• Asia Marketing Journal
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.31-52
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• 2013

The metacognitive experience of the ease or difficulty with which new, external information can be processed, referred to as 'processing fluency,' has been shown to influence a wide range of human judgments including truth judgments, familiarity judgments, risk perception, evaluation, and preference (see Alter and Oppenheimer 2009 for a review). The current research explores the possibility of a consumer's product innovativeness judgment based on the difficulty of processing new information. In specific, this study examines if the inferential link between (dis)fluency-(un)familiarity can feed into the perception of innovativeness. This study also explores how a consumer's processing motivation can moderate the consumer's reliance on processing fluency in judgments and how the influence of fluency can vary depending on judgment task orders. In an experiment, participants rated a new product's innovativeness and then indicated their product attitude (or vice versa depending on the judgment task order condition) after reading a product review article that was printed in either an easy-to-read or a difficult-to-read font (for fluency manipulation). The findings show that low need for cognition individuals infer higher product innovativeness when processing product information is difficult rather than easy, consistent with the common assumption that 'new information is more difficult to process than familiar information.' The findings also suggest that once low fluency is attributed to innovativeness, it may no longer lead to a negative response to the product. High need for cognition individuals' judgments on product innovativeness are not affected by fluency. The findings also demonstrate a judgment task order effect on the use of fluency in judgments (e.g., Xu and Schwarz 2005). This study provides the first evidence that an individual's fluency experience can be used as a source of information in product innovativeness judgments especially under low processing motivation conditions. The findings can help marketers better understand the malleability of consumer judgments and perceptions of product characteristics (e.g., product innovativeness) by demonstrating an interesting interplay of processing fluency, processing motivation, and judgment task-related contextual factors.

• Asia Marketing Journal
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.23-37
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• 2012

Individuals often make their judgments on the basis of the ease or difficulty with which information comes to mind (for reviews, see Greifeneder, Bless, and Pham 2010; Schwarz 1998, 2004). Recent research, however, has documented that variables known to determine the degree of cognitive resources invested in information processing such as personal relevance (Grayson and Schwarz 1999; Rothman and Schwarz 1998), accuracy motivation (Aarts and Dijksterhuis 1999), and processing capacity (Menon and Raghubir 2003) can affect the extent to which individuals draw on metacognitive difficulty in making their judgments. The primary aim of this research is thus to investigate whether individuals with substantial cognitive resources or those with lack of cognitive resources are more likely to draw on metacognitive difficulty when making their product evaluations. The findings from two laboratory experiments indicate that individuals who perceive a greater level of fit between their self-regulatory orientation and temporal construal (Experiment 1), and between their self-construal and the type of product benefit appeal (Experiment 2) are more likely than those who perceive the lack of such fit to evaluate a target product less positively after thinking of many rather than a few positive reasons. The findings provide supporting evidence for the two-stage backward inference process involved with the effect of metacognitive difficulty on consumer judgments in that consumer judgments based on metacognitive difficulty may require greater cognitive resources than those based on the content of information generated. Also, the current research documents further empirical evidence for the relationship between self-regulatory orientation-construal level fit and cognitive resources such that perceived regulatory-construal level fit can increase consumer willingness to invest cognitive resources into their judgment tasks. Last, the findings can help marketers differentiate purchase situations where asking consumers to think of many positive benefits from purchase situations where asking consumers to think of a few key benefits is relatively more beneficial.

• Asia Marketing Journal
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.77-103
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• 2012

과거 연구들은 원산지(COO)효과의 존재여부에 주목하였으나, 본 연구는 사회판단이론(social judgeability theory)을 적용하여, 어떤 상황에서 원산지(COO)가 소비자의 제품평가에 영향을 미치는지를 연구하였다. 두 개의 실험결과에 의하면, 단지 어느 나라에서 자동차가 만들어졌다는 정보(COO only information)만으로는 제품에 대한 평가에 영향을 미치지 않고, 그 차를 만든 나라와 그 차를 만든 기업의 이름(product-specific information)이 제시될 때, 응답자들은 원산지 효과를 활용할 수 있는 충분한 근거(단서)를 가졌다고 느끼고, 또한 응답자들이 사회의 공통적인 판단 기준(socially shared criteria of validity)에 부합하여 판단하여야 하는 동기를 부여 받았을 때, 원산지 효과가 제품 평가에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 특히, 각 실험 결과는 단순히 원산지 평가성향으로만 소비자 평가가 이루어지는 것이 아니라 원산지 평가성향에 영향을 미치는 정보의 제시방법이 영향을 미친다는 사실을 보여주었다. 이러한 결과는 향후 인상형성 모델의 틀 안에서 좀 더 논의되어야 할 것이다.

• 경영과정보연구
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.99-118
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• 2014

본 연구는 기업들의 프리어나운싱 전략에 있어 제품 출시와 관련한 시간적 거리(가까운 미래/ 먼 미래)와 사전지식 수준(고지식/ 저지식)에 따라 기억에 근거한 판단(종합적인 제품판단/ 개별적인 제품판단)과 구매의도 간의 차이가 어떻게 차별적으로 나타나는지를 실증적으로 검증하였다. 연구 결과, 첫째, 프리어나운싱의 시간적 거리의 주 효과에 따른 기억에 근거한 판단과 구매의도간의 차이는 일관되게 종합적인 제품판단보다 개별적인 제품판단의 인식이 높게 나타났으며, 구매의도도 높았다. 둘째, 프리어나운싱 제품에 대한 지식 수준이 높으면 종합적인 제품판단에 비해 개별적인 제품판단을 하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 지식 수준이 낮으면 개별적인 제품판단보다 종합적인 제품판단을 하는 것으로 나타났으나 구매의도는 고지식 수준의 소비자들이 체계적인 정보처리를 통한 태도가 구매의도로 이어져 높게 나타났다. 셋째, 프리어나운싱의 시간적 거리와 지식 수준에 따른 상호작용 효과에 대한 연구 결과 가까운 미래 조건에서 지식 수준이 높은 소비자들은 종합적인 제품 판단보다 개별적인 제품 판단이 높게 나타났다. 반면, 먼 미래 조건에서 지식 수준이 낮은 소비자들은 개별적인 제품판단보다 종합적인 제품 판단을 높게 인식하는 것으로 나타났다.

• Asia Marketing Journal
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.167-188
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• 2013

In today's society with its emphasis on unlimited information access, control of available information about high-technology products is often vital to their success. When a product is released, consumers may initially be attracted through information about its remarkable internal and external features. They may also perceive a degree of congruence between their own personalities and the product image as more information becomes available over time. Consumers' changing impressions of the product may influence personality congruence negatively or positively. These changes and their effects on preference for high-technology products are the focus of this paper. A survey was given to a sample of 206 students at K University to investigate the degree to which consumer behavior can be influenced by personality congruence. The need for clear and definite product knowledge in this process and the effect of product information on preference were also investigated. Three analyses were conducted. The results of Analysis 1 showed the influence of personality congruence on preference for high-technology products. Judgments about personality congruence were based on non-compensatory rather than compensatory information processing. The respondents considered certain aspects of a product's personality rather than the product as a whole when making preference decisions. The results of Analysis 2 indicated that when less information was available about a product, consumers who perceived high personality congruence with the product tended to have higher preference for it compared to those who perceived low personality congruence with the product. On the other hand, when consumers were given more information, no difference was observed in the impact of personality on preference between perceived high and low personality congruence. Lastly, the results of Analysis 3 showed that when consumers with high need for closure (NFC) perceived high congruence between their own personalities and a product, objective information regarding the product was not used in decision-making: instead, judgments about the product were based on perceived personality congruence. On the other hand, high-NFC consumers who perceived low personality congruence between themselves and the product tended to require more information about the product in order to give it a positive evaluation. In contrast, low-NFC consumers who perceived high personality congruence felt comfortable with large amounts of information. For low-NFC consumers who perceived low congruence, the level of information had no influence on preference.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.163-168
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• 2017

본 연구는 페이스북을 통한 기업들의 신제품 프리어나운싱 전략에 있어 제품에 대한 사전지식(고지식/저지식)X시간적 거리(가까운 미래/ 먼 미래)에 따라 태도와 기억 효과에 어떠한 차이가 나타나는지를 실증적으로 연구하였다. 실험은 페이스북의 실제 브랜드 팬 페이지를 이용하여 실험물을 가상의 웹 브라우져에 삽입 후 실험물 배너 사이트를 누르면 실험물 접속하도록 조작하였다. 연구 결과, 프리어나운싱이 가까운 미래에 신제품이 출시될 때 저지식 소비자들은 제품에 대한 종합적인 정보(GRM) 판단이 속성정보(ARM) 판단보다 긍정적으로 작용하여 구매 판단을 하였으나 프리어나운싱이 먼 미래에 신제품이 출시될 때 고지식 소비자들은 제품에 대한 속성정보(ARM) 판단이 종합적인 정보(GRM) 판단보다 긍정적으로 작용하였다. 또한 프리어나운싱이 가까운 미래에 신제품이 출시될 때 저지식 소비자들과 고지식 소비자들 간에 제품에 대한 태도가 차이가 없이 모두 긍정적이었으나 먼 미래에 신제품이 출시될 때 저지식 소비자들과 고지식 소비자들 모두 제품 태도가 부정적이었다.

• 한국경영과학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.151-167
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• 1994

Initial screening is one of the most important and difficult processes in new product development. Many new product screening models have been developed in management and marketing. However practical applications of these models have been limited in part due to their complexity and inflexibility, and in part due to their excessive data requirements. Thus simple judgment models have been popular in practice. However, these models suffer from inaccuracy and inconsistency originating form human cognitive limitations. In light of the problem swith traditional screening methods, we propose a new approach for screening based on managers' past experience and intuitive judgments-screening by analogy, and develop a computerized case-based system for screening new financial service concepts. Using the system, managers can predict the potential performance of a new product concept based on the performance of past products that are similar to it in terms of product characteristics, firm's resources, and market conditions. Based on this prediction, managers make a screening decision.

• International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.61-66
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• 2020

Many SMEs are interested in entering the dementia industry as the national dementia responsibility system begins in earnest. However, it is ambiguous about which technology and field to enter, and accordingly, it is impossible to make a quick judgment and misses the time to enter the market. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to provide a simple but clear information to many SMEs in this situation, which products and related technologies will be able to help product development and market entry in the dementia prevention and diagnosis technology market more easily. In this regard, I would like to suggest the direction through hierarchical analysis (AHP) through conducting with a group of experts who can make professional judgments about the development of dementia medical technology, including the four-year university senior welfare department, nurses, directors and directors of long-term care institutions, medical device workers and experts' opinions on what sectors SMEs can most effectively apply to product development to enter the dementia market.

• Asia Marketing Journal
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.149-160
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• 2015

Social enterprises that seek to pursue socially desirable goals through economic profits have received considerable attention in recent years. Despite the widespread attention paid to social enterprises, they often achieve limited success in markets. This research examines how types of enterprises affect consumer judgments. This research considers two types of enterprises: social and for-profit enterprises. Building on the stereotype content model, we propose that consumers perceive social enterprises using the dimensions of warmth and competence. Study 1 shows that a product of a for-profit enterprise is judged as having higher performance, but being less meaningful; in contrast, a product of a social enterprise is judged as warmer, but less competent. Further, in Study 2, we demonstrate that consumers' willingness to buy products can be lowered when the products are offered by a social enterprise. Practical and theoretical implications are further discussed.

• 한국디지털정책학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국디지털정책학회 2005년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.505-516
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• 2005

According to Mead's (1934) symbolic interaction theory, social roles are learned through interaction and experiences in everyday life. Over time, these rules of behavior become internalized and serve to structure one's actions accordingly. Ultimately, these rules provide us with a powerful means of controlling our actions, and in time, they define our identity. Transforming the socialization process is one's conscious interpretation of stimuli through the use of symbols. Furthermore, society's perceptual processes can be shaped by the symbols we learn. The meaning of symbols can be learned from a variety of social influences, one of which may be mediated messages and advertising. This paper attempts to establish a link between media exposure and one's perception of social reality regarding character judgments made of unknown others based on the target's product or brand usage. Using magazine advertisements for fictitious products, the experiment herein seeks to establish two fundamental goals: 1) to determine if perceptions can be manipulated via association with companion symbolic elements: and 2) to detect whether television exposure is a moderating factor. Respondents were asked their perceptions of both product quality and of product users.