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A Study on US Consumer's Subjectivity Schemata of Sharing Economy: Q Methodology

공유경제에 관한 미국 소비자의 주관성 가치체계 연구 : Q 방법론의 적용

  • Kim, Ki-youn (Dept. of Marketing Information Consulting, Mokwon University)
  • Received : 2018.06.30
  • Accepted : 2018.07.24
  • Published : 2018.08.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore the present US consumer behavioral trends and various cognitive schema types for sharing economy frame and shared service. For this, by applying Q methodology, this paper theoretically defines three differentiated typologies of US consumer in a interpretive perspective. This study is in-depth focused on discovering and categorizing characteristics of a respondent's thinking structure called 'schemata'. According to the entire procedures of Q methodology, this paper analyzed Q-sorted data from twenty-four people in the basis of forty Q-samples (statements). Consequently, we discovered four consumer groups named as Type 1 'Socialsumer', Type 2 'Smarsumer', Type 3 'Researsumer'.

본 연구의 목적은 비교문화적 관점에서 공유경제 거래 및 공유자원에 대한 미국 소비자의 주관성 가치체계 유형을 탐색하는 것이다. Q방법론을 적용하여 미국 공유경제 소비자의 심리적 세분화 유형과 유형별 차별화된 특성을 발견하고 이론적 개념을 정의한다. 분석결과를 통해 응답자(P표본)의 심리적 세분화의 과정 및 가치구조(스키마타)의 특성을 해석하고 논의하는데 연구주제의 초점을 맞춘다. 연구의 과정은 공유경제 서비스 관련 40개의 Q표본을 구성하고, 이어 QUANL 분석 도구를 사용하여 수집된 24명의 P표본 Q소팅 데이터를 분석하여 유형화하였다. 결과적으로 3개의 P표본 유형을 발견하였고, 제1유형(소셜슈머 형), 제2유형(스마슈머 형), 제3유형(리서슈머 형)으로 구분하여 소비자 세분시장의 특성을 심도 있게 고찰하였다.

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