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The Study on the Antecedents and Consequences of Relationship Quality between Customer and Influencer

고객과 인플루언서의 관계품질(Hot IRQ, Cold IRQ)의 선행요인과 결과요인에 대한 연구

  • Wu, Junfang (College of Business Administration, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Kim, Sang-Hee (College of Business Administration, Chonnam National University)
  • Received : 2021.10.12
  • Accepted : 2022.01.20
  • Published : 2022.01.28
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Abstract

This study examines the relationship between customer experience, customer-influencer relationship quality, and customer behaviors. This study employed questionnaire survey and collected 413 data. The structural equation modeling (SEM) method is used to test the hypotheses of the study. As a result of the study, it was found that among customer experiences, emotional experience had a greater effect on hot IRQ than cold IRQ, and cognitive experience had a greater effect on cold IRQ than hot IRQ. And it was found that hot IRQ had a greater effect on relationship retention intention than recommendation intention, and cold IRQ had a greater effect on recommendation intention than relationship maintenance intention. This study provides various implications both theoretically and practically by examining the relationship quality between customers and influencers.

본 연구는 고객과 인플루언서의 관계품질을 감정적 관계품질(Hot IRQ)과 인지적 관계품질(Cold IRQ)로 구분하고 이러한 관계품질에 영향을 미치는 선행변수와 그리고 이러한 관계품질로 인해 야기되는 고객행동반응을 탐구하고자 한다. 관계품질의 선행요인으로 고객경험(감정적, 인지적 경험)을 제시하였고, 결과요인으로 관계유지의도와 추천의도를 제시하였다. 가설검증을 위해 일반소비자를 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였고 431부가 최종적 분석에 사용되었다. 연구결과, 고객경험 중에서 감정적 경험은 Cold IRQ보다 Hot IRQ에 더 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났고, 인지적 경험은 Hot IRQ보다 Cold IRQ에 더 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 Hot IRQ는 추천의도보다 관계유지의도에 더 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났고, Cold IRQ는 관계유지의도 보다 추천의도에 더 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 고객과 인플루언서의 관계품질에 대해 살펴봄으로써 이론적, 실무적 측면에서 다양한 시사점을 제공하고 있다.

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