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The Effect of Mental Simulation on Evaluation of Innovative New Product

멘탈 시뮬레이션이 혁신적 신제품 평가 및 시용, 구매의도에 미치는 영향: 제품유형을 중심으로

  • Received : 2014.09.12
  • Accepted : 2014.10.24
  • Published : 2014.12.28
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Abstract

Today, companies are facing business environments that are changing rapidly compared to the business environments of the past. These rapid changes can be observed in areas such as technology and market structure. To compete in rapidly changing business environments, companies are consistently releasing new innovative products to meet consumers' satisfaction. However, compared to the products that have already been successful in the past, innovative products have higher uncertainty in terms of meeting consumer's technical and emotional needs. Therefore, marketers of the companies put lots of efforts to reduce the risks of new innovative products' failure. In this study, we conducted 2(process simulation / outcome simulation) ${\times}2$ (hedonic / utilitarian) experiment to analyze the effect of mental simulation and product type on innovative new product evaluation. The results of this study are following. In process simulation, evaluation of utilitarian innovative new product was higher, but hedonic innovation showed higher evaluation in the outcome simulation. Based on research result, we recommend proper application of mental simulation.

오늘날 기업들은 과거에 비해서 빠르게 변화하는 비즈니스 환경에 직면하고 있다. 이러한 급격한 변화는 기술, 자본 시장 구조 등의 분야에서 관찰되고 있다. 빠르게 변화하는 비즈니스 환경에서 경쟁하기 위해 기업은 지속적으로 소비자의 만족도를 충족시키기 위해 새로운 혁신적인 신제품을 출시하고 있다. 그러나 이미 과거에 성공을 한 제품에 비해서 새로운 혁신적인 제품은 소비자의 기술, 정서적 요구를 충족시켜주는 면에서 높을 불확실성을 가지고 있다. 따라서 기업의 마케팅을 새로운 혁신적인 제품의 실패를 줄이기 위해서 많은 노력을 했다. 이에 본 연구는 멘탈 시뮬레이션이 혁신적 신제품 평가에 미치는 영향을 연구하고 있다. 연구목적을 달성하기 위해 2(멘탈 시뮬레이션 : 과정 / 결과) ${\times}2$(제품 유형 : 쾌락재 / 실용재)의 집단 간 실험설계를 구성하였다. 제품에 대한 평가, 시용의도 및 구매의도에 미치는 영향력을 검증하였다. 연구결과, 과정 시뮬레이션에서는 실용적 제품의 평가가 더 높게 나타났으며, 결과 시뮬레이션에서는 쾌락적 제품의 평가가 더 높게 나타났다. 시용의도와 구매의도 역시도 동일한 방향으로 나타난다는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 이를 통해 제품 유형별로 상이한 멘탈 시뮬레이션 전략이 필요하다는 것을 확인할 수가 있었으며, 고객들의 인지적 감정적 반응에 대한 숙고와 함께 혁신적 신제품의 출시 및 광고전략을 제시하여야 한다는 것을 논의하였다.

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