• 복식문화연구
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.505-521
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• 2021

This study analyzed the effects of consumer confusion on shopping fatigue and negative purchasing behaviors in an internet shopping environment. Further, the effects of shopping fatigue on negative purchasing behaviors were analyzed. The survey was conducted among consumers in their 20s and 40s in the Seoul metropolitan area who had experience of purchasing fashion products through internet shopping. A total of 392 questionnaire were analysis, with frequency, reliability, factor, correlation, and regression analysis completed using the SPSS statistics program. The results of the study showed that consumer confusion and shopping fatigue in internet shopping environment affected negative purchasing behaviors. First, consumer confusion comprised overload confusion, similarity confusion, and ambiguity confusion. It was found that overload confusion and similarity confusion significantly affected shopping fatigue. Second, shopping fatigue significantly affected negative purchasing behaviors, and an increased level of shopping fatigue result in, increased purchase delay and non-purchase behavior. Third, consumer confusion (overload confusion, similarity confusion, ambiguity confusion) significantly affected purchase delay behavior, while similarity confusion and ambiguity confusion significantly affected non-purchasing behavior. These results will provide useful data for e-CRM and marketing directions of internet companies and will contribute to rational decision-making of internet consumers and improve the quality of consumer life.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.455-471
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• 2013

The purpose of this study was to investigate on what kinds of consumer confusion exist and how much confusion consumers experience during their information search process. In-depth interviews and a questionnaire survey with college students were conducted to figure out the type and the level of consumer confusion. Results showed that college students were somewhat confused when they chose information channel and when they understood and used the chosen information. It was found that confusion was due to partly because of too many information and partly because of the lack of consumer searching skill.

• 복식문화연구
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.48-64
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• 2021

Eco-friendly consumption is a prominent trend in the fashion industry, by which many firms attract the interest of consumers using a green marketing strategy. However, "greenwashing" (caused by distorted, exaggerated, and false information) gives rise to consumer confusion. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of consumer confusion and value on price sensitivity and purchase intention. Data was collected from 228 respondents using a questionnaire that was distributed to consumers living in Seoul and Kyunggi, South Korea. The data was analyzed by factor analysis, regression analysis, and Cronbach's alpha using SPSS 23.0. The results were as follows: First, factor analysis showed the consumer value variable was significantly categorized in altruistic and self-expressive values. All variables (altruism, selfexpression, consumer confusion, price sensitivity, and purchase intention) were shown to have significantly good internal validity. Second, altruistic consumer value was shown to positively affect the purchase intention of eco-friendly fashion products, but self-expressive consumer value had no significant effect. Third, consumer confusion on eco-friendly fashion products had a negative effect on purchase intention. Fourth, altruistic and self-expressive consumer values had no effect on price sensitivity. Fifth, consumer confusion on eco-friendly fashion products positively affect price sensitivity. Sixth, price sensitivity on eco-friendly fashion products had a negative effect on purchase intention. Therefore, fashion firms should provide a certified green mark to consumers to eliminate confusion and deliver the right message without greenwashing. Moreover, fashion firms should develop green marketing strategies that are more focused on altruistic consumers.

• Asia Marketing Journal
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.113-141
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• 2011

소비자들의 다양한 욕구를 충족시켜주기 위한 기업들 간의 경쟁으로 인해 구매에 관련된 정보처리절차과정이 더욱 복잡해지면서 소비자들은 혼란을 경험하고 있다. 본 연구는 소비자 혼란으로 인해 야기되는 부정적 감정에 초점을 둔다. 소비자 혼란을 세 가지 하위 차원으로 분류하여 각 요소들이 구전과 신뢰에 미치는 영향을 부정적 감정(분노)의 매개효과를 통해 살펴보았다. 또한, 소비자 혼란과 부정적 감정 간의 관계에서 영향을 미칠 것으로 판단되는 두 가지의 소비자 특성, 부정적 감정 성향과 불확실성에 대한 인내력 부족의 조절효과도 함께 분석하였다. 실증연구를 위하여 대구에 거주하고 있는 250명의 소비자들을 대상으로 조사를 실시하였으며, 가설은 LISREL 8.70을 이용하여 검증하였다. 구체적인 검증 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 소비자 혼란의 모든 차원은 분노에 양(+)의 영향을 주었다. 둘째, 분노는 구전에 양(+)의 영향을 주는 반면 신뢰에는 음(-)의 영향을 주었다. 셋째, 부정적 감정 성향은 과잉혼란, 모호혼란과 분노 간의 관계를 조절하는 것으로 나타났으며, 불확실성에 대한 인내력 부족은 과잉혼란과 분노 간의 관계만을 조절하는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 본 연구는 분노의 매개효과를 검증함으로써 기존 연구를 확장하였고, 조절변수 효과를 통해 부정적 감정에 대한 시각을 넓혔다. 또한 마케터에게는 소비자 혼란의 심각성과 그에 관련된 부정적 감정의 영향력을 살펴봄으로써 그들의 마케팅 전략 수립에 중요한 시사점을 제시하였다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.275-284
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• 2017

다양한 선택사항이 있는 모듈형 제품은 제품 구조나 배열 변경의 용이성을 장점으로 소비자들의 제품선택 폭을 확대해주고 맞춤형 제품의 구매기회를 제공해 준다. 또한 생산자로서의 소비자 역할을 수행케 함으로써 구매 후 부조화 감소와 제품 사용과정에서의 이용만족도도 높여 준다. 하지만 과도한 모듈화 또는 선택사항의 증가는 소비자들의 구매의사결정과정에서 정보량 과다에 따른 소비자의 과잉혼란을 유발하여 구매결정의 연기 및 포기하는 부정적 결과를 유발할 수도 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 선택 사항 즉 옵션 수에 따라 달라질 수 있는 과잉혼란의 지각 정도가 소비자들의 심리적 성향인 조절초점, 제품친숙도, 자기효능감 등에 의해 어떤 영향을 받는지 살펴보고자 한다. 이를 위해 모듈형 제품의 옵션 수에 따른 과잉혼란 지각정도가 이들 세 가지 변수의 영향에 따라 달라질 수 있다는 3가지 조절효과 가설을 선행연구에 근거하여 도출하였다. 실험 결과 조절초점의 조절효과 검증에서는 향상초점 소비자에 비해 예방초점 소비자가 옵션 수 확장에 따른 과잉혼란을 더 크게 지각하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 제품친숙도와 자기효능감의 조절효과 검증에서는 이들 두 변수 모두 그 정도가 낮은 그룹이 높은 그룹에 비해 옵션 수 확장에 따라 과잉혼란을 더 크게 지각하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.17-26
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• 2019

Purpose - Today's companies concentrate intensively on building consumer value and corporate reputation for continuing growth and advancement in an ever-changing global business management environment. This research intended to study the correlation between consumer value and corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in building corporate reputation with consumers. Research design, data, and methodology - Online and offline surveys were conducted among male and female adults across Korea. Surveys were conducted for three weeks from August 21, 2018 to September 8, 2018. The samples consisted of 350 offline and 112 online surveys, and a combined total of 462 samples was used for final analysis. Result - Higher consumer value means a greater chance that consumers will select that company's products over those of competitors. For competitive advantage purposes, companies use various consumer management strategies to bolster consumer value and corporate reputation with consumers. Conclusions - Brand assets are subject to ethical responsibility, which is a dimension of corporate social responsibility. Of note, one relevant finding about brand assets (similar to findings in previous research) is the existence of confusion about brand recognition and brand image as perceived by customers.

• 한국IT서비스학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.1-21
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• 2021

At a time when the e-commerce market is experiencing accelerated growth, with advancements in information and communications technology (ICT), the problems of distribution of counterfeit products and consumer confusion caused by non-face-to-face purchases have increased. Hence, amid intensifying competition, it has become important for e-commerce companies deliver product information more efficiently, provide differentiated services, and secure credibility for consumers by reducing consumer damage from buying counterfeit products. However, even though consumer confusion and the inadvertent purchase of counterfeit products are intensifying in such a market scenario, there are no services that aim to solve such problems. This study examines the conventional e-commerce industry in South Korea through a political, economic, social, and technological (PEST) analysis, based on in-depth interviews with consumers, to derive the pain and gain points of the industry. As a result, the inherent problems of the e-commerce industry were revealed. Through a service value network perspective, services aimed at resolving such issues were derived, and the e-commerce business ecosystem needed to solve this problem was deduced. The findings revealed that the artificial intelligence-based service support platform has become a major driving force within the e-commerce innovation ecosystem by enabling a new way to create and secure value using ICT. This entails a new exchange mechanism and transaction architecture and a new organizational structure that breaks the barriers between industries.

• 복식
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.153-167
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• 2006

This study was purposed to analyse the registration of Korean Fashion brands in China and to point out problems by the registration of analogous trademarks to Korean brand names. List of total 137 Korean national brands were used to collect trademarks in Chinese Trademark Office and each trademark was analysed by the nationally and the date of registration. Analogy of registered trademarks were classified by the common traits. In Result, only 61 Korean national brands were registered by Korean fashion firms in China and 37 Korean national brands were registered by Chinese firms or individuals in the same product classification or in the similar fashion product classification. And 22 Korean national brands out of 61 registered by Korean firms were also registered by Chinese firms, which may lead confusion and misidentification to Chinese consumers. Pre-registration by the Chinese firms f9r analogous or identical trademarks of the Korean fashion brand names in analogous product classification should be a serious entry barrier to Chinese market.

• 전자통신동향분석
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.13-24
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• 2024

The capabilities of the metaverse have been demonstrated by representative examples such as Roblox, Fortnite, and Zepeto, and it can enable gaming, social networking services, and other applications. Nevertheless, research on the metaverse has been fragmented owing to conflicting definitions, core values, and characteristics. This ambiguity in metaverse conventions has hindered related research, analysis, and policy establishment. As the confusion seems to aggravate, consistent concepts should be established. Although the coronavirus disease pandemic led to a collapse in metaverse usage, it is regaining public interest since 2022. To promote the metaverse development, we structure core values based on existing research and surveys of consumer expectations. We found that consumers perceive the metaverse as a realistic virtual space and a potential economic opportunity. Hence, it seems necessary to track the extent to which the metaverse core values satisfy consumer demands. Such core values should be consistently reflected in policies and technology development.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.549-559
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• 2000

In a few studies about product involvement there was confusion in the construct of involvement especially in association with importance. Due to the confusion of the construct unanticipated and inconsistent results were reported in some cases. So this study was mainly to identify the relationship between clothing importance and clothing involvement and also investigated the casual relationships among consumers n, value, clothing importance, clothing involvement fashion opinion leadership, and shopping behavior. The data were collected from 429 female adults using questionnaire, and were analysed with actor and path analysis. Results can be summarized as follows. First, clothing importance was the separate concept from clothing involvement, though they were closely related. Second. it was revealed that the main casual path was valuerlongrightarrowclothing importancelongrightarrowclothing involvementlongrightarrowfashion opinion leadership, shopping preference, shopping frequency, and shopping time. On the whole, the affective dimension of clothing involvement mainly affected them, and consumer's age negatively affected fashion opinion leadership and shopping behavior.