• 한국의류학회지
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• 제24권7호
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• pp.995-1003
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• 2000

This study examined the role of apparel merchandisers’in Korea. Data were collected by interviewing 7 apparel merchandisers who had worked for major apparel manufacturers. The interviews were analyzed by use of chronologically sequenced events. Korean apparel merchandisers take part in planning and production of the merchandise, sales management, and promotion. Merchandisers’activities related to merchandise planning were as follows: analysis of fashion trend and market, concept evolvement, planning of assortment and volume assortment, time table set up, color pallette decision, fabrication, line adoption, pricing, line preview, production planning, and placing order of materials. Merchandisers’activities related to apparel production were planning and controlling production and consolidation. In sales, merchandisers analyze retail sales and control inventory by reorder or conducting markdown sale. In relation to promotion, apparel merchandisers monitor merchandise advertisement, and educate salesman.

• 복식문화학회:학술대회논문집
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• 복식문화학회 1998년도 International Costume Culture Conference
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• pp.18-19
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• 1998

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.75-89
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• 2005

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the mentoring function and its levels as perceived by the fashion merchandisers and designers in the fashion industry who are playing major roles in providing organizational socialization for mentees. A survey questionnaire was developed and conducted among 200 fashion merchandisers and designers in Seoul. For data analysis, the SPSS 10.0 program was employed and frequency analysis, factor analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, recurrence analysis, T-test, and ANOVA were used to test the research questions. The results were as follows: (1) Although the overall level of the mentoring function recognized by the fashion merchandisers and designers in the study appeared to be high, there were no significant differences by their demographic attributes. (2) The level of the mentoring function acknowledged by the respondents demonstrated substantial differences according to their perception by the personal attributes and the degree of openness. (3) The level of the mentoring function and organizational socialization perceived by the respondents had a significant correlation. As the level of perceived mentoring function of the respondents increased, it appeared that the degree of their job satisfaction and organizational commitment increased. On the other hand, their role ambiguity and turnover intention decreased.

• 패션비즈니스
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.91-101
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• 2004

This research classified fashion merchandisers into different categories depending on the type of companies they worked for and inquired into their line of work. In so doing, the authors attempted to outline the work for merchandise mix performed by each type of merchandiser and provide some raw data, which can be utilized to enhance their work efficiency. The evaluation tool used for this study was the questionnaire made on the basis of preceding studies, literature, and trade journals, which was then modified through one on one interviews with fashion merchandisers. The questionnaire contained 15 questions about merchandise mix. For data analysis, SPSS Package Program was used to conduct frequency analysis, ANOVA, and Tukey's test. The findings are as follows 1. National brand merchandisers spent most time on merchandise planning, then department store buyers, followed by imported brand merchandisers, and lastly buying office merchandisers. 2. In merchandise planning, National brand merchandisers did more work overall compared to other merchandisers. In production planning, buying office merchandisers spent more time than any others on searching for new suppliers and decision-making. 3. Production planning took up a greater portion of their work for National brand merchandisers and buying office merchandisers compared to department store buyers and imported brand merchandisers. 4. Imported brand merchandisers spent more time on purchase planning and actual purchase compared to any others.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.137-157
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• 2008

Fashion merchandiser profession is a highly information-intensive job. In fact, a merchandiser is to acquire a variety of information mainly from external environment and to analyze it in order to come to an informed decision. Despite a significant amount of past studies on environment scanning, their main concern was of managerial work. And, some fashion design studies have only touched the issue of information source in a descriptive tone. Here, we attempt to analyze empirically fashion merchandisers' environmental scanning activities. Our results can be stated as follows : 1) Though the quality of information source has a positive relationship with its use, the accessibility does not. 2) There is no significant difference between the use of relational source and the use of non-relational source. 3) Internet is being used more at the initial stage(opening) of information seeking than at the orientation and consolidation stage.

• 패션비즈니스
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.41-54
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• 1999

The purposes of the study were to investigate the job content of fashion merchandisers. The study examined the differences in the job content according to the types of merchandisers and their demographic characteristics. A questionnaire was developed by the authors and distributed to 150 fashion merchandisers, and 130 questionnaires were used for the study. The questions were revised through the pilot study and interviews with fashion merchandisers. The results of the study were as follows: Planning merchandise was the most important job to the planning merchandisers, purchasing merchandise to the buying merchandisers, planning sales and sales promotion to sales merchandiers. All three types of merchandisers were involved very much in the information analysis work. This study, on the basis of the above results, was expected to contribute to make the fashion merchandisers and students who want to be fashion merchandisers recognize their job content more clearly.

• 경영정보학연구
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.1-15
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• 2014

소셜미디어(social media) 플랫폼의 인기와 성공은 새로운 비즈니스 모델인 소셜커머스를 창출하게 되었다. 공동구매를 통해 파격적인 가격으로 제품이나 서비스를 제공하는 소셜커머스 시장은 계속적으로 주목할 만한 성장을 하고 있다. 그러나 이러한 성장의 이면에 소비자들의 회의적인 시각도 존재한다. 왜냐하면, 구입한 제품이나 서비스가 실제와는 다르거나, 불합리한 환불정책 등으로 소비자들의 불만이 고조되고 있는 실정이다. 이러한 근원적인 이유는, 소셜커머스 마켓에서 소비자들이 의존할 만한 신뢰형성메커니즘이 제공되지 않고 있기 때문이다. 기존의 e-마켓플레이스에서는 판매자(seller)에 대한 구매자의 평가정보가 일종의 신뢰형성메커니즘을 제공하여 거래의 안정성이 보장되었다. 이러한 점에 착안하여, 본 연구에서는 소셜커머스마켓에서 소비자들에게 물건이나 서비스 정보제공에 있어서 일종의 큐레이터 역할을 하는 MD(merchandiser)의 역할에 주목하고, 신뢰형성메커니즘을 기반으로 MD에 대한 피드백코멘트와 MD의 실적프로파일 정보의 제공이 소비자들에게 어떠한 영향을 주는가를 검증한다. 이를 위해, 124명의 참가자가 실험실(laboratory experiment)연구에 참여하였다. 실험분석결과, MD에 대한 피드백코멘트와 실적프로파일이 소셜커머스 거래에서 신뢰를 높이는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제24권8호
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• pp.1103-1114
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• 2000

The purpose of the study was to investigate the level and the major causes of job stress, and the causes of the high level of job turnover rate of fashion merchandisers and fashion designers. The study also examined the correlations among the major causes of job stress, job results and job turnover rate. A part of the questionnaire consisted of questions on major causes of job stress, job result, and intention and trial to leave a job. The subjects were to rate on 5 point Likert-type scales. The other part included the questions on demographic and individual characteristics of the subjects and their company characteristics. For the survey, the subjects were 99 fashion merchandisers and 128 fashion designers who are employed by mens or womens wear manufacturers. The SAS PC+ package was used to calculate frequency, Cronbach $\alpha$, multiple regressions. The results of the study were as follows: 1. The high degree of the job results were resulted from the high degree of specialties in their job characteristics, high contentment in human relations, career development and income, and low role conflict. 2. Stronger intentions and more trials to leave their job were correlated to better task performance in the workplace, lower commitment to their job, and lower job satisfaction. 3. Higher level of job stress caused by interpersonal relationship in the organization and contentment in career development and income affected stronger intentions and more trials to leave their job.

• 한국가정과학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.101-111
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• 2000

The purpose of this study is to examine needed abilities of Korean apparel merchandisers and to propose a basic design of textbook for an education of Korean apparel merchandisers. For this purpose. the role and needed abilities of Korean apparel merchandisers'. and the contents of other textbooks under same topic were examined. Data of Korean apparel merchandisers'abilities to execute their role were collected by interviewing 7 apparel merchandisers who work for major Korean apparel manufacturers. Korean apparel merchandisers are expected to have following abilities : comprehensive and analytic Judgement. knowledge of clothing and textiles. deep understanding of the apparel market, budget planning and accounting. cooperation in the execution of tasks, ability of summarizing data, healthcare, and computing skills. The textbook is divided into five parts. The titles and brief description of them are as follows : Part I - Introduction Basic concept and composition factors of apparel merchandising and the role of apparel merchandisers in Korean apparel industry will be discussed. Part II - Apparel Merchandising Environment The structure of apparel manufacturers and apparel industries In Korea. other environmental factors, and apparel consumer behavior will be investigated. Part III - Apparel Market Analysis Market segmentation. brand evaluation, product positioning. target market strategies, and market research will be investigated. Part IV- Apparel Merchandising Apparel merchandising processes will be introduced and explained in detail. Part V - Global Apparel Merchandising Global apparel merchandising environment and strategies. and global sourcing and marketing will be discussed.

• 패션비즈니스
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.67-81
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• 1999

Fashion designers and fashion merchandisers are the experts who play critical roles in the apparel industry. But their job turnover rate is quite high compared with other industries and/or other positions. The purpose of the study was to investigate the level and the major causes of job stress, and the causes of the high rate of job turnover of fashion merchandisers and fashion designers. The study also compared differences between the levels of job stress, job results and job turnover rate which perceived by fashion designers and fashion merchandisers. The results of the study were as follows: 1. The designers felt more role conflict than merchandisers during job and feel more job stress about career development and their income. 2. The designers feel their job achievement more positively than merchandisers. 3. The designers have their turnover intentions more frequently than merchandisers. This study, on the basis of the above conclusion, is expected to contribute to make fashion merchandisers and fashion designers recognize the importance of managing their job stress and their supervisor obtain the directions for the efficient management of personnel by offering them better working environment.