• 유통과학연구
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• 제12권12호
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• pp.119-130
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• 2014

Purpose - Franchise industries are significant both socially and economically. However, with increasing interest, there are manifold problems. It is necessary to seek measures for mature operation constantly despite unprepared franchisors, negative perceptions of the media and society toward franchise, and rapid changes in business start-up trends and propensity to consume that make business start-ups difficult. The paper aims to explain the effects of relational commitment and performance on the franchisor's management characteristics and justice in the food service franchise system. Research design, data, and methodology - This is an exploratory survey examining franchising in Korea. Based on a literature synthesis, we extract five constructs: managerial characteristics, support, fairness, trust, and satisfaction. We hypothesize that these factors influence the trust, satisfaction, and performance of franchisees. To examine these hypotheses empirically, we conducted a survey on the database of the Franchising Council of Korea. The study employs data from May to September 2014. In total, 135 completed questionnaires were received, of which 128 were usable. The data was analyzed with SPSS/PC 22.0. First, to test unidimensionality and nomological validity of the measures of each construct, we employed a scale refinement procedure. The result of a reliability test with Cronbach's α and factor analysis warranted unidimensionality of the measures for each construct. In addition, nomological validity of the measures was warranted from the result of the correlation and regression analysis. By analyzing the data, we can confirm most hypotheses. Results - Frist, franchisor characteristics have a positive effect on trust and satisfaction. Second, franchisor fairness has an effect on trust and satisfaction. Third, franchisor support has an effect on satisfaction. Further, the franchisee trust has an effect on satisfaction. Fourth, the satisfaction of a franchisee with a franchisor affects the performance of a franchisee. Finally, there is a possibility that not only franchisee performance but also increasing the credibility and improving the image of the franchisor through communication between franchisor and franchisee can improve franchisees' performance and satisfaction by motivating the franchisee for sustainable growth. Franchisers should endeavor for franchisees to obtain stable revenue with continuous and practical support. They should recognize that they can expand their business by supporting their franchisees. Franchisors should not only instantly respond to franchisees' troubles with interactive communications but also raise the ability of supervisors for better support. Franchisors should share their visions and goals with their franchisees and provide systematic and continuous support based on trust and clear company management. Franchisees should understand franchisors' position as well as participate in establishing the basic franchise system. Contributions - The paper contributes to understanding franchising in Korea. It offers insights and assistance to franchisors hoping to start franchises. This paper explores measurement issues related to franchisee performance by estimating its determinant factors (managerial characteristics, support, fairness, trust, and satisfaction). This study provides franchisors and practitioners planning to extend their franchising business with some practical knowledge.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제15권12호
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• pp.73-84
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• 2017

Purpose - Over recent years, O2O and shared economy have been an eye-catching topic. Many researches on O2O and shared economy have been published gradually. The emerging enterprise of chauffeured car services developed rapidly in the past two years. Therefore, it is necessary to explore the influencing factors of use intention of the chauffeured car services users. Through active use of O2O and shared economy, put up with operation strategy in line with their use intention. Research design, data, and methodology - After collecting 324 respondents in China with questionnaires, this study begin the empirical research with users of Chauffeured Car Services, and analyzes data with IBM SPSS 24.0 and IBM AMOS 24.0. Results - Personal Propensity to Trust significantly affects the Initial Trust of chauffeured car services users. Firm Reputation significantly affects the Initial Trust and use intention of chauffeured car services users. Initial Trust significantly affects the use intention of chauffeured car services users. Performance Expectancy and Effort Expectancy significantly affect chauffeured car services users' use intention. Social Influence also significantly affects the use intention of chauffeured car services users. Conclusions - First, Initial Trust significantly affects the use intention of chauffeured car services users. Thus, the enterprise should make efforts to improve users' initial trust in order to attract their attention. For this reason, chauffeured car services enterprises should conduct questionnaires to deeply explore what needs can improve users' initial trust. Second, performance expectancy and effort expectancy significantly affect chauffeured car services users' use intention. When users enjoy chauffeured car services, they attach great importance to the convenience, simplicity and efficiency, which reflects that chauffeured car services' desire for greater development in the O2O and shared economy market. Therefore, they need to grasp users' needs (convenience, simplicity and efficiency) and carefully improve the quality of chauffeured car services. Finally, social influence also significantly affects the use intention of chauffeured car services users. It means friend recommendation or mass media influences users' intention. So, it is more important to increase differentiated benefits, advertising and publicity of chauffeured car services.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.53-64
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• 2017

Purpose - This study focuses on use intention of mobile travel Apps by Chinese tourists visiting Korea based on UTAUT model, ISS model and ITM model. And the corresponding market promotion schemes are proposed for operators of mobile travel Apps by the research results. Research design, data, and methodology - After collecting 326 respondents in China with cross-sectional questionnaires, this study begins the empirical research with users of mobile travel Apps, and analyzes data with IBM SPSS 23.0 and IBM AMOS 23.0. Results - The results of this study include the following aspects: firstly, the System quality and Information quality are accepted for hypotheses of Satisfaction and Performance expectancy. Secondly, the Personal Propensity to Trust and Firm Reputation are accepted for Initial Trust hypothesis, and the hypotheses of Firm Reputation and Initial Trust are accepted for Use Intention. Thirdly, the Performance expectancy, Effort expectancy, Social influence are accepted for Use Intention hypothesis. Conclusions - With the increase of tourists visiting Korea, it can be predicted that the needs visiting Korea will be increased persistently for Chinese - this trend brings about the increase of the Chinese travel. First, information quality greatly influences satisfaction and performance expectancy. The research result shows that, the higher the mobile traveling App's information quality is, the higher the satisfaction and performance expectancy will be. Therefore, operators of mobile traveling App should have in-depth investigations towards users, to know the latter's real demand to the information quality and then provide corresponding services. Second, performance expectancy and effort expectancy greatly influence users' intention. Therefore, mobile traveling App operators should improve Apps' convenience and efficiency and, in doing so, find an effective method for market expansion. Third, social influence greatly affects users' intention. The result shows that mobile traveling App operators should pay attention to the influence of mass media and friends' recommendation on users, thereby it is necessary to improve advertisement activities. Fourth, initial trust also influences users' intention. The result shows that initial trust is a key element inducing users to generate use intention. Therefore, mobile traveling Apps operators should make efforts to catch elements that influence users' initial trust.

• Asian Journal for Public Opinion Research
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.207-225
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• 2019

Despite a vast amount of research on the relationship between personality traits and political attitudes, little is known about the effects of personality on individuals' support for the political system of their own country. Using three nationally representative datasets from South Korea, the present study shows that the personality dimensions - particularly, Agreeableness - are positively associated with political support, which encompasses confidence in the presidency, confidence in the government, and national pride. These findings suggest that two facets of Agreeableness - trust and compliance - are activated in expressing individuals' support for their political system. Thus, mobilizing citizens who score high on Agreeableness is essential to maintain political stability and legitimacy, but such a task appears to be difficult, given that ideological polarization discourages them from being politically active due to their propensity to conflict avoidance.

• 복식
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.105-115
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• 2005

The purposes of this study were to identify the service quality, quality of relationship, and relationship continuity intention of rental clothing store. Questionnaires developed by researcher were collected from 212 consumers who experienced rental clothing. Data was analysed by use of factor analysis, path analysis, and covariance structure analysis. The results were; 1. Factors of service quality of clothing rental store were tangibility & promotion, shop assistant & store atmosphere, customer empathy, customer reliability strategy, customer management, and customer convenience. And factors of relationship quality were satisfaction, trust, emotional involvement, and calculational involvement, and factors of relationship continuity intention were longitudinal relationship propensity & word-of-mouth and rerental intention. 2. Service quality of rental store affected significantly on relationship quality, and relationship quality affected significantly on relationship continuity intention. And service qualify of rental store affected significantly on relationship continuity intention through relationship qualify.

• 가족자원경영과 정책
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.41-66
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• 2012

Recently, Korean baby boomers, which make up approximately 15% of the total population, have begun to retire. Their economic well being is one of Korea's most important social issues. The purpose of this study was to compare the economic structure of baby boomers' households with that of the prior generation, as well as to analyze the determinants of economic satisfaction from the perspective of "work" and "child educational burden." In addition, group comparisons were made regarding economic resource allocation between baby boomers and the prior generation and within baby boomers of different work and child educational burden statuses. Data from the 2nd wave of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA), including baby boomers and the generation prior to the baby boomers, were used. The major findings were as follows. First, the baby boomers had a different economic structure, level of economic satisfaction, and economic resource allocation when compared to the prior generation. The economic structure of baby boomers in terms of income, expenditure, savings and assets, debts, and trust in policies significantly differed from their counterparts. Second, the determinants of economic satisfaction and the propensity of resource allocation were different depending on whether they worked or had a child educational burden, respectively. Based on these empirical results, policy implications for the future economic well being of baby boomers were provided.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.83-92
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• 2023

Purpose: An omnichannel strategy creates a consistent brand image and customer experience across all channels, making it easier for customers to interact with a business and share information. This research aimed to investigated the relationship between consumers' information-sharing intention and their omnichannel experiences. Research design, data, and methodology: Through an online survey conducted in Vietnam, the study obtained 915 responses. The study used Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) to analyze research data and confirm proposed research hypotheses. Results: Research results indicated that information-sharing intention is affected by both online and offline customer experience, and at the same time, the study also confirmed that omnichannel's three characteristics (integration, individualization, interaction) positively impact on customer experience. Conclusions: From the research result, businesses may boost consumer trust and loyalty with the help of an omnichannel approach, which in turn increases customers' propensity to provide personally identifying information to the firm. One way to do this is to facilitate information exchange by delivering customized and relevant offers. Furthermore, companies show consumers the benefit of providing their data by utilizing it to enhance the customer experience.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제21권12호
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• pp.103-111
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• 2023

Purpose: This study explores the impact of live commerce on consumer purchase intention in the Chinese market. Live commerce, a novel marketing strategy that fuses e-commerce with live streaming, has gained significant popularity in China. The study aims to pinpoint main ways that live commerce increases customers' propensity to make purchases. Research design, data, and methodology: The PRISMA technique was adhered to in the systematic cycle of finding, screening, and selecting publications. Predefined keywords like "live commerce," "live-stream shopping," "consumer purchase intention," and "China" produced a large number of possibly pertinent research in the first search. Results: This study has delved into the profound effects of live commerce on consumer purchase intention, with a specific focus on the dynamic Chinese market. This study has identified four primary outcomes that support the revolutionary potential of live commerce: increased product engagement, significant social influences, dynamic pricing tactics, and the establishment of trust and credibility. Conclusions: Finally, the study provides live commerce practitioners with valuable insights, advising them on maximizing these impacts to increase consumer buy intention. In summary, this study offers helpful information to companies and marketers who want to take advantage of live commerce as a powerful tool for connecting with Chinese customers and increasing sales.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제26권7호
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• pp.109-118
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• 2021

전통적인 경제 모델과 달리 공유 경제 모델에 있어 "공급"과 "소비"의 관계에서 가장 큰 변화는 공급자가 비표준화 된 개인 공급자가 되어 다양한 개인화 서비스를 실현할 수 있다는 것이다. 반면에 개인 서비스 제공 업체에 대한 신뢰 문제도 있을 수 있다. 본연구에서는 에어비앤비를 연구대상으로 공유 홈스테이 모델에 따른 개인화 서비스와 편의성이 소비자의 구매 의도에 어떤 영향을 미치는지와, 플랫폼 신뢰를 형성하는 소비자의 혁신적 성향의 조절역할을 조사한다. 연구결과, 공급자의 개인화 서비스와 편의성은 공유 경제 플랫폼에 대한 소비자의 신뢰와 지각된 가치에 대한 매개 효과를 통해 소비자의 최종 구매 의도에 긍정적인 영향을 미쳤다. 또한 소비자의 혁신적 성향은 지각된 가치와 플랫폼 신뢰에 영향을 미치는 개인화 서비스과정에서 긍정적인 조절역할을 하였다.

• 서비스연구
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.23-42
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• 2020

본 연구는 서비스경제시대에 현대경영자가 갖추어야 할 본질 및 성향을 철학을 바탕으로 개념화한 후, 개념화된 내용을 평가 할 수 있는 항목들을 개발하였다. 새로운 경영학 프레임워크에 의해 경영철학과 경영자론 연구를 심화시키는 새로운 연구로서 수행하였다. 현대경영자의 철학적 기반을 구축하기 위하여 동서양 근본사상을 바탕으로 현대경영자의 본질을 개념화한 후, 분석적 실증적 방법을 통하여 현대경영자의 본질 및 성향을 실용화할 수 있는 평가 항목을 개발하였다. 인류의 대표 사상들을 분석한 후, 현대경영자의 본질을 도출할 수 있는 철학적 모델로 주역(周易)이 그 자격을 가짐을 도출하였다. 주역은 태극이나 음양 등 두 대립자의 구조로 세상의 이치를 설명하고 있고 각 대립자 내부의 모순을 인정하고 변화를 통해 모순을 극복하는 과정이 중심이 되는 사상이므로, 서비스의 본질 및 운용 구조와 부합한다고 볼 수 있기 때문이다. 개념적 연구를 수행한 후에, 실증연구를 통해, 현대경영자가 갖추어야 할 본질 및 성향을 개념화 하였다. 주역(周易)을 활용한 현대경영자의 본질 개념화와 실증 연구를 두 단계로 진행하였다. 먼저 현대경영자가 갖추어야 할 본질 및 성향 개념화 항목을 도출하기 위해 반복적비교분석법(CCM)과 초점집단인터뷰(FGI) 그리고 텍스트마이닝을 사용한 질적 연구를 수행하였다. 그리고 문헌고찰과 FGI를 통한 표본항목개발, 측정항목 개발을 위한 요인분석을 사용한 양적연구를 진행하여 현대경영자의 본질 개념을 도출하였다. 최종적으로 배움, 준비, 도전, 포용, 신뢰, 도덕, 희생이라는 현대경영자의 본질을 도출하였다. 향후 글로벌 및 한국 대표기업들을 대상으로 현대경영자 본질의 효과성에 대한 실증 연구 등을 수행할 필요가 있다.