• 한국의류산업학회지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.919-931
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• 2015

Recently, with the rapid development of the Internet, the importance of the multi-channel retailing strategy including online channel has been emphasized in fashion business. The purpose of this research is to give some practical ideas of multichannel strategy for fashion retailers through comparison for multichannel choice behaviors between Korean and US consumers. The online survey was conducted on the 400 fashion customers aged between 20s and 50s living in Korea and America. The survey consisted of measurement items about channel choice behaviors for purchase or information search, risk perception on channel, repurchase intention at same channel, perception on experience or search goods among apparel items. The data were analyzed by frequency, regression, t-test using SPSS 18.0 program. The ratio of utilization multichannel was higher in fashion goods area in Korea fashion business. Also, most of Top-ranked fashion or accessory retailers in America were taking advantage of multichannel strategy. There were some differences between Korea and US consumers in channel choice behaviors for purchase or information search, risk perception for retail channel, repurchase intention at same channel, perception on experience or search goods among apparel items, etc. Some suggestion for the future research for multichannel strategy in fashion retailing was given.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제15권12호
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• pp.21-30
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• 2017

Purpose - This research approaches to the new niche market of medical tourism to investigate how factors of cultural similarity influence the international distribution management. This study also estimates the interaction effects of distribution channel on the relationships of facility attributes and customers' destination choice behavior. Research design, data, and methodology - We collected the sample of 881 potential customers from the more economically developed regions in China. Regression analysis is used to confirm the relationships in the research model. Results - The result shows that cultural similarity plays an important moderating role in the relationships of facility attributes and destination choice intention. For instance, power distance and masculinity interact with the distribution facility characteristics of medical quality and reputation to influence customers' selection of the destination country. Individualism, powder distance, and masculinity play moderating roles when social environment affects destination choice intention. Especially, all the elements of cultural similarity moderate the relationships between travel cost and destination choice intention. This research also proves that depending on distribution channel, determinants of distribution facility are the critical predictors of intention to select the medical service outside of China. Conclusions - The study enables managers to develop the more effective strategies reflecting the interaction effects of cultural similarity and distribution channel on customers' decision-making process.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.148-167
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• 2020

Today, digital shoppers express increasingly complex buying behavior. They can use multiple channels for shopping and also they can switch from one to another channel almost effortlessly, in the result of engaging in omnichannel shopping behavior. A few years ago, consumers were using brick and mortar stores to make their purchases. However, nowadays, they possess different digital devices (mobile and/or desktop) to search for different alternatives and to make a better shopping choice. These devices (mobile and desktop) are different and offer unique benefits to consumers. However, there has been very little research that has treated mobile and desktop devices separately. Perhaps this study is the pioneer when it comes to investigating the effect of regulatory focus (prevention vs. promotion) and chronotype (morning and evening person) on a sample of university students using desktop and mobile channels for their shopping. The findings from a sample of 312 digital consumers (mobile and/or desktop) confirmed that the desktop channel provides a greater fit for morning-type respondents and that the mobile channel offers better value for evening-type respondents in e-retail. Furthermore, promotion-focused shoppers favor the mobile channel, and prevention-focused shoppers favor the desktop channel. The new insights and contributions of this study provide a better understanding of digital consumers to help sellers to develop a more effective e-retail strategy.

• 한국유통학회지:유통연구
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.27-54
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• 2008

본 연구는 가정 내 유통업체(In-home shopping channel)의 다채널 고객관리에 시사점을 제공하기 위하여 가정 내 쇼핑채널로서 TV, 카탈로그 및 인터넷 쇼핑채널 간 소비자의 정보탐색과 구매행동과의 관계를 고찰하였다. 가정 내 쇼핑채널들의 정보탐색과 구매행동과의 관련성을 채널 내 고객 고정(channel lock-in)과 채널 간 시너지(cross-channel synergy)로 구분하여 영향력을 비교 평가하였다. 이를 위하여 1개월 동안의 가정 내 쇼핑채널 이용에 대한 자료를 345명의 가정주부를 대상으로 수집하였다. 소비자의 구매채널 이용행동을 선택, 빈도 및 지출행동으로 구분하여 분석을 수행만 결과 가정 내 쇼핑채널 간 정보탐색과 구매행동 간에는 높은 채널 내 고객 고정 효과가 나타나고 있으며 낮은 채널 간 시너지 효과가 나타나고 있었다. 또한 TV 채널의 경우 카탈로그와 인터넷 채널 간 대체성이 나타나는 반면에 카탈로그와 인터넷 채널은 보완성이 나타나고 있다. 이러만 결과는 가정내 다채널 유통기업에게 채널 간 조정과 통합 및 고객관리에 많은 시사점을 제공하고 있다.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.170-183
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• 2017

The rapid growth of digital consumption has significantly changed the shopping behavior of consumers. The consumption paradigm is changing; subsequently, an omni-channel has been introduced that empowers consumers to interact with firms through a myriad of touch points in multiple channels. This study is to understand the perceptions and behavioral characteristics of consumers in the purchase process (e.g., information search and purchase phase). A qualitative method was adopted for this study and data were collected through semi-structured in-depth interviews with 15 omni-channel consumers. The results of this study were as follows. At the information search stage, consistency was the most important consideration for consumers who also wanted to retain channel-specific benefits. Consumers also searched for differentiated information among distribution channels. At the purchase stage, participants choose a shopping channel according to shopping values. They utilized newly introduced services (e.g., "online purchase, offline pick-up", FinTech) that combine retail channels. Our findings provide significance in managing omni-channel services. First, it is recommended that fashion retailers provide seamlessly integrated experience to consumer and adopt a consumer-centered channel choice strategy. Second, fashion retailers must maintain a constant attitude toward shopping experience to fashion, such as shopping enjoyment and exclusiveness.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.684-702
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• 2016

The changes new technologies have brought to banking over the past decade are enormous in their impact on the ways of doing business and providing customer services, most notably in the areas of customer service channels. Banks have been trying to move away from the traditional, branch-based and costly staff-assisted channels toward self-assisted channels, i.e. internet banking and mobile banking, to drive down costs and improve customer loyalty. How internet and mobile have reshaped the user experience of banking service channel? To provide valuable insights for this question, this research investigates and compares customer's channel choice behavior and profit changes from bank's branch closure. Applying the propensity scoring matching method, the results of analysis demonstrates that the mobile channel can be a realistic alternative to conventional branches. Also, the reserch result shows banks can reduce conventional branches while experiencing a positive implications on their profits from the customers. Another significant implication from the research is, to accelerate the shift to digital channels, banks need to put more efforts on developing functions in the mobile channel that will allow friendly interaction with customers and consultation, such as video consultation, interactive chat, and location-based product recommendation.

• 한국유통학회지:유통연구
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.69-90
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• 2007

본 연구는 소비자의 구매과정을 정보탐색 및 구매결정 단계로 나누어 각각의 단계에서 소비자가 온라인 또는 오프라인 채널을 선택하는 행동에 영향을 주는 요인을 분석하였으며 어떤 요인이 채널 전환(온라인 탐색$\rightarrow$오프라인 구매, 오프라인 탐색$\rightarrow$온라인 구매)을 가져오는지 검증하였다. 영향 요인으로는 소비자 개인 특성, 제품 특성, 구매 상황과 관련된 10개 변수를 고려하였으며, 순차적 로짓(sequential legit) 기법을 사용하여 실증 분석한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 정보탐색 단계에서는 소비자의 채널에 대한 지식이 채널 선택에 영향을 미쳤으며 쇼핑에서 재미를 추구하거나 제품에 대한 관여도가 높은 경우 오프라인 채널을 선택할 가능성이 높게 나타났다. 반면에 온라인으로 쇼핑한 경험이 많은 소비자들은 온라인에서 정보를 탐색하는 경향이 높았다. 구매 단계의 검증결과는 탐색 채널에 따라 다르게 나타났다. 소비자가 온라인에서 정보를 탐색한 경우, 온라인 쇼핑경험이 많거나 가격추구의 쇼핑 가치를 크게 느끼거나 시간적 여유가 없는 소비자일수록 온라인에서 구매하는 경향이 높았던 반면에, 필요한 정보의 양이 많거나 제품에 대한 관여도와 인지된 위험이 높은 소비자는 구매 단계에서 오프라인 채널로 전환하였다. 한편 소비자가 오프라인에서 정보를 탐색한 경우, 쇼핑에서 편의나 재미를 추구하는 소비자와 시간적 여유가 없는 소비자일수록 오프라인에서 구매할 가능성이 높았고, 온라인 쇼핑경험이 많은 소비자는 구매 채널을 온라인으로 전환하는 경향이 높았다. 본 연구의 분석결과는 정보탐색 및 구매 단계에서 채널 선택에 영향을 주는 요인이 서로 다름을 보여주었으며 두 개의 채널을 모두 제공하는 유통 업자에게 매우 유용한 실무적 시사점을 제공한다.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.967-978
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• 2016

This study examines consumers' multi-channel choices in the search phase and purchasing phase stage according to price sensitivity and product characteristics in order to propose a multichannel strategy. For the research, one-way ANOVA, t-test, clustering analysis, and crosstabs are used for the descriptive analysis of 317 surveys on men and women conducted in 2014. The findings are as follows. First, consumers that both experience goods and search goods rely on surrounding advice as well as a search channel regardless of price sensitivity. Second, channel selection differs by price sensitivity when it comes to purchasing phase. Consumers with high price sensitivity tend to purchase from online channels; however, consumers with low price sensitivity tend to purchase from off line channels in cases of search goods. Meanwhile, cases of experience goods have no meaningful result. Third, consumers are divided into 3 groups by the tendency of channel selection. In case of experience goods, search channel choice is aligned with purchasing channel; however, search channel choice is not aligned with purchasing channel in search goods. This study provides clear information on fashion consumers' behavior on multi-channel choices compared to ones for search goods consumers on strategic strategies for fashion companies.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.1337-1341
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• 2015

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer and the second principal cause of cancer deaths among women worldwide, including Malaysia. This study focused on media choice and attempted to determine the communication channels mostly used and preferred by women in seeking information and knowledge about breast cancer. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out to examine the breast cancer prevention information seeking behavior among 450 students at one private university in Malaysia. Results: The mean age of respondents was $25{\pm}4.3years$. Common interpersonal information sources were doctors, friends, and nurses and common channel information sources were television, brochure, and internet. Overall, 89.9% used cell phones, 46.1% had an interest in receiving cell phone breast cancer prevention messages, 73.9% used text messaging, and 36.7% had an interest in receiving text breast cancer prevention messages. Bivariate analysis revealed significant differences among age, eduation, nationality and use of cell phones. Conclusions: Assessment of health information seeking behavior is important for community health educators to target populations for program development.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제9권10호
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• pp.349-359
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• 2009

본 연구는 브랜드확장 평가에 대한 범주화 평가과정 모델(categorical evaluation processes model)을 참고하여 유통경로 유형별 광고태도(Aad), 점포태도, 브랜드태도(Ab), 브랜드확장 평가도, 확장제품 구매의도들 간의 구조적인 관계에서 영향력의 차이를 실증적으로 검증하려 하였다. 연구 결과, "유통경로 유형 모 브랜드태도가 브랜드확장 평가도와 확장제품 구매의도에 미치는 영향의 정도에 차이가 있을 것이다." 라는 여섯 가지 가설 중에서 점포태도와 브랜드태도와의 관계, 브랜드태도와 브랜드확장 평가도와의 관계, 브랜드확장 평가도와 확장제품 구매의도와의 각 이론변수간의 관계에서만 각 유통경로 유형별로 영향력이 다르게 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서, 유통경로 유형별 브랜드확장평가는 모 브랜드태도와 브랜드확장평가도와의 관계를 소비자관점에서 구조적으로 분석하여야 하며 이는 브랜드확장 제품 유통경로구조 개선에 중요한 정보를 제공하고 브랜드확장 성공률을 높일 수 있다.