도에 미치는 영향력을 확인하였다. 또 이를 통한 효과적인 SNS 운용에 대해 논의하였다.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.245-252
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• 2020

최근 소비자들의 소득수준이 높아지고 여가시간이 많아지면서 관광 상품에 대한 관심이 많아지고 있으며, 관광산업의 규모가 점차 증가하면서 관광지 및 지역 간 경쟁이 치열해지고 있다. 관광 상품에 대한 차별적 포지셔닝 구축을 위해 스토리텔링 광고가 주목을 받는 현 시점에서 본 연구는 관광지 스토리텔링 광고에 있어 관광활동의 관여도의 역할을 알아보고, 스토리텔링 광고에 대한 태도가 관광지 몰입, 방문의도 및 SNS 구전의도에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지에 대해 살펴보았다. 또한 스토리텔링 광고유형별 광고태도와 관광지 방문의도 간의 관계에 있어서 심적 시뮬레이션의 조절적 역할을 실증적으로 검증해보았다. 본 연구에서는 총 255부의 설문응답이 분석에 활용되었으며, 연구의 모델 타당성 및 가설 검증을 위해 이단계 접근법을 사용하였다. 연구 결과 타당성과 신뢰성을 확보한 것으로 나타났다. 가설 검증 결과 스토리텔링 광고태도가 관광지 방문의도에 미치는 영향을 제외한 모든 가설이 지지되었으며, 특히 스토리텔링 이성광고유형의 경우 광고태도와 방문의도 간의 관계에서 심적 시뮬레이션이 조절적 역할을 하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 관광지의 스토리텔링 광고 제작이 지역경쟁력을 높이고 방문 및 구전의도를 증대시킬 수 있는 효과적인 전략이 될 수 있음을 제시하였다.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.475-483
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• 2021

COVID-19 pandemic has affected the lives of people and has forced businesses to develop different ways of doing businesses. Several businesses have implemented social responsibility activities. With social distancing keeping many people at home, online and digital platforms have become one of the most important mechanisms for businesses undertakings and implementing those social responsibility initiatives and activities - digital social responsibility (DSR). The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships of electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) intentions and customer engagement with DSR in social media with attitude toward DSR as the antecedent during COVID-19 social distancing situation in Thailand. The study employs a quantitative research method where sampling method is followed by convenience sampling technique, and study data is collected through survey questionnaire with social media users who have experiences with firms' online social responsibility initiatives. Based the samples of 123 respondents, Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) has been used for analysis. The results show that attitudes toward DSR in social media significantly influence electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) intentions and have a significant effect on customer engagement with DSR in social media. The mediation analysis also revealed that eWOM intention partially mediated the relation between attitudes toward DSR in social media and customer engagement.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.223-233
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• 2024

본 연구에서는 정보 제시, 시스템 상호 작용, 소셜 커뮤니티 기능의 역할에 초점을 맞춰 개인화 추천 시스템이 전자 상거래에서 고객 충성도에 미치는 영향을 조사합나다. 이러한 요소들이 플로 상태, 입소문(WOM), 재구매 의도(RPI)에 어떤 영향을 미치는지 살펴봅니다. 이 연구는 구조방정식 모델(SEM)과 500명의 응답자로부터 수집한 데이터를 SPSS와 AMOS를 사용하여 세 가지 개인화 측면이 모두 플로상태를 크게 향상시키고, 이는 다시 WOM과 RPI에 긍정적인 영향을 미친다는 사실을 발견했습니다. 시스템 상호작용은 WOM과 RPI를 직접적으로 향상시키는 반면, 정보 제공과 소셜 커뮤니티 기능은 이러한 충성도 측정치 중 하나에만 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났습니다. 플로 상태는 개인화 요소와 충성도 결과 사이의 관계를 매개합니다. 이러한 연구 결과는 전자 상거래 플랫폼이 고객 충성도를 높이기 위해 시스템 상호작용을 개선하고 소셜 커뮤니티 기능을 포함해야 함을 시사합니다.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.131-154
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• 2013

New internet technologies have created a revolutionary new platform which allows consumers to make decision about product price and quality quickly and provides information about themselves through the transcript of online reviews. By expressing their feelings toward products or services on virtual opinion platforms, users extend their influence into cyberspace as electronic word-of-mouth (e-WOM). Existing research indicates that an impact of eWOM on the consumer decision process is influential. For both academic researchers and practitioners, investigating this phenomenon of information sharing in online website is essential given the increasing number of consumers using them as sources of purchase decisions. It is worthwhile to examine the extent to which opinion seekers are willing to accept and adopt online reviews and which factors encourage adoption. Discerning the most motivating aspects of information adoption in particular, could help electronic marketers better promote their brand and presence on the internet. The objectives of this study are to investigate how online WOM influences a persons' purchase decision by discovering which factors encourage information adoption. Especially focused on the self-efficacy, this research investigates how self-efficacy affects on information usefulness and adoption of online information. Although people are exposed to same review or comment about product or service, some accept the reviews while others do not. We notice that accepting online reviews mainly depends on the person's preference or personal characteristics. This study empirically examines this issue by using cognitive dissonance theory. Specifically, in the movie industry, we address few questions-is always positive WOM generating positive effect? What if the movie isn't the person's favorite genre? What if the person who is very self-assertive so doesn't take other's opinion easily? In these cases of cognitive dissonance, is always WOM generating same result? While many studies have focused on one direct of WOM which indicates positive (or negative) informative reviews or comments generate positive (or negative) results and more (or less) profits, this study investigates not only directional properties of WOM but also how people change their opinion towards product or service positive to negative, negative to positive through the online WOM. An experiment was conducted quantitatively by using a sample of 168 users who have experience within the online movie review site, 'Naver Movie'. Users were required to complete a survey regarding reviews and comments taken from the real movie page. The data reflected user's perceptions of online WOM information that determined users' adoption level. Analysis results provide empirical support for the proposed theoretical perspective. When user can't agree with the opinion of online WOM information, in other words, when cognitive dissonance between online WOM information and users' preference occurs, perceived self-efficacy significantly decreases customers' perception of usefulness. And this perception of usefulness plays an important role in determining users' intention to adopt online WOM information. Most of researches have been concentrated on characteristics of online WOM itself such as quality or vividness of information, credibility of source and direction of online WOM, etc. for describing effect of online WOM, but our results suggest that users' personal character (e.g., self-efficacy) plays decisive role for acceptance of online WOM information. Higher self-efficacy means lower possibility to accept the information that represents counter opinion because of cognitive dissonance, whereas the people that have lower self-efficacy are willing to accept the online WOM information as true and refer to purchase decision. This study suggests a model for understanding role of direction of online WOM information. Also, our result implicates the importance of online review supervision and personalized information service by confirming switching opinion negative to positive is more difficult than positive to negative through the online WOM information. This implication would help marketers to manage online reviews of their products or services.