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Rethinking University Dining Services: Role of Value in the Formation of Customer Satisfaction and Revisit Intention

대학 푸드 서비스의 재고찰: 고객만족도와 재방문의도 형성에서 가치의 역할

  • Ham, Seon-Ok (Dept. of Tourism Management, Gachon University)
  • 함선옥 (가천대학교 관광경영학과)
  • Received : 2011.12.28
  • Accepted : 2012.02.20
  • Published : 2012.02.29
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Abstract

University dining services have received less attention than commercial food services or other institutional food services. Marketing practitioners and researchers recognize the major impact that perceived value has on consumer behavior. The mediating role of value has not been verified in relation to satisfaction in university dining establishments, including Korea. This study intends to investigate the relationships among value, satisfaction and revisit intention of university dining attributes. This study also examines whether university dining service attributes dimensions influence value. Further, this study verifies the role of value as a mediator in the formation of customer satisfaction and revisit intention. Structural Equation Modeling has been applied to the collected data from students of three universities in Korea. The study resulted in that university dining attributes, such as food, menu and convenience, positively affected value of the university dining services. Further analysis with examination of indirect effects confirmed the positive impact of value on satisfaction in university dining services. This study verified the mediating role of value on satisfaction as student's satisfaction is enhanced through the elevation of value of university food services. Enhanced satisfaction via value also led to improvement in revisit intention. This study contributes to the academia by verifying the mediating role of value in the formation of customer satisfaction in a university dining context. This study also offers practical implications to the industry, such as suggestions on developing strategies for value-added products and services to the university dining establishments. This value research for university dining services is also meaningful by triggering future research on market segmentation, product differentiation and positioning policies. In the long run, improving value and satisfaction with university dining services need to be realized to enhance overall college experiences and other competitive advantages, such as student recruitment and enrollment, student academic evaluations, and university reputation.

대학교 푸드 서비스는 단체급식이나 그 외 상업급식에 비해 그 동안 주목을 받지 못하였다. 경영자 및 연구자들은 지각된 가치는 소비자 행동에 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 인식하고 있다. 그러나 대학교 푸드 서비스에서 만족도에 영향을 주는 가치의 매개역할은 아직 확실히 증명되지 않은바 있다. 본 연구에서는 대학교 푸드 서비스의 가치, 만족도와 재방문 의사 속성들 간의 영향관계를 밝혀 고객 지향적인 대학교 푸드서비스 마케팅의 전략방안을 제시하고자 한다. 따라서 대학교 푸드 서비스의 서비스 속성이 가치에 영향을 미치는지 여부를 확인하고, 이것이 고객만족과 재방문의사를 형성하는데 있어서 매개변수로서의 역할을 증명하고자 한다. 본 연구는 국내 3개 대학의 학생들을 대상으로 진행되었으며 구조방정식모형(Structural Equation Modeling)이 적용되었다. 연구결과 대학교 푸드 서비스에서 식품, 메뉴, 편리함 등의 속성은 대학교 푸드 서비스의 가치에 긍정적인 영향을 미친다는 결과를 나타냈으며 가치는 대학교 푸드 서비스의 만족에 간접영향을 나타내는 것으로 분석되었다. 본 연구는 대학교 푸드 서비스의 가치를 통해서 만족도에 대한 가치의 매개 역할이 증가함을 알 수 있었다. 또한, 가치를 통해 증가된 만족도는 재방문의사를 도출해 낸다. 본 연구는 대학교 푸드 서비스 분야에서 고객만족을 형성함에 있어 가치의 매개역할을 증명함으로써 학문적 시사점을 기여하고 있다. 또한, 레스토랑 경영자나 마케터들에게는 대학교 푸드 서비스에 가치를 고려한 제품과 서비스 제공하는 마케팅 전략수립을 위한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다. 이러한 대학교 푸드 서비스에 대한 가치연구는 시장세분화, 제품차별화, 포지셔닝정책 등의 향후 연구를 도출해 내는데 의미 있는 결과를 제시할 것으로 사료된다. 또한 장기적 안목에서는 학생모집, 학생학업평가 및 대학 명성 등 전체 대학경험과 그 외 경쟁우위를 선점하기 위해서 대학교 푸드 서비스의 가치와 만족도를 증진시키는 방안이 모색되어야 할 것이다.

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