As the demand for luxury brands faces uprising trends in popularity, marketing strategies strive to fully encompass the shifting tides of the market. Especially, high-end customers, hereby VIPs, are heavily nurtured based on their high-spending nature. With the understanding of VIP sales behavior based on social comparison and the adequate use of VIP marketing programs, luxury brands can optimize their sales of luxury brands. However, scant research examines the simultaneous impact of social comparison and VIP marketing in the luxury industry.

스타트업은 10명 내외의 직원으로 구성되고 빠른 업무 진행을 위해 CEO와 직접 소통하는 경우가 많다. 또한, 직원 대부분이 소규모 공간에서 근무하기 때문에 모든 직원의 행동을 관찰할 수 있는 특성을 가지 고 있다. 이러한 환경은 CEO가 자신보다 어느 직원과 더 친밀한 관계를 형성하고 있는지 비교할 수 있는 데, 사회적 비교가 어떤 메커니즘을 통해 직원 행동에 영향을 미치는지에 대한 연구는 아직 초기에 머물 러 있다. Vidyarthi 등(2010)은 리더-멤버 교환관계의 사회적 비교(LMXSC)가 조직시민행동에 영향을 준다는 것을 밝히면서 LMXSC와 조직시민행동 간 메커니즘을 밝히는 것이 필요하다고 하였다. 이에 본 연 구는 사회 정체성 이론을 결합하여 LMXSC가 조직시민행동에 영향을 미치는 과정에서 자존감과 조직 동일시가 다중 직렬 매개 역할을 하는지 확인하고자 하였다. 연구 결과 첫째, LMXSC는 조직시민행동에 정적인 효과를 가지며, 자존감과 조직 동일시는 LMXSC와 조직시민행동 사이를 매개하였다. 둘째, 다중 직렬 매개 분석 결과 LMXSC와 조직시민행동 사이에 자존 감과 조직 동일시가 순차적으로 매개하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 LMXSC가 높은 직원은 자존감이 형성되고, 이는 조직 동일시를 거쳐 조직시민행동에 영향을 준다는 점을 밝힘으로써 창업자가 직원과 관 계를 맺을 때 고려해야 할 점과 인사 실무에서 직원 리더십 관리 및 개발, 정서 관리, 자발적 긍정 행동 증대에 필요한 인사이트를 제공한다.

조건부 자아존중감은 외재적 동기에 부합할 때 조건적으로 유지되는 자아존중감이다. 본 연구는 인스타그램 이용자의 조건부 자아존중감이 우울감에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 수행되었다. 인스타그램 이용자 319명을 대상으로 온라인 설문조사를 수행하였으며, 인스타그램에서의 상향비교의 간접효과를 검증하는 매개 모형을 검증하기 위한 분석을 수행하였다. 연구 결과, 인스타그램 이용자들의 조건부 자아존중감이 높을수록 일주일간 경험하는 우울 경험이 높았으며, 이는 인스타그램 내 상향 비교에 의해 설명되었다. 이는 조건부 자아존중감이 높은 이용자일수록 인스타그램에서 자신보다 우월해 보이는 이용자와 자주 비교하며 이로 인해 더 우울해진다는 점을 시사한다. 본 연구는 SNS 이용자의 우울감에 영향을 미치는 요인의 개인차 변인을 탐색하기 위한 목적에서 수행되었으며 본 연구에서 확인한 결과를 바탕으로 SNS 이용자의 우울감에 대한 기존 연구를 확장한 의의를 논의하였다.

본 연구는 자원보존이론과 사회적 비교이론을 기반으로 개인의 사회적 비교성향이 지식 공유 행위에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지를 검토하는 한편, 상사-구성원 관계의 사회적 비교(LMXSC) 수준과 동료 도움 의 정도가 개인의 사회적 비교성향이 지식 공유에 미치는 효과를 어떻게 상이하게 조절하는지를 살펴보았다. 본 연구에서는 개인의 사회적 비교성향이 지식 공유 행위를 감소시킬 것이라고 예측하였으며, 상사 -구성원 관계의 사회적 비교가 낮을 때 이러한 사회적 비교성향이 지식 공유 행위에 미치는 부(-)의 효과가 보다 강화될 것이라고 보았다. 이와는 반대로, 동료 도움의 경우 동료 도움이 높다고 인식할 경우 사회적 비교성향이 지식 공유 행위에 미치는 부(-)의 효과가 보다 강화될 것이라고 가설화하였다. 이러한 가설들을 검증하기 위해 다양한 산업군의 조직에서 근무하는 155명의 상사-직원 설문을 통해 분석한 결과, 예측과 같이 사회적 비교성향은 지식 공유 행위를 감소시키는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 상사-구성원 교환 사회적 비교에 대한 인식이 낮을 때 사회적 비교성향이 지식 공유에 미치는 부(-)의 효과가 강화되었으며, 반대로 동료 도움의 경우 동료 도움에 대한 인식이 높을 때 사회적 비교성향이 지식 공유에 미치는 부(-)의 효과가 강화되었다. 이러한 연구결과를 바탕으로 결론에서는 지식경영 관점에서의 시사점과 연구의 한계점 및 향후 연구방향을 논의하였다.

Using two samples of LinkedIn portraits from American (n = 480) and Israeli (n = 300) users, we found that most LinkedIn portraits adhere to popular recommendations found on the Internet. However, there were cross-cultural differences in the level of formality and adherence to popular advice, with Americans more than Israelis presenting themselves in a formal manner and in an appropriate location and position. Occupation categories did not prove to moderate the cultural effects on the portraits features. Future research is needed to generalize these findings to other cultures, geographical areas, religions, and occupations. These findings have implications for SNS users and recruiters.

The present study compared social capital scales of a six-dimensional version (Model 1), a three-dimensional version (Model 2), and a two-dimensional version (Model 3) in the context of two types of online brand communities. Model 1 explains social capital with six constructs including interaction, trust, reciprocity, identification, language, and vision (Chiu, Hsu, & Wang, 2006; Williams, 2006). Model 2, a shorter version of Model 1, is identified with three dimensions of interaction, trust, and shared values (Lin & Lu, 2011). Lastly, Model 3 presents bridging and bonding as two key dimensions of social capital (Williams (2006). The present study used a quantitative online survey method. The sample size was 588; 301 for company-generated communities and 287 for consumer-generated communities. For comparison, three models were evaluated on two criteria: (1) the consistency in the dimensionality of each scale between two subgroups of online brand communities: company-generated and consumer-generated brand communities and (2) the predictability of the scale on consumer commitment to the brand community. The findings reveal that the three-dimensional model of social capital (Model 2) is more robust than the other models (Models 1 and 3). By comparing three social capital scales and identifying the context-specific scale, the current study contributes to the consumer behavior literature specific to social capital of social network sites. Also, this study helps marketers have a better understanding of social capital elements developed through interpersonal relationships in an online brand community.

Why are CEOs not active on social media? It is increasingly critical for CEOs to not only be physically present at work but also be virtually present in the digital sphere. However, many CEOs are still reluctant to adapt social media or struggle to find the efficient approach to incorporate the tools into their communication strategy. The study explores how CEOs orient themselves in the digital world and make sense of social media. In particular, based on the view of impression management and institutional work, the research examines how CEOs translate their understanding into communication and selfpresentation strategies and activities. The results from 31 in-depth interviews with Chinese and Dutch CEOs suggest that leadership communication on social media is still going through the process of legitimisation in both institutions. Despite the growing popularity of personal branding, most CEOs do not interpret social media as the outlet for their personal and private use or independent from the organisational identities. While most CEOs champion the necessity of digital transformation for their organisations, they do not see clearly how their personal digital habits could potentially influence the process, despite their leadership roles. They typically identify social media as the functional platforms for information circulation and network connection. Multiple narratives and orientations do, however, coexist and they dictate social media decisions simultaneously depending on the context. There is also a prominent difference between the narratives of social media in the Netherlands and in China. Most Dutch CEOs wish active engagement from the organisations but practice passive roles themselves, while most Chinese CEOs are active for both personal and organisational use pressured by the intuitional norms. The research highlights the significance of cultural context regarding leadership communication even on social media. Given most platforms are designed, and arranged to have an international audience, CEOs and companies should be aware of distinctive norms and beliefs they are operated in the different societal institutions.

This study seeks to examine the effects of customer’s power motivation in the social media context, driven primarily by to extend the theory of how powerlessness induces compensatory consumption (Rucker and Galinsky, 2008). Power motivation refers to a chronic desire to strive and retain power (Maner, Gailliot, Butz, & Peruche, 2007). Given that positions of power are often associated with enjoyment of social and material rewards, naturally some individuals strive to achieve and retain positions of power as a satisfying goal in itself (Cassidy and Lynn, 1989). These ‘power-strivers’ are motivated to achieve status and superiority, and prone towards negative emotional states when confronted with situations that induce a state of powerlessness. The sense of inferiority have been shown to lead to greater desire for status-enhancing goods, such as luxury items with more prominently displayed brand names to restore their sense of wellbeing (Rucker and Galinsky, 2009). In the context of social media, research suggests that longterm exposure to upward social comparisons on social media resulted in lower levels of self-esteem (Vogel, Rose, Roberts, & Eckles, 2014). We argue that observing other people’s ‘highlight reel’ on social media may also negatively influence the consumers’ sense of power. Thus, these type of consumers are likely to be more receptive towards communications that advertise status-enhancing goods. However, this effect should be particularly pronounced in consumers who have high power motivation in the first place. Subsequently, our first proposition is that when exposed to negative social comparisons, power motivation would moderate the consumers’ sense of inferiority and lead to more positive attitude towards advertisements of luxury goods. Our second proposition points to mindfulness as a palliative to mitigate this sense of inferiority, since exercising mindfulness enables better self-regulation that contributes to behaviors and decisions that positive contribute towards one’s wellbeing (Brown and Ryan, 2003). Two experimental studies confirm our hypotheses that when exposed to upward social comparisons on social media, power-strivers exhibit more positive attitude towards advertisements of luxury goods, mediated by a sense of inferiority. In the second study we found that implicitly inducing mindfulness mitigates the effects of power motivation. This paper thus enriches the understanding of the role of consumers’ sense of power in the context of social media. Furthermore, we offer a balanced view that (1) unpacks how marketers could exploit social media features to induce desire for luxury goods but also (2) suggests ethical solutions that contributes to positive psychology literature in the context of social media usage.

Since a social networking service (SNS) isconsidered as an effective means to communicate and interact with customers, companies are trying to utilize SNS effectively. There is a lack of theory relating to the attributes of SNS. This study aims to investigate the attributes of SNS to classify SNS. Based on the social network theory, and previous studies on internet, blog, homepage, communication attributes, this study proposes the seven attributes to classify SNS: interaction, communication, entertainment, information, sharing, intimacy and connection. A pre-test, a pilot test and a main test are conducted. In the main test, 239 SNS users are participated. Through a factor analysis this study verifies the seven attributes of SNS. An analysis of variance with multiple comparisons of Scheffé method identifies that three attributes, interaction, communication and connection, are found to play significant roles to differentiate SNS. Looking at the overall mean values of the SNS by attribute, interaction, sharing, entertainment, intimacy and communication were relatively high in Facebook. Facebook showed higher values in attributes of interaction, sharing, entertainment, intimacy and communication. Twitter shows the relatively high scores for information and connection. Regarding interaction, Facebook shows higher scores than Twitter and Cyworld. For connection, Cyworld showed a significantly lower score than Twitter and Facebook. Cyworld was separated from the others in the light of communication. Cyworld is relatively weak in communication as it is limited to the message exchanges. The results will help in identifying major attributes for each SNS and classifying SNS.

Individuals use material possessions such as clothes as a means to express their individual predispositions, values and position in their social environment (Kaiser et al., 2001). Evidence indicates that various individual differences such as hormone levels, body image perception and a cosmopolitan orientation influence clothing choices (Eisenbruch et al., 2015, Frith and Gleeson, 2004, Gonzalez-Jimenez, 2016). Moreover, body satisfaction, body mass index and trait self-objectification determine if individuals choose clothes for specific purposes such as fashion, comfort or camouflage (Tiggemann and Andrew, 2012). However, while these studies have made an important step towards understanding the influence of individual characteristics on clothing choices, there is a lack of studies that investigate the role of individuals’ materialist tendencies and propensity to engage in social comparison. We extend prior research on clothing choices by examining the associations between individuals’ materialist tendencies and social comparison propensity with sought clothing functions (i.e., fashion, comfort, etc.). Findings show that materialist individuals seek clothing for specific functions such as fashion, individuality and assurance, while avoiding clothes designed for comfort. Individuals’ propensity to engage in social comparison is linked with choosing clothes for fashion, individuality and assurance, but not for camouflage and comfort. Our study confirms that materialism and social comparison drive individuals to seek very specific clothing functions. Specifically, findings suggest that individuals use specific clothing types as a medium to establish their position in a social environment and to express their materialistic tendencies. Gender influences the tested relationships.

The indoor air quality of residences has been regulated by designating recommended standard levels of pollutants for newly built apartments. But as of yet, no related guideline has been established for dwellings that are already occupied. From a sociological viewpoint, the gap between the rich and poor has been gradually increasing with economic development, and this has extended to the diversification of house types and living environments. Specifically, people who have the lowest income levels may live in temporary houses such as vinyl greenhouses and shanty houses, and their living environment is mostly inadequate as a result. In this study, we surveyed the indoor air quality in normal and socially vulnerable houses after the occupation stage and tried to figure out the main factors influencing indoor air quality. Airborne fungi are detected more frequently in lower living standard houses. Put another way, the concentration of airborne bacteria and the volatile organic compound levels are much higher than in normal dwellings.

This research examined the effect of social media marketing on college students’ behaviors toward cotton clothing. The results showed that social media marketing had a greater impact on college students than conventional marketing or no marketing. Fashion brands should utilize social media to communicate with college students more effectively.

On July 30, 2012, Kakao Talk of Kakao Co., Ltd has pioneered a mobile platform SNG market for the first time in the country along with the launch of ‘Kakao Game Center’. While Kakao Talk has released a puzzle game called ‘Anipang’ at the time of launching the Kakao Game Center, it has recorded a DAU value exceeding 8 million at the most by dominating the domestic mobile game market for smart phones right after being released. However, a sudden decrease of DAU was shown starting September 4th which is not even two month after being released and the defection of DAU continues to occur. This is a condition which is different from the Facebook SNG which is a computer platform based SNG where the DAU is steadily maintained until now. This study attempts to analyze the cause of such conditions through the comparison between Facebook SNG and Kakao Talk SNG representing each of computer platform based SNG and mobile platform based SNG to present an important reference point for the game creators who are preparing for the participation of mobile platform based SNG industry in the future through this analysis.

This study selected 10 species commonly emerging in Busan and Daegu showing distinct green structure distributions, and distribution differences were mapped and analyzed according to city of origin. As for G-IS (Green-Inhabiting Species) of both cities, there were six species, including V. mandarinia, V. ducalis, V. crabro flavofasciata, Vl. koreensis koreensis, Pa. indica, and P. snelleni, which mostly inhabited urban source green and satellite green structures. As for GU-IS (Green & Urban-Inhabiting Species), there were two species, V. simillima simillima and V. analis parallela, which nested at diverse sites and showed greater preference for green structures. On the other hand, U-IPS (Urban-Inhabiting Preference Species) consisted of two species, V. velutina nigrithorax and P. rothneyi koreanus, which nested at almost all sites, including urban and urban green areas, and were found to adapt well to an urban environment based on their far higher rate of urban nesting as compared to GU-IS species. In comparing emergence rates among the four urban GU-IS and U-IPS species in Busan and Daegu, regular distribution was mostly observed within the city of Busan, which is well equipped with a green network, whereas Daegu, which lacks green structure connectivity, showed its greatest distribution of species nearby urban green areas. Also this study shows that in Daegu with longer distance between green, U-IPS emerged up to far site beyond green areas as compared to Busan, which has short distances between green areas.

조종사의 비행수행능력과 자존감이 비행비교 상황에서 위험행동에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위해 비행교육과정 조종사 48명을 대상으로 시뮬레이터 상황실험을 실시하였다. 피험자간 변인으로서 비행수행능력(비행등수)과 자존감 척도로 각각의 높고 낮은 그룹으로 나누어 안전규칙상 착륙이 허가되지 않는 활주로 접근 시뮬레이션 상황을 수행하게 하였다. 접근 상황은 피험자 내 설계로 세 번에 걸쳐 측정하였고, 동일한 각각의 상황실험 수행 직전에 실험참가자에게 다른 사람들의 수행결과를 조작(긍정비교, 부정비교, 통제)하여 제시하였다. 실험참가자의 위험행동은 접근한 고도를 통하여 측정하였다. 실험 결과 각 제시 조건에 따라 위험행동이 유의미하게 차이가 나타났고, 각 비교조건에서의 위험행동 경향은 비행수행능력과 자존감의 수준에 따라 달라지는 상호작용 효과가 나타났다. 비행수행능력이 낮은 집단은 비교조건들에서 통제조건과 달리 위험한 행동을 하는 것으로 나타났고 비행수행능력이 높은 집단은 부정비교조건에서 다른 조건들과 달리 위험을 회피하는 경향을 보였다. 자존감이 높은 집단은 통제조건에 비해 비교조건들에서 유의미한 위험행동을 보인 반면, 자존감이 낮은 집단은 다른 조건들에 비해 부정적 비교조건에서 유의미한 위험회피행동을 보였다.

Purpose – The current study is to compare the cognition of stakeholders on hosting a mega sports event between Korea and the United States. In particular, to understand their cognition and perceptual conflict towards hosting a mega sports event, the study employed conflict theory. Furthermore, the study reviewed the role of social capital in the process of managing the mega sports events. Research Design, Data, and Methodology – Of homogeneous sampling, purposeful sampling method and criterion-based selection approach were used to collect interview data from key stakeholders who have been involved in hosting a mega sports events in Korea and the United States. In-depth interview transcripts were reviewed multiple tiems after transcription to extract concepts and meanings that were pertinenet to the experience involving hosting a mega sports event. Further member checks was conducted to increase the credibility of the results. Results – Results can be summarized as followed: First, stakeholders of Korea have a strong desire for positive economic effects of a mega sports event, compared to those in the United States who are more concerned in enhancing the public interests and concerns. Second, in Korea, various socio-political issues emerged at the same time and conflicts among multiple stakeholders have aggravated the situations to coordinate the issues. This was because legal system supporting socio-trust has not been established. On the other hand, major stakeholders of the United States consisted of community members who have socio-trust and networks. Thereby these social resources have been found playing a key role in building social capital that assists the stakeholders to coordinate the current issues and to solve them. Conclusions – The current study analyzed the cognition and perceptual conflict of stakehoders in a mega sports event. Social capital has beend found as a key catalyst to increase a network and cooperation among stakeholders. In order to enhance social capital in managing a mega sports event hosted in Korea, legal systems that establish networks and relationships among the related stakeholders need to be developed. Furthermore, the systematic guideline needs to be developed, organizing the sub-committees according to the types of stakeholders and the categorized common needs.

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to evaluate two multinational companies that seem to have reconciled the two mandates of CSR and profit maximization while becoming multibillion dollar companies and examine their organizational culture and practices and their management and leadership in order to determine the controlling factors, if any, that have elicited their success while renowned for their CSR policies. Research design, data, and methodology - This is a case study, an analytical approach, which focuses on exploring and analyzing the CSR policies of Starbucks and IKEA. Results – IKEA and Starbucks considered their position in the global business environment and their social responsibilities as crucial and did more than a cursory lip service to the issues. In fact, they both took the more difficult long-term approach and tried to resolve the root causes for the environmental and social issues in their supply chain. Ultimately though, it is the ethical leadership of the top management that sets the tone for the organizational culture and its CSR. Conclusion - IKEA and Starbucks are “living proof” that a company can be successful while treating its employees and the community of suppliers and associates with respect and dignity and while making this world a better place.