• 한국의류학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.282-296
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• 2012

This study identified the types of motives for reading consumer reviews of apparel products for online stores and classified shoppers into the groups based on motives. Data were collected from eleven Korean women by a focus group interview and from 313 females by an online survey. Respondents were in their 20s' and 30s' with significant experience reading consumer reviews of apparel products for online stores. The seven motives found by interviews were reduced to four types of motives by factor analysis: Right product choice and judgment of product value, risk reduction, saving time and money, and fun/killing time. The motive for the right product choice and judgment of product value was the highest and the motive for fun/killing time was the lowest. Consumers were classified into four groups based on motives: Utilitarian shoppers (25.8%), shopping-task oriented shoppers (36.8%), multiple-motive shoppers (19.7%), and moderate-motive shoppers (17.7%). There were significant differences among age groups and the amount of reading reviews posted on a product and the duration of reading reviews for online stores. In addition, managerial implications were developed.

• 한국경영과학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.1-16
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• 2010

In consumption environment, the time interval is frequently found between purchase and consumption. The objective of this study is to determine how consumers' purchase intentions can be influenced by this type of temporal distance. Construal level theory holds that the 'distant future situation' tend to be construed on a higher level than the 'near future situation.' Accordingly, when considering the consumption in the near future, consumers tend to be more likely to focus on the feasibility of the alternatives than on desirability. Conversely, when considering the consumption in the distant future, they are more likely to focus on the desirability of the alternatives than on feasibility. Along with the previous literature, the current study investigates the effects of temporal distance between purchase and consumption on consumer choice. Moreover, we aim to determine under which conditions these effects pertain. To test our hypotheses, we conducted a 2(temporal distance:near future vs. distant future) x 2(alternative type:high desirability, low feasibility vs. low desirability, high feasibility) x 3(additional offering:no gift, free coffee coupon, free mini book) between subjects design. The results show that the main effects of temporal distance and additional offering are significant. The 2 way interaction between temporal distance and additional offerings is also significant. Specifically, the purchase intention differentiation from additional offering tends to be larger at shorter temporal distances (near future) than at long ones (distant future).

• 유통과학연구
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.69-77
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• 2020

Purpose - This paper is aimed to analyze the effects of the mandatory closing regulation targeting large retailers, which has been implemented since 2012 to protect small retailers. We examine the changes in consumers' choice of retailers and their purchasing patterns of agri-food following the implementation of such regulation. Research design, data, and methodology - Household spending patterns were identified through the historical data of household food purchase, consumer panel provided by the Rural Development Administration. Clustering was employed to determine the household spending patterns. Moreover, the different household spending patterns before and after the regulation were comparatively studied. The patterns of consumers' choice of retail stores and shopping baskets by the type of retailers, derived from the respective datasets before and after the regulation, were compared to analyze the effects of the regulation. Results -After the regulation, some consumers who used to shop at large retailers before the regulation changed their shopping places to small retailers. However, the product categories that consumers had mainly purchased before the regulation were rarely changed even after the regulation. Conclusions - Although the regulation helped migrate some of the consumers to small retailers, the regulation seemed to have failed to stimulate consumers to purchase the goods, normally bought at large retailers, from traditional markets. In other words, traditional markets are not effective substitutes for regulation-affected retailers.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.49-57
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• 1985

The central problem of purchasing houses is choice, which is accompanied by perception of risk. Perceived risk is defined as a risk perceived by a consumer subjectively in choice situations. The components of perceived risk are uncertainty and consequence. There are seven types of perceived risk in purchasing houses. Those are financial risk, functional risk, social risk, psychological risk, physical risk, time risk and future opportunity lost risk. The empirical survey about comsumer's purchasing Public Apartment suggests : 1) In general, rspondents perceive relatively high risk in purchasig Public Apartment. 2) Of seven risk types, financial, functionalm, future opportunity lost, time, and social risk correlate highest with overall perceived risk and explain the variance of it. 3) Physical and psychological risks don't correlate significantly with overall perceived risk. From the findings in empirical analysis, consumers are recommended to device riskreduction activities in purchasing Public Apartment. 1. Active information search is needed in purchasing Public Apartment in order to reduce overall perceived risk. 2. Housing concept should change from ownership to rental thinking. 3. Consumers should be accustomed to Housing Loans by bank. 4. Purchasing goals should be established clearly before purchasing houses. 5. Careful deliberation is required and informations from personal sources are useful.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.79-95
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• 2013

This study is aimed at exploring the experience of couples choosing not to have children after marriage. To identify the motives for voluntary childlessness and social perceptions, a qualitative research method was used for analysis. After in-depth interviews were conducted with 15 childless couples who had agreed to participate in the research, 15 meaning units, 5 categories, and 3 topics were established. The research findings were categorized as follows: 'the motives for being childless', 'the surrounding response and coping response', and 'the expectation of a childless family's society.' The research participants argued that families without children should be fully accepted in the changing society, with the hope that their childlessness would be respected. The significance of this study is that it focused on the perceptions of families and society, while steering away from personal views on the meaning of a life absent of children. Based on the perception that childlessness is not only a personal matter but also a social issue, this study clearly showed a variety of reactions to childless couples, such as the labeling of them as eccentric people and disapproval of them. Furthermore, this study has elaborated on the personal experience of childless couples by clearly indicating their desires to seek government support and compensation.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.571-580
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• 2021

The study explores the factors affecting the brand selection behavior of retail chains in Vietnam and to what extent they have an impact on the customer's choice intention. This research employs a combination of both qualitative and quantitative mixed methods with the help of SPSS version 22.0 in data analysis. Expert interviews are used to design the questionnaire for the survey conducted on 700 consumers. Research results show that the eight factors of store image (1-to-3 split factor of store image including the display of goods and services), price perception, risk perception, brand attitude, brand awareness, and brand familiarity were determined. They all influence the intention to choose the retail chain brand. With a positive β coefficient, the more store image, price perception, brand attitude, and brand awareness are enhanced, the more likely the intention to choose the retail chain brand. The factor of risk perception has negative ��, resulting in an inverse impact on choosing a retail chain brand name. Price perception and risk perception have the strongest impact on retail chain decision behavior while commodity display factors the least. Based on these important results, the study proposes implications for retailers and manufacturers.

• Asia Marketing Journal
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.125-138
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• 2017

The goal of the study is to understand how consumers' constraint as opposed to utility structure gives rise to final decision when consumers purchase more than one variant of product at a time, i.e., horizontal variety seeking or multiple-discreteness. Purchase and consumption decision not only produces utility but also involves some sort of cognitive pressure. Past consumption or last purchase is likely to be linked to this burden we face such as concern for obesity, risk of harm, and guilt for mischief. In this research, the existence and the role of dynamic constraint are investigated through a microeconomic utility model with multiple dynamic constraint. The model is applied to the salty snacks data collected from field study where burden for spiciness serves as a constraint. The results are compared to the conventional multiple discreteness choice models of static constraints, and policy implications on price discounts is explored. The major findings are that first, one would underestimate the level of consumer preference for product offerings when ignoring the carry-over of the concern from the past consumption, and second, the impact of price promotion on demand would be properly evaluated when the model allows for the role of constraint as both multiple and dynamic. The current study is different from the existing studies in two ways. First, it captures the effect of 'mental constraint' on demand in formal economic model. Second, unlike the state dependence well documented in the literature, the study proposes the notion of state dependence in different way, via constraint rather than utility.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제20권8호
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• pp.122-132
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• 2019

본 연구는 상품 특성 및 상황에 따른 선호역전 현상이 선택에 어떠한 영향을 미치는 지를 규명하여 소비자 의사결정 논리체계를 살펴보고, 선택변화에 영향을 미치는 변인들을 규명하여 효과적인 의사결정 및 마케팅 전략을 수립하는데 목적이 있다. 본 연구의 목적인 소비자 선호역전과 선택변화 간의 영향관계를 확인하기 위해 3가지의 연구문제를 설정하였으며, 범주형 종속변수를 고려하여 다항로지스틱 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 연구 결과, 의료서비스 상품과 일반 제조품의 선호도 감소가 선택변화 및 선택연기에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것을 확인함으로써 연구문제 1을 해결하였다. 그리고 의료서비스 상품에서 속성의 중요도에 따른 선택변화가 일반 제조품에 비해 더욱 민감하게 작용한 반면, 선호역전에 따른 선택변화가 일반 제조품에서 더욱 높게 나타남을 확인하였다. 본 연구는 기존의 선호 및 선호역전 연구와는 다른 관점에서 소비자의 중심가치로서의 선호 개념을 조명하여 선택 간의 인과관계를 확인하였으며, 선호역전에 따른 선택변화 뿐만 아니라 선택연기와 같은 다른 대안까지 포함할 수 있음을 연구결과로 제시함에 따라 그에 따른 이론 실무적 시사점을 제공하는 데 의의가 있다.

• Asia Pacific Journal of Business Review
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.21-36
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• 2020

This paper examines the effect of the choice properties of food carving decoration lectures on the recommendation and revisiting intention. As the culinary industry grows, consumers seek not only the value of satiety through food but also the value of aesthetics. They perceived satisfaction from the taste and appearance of the food as well as the interior of the restaurant and the service. Food carving is an important means of fulfilling consumer satisfaction value which is ever-changing. This study attempts to analyze the relationship between the choice properties of food carving lectures and the course recommendation and revisiting intention. This study hypothesis was formulated and the survey was conducted on 125 respondents who had experienced food carving lectures. The reliability and validity of measurement items were verified through Cronbach's Alpha and factor analysis. As a result, all measurement items showed no abnormality. The results of the analyses are as follows. The education satisfaction, education commitment, and brand image, the choice properties of food carving decoration lecture, were found to have a positive effect on the recommendation intention. The results also showed that the education commitment and brand image of food carving decoration lectures were positively associated with revisiting intention. Lastly, the implications of these findings were suggested and for future research were discussed.

• 한국조리학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.141-154
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• 2003

The purpose of this study is to find customer satisfaction at take-out coffee shops by examining their choice attributes, and to find the operational suggestion of the shops by identifying relations between customer satisfaction and choice factors and by finding significant factors, in order to offer subsequential developments for take-out coffee shops. When it comes to choosing a take-out coffee shop, women are found to consider pleasantness, kindness, and warranty more than men do. By age, those in the thirties are found to think much of typicalness, pleasantness, and trust than people in any age do, while those under the twenties kindness. By job, it is found that office workers think typicalness, pleasantness to be important, while students trust The more customers are satisfied at trust and kindness, the more customers are willing to use the shop again. Thus, to make the better service of take-out coffee shops, it requires drastic, continuous training for employees, introduction of specific marketings, management of corporate brand images, manpower administration that will maximize profits with small members, continuous menu development, study of taste, stage preparation and standardized service quality techniques and know-how specific to a coffee shop that will lead customers to revisit the shop.