• 통상정보연구
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.391-418
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• 2013

웹 2.0 기술이 발전함에 따라 소셜 미디어는 더욱 확산되고 있으며 이를 통한 정보공유와 전파는 더욱 쉽고 신속하게 실현되고 있는 실정이다. 본 연구는 이런 환경에서 소셜 미디어의 구전정보에 대한 수용성을 연구하고자 한다. 세부적으로는 국제 관광분야의 소셜 미디어 구전정보를 수용하는 결정요인들과, 수용의 결과로써 밸생되는 구매의도에 관한 영향성을 연구하고자 한다. 국제 관광상품은 고비용의 서비스상품으로서, 미리 직접 경험할 수 없고 불확실성이 높기 때문에 다른 사람이 전달하는 구전정보에 관심을 갖게 되다. 본 연구에서는 구전 발신자의 특성과 소비자 특성의 두 가지 측면을 고려하여 구전효과에 미치는 영향을 연구하고자 한다. 세부적으로는 구전정보의 수용성 연구 개념을 구전 메시지의 특성, 구전 수신자의 동기 및 관여도, 구전 발신자의 전문성 측면에서 고찰하였다. 또한 수집된 385부 설문지를 대상으로 SPSS, AMOS를 이용하여 실증적 분석을 실시하였다. 그 결과, 구전정보가 중립적일수록, 발신자가 전문적일수록, 수신자의 실용목적이 높을수록 구전정보를 유의미하게 수용하는 것으로 도출되었다. 또한, 소비자들의 수용성이 높을수록 구전정보를 더욱 전파하며, 긍정적으로 구매의도를 밝히는 것으로 도출되었다. 본 연구는 소셜 미디어를 통한 구전정보의 수용과정을 설명하고자 하는 연구로써 향후 서비스 분야의 구전정보 확산과정에 대한 연구들이 기대된다.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.186-201
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• 2013

This study investigates the effects of information type, direction of information, method of suggestion, tie strength, and interactions among these variables on the acceptance and diffusion of fashion product information in the mobile Facebook environment. Two subsequent studies were conducted to test the relationships among mobile SNS WOM factors. Two independent on-line surveys were implemented. Six hundred forty consumers aged between 20 and 39 were recruited for Study 1, and four hundred and eighty for Study 2. We manipulated the WOM delivery situation by information type (factual/evaluative), information directionality (positive/negative), tie-strength (strong/weak), and information presentation method (text/image/rink). Eight scenarios were developed and randomly assigned to the research participants. Frequency analysis, reliability, factor analysis, regression analysis, and ANOVA were implemented using SPSS 18.0. The Analysis of experiment data produced interesting results. Most WOM factors (including the information type, information presentation method, and tie strength) influence WOM acceptance; however, only the tie strength effected WOM activity. It was also proven that people are prone to accept information that is more realistic, objective, and negative, and they tend to accept information with visual factors, such as images and video clips rather than a simple text message. In this study, we offer a practical perspective to fashion industry and marketers who have an interest in SNS marketing. We have defined the distinct characteristics of mobile WOM that have been formed by a combination of former on/off-line WOM characteristics. To examine the moderating roles of two types of consumer innovativeness, fashion innovativeness and technology innovativeness were also measured and found to have significant moderating effects between mobile SNS WOM factors and their consequences. The paper concludes with a discussion on managerial implications and limitations.

• 복식
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• 제59권6호
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• pp.1-15
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• 2009

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of the cause marketing on fashion brand credibility, purchase and words of mouth ("WOM") intentions. This study adopted a survey method with the questionnaire. Data were collected from respondents who were graduated from higher than elementary school students. The data were analyzed by using statistic methods such as frequency analysis, factor analysis, reliability test and structural equation modelling. The results of the data analysis of this study are as follows; firstly, brand familiarity and customer attitude have a directly positive effect on the credibility, purchase and WOM intentions. Fashion business companies should work up the ways of communications with the customers besides cause marketing for the brand familiarity. It is necessary for customers to be known about how the fashion business companies participate in cause marketing to enhance the value of positive brand attitude. Secondly, while the brand familiarity on the credibility, purchase and WOM intentions are effective to female customers, the brand attitude is effective to male customers. Thirdly, even though it was showed that the credibility of fashion brands have no significant effects on purchase and WOM intention, it is due to its own nature of fashion business and it is founded in preceding research that high-involved fashion products may have different results in comparison with the practical products.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.181-200
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• 2006

The purpose of this study is to examine factors influencing online product transformation focusing on benefits of online shopping and word of mouth. Generally, it has been known that buying search goods is more proper than experience goods in the online. However benefits of online shopping and word of mouth make product transformation from experience goods to search goods and the product transformation promote the purchase of experience goods online. We developed a conceptual model of online product transformation including benefits of online shopping(e.g. good price and convenience), online word of mouth (e.g. bulletin board and consumer reviews), and consumer characteristics (e.g. innovativeness and Internet usage). Also, we suggest several research propositions on online product transformation. The implications for marketing strategies of experience goods and furher research direction are suggested.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.79-92
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• 2013

Word-of-mouths (WOMs) are now an important information source for purchase decision. Due to the advance in internet technology, people now can share online their consumption experience, both positive and negative, to others. The WOMs may diffuse to not only their friends but also enormous online users. When consumers dissatisfy the product or service, they may share the dissatisfactory experience to others as WOM, which may bring out discussions for the product or service. The discussions on the negative WOM may help to communicate the negative information to enormous others, which may damage the sale of the product or service. The diffusion and life cycle of negative WOM is an important issue for managers. However, few studies focus on it. Thus, the current study focuses on the discussion pattern and life cycle of negative WOMs by observing the 782 discussion articles in a large online community.

• 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 Smart Tourism
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.31-44
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• 2021

The emergence of the digital economy and easy accessibility to Web 2.0 tools has seen an expansion of the influencer ecosystem within the travel and tourism industry. Founded on the principles of reference groups and peer reference there is a growing trend amongst industry practitioners who are now opting to move away from many of the traditional approaches used to market their products and services and are instead taking advantage of the concept of e-word-of-mouth (eWOM). Whilst there is a growing body of academic literature addressing the notion of influencer marketing, there is little understanding of influencer marketers themselves. Consequentially, this study addresses this gap in the literature through the quantitative examination of those who promote products, services, or companies by distributing eWOM through their online digital channels and presence; otherwise known as travel influencers. A quantitative research approach involving an online survey yielded 255 responses from travel influencers. The research findings indicate that those who work in this field prefer not to be awarded the label "travel influencer," focusing instead on their specific method of influencing, such as blogging and vlogging or sharing Instagram updates. The research also demonstrates how the new influencers have a strong role in generating travel urge and desire. The research contributes to the wider body of academic literature and travel industry practitioners by establishing the general profile of influencers and their increasingly specialized role in tourism and hospitality marketing.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.73-83
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• 2023

Purpose: This study analyzed the influence of restaurant service perception on customer satisfaction and its implications on customers' attitude towards, intention to return to, and word-of-mouth (WOM) regarding a restaurant chain. Research design, data and methodology: Data from 421 respondents were collected using the convenience sampling method. After analyzing the data normality and removing responses with missing data and outliers, 342 responses were selected for further analysis, and the hypotheses were tested using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Results: We found that service perception affected customer satisfaction and customer satisfaction affected the customers' attitude toward the restaurant chain, which affected customers' intention to return and WOM about the restaurant chain. Conclusions: This paper provides one of the most important empirical results for managers in the restaurant sector, especially in Indonesia. Restaurant managers should thus provide training to their employees to improve the quality of the interaction with the customers and thereby increase customer satisfaction. The limitations listed in this study include the exclusion of respondents' income. For future research, we suggest investigating models of customer participation or consumer value co-creation for restaurant marketing success. Consumers are generic actors in the service ecosystem engaged in the value co-creation process.

• 지능정보연구
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.163-175
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• 2006

본 논문은 유비쿼터스 컴퓨팅 환경에서 기업의 마케팅 전략의 일환으로 RFID를 이용한 구전 마케팅과 이를 용이하게 하는 비즈니스 모델을 제안한다. 그리고 한국 eBay와의 비교실험을 통해 제안하는 비즈니스 모델의 성립가능성을 평가하였다. 소비자 관점의 구전 시나리오와 기업 관점의 구전 시나리오를 통해 기존의 구전 마케팅의 한계점을 제시하였으며, 기존의 구전 마케팅의 특징을 비교, 분석함으로써 유비쿼터스 구전 마케팅의 특징을 도출하였다. 본 논문에서 제안하는 비즈니스 모델은 RFID를 이용하여 기업과 소비자, 소비자와 소비자간의 seamless한 networking을 가능하게 하며, 각 경제 주체의 인센티브(incentive) 체계를 이용하여 기업의 구전 마케팅을 용이하게 한다.

• 한국IT서비스학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.73-93
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• 2013

This paper is a research on perceived risk of social commerce which has influence on purchase intention. This study uses a 3-dimension concept of perceived risk and then, deals with influencing a purchase intention. In addition, to search other influential variable to purchase intention, this study adds a variable with expected moderating effect. This study proposes several hypothesis and processes an experiment to test and attest these hypothesis. This study attempts to analyze the effect that perceived risk in social commerce has on purchase intention. By the results of data analysis, all dimensions of perceived risk are found to have significant negative effects on purchase intention. In addition, this study proves moderating roles of valence of WOM Information on purchase intention. Additional managerial implications are also discussed.