• International Journal of Costume and Fashion
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.37-53
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• 2016

This study focused on the development of a conceptual model of the turnover intention of part-time sales associates in apparel retailing. A convenience sample of 294 college students who were part-time apparel workers was used to test the model. In this proposed model, organizational support and growth opportunity indirectly influenced turnover intention through work engagement, which in turn positively affected work effort, job performance, and job satisfaction. The results also revealed a direct relationship between work/role stress and burnout, which influenced turnover intention. These findings make a unique contribution to the extant literature and enable development of relevant strategies by apparel retailers.

• Fashion, Industry and Education
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.12-28
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• 2017

In the era of social media, marketers have struggled to understand and serve participants' diverse and multifaceted needs in a novel form of online brand community in the social-networking sites such as Facebook. Thus, this study identifies different groups of participants affiliated with Facebook brand pages based on their needs for brand connection. The need-based segments are validated by comparing results across foodservice and consumer goods. Results of cluster analysis reveal three distinct segments (i.e., residents, lurkers, and peepers) based on participants' functional, experiential, and incentive needs. Results of multivariate analysis of variance illustrate significant differences in relational tendencies for a brand of interest among these three groups. The three groups are profiled based on participants' engagement level. Findings of this study are expected to help marketers better understand the needs of diverse participants in their SNS-embedded brand community so they can develop tailored communication strategies for targeted groups.

• Asia Marketing Journal
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.71-85
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• 2020

Social media has emerged as a major hub of engagement between brands and consumers in recent years, and allows user-generated content to serve as a powerful means of encouraging communication between the sides. However, it is challenging to negotiate user-generated content owing to its lack of structure and the enormous amount generated. This study focuses on the hashtag, a metadata tag that reflects customers' brand perception through social media platforms. Online users share their knowledge and impressions using a wide variety of hashtags. We examine hashtags that co-occur with particular branded hashtags on the social media platform, Instagram, to derive insights about brand perception. We apply text mining technology and network analysis to identify the perceptions of brand images among consumers on the site, where this helps distinguish among the diverse personalities of the brands. This study contributes to highlighting the value of hashtags in constructing brand personality in the context of online marketing.

• 한국유통학회지:유통연구
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.57-94
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• 2011

자사 온라인점포로 고객 방문을 이끌어내기 위해 마케터는 고객의 욕구를 반영한 웹사이트를 구축한다. 기존 연구의 상당수는 온라인점포에서 고객의 반응에 영향을 주는 기술적, 기능적, 내적 특성 변수들에 관한 것이어서 소비자 심리, 외적 단서 변수에 관한 연구는 미흡하였다. 이에 본 연구에서는 관계의 선행 변수로 제시되는 개성을 온라인에서의 점포 개성으로 하여 점포 충성도에 미치는 영향을 소비자 심리 변수인 동일시, 신뢰, 인게이지먼트를 매개변수로 고려하여 이들 변수의 구조적 인과관계를 규명해 보았다. 연구결과, 온라인에서도 점포 개성이 존재하며 온라인점포 개성의 일부 차원이 동일시에 긍정적인 영향을 미치고 동일시는 점포 충성도에 직접적인 영향을 미치기도 하지만 신뢰와 인게이지먼트를 매개하여 간접적인 영향도 주는 것으로 나타났다. 연구의 후반부에 본 연구의 시사점, 한계, 향후 연구 방향을 제시하였다.

• 경영과정보연구
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.129-154
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• 2014

점점 더 변화의 속도가 빨라지고 예측하기 힘들어지고 있는 글로벌 기업환경은 기업들에 새로운 대처방안을 끊임없이 요구하고 있다. 고객들의 니즈가 더 다양해지고, 시장과 기술이 끊임없이 변화하며, 글로벌 경쟁이 점점 더 심화되고 있는 상황에서, 현실에 안주하고 변하지 않거나 새로운 가치를 창출하지 못하는 기업은 생존할 수 없는 시대인 것이다. 불확실성을 극복하고 기업이 생존하기 위해서 '창의적'이어야만 하는 시대가 된 것이다. 기업의 창의성은 업무능력이나 성과와는 달리 금전적 물리적 보상으로 쉽게 활성화되지 않는다. 다양한 재능 경험 배경을 가진 사람들이 자기 의견을 마음껏 개진해 나아갈 수 있는 환경이 존재할 때 가능해지는 것이다. 이러한 중요성에도 불구하고, 지금까지의 연구는 기업 경영의 측면에서보다는 창의성 교육위주로 진행되어 왔으며, 기업 연구에서도 실제 성과로 이어지는 프로세스에 관한 연구보다는 주로 종업원들의 성격요인을 중심으로 연구가 진행되어왔다. 즉, 종업원이 처한 조직 내 상황적 특성으로서 현재의 비금전적 비물리적으로 동기부여를 최대한 이끌어낼 수 있는 환경적 요소들에 대한 연구는 매우 부족한 실정이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 기업의 비제도적 측면에서 종업원이 가장 근접하게 가지게 되는 조직 내 특징적 환경 속에서 창의적 성과를 일으키게 하는 과정을 규명해 보았다. 창의성을 발현하는 과정으로서 조직의 창의성을 이해하는데 필수적인 동기부여와 창의적 프로세스참여를 매개체로 하여 종업원의 직무특성과 상사가 보여주는 태도라는 상황적 요인들이 종업원들의 창의성 발현의 결과물이라 할 수 있는 창의적 성과에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지를 규명하고자 하였다.

• 패션비즈니스
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.82-100
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• 2015

Mobile fashion apps present much opportunity for marketers to engage consumers, however not all apps provide enough functions for their targeted audience. This study aims to determine how mobile fashion apps can be used to build brand community with consumer engagement. Qualitative data on fashion mobile apps were collected from the Apple app store and Android market during the spring and summer of 2015. A total of 110 fashion mobile apps were collected;, 50 apps were identified as apparel brands that either manufacture or sell apparel to consumers, which we categorized as "brand" fashion apps, and the remaining 60 were categorized as "non-brand" fashion apps. The result of the study can be summarized as below. The 60 non-brand fashion apps were grouped into 5 app types: shopping, searching, sharing, organizational, and informational. The main functions are for informational use and shopping needs, since at least half (31 apps) are used for either retrieving information or for shopping. However, in contrast, social networking and location were infrequent and not commonly utilized by these apps. The most common type of non-brand fashion apps available were shopping apps;, many shopping apps enable users to shop from several different websites and save their items into one universal shopping cart so that they only check out once. Most of these apps are informational and help consumers make more informed decisions on purchases;, in addition many offer location services to help consumers find these items in store. While these apps perform several functions, they do not link to social media. The 50 brand apps were grouped into 5 brand types: athletic, casual, fast fashion, luxury, and retailer. These apps were also checked for attributes to determine their functionality. The result shows that the main functions of brand fashion apps are for information (82% of the 50 apps) as well as location searching (72% of 50 apps). Conversely, these apps do not offer any photo sharing, and very few have organizational or community functions. Fashion mobile apps and m-marketing elements: To build brand community, mobile apps can be designed to motivate consumer's engagement with brands. The motivations of fashion mobile apps are useful in developing fashion mobile apps. Entertainment motives can be fulfilled with multimedia attributes, functionality motives are satisfied with organizational and location-based features, information motives with informational service, socialization with community and social network, learning and intellectual stimulation from informational attributes, and trend following through photo sharing. The 8 key attributes of mobile apps can correspond to the 4 m-marketing elements (i.e., Informative content, multimedia, interactions, and product promotions) that are further intertwined with m-branding elements. App Attributes and M-Marketing aim to Build Brand Community;, the eight key attributes can impact on 4 m-branding elements, which further contribute to building brand community by affecting consumers' perceptions of brands preference and advocacy, and their likelihood to be loyal.

• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.8-19
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• 2020

We see an energy fucused smart city evolution of the UK along with the project of "Smart London Plan (SLP)." A theoretical logic of business model innovation has been discussed and a research framework of evolving energy focused smart city is formulated. The starting point is the silo system. In the second stage, the private investment in smart meters establishes a basement for next stages. As results, the UK's smart energy sector has evolved from smart meter installation through smart grid to new business models such as water-energy nexus and microgrid. Before smart meter installation of the government, the electricity system was centralized. However, after consumer engagement plan has been set to make them understand benefits that they can secure through smart meters, the customer behavior has been changed. The data analytics firm enables greater understanding of consumer behavior and it helps energy industry to be smart via controlling, securing and using that data to improve the energy system. In the third stage, distribution network operators (DNOs)' access to smart meter data has been allowed and the segmentation starts. In the fourth stage, with collaboration of Ofwat and Ofgem, it is possible to eliminate unnecessary duplication of works and reduce interest conflict between water and electricity. In the fifth stage, smart meter and grid has been integrated as an "adaptive" system and a transition from DNO to DSO is accomplished for the integrated operation. Microgrid is a prototype for an "adaptive" smart grid. Previous steps enable London to accomplish a platform leadership to support the increasing electrification of the heating and transport sector and smart home.

• 한국의류산업학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.206-216
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• 2022

This study sought to examine the sustainability criteria found in the global sourcing practices of global fashion retailers. Sustainable supply chain management, with a particular focus on the sustainability criteria of global sourcing, was analyzed. This qualitative study was based on a focus group interview and corporate social responsibility (CSR) annual reports. Eight master categories, 18 middle categories, and 37 bottom categories were extracted. The key categories and their middle categories were as follows: (1) Social compliance (working conditions, employment, safety); (2) Environment concerns (environmental pollution management, eco-friendly production, supply chain environment); (3) Energy efficiency (energy saving program, store environment); (4) Consumer protection (restricted substances management, consumer product safety improvement); (5) Management system (code of conduct, triangle audit system); (6) Community social activities (local community service, voluntary activities, charitable activities); (7) External stakeholder engagement (media & non-governmental organization management, maintenance of relationship with local authority); (8) Brand protection (respect for companies' intellectual property). The findings of this study offer academically significant insights into the sustainability criteria that can be encountered by companies under diverse global sourcing scenarios, revealing that global sourcing by fashion retailers is not merely a means of reducing costs, but a way of generating new jobs and making a social contribution to developing countries. The study's findings also have practical significance, offering guidelines for general CSR activities in the global sourcing process.

• 한국의류산업학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2024

Virtual influencers, who are emerging as new players in digital marketing, impact consumers' purchase intentions. They promote positive perceptions and mimetic consumption of specific brands or products through interactions with followers. Therefore, this study aims to examine the effect of the characteristics of virtual influencers on the purchase intention for fashion products through the consumers' mimetic desire. As characteristics of virtual influencers, five factors were set: reality, attractiveness, professionalism, trustworthiness, and curiosity. Data for analysis were collected through an online questionnaire from the 8th to the 15th of August 2023, and 268 data points in total were analyzed using SPSS and Process Macro 4.3. The results of the study showed that the characteristics of virtual influencers all positively affected mimetic desire and purchase intention for fashion products. Moreover, it was found that mimetic desire has a mediating effect between the five characteristics of virtual influencers and the purchase intention for fashion products. Mimetic desire fully mediates the relationship between reality and the intention to purchase fashion products, and partially mediates the relationship between attractiveness, professionalism, trustworthiness, and curiosity and the purchase intention for fashion products. These findings further enhance the understanding of the relationship between virtual influencers and consumer behavior and identify the relationship between virtual influencers, mimetic desire, and fashion product purchase intentions. Consequently, leveraging virtual influencers strategically in digital marketing, the fashion industry can amplify positive brand perceptions, drive consumer engagement, and ultimately foster increased purchase intent.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.495-499
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• 2024

이 연구는 지속 가능한 포장 디자인의 중요성, 정의, 핵심 전략 및 향후 방향을 요약합니다. 현대 사회에서 지속 가능한 포장 디자인은 환경 보호와 자원 절약에 중점을 둘 뿐만 아니라 경제, 사회 및 문화의 지속 가능한 발전을 포함합니다. 이 연구에서는 환경 친화적인 재료의 사용, 포장 디자인의 최적화, 포장의 재활용성 및 재사용성을 향상 시켜 환경 부담을 줄이고 생태 균형을 촉진하기 위한 전략에 대해 자세히 설명합니다. 또한 이 연구는 단순화된 디자인 개념과 모듈식 시스템의 채택, 패키징의 다기능성 증가와 같은 디자인 혁신의 중요성을 강조합니다.또한 설계에서 폐기까지의 모든 단계가 환경에 미치는 영향을 최소화하기 위해 포장 설계에 수명 주기 평가를 적용하는 것에 대해 논의합니다. 마지막으로 지속 가능한 포장 디자인의 환경 및 사회적 이점에도 불구하고 실제로는 여전히 기술, 경제 및 규제의 도전에 직면해 있습니다.미래 디자인은 지속 가능한 포장의 광범위한 채택과 관행을 촉진하기 위해 학제 간 협력, 첨단 기술의 통합, 소비자 교육 및 참여, 강화된 정책 및 표준 제정이 필요합니다.