• 경영정보학연구
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.91-111
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• 2020

최근 디지털 콘텐츠 시장의 패러다임이 소유에서 소비라는 관점으로 바뀌는 가운데, 전자책 시장에서는 무제한 정액 구독 서비스가 빠르게 보급되고 있다. 본 연구는 무제한 정액제가 새로이 도입되는 상황에서 소비자들의 가격제 선택 행태와 더불어, 구독 후 실제로 어떠한 전자책 구매 패턴을 보이는지에 대해 실증적으로 검증하였다. 분석 결과, 소비자들은 합리적 의사결정을 바탕으로 정액제에 지불한 금액 이상의 도서를 다운로드 받으며 경제적 실리를 취하고 있었다. 헤비유저일수록 정액제를 선호하였으며, 과거 구독을 통해 실제로 경제적 효용을 경험한 유저일수록 정액제 이용을 갱신하는 경향이 나타났다. 한 편, 구독 기간과 관련해서는 1일 혹은 1달 단위의 정액제 구독 보다 1주일 정액제 이용 시에 경제적 효용이 가장 큰 것으로 나타나, 기간이 너무 짧거나 길지 않을 때 미래 수요를 가장 합리적으로 판단할 수 있음을 시사하였다. 마지막으로 인앱결제 기능 유무에 따라 iOS와 안드로이드 유저 간에 정액제 선호와 전자책 구매패턴이 다르게 나타남을 발견하였다.

• 한국경영과학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.55-79
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• 2010

This study deals with a model for platform competition in a two-sided market. We suppose there are both direct and indirect network externalities between suppliers and users of each platform. Moreover, we suppose that both users and suppliers are distributed in their relative affinity for each platform type. That is, each user [supplier] has his/her own preferential position toward each platform, and users [suppliers] are horizontally differentiated over [0, 1]. And for analytical tractability, some parameters like direct and indirect network externalities are the same across the markets. Given the parameters and the pricing profile, users and suppliers conduct subscription game, where participants select the platform that gives them the highest payoffs. This game proceeds according to a replicator dynamics of the evolutionary game, which is simplified by properly defining gains from participant's strategy in the subscription game. We find that depending on the strength of these network effects, there might either be multiple stable equilibria, at which users and suppliers distribute across both platforms, or one unstable interior equilibrium corresponding to the market tipping in favor of either platform. In both cases, we also consider the pricing power of competing platform providers under the framework of the Stackelberg game. In particular, our study examines the possible effects of the type of competition between platform providers, which may constrain the equilibrium selection in the subscription game.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.658-669
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• 2016

The tremendous increase in mobile data traffic coupled with fierce competition in wireless industry brings about spectrum scarcity and bandwidth fragmentation. This inevitably results in asymmetric-valued long term evolution (LTE) spectrum allocation that stems from different timing for twice improvement in capacity between competing operators, given spectrum allocations today. This motivates us to study the economic effects of asymmetric-valued LTE spectrum allocation. In this paper, we formulate the interactions between operators and users as a hierarchical dynamic game framework, where two spiteful operators simultaneously make spectrum acquisition decisions in the upper-level first-price sealed-bid auction game, and dynamic pricing decisions in the lower-level differential game, taking into account user subscription dynamics. Using backward induction, we derive the equilibrium of the entire game under mild conditions. Through analytical and numerical results, we verify our studies by comparing the latest result of LTE spectrum auction in South Korea, which serves as the benchmark of asymmetric-valued LTE spectrum auction designs.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제15권8호
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• pp.3068-3085
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• 2021

The economics of big data knowledge, especially cloud computing and statistical data of consumer preferences, has attracted increasing academic and industry practitioners' attention. Firms nowadays require purchasing not only external private patent knowledge from other firms, but also proprietary big data knowledge to support their new product development. Extant research investigates pricing strategies of external private patent knowledge and proprietary big data knowledge separately. Yet, a comprehensive investigation of pricing strategies of these two types of knowledge is in pressing need. This research constructs an overarching pricing model of external private patent knowledge and proprietary big data knowledge through the lens of firm profitability as a knowledge transaction recipient. The proposed model can help those firms who purchase external knowledge choose the optimal knowledge structure and pricing strategies of two types of knowledge, and provide theoretical and methodological guidance for knowledge transaction recipient firms to negotiate with knowledge providers.

• 한국IT서비스학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.1-26
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• 2022

This study classified five types of online food subscription economy: replenishment, curation, surprise, membership, and visitation. An online survey was conducted with 314 customers who experienced 5 types of online subscription economy. This study selected the characteristics of the food subscription economy as convenience, perceived personalization, economic utility, and timeliness through previous studies. The effect of the four characteristics on perceived value (utilitarian and emotional) and the relationship between customer engagement and perceived value, which are dependent variables that have never been used in the food subscription economy, were verified through the S-O-R model. In this relationship, we demonstrated how consumers' personal tendencies, such as need for cognitive closure and self-efficacy, mediate between timeliness and perceived value related to online food delivery. The study results are as follows. Perceived personalization, convenience, and timeliness had a positive effect on the utilitarian value in the order. It also had a positive effect on emotional values in the order of perceived personalization and timeliness. On the other hand, economic utility had no significant effect on practical branches. Customer engagement had a positive effect in the order of emotional value and utilitarian value. The lower the need for cognitive closure the more positive the utilitarian value. The lower the self-efficacy, the more positive the emotional value was perceived. Through the above study, companies that want to operate or start an online food subscription economy need a strategic approach rather than unreasonable price discounts in pricing policy. In addition, it is necessary to focus on marketing activities that provide emotional value by focusing on perceived personalization, which is the satisfaction factor of online food subscription.

• International Journal of Contents
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2021

Online streaming wars are intensifying. Netflix is known as the market leader in the streaming business. However, since 2019, Netflix has been losing subscribers in the United States and is at a turning point where it needs to reassess its current position in the market. While Netflix is losing dominance, rivals Amazon Prime and Hulu continue to gain market shares. Studies from Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers indicated a new shift in the streaming landscape caused by the abundance of streaming options and rising subscription costs. Recent surveys showed that consumers are excited about new streaming services, such as Disney +. Nearly two-thirds of consumers intend to terminate or downgrade one or more of their current subscriptions to make room for a new service. Moreover, it seems that consumers want ad-supported options. In Deloitte's latest Digital Media Trends survey, 65% responded that they would watch ads to eliminate or reduce subscription costs. Seventy percent of Hulu's subscribers choose its lower-priced ad-supported plan. NBC recently launched its own streaming service, Peacock, with a free ad-supported option. This opposes Netflix's brand identity of "no ads" and premium differentiation. With increasing pressure from competition and the growing risk of subscriber loss, Netflix needs to diversify its price plans. The company could try implementing the lower-priced mobile-only plan they are currently testing or plan to test in other regions. Netflix should also consider features or benefits for loyal subscribers to maintain a stronger consumer base.

• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.62-74
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• 2021

We compare Over-the-Tops (OTTs), Netflix and Amazon Prime Video (APV) with five success factors of innovation. Firstly, Netflix offers better personalized service than APV, because APV has collaborative filtering algorithms to recommend safe bets, not the customers really want. Secondly, APV' user interface is undercooked to lock the members in, even if it has more content and better price offer than Netflix retaining its loyal customers despite the price increase. Thirdly, Netflix has simple subscription model with three tiering, but APV has complicated pricing model having annual and monthly, APV and Prime Video (AV) app, Amazon subscription and extra payment of Amazon Prime Channels (APCs). Fourthly, Amazon has fewer partnership than Netflix especially when it comes to local TV series. Instead, Amazon has live TV channel collaboration including sports content. Lastly, both have strategic and operational agility in their organization well.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.155-165
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• 2024

Software as a Service라 불리는 서비스형 Software, SaaS 사업은 최근 급격히 성장하고 있는 Software 비즈니스 모델 중 하나로, 팬데믹 이후 경기 침체 상황에서도 SaaS 사업은 IT 기업의 중요 사업 모델로 발전하고 있다. SaaS의 수익 구조는 구독 경제의 틀을 갖추고 있으며, 사용자가 사용한 서비스에 대해서만 비용을 지불한다. 다시 말해, SaaS는 구독형 과금 방식으로, 구독자는 인터넷을 통하여 클라우드 컴퓨터에 Upload 되어 있는 소프트웨어를 제공받는 것이다. 본 연구는 Software Solution 개발업체가 구축형 SW 중심에서 구독형 SW 중심으로 비즈니스 모델을 전환하면서 발생되는 손익 매출의 하락을 극복하기 위한 방안에 대한 연구와 정량적인 사업성 평가를 통하여 구독형 과금 형태를 어떻게 선정할 것인지, 투자 비용을 빠르게 회수할 수 있는 방안에 관한 연구를 목적으로 한다. 따라서, 기업 측면에서는 지금까지 정성적인 방법에 의존하던 사업기획 방안에서 벗어나, 좀 더 정량적으로 산정할 수 있는 구독 서비스 사업성 평가를 통한 구독료 산정으로 고객에게 합리적인 비용의 서비스 공급으로 신성장 분야의 선도업체로 나아갈 수 있는 밑거름이 될 수 있을 것이라 사료된다.

• 한국산학경영학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국산학경영학회 2004년도 추계학술연구발표회
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• pp.4-22
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• 2004

과거에는 많은 온라인 컨텐츠 회사들이 자신의 컨텐츠 서비스에 대하여 무료로 제공하는 경향이 있었다. 그러나 최근 수익모델의 한계에 부딪히며, 특히 온라인 광고수입에 대한 한계를 느끼기 시작하면서 자신들의 서비스에 요금을 부과하기 시작했다. 이 논문은 이론적인 모델을 통하여 온라인 컨텐츠 회사들이 왜 자신의 컨텐츠 서비스에 요금을 부과하게 되었는지를 광고수익과 시장변수에 따른 조건에 따라 살펴본다. 또한 기존의 오프라인 컨텐츠 회사들이 온라인시장에 진입할 때의 조건들과 균형가격을 살펴보면서, 온라인 컨텐츠 시장에서의 가격전략과 비즈니스모델에 관련된 시사점을 논의한다.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.11-19
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• 2013

인터넷 서비스 제공자들은 차등화 서비스를 제공하기 위한 정책적인 수단으로, 혹은 일부 악의적인 사용자들로 인한 회선의 독점적 사용을 막기 위한 수단으로 각 사용자의 최대 데이터 전송 속도를 일정 수준 이하로 제한하고 있다. 이 논문에서는 이러한 최대 접속 속도의 제한이 서비스 제공자의 수입과 서비스 가격 결정에 미치는 영향을 분석하고자 한다. 우리는 먼저 최대 접속 속도의 제한을 고려한 현실적인 인터넷의 서비스 품질 모델을 제안하고, 각 사용자에 대한 최대 접속 속도의 제한이 사용자들의 서비스 가입 결정에 어떻게 영향을 미치는 지 분석한다. 또한 그에 따라 변화하는 서비스 제공자의 수입이 안정성을 보장 받기 위한 조건을 유도하여, 수입을 최대화하기 위한 가격 결정 방법을 최적화 문제로 나타낸다.