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Identifying the Attributes of College Students' Fast Food Restaurant Selection and Satisfaction

대학생들의 패스트 푸드 레스토랑 선택의 결정요인과 만족도 결정요인에 관한 연구

  • Hyun, Sung-Hyup (Dept. of Tourism and Convention, Pusan National University) ;
  • Park, Kun-Soon (Dept. of Hotel and Hospitality Management, Tougaloo College) ;
  • Heo, Cindy Yoon-Joung (School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
  • 현성협 (부산대학교 관광컨벤션학과) ;
  • 박근순 (미국 Tougaloo College 외식환대경영학과) ;
  • 허윤정 (홍콩 폴리텍 대학교 호텔관광대학)
  • Received : 2010.03.19
  • Accepted : 2010.11.26
  • Published : 2010.12.31
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Abstract

College students represent a substantial market for fast food restaurant companies. In this sense, this research aims (1) to identify the attributes that influence college students' fast food restaurant selection, (2) to analyze how fast food restaurants perform with regards to those attributes using importance-performance analysis, and (3) to examine which attributes influence college students' satisfaction in a fast food restaurant context. Based on a literature review, 13 attributes that influence college students' fast food restaurant selection were derived. Then, using importance-performance analysis, it was found that among the 13 attributes, college students highly considered seven of them. Additionally, data analysis indicated that, currently, fast food companies perform well with regards to these seven attributes. More importantly, according to multiple regression analysis, among the seven attributes, value-related attributes (price, speed, location, and friendliness) were significantly related to college students' overall satisfaction.

대학생 고객은 패스트 푸드 레스토랑의 중요한 잠재시장이다. 이런 면에서, 이 연구는 세가지 연구목적을 제시하였다: (1) 대학생들이 패스트 푸드 레스토랑을 선택할 때 고려하는 요인들이 무엇인지 고찰한다, (2) 실제로 패스트 푸드 레스토랑들은 이 요인들에 대하여 얼마나 충실히 대학생 고객의 요구에 부응하고 있는지 고찰한다, (3) 이러한 요인들 중에서 대학생들의 만족도에 유의하게 영향을 주는 요인들은 무엇인지 고찰한다. 선행연구고찰을 통해 대학생들의 패스트 푸드 레스토랑 선택에 영향을 주는 13개의 요인들을 도출하였다: (1) 쿠폰, (2) 실내분위기, (3) 청결성, (4) 셋트메뉴, (5) 메뉴의 일관성, (6) 할인쿠폰, (7) 자동차에서 주문하는 시스템, (8) 친절함, (9) 위치, (10) 메뉴의 다양성, (11) 가격, (12) 행사메뉴, (13) 음식준비시간. 설문지는 712명의 대학생들을 대상으로 봄학기 마지막 주에 4개의 수업시간중에 배부되었다. IPA 분석을 통해서, 대학생들은 13개의 요인들 중에서 일곱 개의 요인들에 큰 비중을 두는 것으로 나타났다: (1) 청결성, (2) 자동차에서 주문하는 시스템, (3) 친절함, (4) 위치, (5) 메뉴의 다양성, (6) 가격, (7) 음식준비시간. 또 한 현재 패스트 푸드 레스토랑들은 전체적으로 일곱 개의 요인들에 대하여 고객의 요구에 잘 부응하고 있었고, 그 일곱개의 요인들 중에 고객의 가치평가와 관련된 요인들 (가격, 음식 준비 속도, 위치, 친절한 서비스)은 대학생들의 만족도와 유의하게 연관되어 있었다.

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