To establish a globalization strategy for Korean food, it is important to ascertain foreign consumer's taste preferences and to evaluate their sensory perceptions of Korean food. In concert with previous studies, the most preferred food were Bulgogi and Galbi. However, respondents showed somewhat different preferences for other foods. Chinese and other Asian participants preferred Galbitang and Samgyetang, while Japanese participants preferred Pajeon, Galbitang and Japchae, and Western participants preferred Galbitang, Mandu and Bibimbap. The most preferred condiment was hot pepper paste (the representative condiment of Korea) and the least preferred one was ginger. Hot pepper paste was preferred most by Japanese participants, while Chinese participants tended not to prefer ginger and other Asian participants excepting those from China and Japan disliked vinegar most. Foreign consumers tended to consider Korean food as sweet, salty and very hot. Chinese participants considered Korean food to be 'plain' and 'light and washy' in taste, while Japanese participants considered Korean food to be 'greasy' and 'thick and sticky'. Chinese participants considered typical servings to be inadequate, while Japanese participants considered the servings as excessive.

This study was conducted to investigate purchasing behavior of jeans consumers and to find differences in jeans evaluative criteria according to consumers' characteristics. Male and female university students participated in the study. Quota sampling method was used to collect the data. Data from 492 questionnaires were used for the statistical analysis. Descriptive analysis, factor analysis, Cronbach's alpha coefficient, ANOVA, Duncan test, and t-test were conducted. Three factors of jeans evaluative criteria classified (i.e., external criteria, internal/aesthetic criteria, internal/quality criteria). Results indicated that most of respondents put on jeans wear more than three times per a week and 38.1% of respondents reported that they owned three to four jeans products on average. Department store was the most used place to buy jeans product with 44.2%. 27.5% of respondents spent from 50,000 won to 100,000 won on purchasing jeans. Style was the highest important jeans evaluative criterion with 36.2%, followed by fitness, price, color, condition of washing treatment. Women respondents considered aesthetic criteria and quality criteria more importantly than men did. Respondents who were on a high income and spent more than 200,000 won per a month on apparel more concerned aesthetic criteria and external criteria than the other respondents did. Results of this study provide a basis for understanding jeans consumers' purchase behavior and evaluative criteria.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the consumer characteristics in foodservice according to university students' lifestyles. The data were collected by the questionnaire survey of 520 university students from Daegu Gyeongbuk Province. The SPSS/Win 12.0 program was used to analyse the samples. The results are as follows: 1) Lifestyle was divided into 10 factors and 3 clusters, namely "Convenience Intention" (cluster I), "Health Information Intention" (cluster II), and "Gender Equality Intention" (cluster III). 2) The differences in general characteristics between the three clusters were founded on gender, frequency of visits, companion, information type, and the type of restaurant. 3) The characteristics of cluster I (Convenience Intention) are explained by it consisting of the group with low averages in consumer dissatisfaction, complaints, compensation, and repurchase intention, where as cluster II was the high average group and cluster III the middle average group. Based on these results, consumer characteristics in foodservice are discussed.

제품 디자인에 있어서 조형화 과정은 실체적인 존재를 만들어 내는 과정이며, 최종적으로 제품에 대한 결과를 이끌어 내는 중요한 과정이다. 이러한 조형화 과정은 일반적으로 디자이너의 주도적인 작업에 의해서 이루어지고 있으며, 이 때 다양한 조형 요소들을 활용하여 결과물을 만들어 낸다. 본 연구에서는 제품 디자인 프로세스에 있어서 제품 형태의 조형화 과정에서 다루어지는 요소들이 소비자와 디자이너의 시각 차이에 의해서 생기는 차이에 대해 알아보고 소비자가 제품의 조형화 과정에 직접적인참여를 하는 방법과 소비자의 요구가 보다 효율적으로 조형화 과정에 반영되는 디자인 가이드라인의 제시에 대한 가능성을 고찰하고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 먼저 제품 형태를 구성하는 요소들에 대한 정립을 선행하여 기본적인 제품 조형 구성 체계를 마련하였다. 이를 기반으로 기본적인 제품 조형요소와 제품 조형원리를 일부 설정하여 소비자를 대상으로 55개의 컨셉 제품과 64개의 스피커 제품의 이미지에 대한 반응 실험을 진행하였다. 또한 일부 실험 자극물을 이용하여 디자이너들을 대상으로 동일한 실험을 진행하였는데, 실험 결과 소비자와 디자이너는 형태의 조형 요소에 대해 어느 정도 시각 차이를 보이며 이는 디자이너의 경우 주관적인 디자인 통념에 의해서, 소비자의 경우 제품에 대한 미숙한 시각적 이해에 의해서 차이가 생기는 것으로 나타났다. 이 결과를 바탕으로 디자이너는 소비자의 최종적인 감성반응을 이끌어내는 디자인 과정에 있어서 형태에 대한 시각 차이를 이해하고, 형태 조형원리를 기반으로 하는 조형요소의 구성을 활용 할 수 있다고 본다.

디자인 조형화 과정에 있어서 최근에는 소비자들의 참여가 점차 늘어나고 있는 추세이며, 소비자들은 제품의 형태에 대한 직접적인 평가나 제안을 하기도 하며, 기업에서도 이러한 소비자들의 참여를 유도하기 위한 다양한 방안을 제시하고 있다. 하지만 근본적으로 제품의 형태를 다루는 데에 있어서 소비자와 디자이너는 어느 정도의 시각 차이를 가지고 있으며, 이는 곧 제품 조형화 과정에 있어서 소비자와 디자이너의 효과적인 커뮤니케이션에 방해요소로 작용하고 있다. 이를 해결하기 위해 소비자와 디자이너의 제품 형태에 대한 감성반응에 대한 특징을 통해 소비자의 감성반응을 이끌어 낼 수 있는 효과적인 가이드라인을 알아보는 방법을 연구하였다. 이러한 소비자와 디자이너의 제품 형태에 대한 감성반응을 알아보기 위한 실험을 진행하였는데, 먼저 제품 형태 기반의 감성 이미지 어휘에 대한 정립을 진행하였다. 정립된 이미지 어휘를 기반으로 각각 소비자와 디자이너에게 동일한 실험을 진행하였다. 실험 결과, 소비자와 디자이너의 형태에 대한 감성 반응은 유의한 성향을 띄게 되는데 이 때 디자이너가 소비자에 비해 보다 극적인 반응을 나타내는 특징이 나타났다.

산유국으로부터 에너지 독립을 하고 대기오염방지를 위한 배기배출물을 저감시키기 위하여 대체연료에 많은 관심을 가지고 있다. 폐유나 새로운 식물성 기름과 동물성 기름으로부터 생성할 수 있는 바이오디젤유가 압축점화기관인 디젤기관에 구조적인 변화없이 사용될 수 있다. 이 논문에서는 4행정 직접분사식 디젤기관을 이용하여 순수 디젤유와 바이오디젤 혼합유(바이오디젤 10% 및 20% 함유)의 연료소비율과 배기배출물에 미치는 영향을 제시했으며, 특히 실험에 사용된 바이오디젤 연료는 우리 실험실에서 유채유로부터 직접 생산되었다. 이 연구 결과 바이오디젤 혼합유가 디젤유 보다 연료소비율과 질소산화물은 약간 증가 되었고 일산화탄소와 매연은 상당히 감소되었다.

The study results regarding the ingredient differences, sensory characteristics, purchasing type, usage and improvement direction for home-made traditional doenjang and factory produced commercial doenjang are as follows. The L-value indicates that home-made traditional doenjang has a higher value in average than the factory produce done, and the a-value indicates the opposite. Home-made traditional doenjang had higher water content than commercial doenjang ; however the pH values of commercial doenjang and home-made were 5.34 and 5.32 respectively, which was very similar. Factory produced commercial doenjang showed higher protein content than the home-made traditional doenjang. Regarding the correlation between ingredients, there was a significantly negative relationship between the L-value and a-value but a significantly positive relationship between the L-value and b-value. There were no significant relationship with water content, pH and protein content. For the color and taste, which are the sensory characteristics, commercial doenjang showed higher value than the traditional doenjang, but for smell, the values were similar. Regarding grittiness, the factory produced commercial doenjang had bigger particles than the traditional doenjang. Preference was a bit higher in the traditional doenjang. Of the 380 study subjects, most were from 40 to 49 years old (65.5%), and the most family type were nuclear families which was a total of 400 people (69%). Moreover, the most residential type was apartment which was 355people (61.2%), and for the monthly income, more than 2,510,000won was 48.3%. For the educational background, college education was 304 people (52.4%), and high school education was 199 people, 34.3%. In the usage, most of the people eat doenjang more than once a week, and usually their parents make the doenjang. People used both commercial doenjang and home-made traditional doenjang >home-made only >factory produced commercial doenjang only in that order. The reasons for using the home-made traditional doenjang aredelicate taste and flavor>more nutritious> anti-cancer ingredients in that order. The reason they use the factory produced commercial doenjang is because they don't know how to make it at home. The things that needed to be improved in the home-made traditional doenjang are bad smell> entire quality> flavor> color in order, indicating that studies for reducing bad smell are required. The things that needed to be improved in the factory produced commercial doenjang are taste & flavor> entire quality>bad smell> color in that order, indicating that people are more concern about it tasting like home-made than the smell. From the above results, we can see that better functional doenjang should be developed for family health and to increase the consumption of the doenjang, which has good functional psychological activities, also more various types of foods that use doenjang and scientific studies to reduce the home-made doenjang smell should be continuously studied. Moreover, studies on how to make the factory produced commercial doenjang taste more like traditional doenjang should be performed.

This study attempts to examine the differences of consumption cultures between Korean and China by analysing the consumption life style.<BR> This study extracts clothing habits, eating habits and shopping patterns from consumption life style and distributes 588 questionnaires to university students of Korea and China.<BR> The analysis results are as follows:<BR> There are no differences of fashion orientation and convenience orientation about clothing habits, planned buying orientation, impulsive buying orientation and new product buying orientation about shopping patterns between Korea and China. But there are differences of personality orientation about clothing habits, healthy food orientation and convenience food orientation about eating habits, famous brand buying orientation, internet buying orientation and environment protection product buying orientation about shopping patterns between Korea and China.<BR> The results offer suggestions to international marketers that different marketing strategy is very necessary according to different consumption cultures.

Four dietary fiber enriched menus for the aged were developed and physicochemical were analyzed. Major foods enriching the dietary fiber were as following; kimchi & bean sprouts soup and sweet potato for menu 1, chamcheunamul and grape for menu 2, mushroom and kimchi for menu 3, dried radish leaves and green pepper for menu 4. One portion of calorie, carbohydrate, protein and fats for the aged were calculated as 567 kcal, 92.8 g, 21.3 g and 12.6 g, respectively based on recommended daily allowances for adults. Dietary fiber content increased in the menus 1, 2, 3 and 4 were 17.27%, 20.84%, 16.91%, and 23.64%, respectively. The menu 1 had significantly the highest acceptance scores among the rice, soups, side dishes and overall desirability with the acceptance sores of 4.77, 4.58, 4.62 and 4.69, respectively(p<0.05). Female showed significantly the higher acceptance scores of all of the enriched fiber menu than those of male. Moisture contents of the boiled rice with barely in menu 3 had significantly the highest value of all(p<0.05) and the side dishes of all menus did not show any significant differences at p<0.05. The pH value of boiled rice with barely in menu 3 was significantly the highest and menu 1 of kimchi & bean sprouts soup had significantly the lowest pH values(p<0.05). Hunter L value was significantly the highest in boiled rice with barley. The dietary fiber enriched menus were successfully developed for application and standardization in the meal service planning for the aged as one of trials of basic data collection.

This study examined the consumptive perceptions of herb added breads and cookies with 436 male and 444 female university students. Also this study tested sensory preference of baguette. The results of this study were as follows: First, the intention rate of herb added breads and cookies were high with 85.5% (N=752) and female was higher with 89.6% than male with 81.2%. In terms of consumption prospect, 48.0% of them responded with increasing, 45.6% of them responded quite positively with 'average'. The 4.4% of them responded with decreasing. There was significant difference about consumption between male and female. Second, 45.8% of them responded herb added breads and cookies consumption rate will be increased due to consumers are seeking new tastes. The 59.0% of them responded consumption rate will be decreased due to they are not familiar with new taste. Third, in terms of sensory preference of rosemary added baguette, appearance, flavor, taste, overall acceptability was high with 2% added group. The texture was high with 1% added group. The appearance and flavor preference of mint added baguette breads was high with 1% added group. The taste, texture, and overall acceptability was high with control group. Fourth, while male preferred rosemary 1% on appearance, flavor, taste, texture, overall acceptability, female preferred rosemary 2% on appearance, flavor, taste, overall acceptability. Both of them evaluated mint 4% as the least preferred.

The purpose of this study is to investigate exploratory wine consuming behavior based on demographic characteristics of wine consumers. A questionnaire was organized and distributed widely to a thousand of wine consumers who could be easily met at wine bars or restaurants, retail stores, wine expositions and wine sampling parties. Total of 793 completed questionnaires (Male: 48.4%, Female: 51.6%) were obtained and analyzed using SPSS package (v.10.0) program. The results of the present study discuss general demographic characteristics of participated subjects, the expenditure for wine, frequency and amount for wine taking, preference of the origin of wines, and preferred wine style. The results also show that why the consumers purchase wine, where they drink or purchase the wine, and what makes they prefer a particular wine bar. Consumers' information search behavior and important factor on wine selection process are presented at the end of the results as well. The current research suggests that gender and age are critical factors to understand wine consuming behavior of customers and improving the knowledge and service level of wine specialists is powerful marketing tool at practical fields.

본 연구에서는 현재 한국 사회에서 가장 대표적인 디지털 컨텐츠 제품으로 등장한 온라인 게임 중 물리적으로 유사한 특성을 지니고 있지만 전혀 다른 형태의 세계로 발전해간 두 개의 제품, 리니지와 에버퀘스트를 대상으로 소비자의 게임 인식과 소비 행위에 따라 게임의 성격이 어떻게 다르게 규정되고, 그리고 소비자의 행동 특성이 특정 제품의 성격을 어떻게 변화시키는지를 탐색하였다. 첫째로 각각의 게임에 대한 소비자의 인식의 차이를 알아보기 위해, 게임의 매력과 만족을 주는 주된 활동, 친구관계, 캐릭터의 선택과 육성의 측면에서 비교해 본 결과, 리니지 게이머들은 리니지 세계를 현실과 유사한 가치와 의미를 지닌 새로운 생활공간으로 인식하고 있는 반면, 에버퀘스트 게이머들은 에버퀘스트 세계를 게임 자치로서의 기능에 초점을 둔 환타지 세계로 인식하고 있었다. 또한 게임 인식에 따른 게임 소비 행동을 게임 속 공동체 활동과 연애와 같은 사적인 관계의 측면에서 비교해본 결과, 구체적인 게임 소비 행동에서 차이가 나는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 온라인 게임과 같은 사이버 공간의 가상의 디지털 이미지 또는 컨텐츠 제품들의 경우, 소비자가 지닌 경험이나 가치에 따라 제품에 대한 인식이 달라질 수 있으며, 이런 인식의 차이는 각각의 소비자들이 동일한 제품도 다르게 소비할 수 있음을 시사한다. 즉 디지털 이미지 또는 컨텐츠 제품들의 가치와 의미는 소비자에 의해 결정된다는 것을 시사한다고 할 수 있다.