The role of customers has changed from that of passive users to value co-creators. Therefore, it is important to understand how customer learning takes place and how it affects customer experiences with services and products. However, while past studies insist on the importance of the issues in designing customer experiences, they do not empirically address these issues. This study investigates the support processes for customer learning, and their impact on customer learning, which in turn influences customer experience. To test the hypotheses, we employed the survey method. Target informants were the actual users of Apple iPods. A total of 200 survey questionnaires were distributed and 146 were collected. Among these, seven erroneous responses were excluded, leaving 139 usable ones. The proposed model was empirically analyzed using the Covariance-based SEM (Structural Equation Modelling) technique. The findings of this study suggest that, among the three support processes in customer learning, learning-by-doing support and learning-by-investment support positively affect customer learning, which influences customer experience. This study contributes to the literature by identifying different types of support for different kinds of customer learning processes and by empirically testing the impact of the support for the process on customer learning, and in turn, its impact on customer experience.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the differential effect of workforce diversity on employee productivity and its subsequent impact on customer experience. Research design, data and methodology: A once-off cross-sectional research design was used in this study where the Zimbabwean civil service was targeted. Randomization was used to collect 324 validated responses. The study focused on both primary (age and gender) and secondary (education and political affiliation) dimensions of workforce diversity. Results: The results were confirmatory that workforce diversity is a significant predictor of employee productivity (β = 0.668, P < 0.05), at the same time employee productivity holds explanation to customer experience by 37%. Results also revealed that gender diversity, educational diversity and political diversity were significant determinants of workforce diversity (P < 0.05). However, the study established that age diversity was not a significant factor in enhancing employee productivity (P > 0.05). Conclusions: The study concluded that workforce diversity is a powerful tool in enhancing both customer experience and employee productivity. As such, the latter can be augmented through shrewd workforce diversity practices as championed by management. To that end, the study recommends the development of a workforce diversity framework which promotes inclusivity.

한때 K 뷰티 열풍과 함께 호황을 이루던 로드숍이 위기를 맞게 되었다. 로드숍 경영 악화의 여러 이유 중 드러그 스토어의 성장과 함께 변해가는 소비자의 성향과 트렌드를 이해하지 못하는 것이 가장 큰 원인으로 보고 있다. 현재 소비시장의 핵심 고객 세대는 베이비붐세대에서 밀레니얼 세대로 변하였고 핵심 고객의 특성을 조사하는 과정에서 밀레니얼 세대는 경험을 중요시한다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구는 뷰티숍 경험을 바탕으로 서비스 디자인을 제안하였다. 먼저 현 뷰티 시장에서 세 가지 브랜드로 좁혀 사례마다 데스크 리서치 하였다. 각각의 브랜드는 체험적 요소를 다양하게 적용하고 제품과 함께 다양한 이벤트를 제공함으로써 경험적 서비스 제공하고 있었다. 이후 미스터리쇼핑을 통해 각 매장의 체험 요소와 뷰티 브랜드 서비스를 경험하여 여정 맵을 그리고 소비자의 고객 경험 포인트가 매장, 제품, 서비스로 범위가 나뉘면서 경험 포인트별로 로드숍의 이용자를 대상으로 인터뷰 내용을 작성하였다. 인터뷰의 답변을 모아 두 명의 퍼소나를 설정하였고 제품 구매를 목적으로 하는 상황과 일상에서 코스메틱 제품이 필요한 상황으로 나누어 고객 여정 맵을 그렸다. 그 결과 매장 안의 제품에 대해서 5가지, 매장 환경에 대해서 3가지, 매장에서 경험하는 서비스에 대해서 5가지의 페인 포인트(Pain point)를 발견하였다. 발견한 페인 포인트(Pain point) 중 제품 정보 습득에 대한 불편함, 포인트에 대한 적은 기대치, 브랜드 서비스의 해결방안에 중점을 두어 애플리케이션을 활용한 서비스 디자인을 제안하였다. 본 연구에서 제안된 코스메틱을 위한 애플리케이션 서비스는 고객뿐만 아니라 뷰티 전문가, 코스메틱 업체 모두 만족할 수 있는 서비스 디자인으로 소비자와 소통하고 경험 디자인을 통하여 브랜드 가치 상승과 충성고객을 이끌어 가는 매개체가 되길 희망한다.

The interest and participation of the rural experience is increasing as an alternative for the problems such as the decrease of the agricultural income facing the agriculture and the rural area, the decrease of the population, and the regional stagnation. The rural experience has recently been transformed into a software dimension such as programs and participation activities in the past. In addition, public awareness also positively evaluates agriculture and rural communities as the basis for supporting society and recognition of multiple functions. Furthermore, the intention of the citizen to the earnest village is increasing. The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of rural experience and customer satisfaction of urban residents on the recognition of return to farm and rural areas. As a result of the analysis, it was found that the characteristics of rural experience had a positive effect on the farming villages by the program, the experience field and the host, and the customer satisfaction had a positive effect on the farming villages. Therefore, it is considered that a systematic approach to the rural experience is needed in the future because the experience of the rural people in the city has a positive effect on the earliest villages.

This study examined effects of service quality, reliability, responsiveness, assurance, tangibles and empathy on customer satisfaction and customer loyalty by surveying users of Jangsu Horse Riding Experience Course at a time that an interest in horseback riding experience increases. Hypothesis was tested by conducting frequency analysis and regression analysis. It was found that for service quality and customer satisfaction of horse riding experience which is hypothesis 1, all dimensions except empathy were significant. It was revealed that hypothesis 2 which customer satisfaction will have a significant influence on customer loyalty is significant. It was found that hypothesis 3 which service quality will have an influence on customer loyalty is significant except assurance of service quality. Findings of this study suggest that empathy in customer satisfaction and assurance in customer satisfaction should be improved.