The study builds and tests a framework investigating the determinants of customer engagement with luxury brands on social media platforms.

This research contributes to the sales literature by relating salespeoples’ facial expressiveness (captured by a face reader), to customer responses. Customers impressions are measured in real-time by means of a program analyzer. Results of an experimental study indicate differences in customers’ reactions according to sale peoples’ facial expressiveness.

The study builds and tests a framework investigating the determinants of customer engagement with luxury brands on social media platforms.

Prior social robotics research has shown that robot design influences if people perceive a robot as friendly, trustworthy, or safe (Castro-Gonzalez et al., 2016; Rosenthal-Von Der Pütten & Krämer, 2014). Meanwhile, recent conceptual work has suggested that social robots will increasingly be used in the front line of service encounters (Gonzalez-Jimenez, 2018; Van doorn et al., 2017). According to The International Journal of Social Robotics social robots are robots that can communicate and interact with humans, among themselves, and with the environment, within the cultural and social structure assigned to its role. Real examples of the inclusion of these robots in retail settings already exist. For instance, some retailers use Softbank´s robot Pepper to greet and inform customers. Social robots such as Pepper can use their sensors and cameras to interpret customer reactions and adapt accordingly. Moreover, the robot can even make product recommendations based on the assessed customer´s mood, age, gender and, if available, purchase history (McKenna, 2018). Not surprisingly, there is a vast market potential associated with these robots, which is expected to grow to 87 billion by 2025 (BCG, 2017).

This research examines the relationships among consumption values, affective responses, and patronage intention for luxury brands. The study found that the consumption values positively influenced the consumer engagement and the flow, which in turn had a significant impact on the patronage intention, respectively. The affective responses exercised an important role as mediating variables.

The retailing industry is experiencing a significant transformation driven by e-commerce adoption and tech-innovations; being under pressure to provide exciting and memorable shopping experiences that lead to customer acquisition and brand loyalty. This paper depicts three innovative retail solutions from Australia for business growth through strategic implementation of technology, in-store design and customer engagement.

The concept of co-creation with consumers has been extensively studied in the literature documented in innovation management and marketing literatures. In this study, we contribute to the literature threefold. First, we develop a model to investigate how co-creation with fans enhance purchase intent and engagement of other customers. Second, we test the model using the data collected from consumers on four different product categories including beer, car, cosmetics and travel. By doing so, we examine the differences between product vs. service as well as different product categories. Third, we will compare the results with that of ordinary consumers to check if there are any differences in the case of co-creating with fans. Most of the extant studies have found a positive effect of co-creation on the outcome evaluation. However, engaging other consumers by co-creation with fans has not been studied. For bridging this research gap, we developed a conceptual model to investigate the antecedents and consequences of co-creation with fans. The hypotheses are as follows. H1: Product class involvement and domain specific knowledge affect perception on co-creation positively. H2: Perception on co-creation affects purchase intent and word-of-mouth positively. H3: The relationships of H1 and H2 differs depending on product categories. H4: The relationships of H1 and H2 differs if companies work with ordinary customers or fans. We tested the hypotheses with the data collected from consumers an online questionnaire survey. Data collection was conducted through a market research agency in 2016 for beer and cars, and in 2019 for cosmetics and travel. The data was collected from 240 consumers in their 20s, 30s, and 40s in Japan. Each segment has same number of males and females, 40 people each for six segments. The findings shed a new light on the co-creation literature and help companies to design better co-creation with fans in different product and service categories.

Luxury companies are striving to improve their communication with customers while paying attention to online promotion and marketing activities. As companies interact with customers in luxury brand communities via various channels, they yield consumers higher value throughout the effective consumption process. In addition, this connection enhances customers’ understanding of the company, making it easier for companies to acquire empathy from customers. This study aims to analyze the value factors that affect luxury brand community members’ purchase intention and brand attitude. This study utilizes online survey results of four hundred prestige brand community users in China. The results reveal the positive effects of customer engagement on customer psychological empowerment and flow, the positive impacts of customer psychological empowerment and flow on community identity and brand attachment, the positive effects of community identity on purchase intentions, and the positive effects of brand attachment on purchase intentions and brand attitude. Furthermore, the results show that community types and fashion involvement partially moderate customer engagement. This study provides theoretical suggestions for relationship marketing in the luxury brand community environment. Last, this study presents practical implications that companies could utilize to create an emotional connection with their community members, resulting in an increase of customer support.

As globalization has been progressed, companies faced a situation in which it was difficult to secure global competitiveness only with their internal management systems. To overcome this, Supply Chain Management (SCM) emerged, which optimizes the whole supply chain process from suppliers to demand companies. In this study, it was analyzed that the effects of customer integration among the integration factors of SCM, and market orientation among the strategic orientations on management performances such as non-financial performance and financial performance through a mediating role of flexibility. At this time, it was analyzed whether CEO's support has a moderating effect on the influence of the market orientation. As a result of analysis, the customer integration was found to have an indirect effect on the non-financial performance and the financial performance through the flexibility. The market orientation was found to have a direct effect on the non-financial performance and at the same time, indirectly affected it through the flexibility. In addition, it was shown that more the level of CEO's support, higher the influence of the market orientation. This moderating effect had an indirect effect on the financial performance. Based on the above findings, various implications for improving management performance were proposed. This study suggests that investments in computerization such as ERP and smart factories can improve supply chain management performance and ultimately improve customer satisfaction and financial performance.

Indonesia is currently intensifying its level of awareness of the importance of starting a business as an entrepreneur. How to respond to technological developments to help support the growth of a start-up entrepreneur. Usually before buying a product, customers always think of many factors that can influence their buying decisions in online shopping. The two factors that most influencing are, Discounts and Promotions, which can greatly determine people's purchase intention, before finally buying the product. The researcher begin research with the aim to understand whether these 2 factors are factors that really affect someone's buying interest before doing online shopping. For this study, information and data collected by the survey by using means of questionnaires. And it standard measurements using a 5-point Likert scale, and processed by IBM SPSS Statistics 25 program. In this study, it has been found that indeed these two factors, Discounts and Promotions, are both influential in encouraging someone's purchase intention in conducting online shopping transactions. We found that both factors are significant and influence each other. The results of this study expected to help broaden the horizons of buyers and sellers about the benefits of discounts and promotions in online shopping.

국내 스크린골프의 서비스품질이 고객만족 및 행동의도에 미치는 영향력을 이론적으로 규명하여 서비스품질에 대한 중요성을 강조하는 한편, 서비스품질과 행동의도 간에 고객만족이 어떠한 매개적 역할을 하는지를 확인하고자 하였다. 따라서 스크린골프 경험이 있는 20세 이상 성인을 대상으로 설문조사를 수행하였으며, 총 485명의 자료를 최종 분석에 사용하였다. 자료처리는 SPSS statistics 20 통계분석 프로그램을 이용하여 조사대상자 특성을 파악하기 위한 빈도분석, 조사도구의 타당도 및 신뢰도 검증을 위한 탐색적 요인분석, 신뢰도 분석, 요인 간의 관계 및 영향력을 알아보기 위한 상관분석, 단순회귀와 다중회귀 분석을 실시하였다. 분석결과 첫째, 스크린골프 서비스품질은 시설, 서비스, 인적 자원, 가격 순으로 고객만족 요인에 통계적으로 유의한 영향이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 스크린골프 고객만족은 행동의도 요인에 통계적으로 유의한 영향이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 스크린골프 서비스품질은 시설, 가격, 서비스, 인적 자원 순으로 행동의도 요인에 통계적으로 유의한 영향이 있는 것으로 나타났다.

The purpose of this study is to suggest the characteristics of online shopping malls and find a way to establish a differentiated marketing Strategy for online shopping malls in China. This study investigated the effect on the loyalty by applying the perceived shopping value (Hedonic Value, Utilitarian Value) of consumers in online shopping malls. In addition, In order to grasp the factors affecting consumer loyalty in online shopping malls, the characteristics of online shopping malls are multidimensional, consisting of product characteristics, recommended quality, benefit services, and community services. In order to obtain the purpose of the study, a questionnaire was surveyed for chinese online shopping experience and the research model was verified through empirical analysis method. Statistical analysis program was used together with SPSS 24.0 and AMOSS 24.0. Looking at the results of the analysis, firstly, the recommended quality and benefit service of online shopping malls are positive for the perceived hedonic value of consumers. The product characteristics and community service were found to have no effect on the hedonic shopping value. Secondly, the product characteristics, recommended quality, benefit service, and community service of online shopping malls on the utilitrian value perceived by consumers were positively affected. Thirdly, the perceived hedonic value has a positive effect on loyalty. Finally, it was confirmed that perceived utilitrian value affects loyalty. Based on the results of this study, a differentiated marketing strategy was established for existing chinese online shopping mall operators and potential new operators as well.

This paper is a follow up to the previous study which reveals that smartphone users are divided into three subcategories according to their usage characteristics. In this paper, these groups are called as ‘general’, ‘entertainment’, and ‘work-assistant’, taking into account their respective characteristics. The ‘general’ is a group whose smartphone usage characteristics are not focused on a specific purpose, the ‘entertainment’ is focused on music, internet, SNS, picture, and e-banking, and the ‘work-assistant’ is on work, GPS, diary. Inter-relation between the importance and satisfaction for the purchase determinants to the groups is investigated. In addition, Kano analysis of quality attributes is also performed, which includes quality type, satisfaction/dissatisfaction index, and PCSI (Potential Customer Satisfaction Improvement) index. The analysis result are as follows. Firstly, inter-relation between importance and satisfaction differs by user group. ‘Internet’, ‘Ease of use’, and ‘Performance’ purchase determinants are evaluated as competitive determinants in ‘work-assistant’ user group. Secondly Kano quality types of quality characteristics also differs by user group. ‘Application’ was classified as an attractive (A) types to ‘entertainment’ group and so on. ‘Internet’ ‘Failure/Bug’, ‘Touch response rate’ and ‘Charging’ are located in ‘Nice’ Region of S-PCSI Diagram and have to be considered as strategic quality characteristics. The results of this study is expected to give some helps in establishing a customer tailored quality strategy.

The omni-channel customer system is the communication system between enterprise and customer via multiple channels such as mail, email, SMS, and mobile. The omni-channel customer system complements each other channel through the integration of each channel. The purpose of this research is to derive key factors and calculate the weights that a financial enterprise considers when adopting the omni-channel customer system. For this research, we analyzed the request for proposal documents used for the omni-channel customer system implementation projects in the financial enterprise. Also, we derived, classified, and stratified the key factors to be considered for the introduction of the omni-channel customer system in the financial enterprise. As a result of analyzing the key factors, customer experience, operations, and security were identified as the components of the top category in introducing the omni-channel customer system in the financial sector. Furthermore, the weight for each key factor was calculated by using ANP. As a result of ANP, operations, customer experience, and security were important in order. Also, the degree of easiness for connecting with other systems and the various abilities for representing the contents of the omni-channels were derived as the important key factors.

목적 : 본 연구의 목적은 안경사들의 Big5 성격특성이 직무탈진, 고객지향성, 직무성과에 미치는 영향을 알아 보고 그 관계를 파악하여 실무적 시사점을 제시하는데 있다. 방법 : 본 연구에서는 Big5 성격특성과 직무탈진, 고객지향성, 직무성과에 관한 선행연구들을 검토한 후, 선행 연구들의 주장과 연구결과에 근거하여 변수들 간의 관계에 관한 3개의 가설을 설정하였다. 실증분석에 필요한 자 료는 광주·전남지역에 위치한 안경점에 근무하고 있는 안경사들(n=260)을 대상으로 설문을 통해 수집하였으며, 측정변수의 타당도와 신뢰도를 확인한 후 변수들간 관계를 검증하기 위해 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 결과 : 실증분석 결과, Big5 성격특성의 하위변수인 성실성은 직무탈진에 부(-)의 영향을, 신경증은 직무탈진 에 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 안경사들의 직무탈진은 고객지향성과 직무성과에 부(-)의 영향 을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 결론 : 본 연구에서는 안경사들의 Big5 성격특성을 파악한 연구가 상대적으로 부족한 상황이다. 그럼에도 본 연구에서는 변수들의 관계를 알아보고 고객접점에서 근무하는 안경사들의 이직률 감소를 위한 효율적인 전략을 제 시하고자 하였다. 또한 결론에서 실무적인 시사점을 제시하였다.

본 연구는 스쿠버다이빙의 교육 서비스품질과 고객만족 및 재구매의사의 관계를 연구하는데 그 목적이 있다. 서울 소재의 스쿠버다이빙장의 스쿠버를 모집단으로 선정하고 비확률 표본추출법 중 편의추출법(conven-ience sampling)을 사용하여 총 200부의 설문지를 배포하였다. 이 중 불성실하게 응답되어졌 다고 판단한 46부의 설문지를 제외하고 총 154부의 자료를 유효표본으로 사용하였다. 자료처리방법은 SPSS18.0 프로그램을 사용하여 빈도분석, 탐색적 요인분석, 상관관계 및 다중회귀분석을 실시하였다. 본 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 교육 서비스품질과 고객만족의 관계를 분석한 결과 교육 서비스품질 중 시설(β=.349), 프로그램(β=.340)이 만족에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 교육 서비스품질에 대한 고객만족의 설명력을 살펴보면, 교육 서비스품질의 전체 변량 중 약 47%의 설명력을 갖는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 교육 서비스품질과 재구매의 관계를 분석한 결과 교육 서비스품질 중 비용(β=.215), 프로그램 (β=.442)이 재구매에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 교육 서비스품질에 대한 재구매의 설명력을 살펴보면, 교육 서비스품질의 전체 변량 중 약 53%의 설명력을 갖는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 고객만족과 재구매의 관계를 분석한 결과 만족(β=.555)은 재구매에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 만족에 대한 재구매의 설명력을 살펴보면, 전체 변량 중 약 55%의 설명력을 갖는 것으로 나타났다.

본 연구는 어린이수영장의 서비스품질과 만족 및 고객충성도 관계를 알아보자 한다. 모집단은 총 300명을 표본대상으로 설문지를 배포하였으며, 회수된 설문지 중 불성실하게 응답했다고 판단된 3부의 설문지는 제외하여 총 297부의 설문지를 자료 분석에 사용하였다. 이 연구에서는 PASW 21.0을 활용하여 빈도분석, 신뢰도 분석, 탐색적 요인분석, 상관관계분석, 다중회귀분석, 단순회귀분석을 실시하였다. 이 연구에서는 모든 통계치의 유의수준을 .05로 설정하여 다음과 같은 결론을 도출 하였다. 첫째, 어린이수영장 서비스품질의 시설, 프로그램, 비용, 인적자원, 신뢰는 만족에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 어린 이수영장 서비스품질의 비용, 인적아원, 신뢰는 고객충성도에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 어린 이수영장 서비스품질에 대한 만족은 고객충성도에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다.