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The Effect of Internal Marketing on Customer Orientation of Dental Hygienists

내부마케팅이 치과위생사의 고객지향성에 미치는 영향

  • Lee, Byung-Ho (Department of Dental Hygiene, Youngsan University) ;
  • Kim, Jung-Sool (Department of Dental Hygiene, Choonhae College of Health Sciences)
  • Received : 2015.11.27
  • Accepted : 2015.12.16
  • Published : 2016.02.29
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to reveal association between internal marketing and customer orientation. Internal marketing was composed of empowerment, educational training, reward system, internal communication and management support. We thought these factors affect to the consumer orientation. For this study, 191 dental hygienists in Busan, Ulsan and Kyungnam are participated in this study. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, pearson's correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression analysis with SPSS 18.0 program. In conclusion, we obtained the next results. First, the mean of internal marketing behavior was 3.22 out of 5. In terms of sub-domain, educational training (3.88) is the highest, followed by empowerment (3.35), internal communication (3.10), management support (3.05) and reward system (2.79). Second, the internal marketing factors of internal communication, reward system orientation, management support, empowerment, and educational training had positive correlations with customer orientation (r=0.189~0.381). Third, the influencing factor in customer orientation were educational training (${\beta}=0.277$) and empowerment (${\beta}=0.276$), adjusted $R^2=0.202$. As dental patients' desire to medical service quality becomes diversified, the analysis result is considered to help the future dental service management.

이번 연구는 2014년 8월 1일부터 2014년 8월 20일까지 부산, 울산, 경남지역 소재 12개 치과병의원에 근무하는 치과위생사 191명을 대상으로 하였다. 이번 연구는 치과위생사들의 내부마케팅과 고객지향성의 관련성을 살펴보고, 이를 통해 치과마케팅의 고객만족을 위한 차별화된 경영전략 수립의 일환으로 내부마케팅을 제안하는 데 필요한 기초자료를 제공한다는 의의가 있다. 이번 연구에서 얻은 결론은 다음과 같다. 치과위생사의 내부마케팅 하부요인별 인식도는 교육훈련이 3.88로 가장 높았으며, 권한위임 3.35, 내부커뮤니케이션 3.10, 경영층 지원 3.05, 보상시스템 2.79의 순으로 조사되었다. 치과위생사의 고객지향성에 가장 높은 상관관계를 보인 내부마케팅 하부요인은 교육훈련(r=0.381), 권한위임(r=0.380), 내부커뮤니케이션(r=0.216), 보상시스템(r=0.201), 경영층 지원(r=0.189)의 순으로 나타났다. 또한, 내부마케팅의 하부요인 중 교육훈련(${\beta}=0.277$), 권한위임(${\beta}=0.276$)의 순으로 고객지향성에 유의한 영향력을 가지고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 치과의료 기관의 지속적인 경쟁우위를 위해 고객에 대한 긍정적 태도와 서비스 마인드를 높여 고객을 만족시키고자 하는 고객지향성 향상의 방안으로, 외부고객뿐만 아니라 내부고객인 직원을 대상으로 이루어지는 내부마케팅이 관련성이 있음을 보여준 이번 연구 결과가 향후 차별화된 치과 경영정책 수립에 필요한 기초자료로 도움이 되리라 생각한다.

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