• 치위생과학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.17-24
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• 2010

부산 사하구내 경로당과 D 노인대학을 이용하는 65세 이상 노인의 고혈압과 당뇨병에 대한 실태를 비교 조사하여 이를 바탕으로 노인의 구강건강행태 이론을 개발하도록 돕고 보다 전문화된 구강건강행위 전략 구축을 위한 하나의 기초자료로 활용하고자 하였다. 설문도구는 인구사회학적 특성, 건강행태, 건강검진, 고혈압 실태, 당뇨병 실태, 삶의 질(EQ5D) 문항으로 구성하였다. 2009년 8월 중순에서 9월 중순까지 약 한 달 동안 사하구내 경로당 10곳과 D 노인대학을 직접 방문하여 설문내용을 자세히 읽어드리고 협조에 응해주시는 65세 이상인 경로당 노인 100명과 D 노인대학 학생 74명으로 총 174명을 대상으로 자료수집 하였다. 자료분석은 SPSS 12.0을 이용하여 빈도분석, 교차분석을 통한 ${\chi}^2$검정, 독립표본 t 검정을 하였다. 연구결과는 아래와 같다. 1. 건강검진관련 항목 중 최근 1년 동안 혈압을 한번이라도 측정한 경우가 94.8%로 높았으며, 최근 1년 동안 혈당을 측정한 경우도 91.4%로 높게 나타났다. 건강관련 정보 취득원의 경우 경로당 노인은 방송을 통해서가 50.0%, 노인대학 노인은 전문가 강좌 및 상담이 64.8%로 약간 높게 나타났다(p < 0.05). 2. 고혈압인 경우가 32.2%로 나타났으며, 최초 고혈압 발견은 병원 진료 시 83.9%로 가장 많았다(p < 0.05). 고혈압 진단 장소는 병의원 50.0%로 나타났으며(p < 0.05), 고혈압을 진단받은 시기는 5년 이하 50.0%로 가장 많게 나타났다(p < 0.05). 정기적 혈압점검은 월 1회 이상 76.8%로 가장 많았고(p < 0.05), 혈압조절여부에서는 잘 조절된다가 75.0%로 가장 높게 나타났다(p < 0.05). 혈압약 복용은 경로당 노인은 매일 복용함이 85.7%로 가장 많았으며 노인대학 노인은 매일 복용하지 않는 것으로 나타났다(p < 0.05). 3. 당뇨병인 경우가 14.4%로 나타났으며, 당뇨병 최초 발견은 병원 진료 시 80.0%로 나타났다(p < 0.05). 개인용 혈당측정기 보유에서는 아니오가 64.0%로 약간 높게 나타났다(p < 0.05). 4. 삶의 질의 측정 항목 중 운동능력에서 경로당과 노인대학 노인 모두 걷는데 지장이 없다가 62.7%로 많았으며, 두 군을 비교해 보면 경로당 노인이 노인대학 노인보다 걷는데 다소 지장이 있는 분들이 조금 더 많았다(p < 0.05). 통증과 불편여부에서는 경로당 노인은 다소 통증이나 불편감이 있다가 다소 많았으며 노인대학 노인은 통증이나 불편감이 없다가 조금 더 많게 나타났다(p < 0.05). 5. 경로당과 노인대학 노인의 오늘 건강상태를 비교한 결과 노인대학 노인이 경로당 노인보다 유의하게 높은 건강상태를 나타냈다(p < 0.05). 이상의 결과에서 대체로 경로당 노인들보다 노인대학 노인들이 건강상태가 비교적 양호하였으며 삶의 질의 항목인 걷는데 지장이 없다와 불안/우울하지 않다라고 생각하는 것이 더 많았으나, 고혈압, 당뇨관리는 경로당과 노인대학 노인 둘 다 어느 정도 잘 되는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구에서 노인의 삶의 질을 향상시키기 위해서 건강행태 및 고혈압·당뇨병 등 주요 질환관리 실태를 기초로 다양한 구강보건교육 및 구강건강증진 프로그램을 개발하여 노인 개개인에게 맞춤형 치과 의료서비스를 제공하여야 한다는 점에서 현재 본 대학에서 실시하고 있는 노인대학 구강건강관리프로그램 운영이 노인의 구강건강행위 실천에 긍정적인 영향을 주는 것으로 생각된다. 이번 실태조사에서 노인대학 노인중 고혈압 환자와 당뇨 환자의 수가 적었다는 제한점을 보여 신뢰성 있는 결론을 도출하는 데는 한계가 있다고 생각하나 후속연구에서 보다 많은 대상환자를 확보하고 체계적인 실태조사가 이뤄진다면 그 결과가 노인의 구강건강증진을 위한 프로그램 계획시 필요한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있으리라 생각한다.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.102-111
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• 2005

목적: 질병이 환자에 끼치는 주관적인 영향을 반영하고, 환자의 전반적인 경과와 예후를 나타내는 지표로써 삶의 질 개념이 널리 사용되고 있다. 이때 질병은 환자 자신뿐만 아니라 가족들의 삶에도 상당한 영향을 미치게 되고, 특히 아동이 질병에 이환 되었을 경우 이러한 영향은 더욱 커지리라고 생각된다. 이에 주의력결핍 과잉 행동장애 환아의 보호자를 대상으로 삶의 질의 정도를 알아보고, 삶의 질에 영향을 주는 다른 요인은 무엇인지를 알아보고자 하였다. 방법: DSM-IV 진단기준에 의해 주의력결핍 과잉행동장애로 진단된 아동 38명의 보호자를 대상으로 하였고, 나이와 성별을 맞춘 정상아동 16명의 보호자를 건강대조군으로 하였다. 환아 보호자군과 건강대조군에 대하여 자체 제작한 사회인구학적인 변인에 대한 설문지, 한국판 세계보건기구 삶의 질 간편형 척도(WHOQOL-BREF)를 사용하여 각각 변인의 차이를 비교하였다. 결과: 1) 한국판 WHOQOL-BREF 척도에서 전체 삶의 질 총점과 전반적인 삶의 질, 척도내의 4개의 영역인 신체적 건강 영역, 심리적 영역, 사회적 관계 영역, 환경영역에서 환아 보호자군과 대조군에서 의미 있는 차이는 없었으나, 신체적 건강 영역의 하부척도인 일상생활수행능력 척도$(3.0{\pm}0.7\;vs.\;3.6{\pm}0.7)(p=0.008)$와 심리적 영역에 해당되는 자존감척도$(2.8{\pm}0.7\;vs.\;3.3{\pm}0.7)(p=0.049)$에서 유의하게 감소되어 있었다. 2) 전체 삶의 질 총점은 교육년수가 길수록 높았다(r=0.437, p=0.007). 3) 신체적 건강 영역 (영역 1)은 교육년수가 길수록 높은 점수를 보였고(r=0.370, p=0.024), 하부 척도 중에서는 수면과 휴식 척도가 교육연수와 양의 상관관계를 보였다(r=0.429, p=0.008). 4) 심리적 영역(영역 2)과 관련 있는 요인은 없었으나, 하부 척도인 긍정적사고 척도는 교육년수가 길수록 점수가 높았으며 (r=0.346, p=0.036), 자존감 척도(r=-0.337, p=0.039)와 사고 학습 기억능력 척도(r=-.341, p=0.036)는 보호자의 나이가 많을수록 점수가 낮았다. 5) 사회적 관계 영역(영역 3)과 관련 있는 요인은 없었으나, 하부척도 중 성적활동 척도는 교육년수가 길수록 높은 점수를 보이고 있었다(r=0.344, p=0.037). 6) 환경 영역(영역 4)은 교육년수가 길수록 점수가 높았지만(r=0.482, p=0.003), 환아의 나이가 많을수록 낮은 삶의 질 수준을 보고하였다(r=0.328, p=0.044). 한편 하부 척도 중에서는 신체적 안전 척도(r=-0.414, p=0.010), 거주환경 척도(r=-0.429, p=0.007), 새로운 정보나 기술의 취득 척도(r=-0.382, p=0.018), 의료서비스 및 사회보장서비스 척도(r=-0.351, p=0.031)가 환아의 나이와 음의 상관관계를 보였으며, 신체적 안전척도는 보호자의 나이가 많을수록 삶의 질이 낮음을 보고하였다(r=-403, p=0.012). 한편, 새로운 정보나 기술의 취득척도(r=0.406, p=0.013), 여가활동 척도(r=0.464, p=0.004), 교통 척도(r=0.363, p=0.027)은 교육연수가 길수록 높은 점수를 보고하였다. 결론: 주의력결핍 과잉행동장애 환아의 보호자가 느끼는 주관적인 삶의 질은 건강대조군에 비해 나쁘지 않았다. 그러나 환아의 나이가 많을수록, 보호자의 교육연수가 낮을수록 스스로 느끼는 삶의 질의정도가 낮았으므로 이에 대한 관심이 필요할 것이다.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.92-100
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• 2002

목적: 의학의 발달에 따라 암환자의 생존율이 높아졌으며, 이에 따라 암환자의 심리적 이해와 삶의 질의 향상이 중요시되고 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 암환자의 사회인구학적 변인과 임상적 특성에 따라 정신병리, 자아존중감 및 삶의 질 등이 어떤 양상을 보이는 지 조사하고 동시에 이틀 간의 상호 연관성에 대해 알아보고자 함에 있다. 방법: 전남대학교병원 치료방사선과에 정규적으로 방사선치료를 받고있는 암환자 41 명과 정상 대조 군 20명을 대상으로 하였다. 환자들의 사회인구학적 자료 및 임상적 특성을 평가하였고, 정신병리는 symptom checklist-90-revised, 자아존중감은 Rosenberg의 self-esteem scale, 삶의 질은 World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment Instrument를 통해 두 군을 비교 분석한 후, 변인들간의 상관을 조사하였다. 결과: 1) 암환자 군은 정상대조 군에 비해 신체화, 강박, 우울, 불안, 적대감, 공포, 정신중적 경향 등이 더 높았는데, 특히 신체화와 불안, 정신중이 유의하게 높았다. 2) 자아 존중감과 삶의 질은 암환자 군이 정상대조 군보다 유의하게 낮았다. 3) 사회인구학적 변인에 따른 정신병리, 자아존중감, 삶의 질의 비교에서는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 임상적 특정 중에서는 체중감량이 심할수록 신체화가 높았으며, 통증이 있는 경우에 신체화가 높고 삶의 질이 낮게 나타났다. 4) 불안이 높을수록 자아존중감이 낮았고, 신체화와 불안이 높고 자아존중감이 낮을수록 삶의 질이 낮게 나타났다. 결론: 암환자는 여러 정신증상이 있었고, 자아존중감과 삶의 질이 낮았다. 특히 암환자의 삶의 질에는 신체화 및 불안 등의 정신중상, 자아존중감, 통증 등이 중요한 것으로 드러났다. 따라서 암환자의 치료와 삶의 질의 개선을 위해서는 정신증상의 치료와 자아존중감의 증진, 통증 관리 등이 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국유통학회지:유통연구
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.85-111
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• 2012

본 연구는 대형할인점의 PB(Private Brand)상품에 대한 소비자의 지각특성과 관계지속의도 간의 영향관계를 규명하는 것으로서 설문조사에 의한 실증적 연구를 토대로 하였다. 실증적 연구를 위해 선행연구를 바탕으로 하여 PB상품에 대해 소비자가 지각하는 특성으로서의 지각품질, 점포이미지, 브랜드이미지, 지각가치 등의 요인을 도출하고 이들 선행요인이 PB상품의 브랜드신뢰와 브랜드자산을 매개로 하여 관계지속의도에 어떠한 영향을 미치는가를 구조적으로 규명하고자 하였다. 실증적 연구를 위한 설문조사는 2012년 1월부터 2012년 5월 말까지 경기 및 부산지역의 소비자를 대상으로 실시하였다. 설문은 전체 300부를 배부하여 253부(84.3%)를 회수하였으며, 그 중 응답이 누락되었거나 불성실한 설문을 제외한 245부(81.6%)를 유효 표본으로 최종분석에 활용하였다. 연구결과 PB상품에 대한 선택속성으로서의 지각품질, 브랜드이미지 및 지각가치는 브랜드신뢰 및 브랜드자산에 유의적인 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며, 나아가 이들 브랜드신뢰와 브랜드자산은 관계지속의도에 유의적인 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 PB상품을 판매하는 할인점의 점포이미지는 브랜드신뢰에는 정(+)의 영향을 미치지만 브랜드자산에는 유의적인 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 분석되었다. 즉, 전반적으로 PB상품에 대해 소비자가 지각하는 품질, 점포이미지, 브랜드이미지 및 지각가치와 관계지속의도간의 관계에서 브랜드신뢰 및 브랜드자산 요인이 이들 관계를 매개하고 있음을 구조적으로 확인할 수 있었다. 이러한 연구결과를 바탕으로 볼 때 PB상품에 대한 소비자의 관계지속의도를 극대화하고 재구매를 지속적으로 유도하기 위해서는 PB상품의 품질향상, 브랜드이미지 개선 및 브랜드가치를 향상시키는 기본적 노력 위에 PB상품의 브랜드에 대한 신뢰와 자산가치를 극대화시키는 전략적 접근이 요구된다고 할 수 있다.

• 마케팅과학연구
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.1-22
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• 2007

본 연구는 호텔기업의 종업원 서비스지향성이 종업원의 서비스성과, 직무만족, 그리고 조직몰입에 미치는 영향을 연구하기 위한 것이다. 이를 위하여 부산지역 특1급 호텔에 근무하는 278명의 종업원들로부터 데이터를 수집하였다. 분석결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 호텔기업 종업원의 서비스지향성이 높을수록, 서비스성과, 직무만족, 그리고 조직몰입이 높아지는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 서비스성과가 높을수록, 직무만족, 조직몰입이 높아지는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 직무만족이 높을수록, 조직몰입이 높아지는 것으로 나타났다. 마지막으로, 본 연구의 시사점과 한계점, 그리고 향후 연구방향이 제시되었다.

• 가정간호학회지
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• 제4권
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• pp.30-40
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• 1997

The change in health care environment increases the importance of Visiting Nursing Services Program. It has been performed by nurses of district health centers in Seoul since 1991. The Achievement of Visiting Nursing Services Program will be dependent upon their activities. The purpose of this study was to identify the Performance of Visiting Nurses and Job satisfaction of district health centers in Seoul. Therefore, it was to provide the fundamental data development of Visiting Nursing Services Program. The subjects were 214 Visiting Nurses of district health centers in Seoul. The data was collected by self reporting questionnaire from April 15 to April 30, 1997. Their performances and various supportive factors were measured with the instruments developed by the researcher. Job satisfaction were also measured by the instrument developed by Slavitt et al. (1978) was used. The data were, analyzed by Cronbach Alpha, mean, standard deviation, percentage, t -test, ANOVA Duncan test, Correlation Coefficient, and Stepwise Multiple Regression with SAS program. The results of this study were as follows: 1. The average of budget of Visiting Nursing Services Program of district health centers was 0.9% and the average of visiting nursing services personnel of district health centers was 10.1%. 2. With regard to the job satisfaction of Visiting Nurses the mean score was 2.92 out of 5. While the level of Job prestige / status presented as a mean score of 3.48 which was the largest among the 7 components of job satisfaction, the level of administration was the lowest showing 2.57 scores respectively. There were significant differences in the job satisfaction by age, working career of health centers(p<0.01, 0.001). 3. The average of the performance level of Visiting Nurses variables was 2.29; The variable with highest degree of performance was the teaching & consultation, establishment of performance plan, whereas the on with the lowest degree was the directive nursing services. The significant difference was found in performance level according to age, structure type of visiting nursing services, working career of health centers and working career of visiting nursing services(p<0.05). 4. With regard to the perception of the performance expertise by the Visiting Nurses the mean score was 2.37 : The variable with highest degree of performance expertise was the teaching & consultation, establishment of performance plan, whereas the on with the lowest degree was management of home-environment. The significant difference was found in performance expertise according to working career outside of health centers(p<0.05). 5. With regard to the perception of the performance necessity by the Visiting Nurses the mean was 2. 40 : the variable with highest degree of performance necessity was the teaching & consultation, establishment of performance plan, whereas the on with the lowest degree was directive nursing services. The significant difference was found in performance necessity according to working career of visiting nursing services(p<0.05). 6. A positive correlation was found between job satisfaction and performance level(r=.3731, P<0.001). Also, a weak positive correlation was found between the components of job satisfaction and performance level. 7. Stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed that the most powerful predictor was the variance of job satisfaction(R=.3557, $R^2$=.1265). Structure type of visiting nursing services and working career of visiting nursing services accounted for 19.0% of the variance in performance level in nurses. In conclusion, Job satisfaction, Structure type of visiting nursing services and Working career of visiting nursing services variables had influenced on performance level in health centers. Further research is required to confirm these findings.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.41-72
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• 2008

The purpose of this study is the investigation of the effects of user participation, network effect, social influence, and usefulness on stickiness and continued use on Internet communities. In this research, stickiness refers to repeat visit and visit duration to an Internet community. Continued use means the willingness to continue to use an Internet community in the future. Internet community-based companies can earn money through selling the digital contents such as game, music, and avatar, advertizing on internet site, or offering an affiliate marketing. For such money making, stickiness and continued use of Internet users is much more important than the number of Internet users. We tried to answer following three questions. Fist, what is the effects of user participation on stickiness and continued use on Internet communities? Second, by what is user participation formed? Third, are network effect, social influence, and usefulness that was significant at prior research about technology acceptance model(TAM) still significant on internet communities? In this study, user participation, network effect, social influence, and usefulness are independent variables, stickiness is mediating variable, and continued use is dependent variable. Among independent variables, we are focused on user participation. User participation means that Internet user participates in the development of Internet community site (called mini-hompy or blog in Korea). User participation was studied from 1970 to 1997 at the research area of information system. But since 1997 when Internet started to spread to the public, user participation has hardly been studied. Given the importance of user participation at the success of Internet-based companies, it is very meaningful to study the research topic of user participation. To test the proposed model, we used a data set generated from the survey. The survey instrument was designed on the basis of a comprehensive literature review and interviews of experts, and was refined through several rounds of pretests, revisions, and pilot tests. The respondents of survey were the undergraduates and the graduate students who mainly used Internet communities. Data analysis was conducted using 217 respondents(response rate, 97.7 percent). We used structural equation modeling(SEM) implemented in partial least square(PLS). We chose PLS for two reason. First, our model has formative constructs. PLS uses components-based algorithm and can estimated formative constructs. Second, PLS is more appropriate when the research model is in an early stage of development. A review of the literature suggests that empirical tests of user participation is still sparse. The test of model was executed in the order of three research questions. First user participation had the direct effects on stickiness(${\beta}$=0.150, p<0.01) and continued use (${\beta}$=0.119, p<0.05). And user participation, as a partial mediation model, had a indirect effect on continued use mediated through stickiness (${\beta}$=0.007, p<0.05). Second, optional participation and prosuming participation significantly formed user participation. Optional participation, with a path magnitude as high as 0.986 (p<0.001), is a key determinant for the strength of user participation. Third, Network effect (${\beta}$=0.236, p<0.001). social influence (${\beta}$=0.135, p<0.05), and usefulness (${\beta}$=0.343, p<0.001) had directly significant impacts on stickiness. But network effect and social influence, as a full mediation model, had both indirectly significant impacts on continued use mediated through stickiness (${\beta}$=0.11, p<0.001, and ${\beta}$=0.063, p<0.05, respectively). Compared with this result, usefulness, as a partial mediation model, had a direct impact on continued use and a indirect impact on continued use mediated through stickiness. This study has three contributions. First this is the first empirical study showing that user participation is the significant driver of continued use. The researchers of information system have hardly studies user participation since late 1990s. And the researchers of marketing have studied a few lately. Second, this study enhanced the understanding of user participation. Up to recently, user participation has been studied from the bipolar viewpoint of participation v.s non-participation. Also, even the study on participation has been studied from the point of limited optional participation. But, this study proved the existence of prosuming participation to design and produce products or services, besides optional participation. And this study empirically proved that optional participation and prosuming participation were the key determinant for user participation. Third, our study compliments traditional studies of TAM. According prior literature about of TAM, the constructs of network effect, social influence, and usefulness had effects on the technology adoption. This study proved that these constructs still are significant on Internet communities.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.7-29
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• 2012

Smartphone and its applications (i.e. apps) are increasingly penetrating consumer markets. According to a recent report from Korea Communications Commission, nearly 50% of mobile subscribers in South Korea are smartphone users that accounts for over 25 million people. In particular, the importance of smartphone has risen as a geospatially-aware device that provides various location-based services (LBS) equipped with GPS capability. The popular LBS include map and navigation, traffic and transportation updates, shopping and coupon services, and location-sensitive social network services. Overall, the emerging location-based smartphone apps (LBA) offer significant value by providing greater connectivity, personalization, and information and entertainment in a location-specific context. Conversely, the rapid growth of LBA and their benefits have been accompanied by concerns over the collection and dissemination of individual users' personal information through ongoing tracking of their location, identity, preferences, and social behaviors. The majority of LBA users tend to agree and consent to the LBA provider's terms and privacy policy on use of location data to get the immediate services. This tendency further increases the potential risks of unprotected exposure of personal information and serious invasion and breaches of individual privacy. To address the complex issues surrounding LBA particularly from the user's behavioral perspective, this study applied the privacy calculus model (PCM) to explore the factors that influence the adoption of LBA. According to PCM, consumers are engaged in a dynamic adjustment process in which privacy risks are weighted against benefits of information disclosure. Consistent with the principal notion of PCM, we investigated how individual users make a risk-benefit assessment under which personalized service and locatability act as benefit-side factors and information privacy risks act as a risk-side factor accompanying LBA adoption. In addition, we consider the moderating role of trust on the service providers in the prohibiting effects of privacy risks on user intention to adopt LBA. Further we include perceived ease of use and usefulness as additional constructs to examine whether the technology acceptance model (TAM) can be applied in the context of LBA adoption. The research model with ten (10) hypotheses was tested using data gathered from 98 respondents through a quasi-experimental survey method. During the survey, each participant was asked to navigate the website where the experimental simulation of a LBA allows the participant to purchase time-and-location sensitive discounted tickets for nearby stores. Structural equations modeling using partial least square validated the instrument and the proposed model. The results showed that six (6) out of ten (10) hypotheses were supported. On the subject of the core PCM, H2 (locatability ${\rightarrow}$ intention to use LBA) and H3 (privacy risks ${\rightarrow}$ intention to use LBA) were supported, while H1 (personalization ${\rightarrow}$ intention to use LBA) was not supported. Further, we could not any interaction effects (personalization X privacy risks, H4 & locatability X privacy risks, H5) on the intention to use LBA. In terms of privacy risks and trust, as mentioned above we found the significant negative influence from privacy risks on intention to use (H3), but positive influence from trust, which supported H6 (trust ${\rightarrow}$ intention to use LBA). The moderating effect of trust on the negative relationship between privacy risks and intention to use LBA was tested and confirmed by supporting H7 (privacy risks X trust ${\rightarrow}$ intention to use LBA). The two hypotheses regarding to the TAM, including H8 (perceived ease of use ${\rightarrow}$ perceived usefulness) and H9 (perceived ease of use ${\rightarrow}$ intention to use LBA) were supported; however, H10 (perceived effectiveness ${\rightarrow}$ intention to use LBA) was not supported. Results of this study offer the following key findings and implications. First the application of PCM was found to be a good analysis framework in the context of LBA adoption. Many of the hypotheses in the model were confirmed and the high value of $R^2$ (i.,e., 51%) indicated a good fit of the model. In particular, locatability and privacy risks are found to be the appropriate PCM-based antecedent variables. Second, the existence of moderating effect of trust on service provider suggests that the same marginal change in the level of privacy risks may differentially influence the intention to use LBA. That is, while the privacy risks increasingly become important social issues and will negatively influence the intention to use LBA, it is critical for LBA providers to build consumer trust and confidence to successfully mitigate this negative impact. Lastly, we could not find sufficient evidence that the intention to use LBA is influenced by perceived usefulness, which has been very well supported in most previous TAM research. This may suggest that more future research should examine the validity of applying TAM and further extend or modify it in the context of LBA or other similar smartphone apps.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.195-221
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• 2009

According to an industry report, a large number of organizations have invested in Organizational Information System(OIS) in the past few years. Several research results indicate that successful investments in OIS lead to productivity enhancement, while failed ones result in undesirable consequences such as financial losses and dissatisfaction among employees. In spite of huge investments, however, many organizations have failed in achieving the hoped-for returns from OIS. Thus, understanding user acceptance, adoption, and usage of new IS(Information Systems) is an important issue for IS practitioners. Indeed, study of the user acceptance of new information system has been one of the most important research topics in the contemporary IS literature. Several theoretical models are tested to examine 'user acceptance' and 'usage behavior' in IS context. While many research models incorporate 'ease of use' or 'usefulness' as important factors in explaining user acceptance, Technology Acceptance Model(TAM) has been one of the most widely applied models in user acceptance and usage behavior. Even in recent IS studies that employ theories of innovation diffusion in the area of IS implementation, a major focus has been on the user's perception of information technologies. In this research, we study 'voluntariness' as an important factor in IS acceptance by users. Voluntariness is defined as "the degree to which the use of the innovation is perceived as being voluntary, or of free will" When examining the diffusion of accepting OIS, a thoughtful consideration should be given to 'perceived voluntariness.' Current article has following research questions: 1) What models are appropriate to explain the success of OIS? and 2) How does the 'voluntariness' affect the success of OIS? In order to answer these questions, a research model is proposed to describe the detailed nature of association among three independent variables (IT usage level, task interdependency, and organizational support), a mediating variable (IS usage), a dependent variable (perceived performance), and a moderating variable(perceived voluntariness). The central claim of this article is that organizations hardly realize expected returns from OIS investments unless perceived voluntariness is effectively managed after operating OIS. As an example of OIS in this study we have selected the Intranet of Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF). ROKAF has implemented the Intranet in an attempt to improve communication and coordination within the organization. To test our research model and hypotheses, survey questionnaires were first sent out to 400 Intranet users. With the assistance of ROKAF, Intranet users were initially identified among its members, and subjects were randomly drawn from the pool. 377 survey responses were finally returned. The unit of measurement and analysis in this research is a personal level. Path analysis based on structural equation modeling was used to test research hypotheses. Construct validity represents accordance between the theoretical base concept of constructs and its measurement items. Tests for the reliability and discriminant validity are accepted, thus verifying our survey instrument. In this research, we have proposed a conceptual framework to highlight the importance of perceived voluntariness after organization deploys OIS. The results of our analysis present several key finding. First, all three independent variables (IT usage level, task interdependency, and organizational support) have significant effects on IS usage, which will eventually improve performance. Thus, IS usage plays a mediating role between antecedent variables (IT usage level. task interdependency, and organizational support) and performance improvement. Second, the effect of the task dependency was the highest for IS usage among the three antecedent variables. This is highly plausible since one of the Intranet's major capabilities is to facilitate communication among members within an organization. Accordingly, we conclude that the higher the task dependency, the higher Intranet usage. The effect of user's IT usage level was the second, while the effect of the organizational support was the third. Finally, the perceived voluntariness plays a pivotal role in enhancing perceived performance in personal level after launching the Intranet. Relationships among investigated variables were significantly different between groups with a high level and a low level of voluntariness. The impact of the Intranet usage on the performance was greater in the higher level voluntariness group than in the lower one. For the lower level voluntariness group, the user's IT usage had the highest effect on the Intranet usage among the three antecedent variables. In short, our study suggests that the higher the perceived voluntariness is the more IS usage will be. Perceived voluntariness was found to have a moderating effect on the relationships among user IT usage level, task interdependency, IS usage, and perceived performance, supporting all the hypotheses on the moderating effect. Most of all, user IT usage level has the strongest influence on IS usage, indicating that users with superior IT usage are more likely to enjoy a high level of perceived performance.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.652-657
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• 2018

젖소농가에서 착유생산성에 영향을 미치는 번식관리는 매우 중요한 요소이다. 젖소에서 번식관리는 발정의 조기 발견이 중요하며, 보다 정확하고 신속한 젖소의 발정시기에 대한 신뢰할 수 있는 자동 모니터링이 농가에는 필요한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 젖소의 발정유무, 활동량변화, 반추위 운동량, 반추위 온도 및 pH 등을 측정하는 기기를 활용하여 발정에 대한 정확도를 측정하였다. 연구에 사용된 생체정보기기 S1(Smaxtec, Austria)는 반추위 내 삽입형타입으로 반추위의 온도, pH, 젖소의 활동량 및 음수횟수 추정 등을 이용하여 발정 유무의 알림을 제공하고, S2(Healthy Cow 24, SCR. Allflex. Israel)는 목걸이 타입으로 반추위 운동량, 젖소의 활동량으로 발정의 유무를 알려준다. 기기에서 수집되는 데이터는 1일 2시간 간격으로 획득하였고, 각각의 기준일(Reference day: RD ; -7~-3, +7~+3)은 수정일(-2, -1, 0, +1, +2)이 5일과 수정 전 7일에서 수정 후 7일에 대한 평균값을 기준으로 비교하였다. 본 논문에서 사용된 S1 기기의 활동성은 기준일(RD : $10.2{\pm}1.0/day$)에 비해 수정일(-1 : $12.5{\pm}1.03/day$ ;0 : $12.9{\pm}1.73/day$)에서 증가 하는 것으로 나타났다. S2 기기의 활동성 또한 기준일 (RD : $40.3{\pm}2.68$)에 비해 수정일(0 : $63.0{\pm}3.66$)에서 증가 하는 것으로 분석되었다. S1의 일일 음수횟수는 기준일(RD : $5.9{\pm}0.89/day$)에서 수정일 전까지는 (-2 : $5.6{\pm}0.98$ ; -1 : $5.7{\pm}0.96$)으로 감소하는 것으로 나타났으나, 수정일(0 : $6.3{\pm}0.86$ ;+2 : $6.0{\pm}0.73$)에는 기준일과 같은 횟수를 보였다. S2의 일일 반추횟수는 기준일(RD : $493.8{\pm}10.92$) 보다 수정일(-1 : $390.2{\pm}13.36$; 0 : $354.1{\pm}16.71$)에 감소하는 것으로 나타났다.