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지역웹툰 생태계 조성을 위한 방안 연구 (A Study on Measures to Create Local Webtoon Ecosystem)

  • 최승춘;윤기헌
    • 만화애니메이션 연구
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    • 통권51호
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    • pp.181-201
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    • 2018
  • 한국 만화산업은 출판만화시장의 축소와 만화대여점의 몰락 등으로 꾸준히 쇠퇴를 거듭하다 2000년대 이후 웹툰의 등장으로 급격한 질적 변화와 폭발적인 양적 성장을 가져왔다. 만화라는 단어는 웹툰의 광의적 의미로 해석되고 있으며, 웹툰은 만화의 포괄적인 개념까지 승계 받고 있다. 웹툰은 디지털기기를 사용하고 데이터화된 원고를 생산, 제공함으로서 콘텐츠의 지역적, 공간적, 물리적 한계를 뛰어 넘고 있다. 더구나 지역별 인적인프라가 꾸준히 성장하고 있는 상황 속에서 정부의 만화산업 지원정책과 맞물려 웹툰체험관, 웹툰캠퍼스, 웹툰창작센터 등의 창작인프라가 지역에 구축되어 활발한 움직임과 성과를 보여주고 있으며, 이에 웹툰은 지역 성장론과 지역분권에 맞는 산업적 모델로 인식받기 시작했다. 그럼에도 불구하고 여전히 수도권과 부천 중심으로 만화인프라가 심각하게 편중되어 불균형한 구조로 놓여있는 현실이다. 만화산업을 견인하고 있는 웹툰은 인터넷의 발달과 함께 성장한 짧은 만화역사를 가지고 있다. 지역웹툰 역시 성장의 초기단계에 진입했을 뿐이다. 만화의 인적인프라와 웹툰의 창작인프라로 활성화된 지역웹툰은 창작시설의 구축완료 이후 향후 성장 동력의 연구와 대안이 절실한 상태이며, 지속적 발전을 위해 새로운 패러다임이 필요한 시점이다. 결국, 웹툰이 지역발전의 새로운 방향인 '문화'로 지정되어 이와 더불어 지역 특성에 맞는 만화콘텐츠를 개발, 지역의 관광, 문화, 예술 산업과 연계하는 모델이 꾸준히 개발되어야 연착륙에 성공할 수 있을 것이다. 이로서 지역 웹툰이 지방분권과 지역산업 부흥의 작은 모멘텀으로 작용되길 바란다.

한국 애니메이션 인력 양성 시스템에 대한 연구 - 대학 애니메이션 교육 과정에 대한 예술경영적 제언 (A Study on the Education and Training system in Korean Animation Industry - Suggestions about Curriculum in a Department of Animation in Korean Universities from the Perspective of Arts and Cultural Management)

  • 강윤주
    • 만화애니메이션 연구
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    • 통권34호
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    • pp.317-344
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    • 2014
  • 본 연구는 미국 및 일본과 같은 대규모 애니메이션 제작국의 하청업으로 애니메이션 산업에 발을 들여놓게 된 한국이 창작 애니메이션 국가로 거듭나기 위해 필수적인 교육 과정에서의 개선점을 예술경영적 관점에서 제시하는 데에 그 목적을 두고 있다. 여기서의 예술경영적 관점이란 인문학 및 사회과학, 경영학적 요소가 통합적으로 연계되는 것을 뜻하며, 이를 위해 다음과 같은 세 가지 요소를 제시하였다. 첫째, 전 세계 애니메이션 산업 구조에 대한 경향 파악 및 합작 능력의 배양이다. 애니메이션 산업은 기술력과 자본력, 그리고 인력이라는 세 가지 요소 중 어느 하나도 미흡하면 안되는 대표적인 문화산업으로 세 가지 요소의 세계적 동향을 파악하는 것은 애니메이션 제작을 위해 필수적이다. 또한 이러한 동향 파악을 위해서는 주류 애니메이션 국가 및 업체와의 합작을 이용하는 것이 가장 좋은 길이므로 국내 애니메이션 교육 과정에서 해외 합작에 필요한 여러 가지 능력을 배양시켜야 한다. 둘째, 뉴미디어와 뉴플랫폼에 대한 이해이다. 기존의 텔레비전과 극장만이 아니라 팟캐스트, 인터넷 등으로 다양해지고 있는 애니메이션 배급 매체에 대한 심도 깊은 이해 및 뉴미디어의 수용자층에 대한 분석은 결국 그에 맞는 애니메이션 작품 제작을 위해 필수적이다. 셋째, 다원화된 매체를 통한 애니메이션 배급 가능성은 대자본 없이도 애니메이션이 제작 및 배급될 수 있다는 길을 열어준 것이므로 이에 맞는 1인 창조기업 창업을 할 수 있도록 경영 및 마케팅 능력을 키워줄 수 있는 교육 내용이 필요하다. 마지막으로 국내 애니메이션 대학 기관의 교육 과정 현황을 간략하게나마 분석한 본 연구의 후반부에서는 이러한 세 가지 요소를 보완한 교육 과정 개선안을 구체적으로 제시하였다. 국내 애니메이션 대학 교육 과정은 애니메이션 실기 및 예술 실기에 치우쳐 있음을 확인할 수 있었고 이에 비해 인문학적, 사회과학적, 그리고 경영학적 분야의 교육 과정은 4년제 종합대학 애니메이션 학과에서는 발견할 수 없었다. 이에 본 연구는 애니메이션 산업 구조 분석 및 뉴미디어를 애니메이션 산업 종사자들의 관점에서 파악할 수 있는 교육 과정, 그리고 애니메이션 1인 창업을 하기 위해 필요한 경영 분야의 내용을 첨가할 것을 제언하였다.

빅데이터 분석을 통한 모바일 광고플랫폼의 광고효과 연구: 광고특성, 매체특성을 중심으로 (The Effect of Mobile Advertising Platform through Big Data Analytics: Focusing on Advertising, and Media Characteristics)

  • 배성덕;박도형
    • 지능정보연구
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    • 제24권2호
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    • pp.37-57
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    • 2018
  • 최근 스마트폰의 확산에 힘입어 유용한 광고 매체로서 모바일 미디어에 대한 관심이 증가되고 있다. 모바일 미디어는 소비자들에게 언제, 어디서나 원하는 정보를 제공할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 실시간으로 상호작용이 가능하다는 점에서 기존 광고매체들과는 차별화된 장점을 가진 것으로 평가 받고 있다. 그 동안 모바일 광고 연구들은 모바일 광고에 대한 만족도, 수용도 등을 서베이를 토대로 분석한 연구와 모바일 광고 메시지 수신에 영향을 미치는 요인을 중점적으로 탐구한 연구, 실험연구를 통해서 모바일 광고가 브랜드 회상, 광고태도, 브랜드 태도 등에 미치는 영향을 검증하는 연구들이 많이 진행되었다. 그러나 실증데이터를 통한 연구는 거의 진행되지 않았다. 본 연구에서는 상용서비스 중인 모바일 광고플랫폼을 기반으로 광고효과를 알아보기 위하여 광고주, 광고플랫폼, 퍼블리셔 관점에서 광고특성, 매체특성을 정의하고 각 특성이 광고효과에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 각 특성에 대한 회귀분석 결과 모바일 광고의 광고특성인 광고규격과 쾌락적, 실용적으로 구별한 매체 특성이 광고효과에 유의미한 결과를 나타냈으며, 서로간의 상호작용 효과도 확인하였다. 연구결과를 통하여 모바일 광고 업무 시 광고상품에 맞는 광고소재 제작 및 매체계획 등 광고효과에 최적화된 광고전략 수립에 기여할 것으로 보인다.

검색 효과성에 영향을 미치는 시맨틱웹 검색시스템 품질요인에 관한 연구 (Quality Dimensions Affecting the Effectiveness of a Semantic-Web Search Engine)

  • 한동일;홍일유
    • Asia pacific journal of information systems
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    • 제19권1호
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    • pp.1-31
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    • 2009
  • This paper empirically examines factors that potentially influence the success of a Web-based semantic search engine. A research model has been proposed that shows the impact of quality-related factors upon the effectiveness of a semantic search engine, based on DeLone and McLean's(2003) information systems success model. An empirical study has been conducted to test hypotheses formulated around the research model, and statistical methods were applied to analyze gathered data and draw conclusions. Implications for academics and practitioners are offered based on the findings of the study. The proposed model includes three quality dimensions of a Web-based semantic search engine-namely, information quality, system quality and service quality. These three dimensions each have measures designed to collectively assess the respective dimension. The model is intended to examine the relationship between measures of these quality dimensions and measures of two dependent constructs, including individuals' net benefit and user satisfaction. Individuals' net benefit was measured by the extent to which the user's information needs were adequately met, whereas user satisfaction was measured by a combination of the perceived satisfaction with search results and the perceived satisfaction with the overall system. A total of 23 hypotheses have been formulated around the model, and a questionnaire survey has been conducted using a functional semantic search website created by KT and Hakia, so as to collect data to validate the model. Copies of a questionnaire form were handed out in person to 160 research associates and employees working in the area of designing and developing semantic search engines. Those who received the form, 148 respondents returned valid responses. The survey form asked respondents to use the given website to answer questions concerning the system. The results of the empirical study have indicated that, of the three quality dimensions, information quality was found to have the strongest association with the effectiveness of a Web-based semantic search engine. This finding is consistent with the observation in the literature that the aspects of the information quality should serve as a basis for evaluating the search outcomes from a semantic search engine. Measures under the information quality dimension that have a positive effect on informational gratification and user satisfaction were found to be recall and currency. Under the system quality dimension, response time and interactivity, were positively related to informational gratification. On the other hand, only one measure under the service quality dimension, reliability was found to have a positive relationship with user satisfaction. The results were based on the seven hypotheses that have been accepted. One may wonder why 15 out of the 23 hypotheses have been rejected and question the theoretical soundness of the model. However, the correlations between independent variables and dependent variables came out to be fairly high. This suggests that the structural equation model yielded results inconsistent with those of coefficient analysis, because the structural equation model intends to examine the relationship among independent variables as well as the relationship between independent variables and dependent variables. The findings offer some useful implications for owners of a semantic search engine, as far as the design and maintenance of the website is concerned. First, the system should be designed to respond to the user's query as fast as possible. Also it should be designed to support the search process by recommending, revising, and choosing a search query, so as to maximize users' interactions with the system. Second, the system should present search results with maximum recall and currency to effectively meet the users' expectations. Third, it should be capable of providing online services in a reliable and trustworthy manner. Finally, effective increase in user satisfaction requires the improvement of quality factors associated with a semantic search engine, which would in turn help increase the informational gratification for users. The proposed model can serve as a useful framework for measuring the success of a Web-based semantic search engine. Applying the search engine success framework to the measurement of search engine effectiveness has the potential to provide an outline of what areas of a semantic search engine needs improvement, in order to better meet information needs of users. Further research will be needed to make this idea a reality.

한미자유무역협정(FTA)에 따른 도메인이름 분쟁해결의 개선방안에 관한 연구 (A Study of Domain Name Disputes Resolution with the Korea-U.S. FTA Agreement)

  • 박유선
    • 한국중재학회지:중재연구
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    • 제17권2호
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    • pp.167-187
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    • 2007
  • As Korea has reached a free trade agreement with the United States of America, it is required to provide an appropriate procedure to ".kr" domain name disputes based on the principles established in the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy(UDRP). Currently, Internet address Dispute Resolution Committee(IDRC) established under Article 16 of the Act on Internet Address Resources provides the dispute resolution proceedings to resolve ".kr" domain name disputes. While the IDRC's proceeding is similar to the UDRP administrative proceeding in procedural aspects, the Domain Name Dispute Mediation Policy that is established by the IDRC and that applies to disputes involving ".kr" domain names is very different from the UDRP for generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) in substantial aspects. Under the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement(KORUS FTA), it is expected that either the Domain Name Dispute Mediation Policy to be amended to adopt the UDRP or the IDRC to examine the Domain Name Dispute Mediation Policy in order to harmonize it with the principles established in the UDRP. It is a common practice of cybersquatters to warehouse a number of domain names without any active use of these domain names after their registration. The Domain Name Dispute Mediation Policy provides that the complainant may request to transfer or delete the registration of the disputed domain name if the registrant registered, holds or uses the disputed domain name in bad faith. This provision lifts the complainant's burden of proof to show the respondent's bad faith because the complainant is only required to prove one of the three bad faiths which are registration in bad faith, holding in bad faith, or use in bad faith. The aforementioned resolution procedure is different from the UDRP regime which requires the complainant, in compliance with paragraph 4(b) of the UDRP, to prove that the disputed domain name has been registered in bad faith and is being used in bad faith. Therefore, the complainant carries heavy burden of proof under the UDRP. The IDRC should deny the complaint if the respondent has legitimate rights or interests in the domain names. Under the UDRP, the complainant must show that the respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain name. The UDRP sets out three illustrative circumstances, any one of which if proved by the respondent, shall be evidence of the respondent's rights to or legitimate interests in the domain name. As the Domain Name Dispute Mediation Policy provides only a general provision regarding the respondent's legitimate rights or interests, the respondent can be placed in a very week foundation to be protected under the Policy. It is therefore recommended for the IDRC to adopt the three UDRP circumstances to guide how the respondent can demonstrate his/her legitimate rights or interests in the disputed domain name. In accordance with the KORUS FTA, the Korean Government is required to provide online publication to a reliable and accurate database of contact information concerning domain name registrants. Cybersquatters often provide inaccurate contact information or willfully conceal their identity to avoid objection by trademark owners. It may cause unnecessary and unwarranted delay of the administrative proceedings. The respondent may loss the opportunity to assert his/her rights or legitimate interests in the domain name due to inability to submit the response effectively and timely. The respondent could breach a registration agreement with a registrar which requires the registrant to submit and update accurate contact information. The respondent who is reluctant to disclose his/her contact information on the Internet citing for privacy rights and protection. This is however debatable as the respondent may use the proxy registration service provided by the registrar to protect the respondent's privacy.

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사용자 제작 콘텐츠의 활성화 요인에 대한 정성적 연구: 구비문학 이론을 중심으로 (A Qualitative Study on Facilitating Factors of User-Created Contents: Based on Theories of Folklore)

  • 정승기;이기호;이인성;김진우
    • Asia pacific journal of information systems
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    • 제19권2호
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    • pp.43-72
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    • 2009
  • Recently, user-created content (UCC) have emerged as popular medium of on-line participation among users. The Internet environment has been constantly evolving, attracting active participation and information sharing among common users. This tendency is a significant deviation from the earlier Internet use as an one-way information channel through which users passively received information or contents from contents providers. Thanks to UCCs online users can now more freely generate and exchange contents; therefore, identifying the critical factors that affect content-generating activities has increasingly become an important issue. This paper proposes a set of critical factors for stimulating contents generation and sharing activities by Internet users. These factors were derived from the theories of folklores such as tales and songs. Based on some shared traits of folklores and UCC content, we found four critical elements which should be heeded in constructing UCC contents, which are: context of culture, context of situation, skill of generator, and response of audience. In addition, we selected three major UCC websites: a specialized contents portal, a general internet portal, and an official contents service site, They have different use environments, user interfaces, and service policies, To identify critical factors for generating, sharing and transferring UCC, we traced user activities, interactions and flows of content in the three UCC websites. Moreover, we conducted extensive interviews with users and operators as well as policy makers in each site. Based on qualitative and quantitative analyses of the data, this research identifies nine critical factors that facilitate contents generation and sharing activities among users. In the context of culture, we suggest voluntary community norms, proactive use of copyrights, strong user relationships, and a fair monetary reward system as critical elements in facilitating the process of contents generation and sharing activities. Norms which were established by users themselves regulate user behavior and influence content format. Strong relationships of users stimulate content generation activities by enhancing collaborative content generation. Particularly, users generate contents through collaboration with others, based on their enhanced relationship and specialized skills. They send and receive contents by leaving messages on website or blogs, using instant messenger or SMS. It is an interesting and important phenomenon, because the quality of contents can be constantly improved and revised, depending on the specialized abilities of those engaged in a particular content. In this process, the reward system is an essential driving factor. Yet, monetary reward should be considered only after some fair criterion is established. In terms of the context of the situation, the quality of contents uploading system was proposed to have strong influence on the content generating activities. Among other influential factors on contents generation activities are generators' specialized skills and involvement of the users were proposed. In addition, the audience response, especially effective development of shared interests as well as feedback, was suggested to have significant influence on contents generation activities. Content generators usually reflect the shared interest of others. Shared interest is a distinct characteristic of UCC and observed in all the three websites, in which common interest is formed by the "threads" embedded with content. Through such threads of information and contents users discuss and share ideas while continuously extending and updating shared contents in the process. Evidently, UCC is a new paradigm representing the next generation of the Internet. In order to fully utilize this innovative paradigm, we need to understand how users take advantage of this medium in generating contents, and what affects their content generation activities. Based on these findings, UCC service providers should design their websites as common playground where users freely interact and share their common interests. As such this paper makes an important first step to gaining better understand about this new communication paradigm created by UCC.

유통업 IMC 기획모델의 전략적 활용에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Strategic Use of an IMC Planning Model for the Distribution Industry)

  • 모선종;송인암
    • 마케팅과학연구
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    • 제18권2호
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    • pp.113-145
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    • 2008
  • 점점 치열해지는 유통업의 경쟁환경 속에서 유통업의 마케팅 효율성 제고를 위해 유통업 IMC 기획모델에 대한 연구와 이 모델의 전략적 활용에 대한 연구가 필요하다. 유통업 IMC 기획모델은 선행연구를 통해 IMC 목표수립, 상황분석(고객분석, 경쟁분석, 자사분석), 고객 데이터분석, 접촉관리, 예산수립, IMC 전략개발, IMC 믹스와 IMC 실행, 평가시스템, 피드백 단계로 구분하여 설정하였다. 유통업 IMC 기획모델의 전략적 활용을 위해서 연구모형을 설정하여 IMC 활동(광고, 판촉, DM, PR, 인적판매, 인터넷, 모바일, VMD, 구전)과 IMC 태도의 관계, IMC 태도와 브랜드 충성도의 관계, IMC 태도와 재구매 의도의 관계, 브랜드 충성도와 재구매 의도의 관계에 대한 가설 검증을 하였다. 가설 검증 결과 IMC 활동은 인터넷을 제외하고 IMC 태도에 유의한 영향을 미치고 그 유의 수준의 차이를 볼 때 IMC 믹스 전략 전개에 있어 체계적인 접근이 필요한 것을 알 수 있다. 또한 IMC 활동이 향후 유통기업의 마케팅 방향에 대한 주요한 변수임을 알 수 있다. 이는 브랜드 충성도와 재구매 의도 관계가 매우 유의한 결과로 나타난 점과 함께 고려해야 한다. 결론적으로 유통업의 IMC 수단들의 통합적이고 일관된 활동이 브랜드 충성도와 재구매 의도에 미치는 영향력이 매우 큰 것으로 나타났다.

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저작권법에 준한 도서관봉사에 관한 연구 -미국과 한국의 저자재산권의 제한규정을 중시으로- (Limitations on Exclusive Rights of Authors for Library Reprography : A Comparative Examination of the Draft Revision of Korean Copyright Law with the New American Copyright Act of 1976)

  • 김향신
    • 한국도서관정보학회지
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    • 제11권
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    • pp.69-99
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    • 1984
  • A dramatic development in the new technology of copying materials has presented us with massive problems on reconciling the conflicts between copyright owners and potential users of copyrighted materials. The adaptation to this changing condition led some countries to revise their copyright laws such as in the U. S. in 1976 and in Korea in 1984 for merging with the international or universal copyright conventions in the future. Copyright defined as exclusive rights given to copyright owners aims to secure a fair return for an author's creative labor and to stimulate artistic creativity for the general public good. The exclusive rights on copyrightable matters, generally for reproduction, preparation of derivative works, public distribution, public performance, and public display, are limited by fair use for scholarship and criticism and by library reproduction for its preservation and interlibrary loan. These limitations on the exclusive rights are concerned with all aspects of library services and cause a great burden on librarian's daily duty to provide balance between the rights of creators and the needs of library patrons. The fair use as one of the limitations on it has been coupled with enormous growth of a new technology and extended from xerography to online database systems. The implementation of the fair use and library reprography in Korean law to the local practices is examined on the basis of the new American copyright act of 1976. Under the draft revision of Korean law, librarians will face many potential problems as summarized below. 1. Because the new provision of 'life time plus 50 years' will tie up substantial bodies of material longer than the old law, until that date librarians would need permissions from the owners and should pay attention to the author's death date. 2. Because the copyright can be sold, distributed, given to the heirs, donated, as a whole or a part, librarians should chase down the heirs and other second owners. In case of a derivative work, this is a real problem. 3. Since a work has its protection from the moment of its creation, the coverage of copyrightable matter would be extended to the published or the unpublished works and librarian's work load would be heavier. Without copyright registration, no one can be certain that a work is in the public domain. Therefore, librarians will need to check with an authority. 4. For implementation of limitations on exclusive rights, fair use and library reproduction for interlibrary loan, there can be no substantial aggregate use and there can be no systematic distribution of multicopies. Therefore, librarians should not substitute reproductions for subscriptions or purchases. 5. For the interlibrary loan by photocopying, librarians should understand the procedure of royalty payment. 6. Compulsory licenses should be understood by librarians. 7. Because the draft revision of Korean law is a reciprocal treaty, librarians should take care of other countries' copyright law to protect foreign authors from Korean law. In order to solve the above problems, some suggestions are presented below. 1. That copyright clearinghouse or central agency as a centralized royalty payment mechanism be established. 2. That the Korean Library Association establish a committee on copyright. 3. That the Korean Library Association propose guidelines for each occasion, e.g. for interlibrary loan, books and periodicals and music, etc. 4. That the Korean government establish a copyright office or an official organization for copyright control other than the copyright committee already organized by the government. 5. That the Korean Library Association establish educational programs on copyright for librarians through seminars or articles written in its magazines. 6. That individual libraries provide librarian's copyright kits. 7. That school libraries distribute subject bibliographies on copyright law to teachers. However, librarians should keep in mind that limitations on exclusive rights are not for an exemption from library reprography but as a convenient access to library resources.

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무리행동과 지각된 유용성이 이러닝 컨텐츠 구매의도에 미치는 영향: 구매경험에 의한 비교분석 (The Effect of Herding Behavior and Perceived Usefulness on Intention to Purchase e-Learning Content: Comparison Analysis by Purchase Experience)

  • 유철우;김용진;문정훈;최영찬
    • Asia pacific journal of information systems
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    • 제18권4호
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    • pp.105-130
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    • 2008
  • Consumers of e-learning market differ from those of other markets in that they are replaced in a specific time scale. For example, e-learning contents aimed at highschool senior students cannot be consumed by a specific consumer over the designated period of time. Hence e-learning service providers need to attract new groups of students every year. Due to lack of information on products designed for continuously emerging consumers, the consumers face difficulties in making rational decisions in a short time period. Increased uncertainty of product purchase leads customers to herding behaviors to obtain information of the product from others and imitate them. Taking into consideration of these features of e-learning market, this study will focus on the online herding behavior in purchasing e-learning contents. There is no definite concept for e-learning. However, it is being discussed in a wide range of perspectives from educational engineering to management to e-business etc. Based upon the existing studies, we identify two main view-points regarding e-learning. The first defines e-learning as a concept that includes existing terminologies, such as CBT (Computer Based Training), WBT (Web Based Training), and IBT (Internet Based Training). In this view, e-learning utilizes IT in order to support professors and a part of or entire education systems. In the second perspective, e-learning is defined as the usage of Internet technology to deliver diverse intelligence and achievement enhancing solutions. In other words, only the educations that are done through the Internet and network can be classified as e-learning. We take the second definition of e-learning for our working definition. The main goal of this study is to investigate what factors affect consumer intention to purchase e-learning contents and to identify the differential impact of the factors between consumers with purchase experience and those without the experience. To accomplish the goal of this study, it focuses on herding behavior and perceived usefulness as antecedents to behavioral intention. The proposed research model in the study extends the Technology Acceptance Model by adding herding behavior and usability to take into account the unique characteristics of e-learning content market and e-learning systems use, respectively. The current study also includes consumer experience with e-learning content purchase because the previous experience is believed to affect purchasing intention when consumers buy experience goods or services. Previous studies on e-learning did not consider the characteristics of e-learning contents market and the differential impact of consumer experience on the relationship between the antecedents and behavioral intention, which is the target of this study. This study employs a survey method to empirically test the proposed research model. A survey questionnaire was developed and distributed to 629 informants. 528 responses were collected, which consist of potential customer group (n = 133) and experienced customer group (n = 395). The data were analyzed using PLS method, a structural equation modeling method. Overall, both herding behavior and perceived usefulness influence consumer intention to purchase e-learning contents. In detail, in the case of potential customer group, herding behavior has stronger effect on purchase intention than does perceived usefulness. However, in the case of shopping-experienced customer group, perceived usefulness has stronger effect than does herding behavior. In sum, the results of the analysis show that with regard to purchasing experience, perceived usefulness and herding behavior had differential effects upon the purchase of e-learning contents. As a follow-up analysis, the interaction effects of the number of purchase transaction and herding behavior/perceived usefulness on purchase intention were investigated. The results show that there are no interaction effects. This study contributes to the literature in a couple of ways. From a theoretical perspective, this study examined and showed evidence that the characteristics of e-learning market such as continuous renewal of consumers and thus high uncertainty and individual experiences are important factors to be considered when the purchase intention of e-learning content is studied. This study can be used as a basis for future studies on e-learning success. From a practical perspective, this study provides several important implications on what types of marketing strategies e-learning companies need to build. The bottom lines of these strategies include target group attraction, word-of-mouth management, enhancement of web site usability quality, etc. The limitations of this study are also discussed for future studies.

정보시스템의 지속적 사용에서 경험의 역할에 대한 분석 (An Analysis of the Roles of Experience in Information System Continuance)

  • 이웅규
    • Asia pacific journal of information systems
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    • 제21권4호
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    • pp.45-62
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    • 2011
  • The notion of information systems (IS) continuance has recently emerged as one of the most important research issues in the field of IS. A great deal of research has been conducted thus far on the basis of theories adapted from various disciplines including consumer behaviors and social psychology, in addition to theories regarding information technology (IT) acceptance. This previous body of knowledge provides a robust research framework that can already account for the determination of IS continuance; however, this research points to other, thus-far-unelucidated determinant factors such as habit, which were not included in traditional IT acceptance frameworks, and also re-emphasizes the importance of emotion-related constructs such as satisfaction in addition to conscious intention with rational beliefs such as usefulness. Experiences should also be considered one of the most important factors determining the characteristics of information system (IS) continuance and the features distinct from those determining IS acceptance, because more experienced users may have more opportunities for IS use, which would allow them more frequent use than would be available to less experienced or non-experienced users. Interestingly, experience has dual features that may contradictorily influence IS use. On one hand, attitudes predicated on direct experience have been shown to predict behavior better than attitudes from indirect experience or without experience; as more information is available, direct experience may render IS use a more salient behavior, and may also make IS use more accessible via memory. Therefore, experience may serve to intensify the relationship between IS use and conscious intention with evaluations, On the other hand, experience may culminate in the formation of habits: greater experience may also imply more frequent performance of the behavior, which may lead to the formation of habits, Hence, like experience, users' activation of an IS may be more dependent on habit-that is, unconscious automatic use without deliberation regarding the IS-and less dependent on conscious intentions, Furthermore, experiences can provide basic information necessary for satisfaction with the use of a specific IS, thus spurring the formation of both conscious intentions and unconscious habits, Whereas IT adoption Is a one-time decision, IS continuance may be a series of users' decisions and evaluations based on satisfaction with IS use. Moreover. habits also cannot be formed without satisfaction, even when a behavior is carried out repeatedly. Thus, experiences also play a critical role in satisfaction, as satisfaction is the consequence of direct experiences of actual behaviors. In particular, emotional experiences such as enjoyment can become as influential on IS use as are utilitarian experiences such as usefulness; this is especially true in light of the modern increase in membership-based hedonic systems - including online games, web-based social network services (SNS), blogs, and portals-all of which attempt to provide users with self-fulfilling value. Therefore, in order to understand more clearly the role of experiences in IS continuance, analysis must be conducted under a research framework that includes intentions, habits, and satisfaction, as experience may not only have duration-based moderating effects on the relationship between both intention and habit and the activation of IS use, but may also have content-based positive effects on satisfaction. This is consistent with the basic assumptions regarding the determining factors in IS continuance as suggested by Oritz de Guinea and Markus: consciousness, emotion, and habit. The principal objective of this study was to explore and assess the effects of experiences in IS continuance, with special consideration given to conscious intentions and unconscious habits, as well as satisfaction. IN service of this goal, along with a review of the relevant literature regarding the effects of experiences and habit on continuous IS use, this study suggested a research model that represents the roles of experience: its moderating role in the relationships of IS continuance with both conscious intention and unconscious habit, and its antecedent role in the development of satisfaction. For the validation of this research model. Korean university student users of 'Cyworld', one of the most influential social network services in South Korea, were surveyed, and the data were analyzed via partial least square (PLS) analysis to assess the implications of this study. In result most hypotheses in our research model were statistically supported with the exception of one. Although one hypothesis was not supported, the study's findings provide us with some important implications. First the role of experience in IS continuance differs from its role in IS acceptance. Second, the use of IS was explained by the dynamic balance between habit and intention. Third, the importance of satisfaction was confirmed from the perspective of IS continuance with experience.