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Journal of Navigation and Port Research 2024;48(6):615-624.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5394/KINPR.2024.48.6.615    Published online December 31, 2024.
승선 중 선원의 인터넷 커뮤니케이션이 선원 직업 유지 의도에 미치는 영향
박유진1, 정유진2, 이윤형3, 류기탁4, 안종갑5
1연세대학교 경영학박사
2연세대학교 강사
3한국해양수산연수원 해양기술교육팀 교수
4한국해양수산연수원 해양기술교육팀 교수
5경상국립대학교 실습선운영관리센터 교수
Impact of Internet Communication Onboard on Intention to Remain a Seafarer
You-Jin Park1, Yu-Jin Jeong2, Yun-Hyung Lee3, Ki-Tak Ryu4, Jong-Kap Ahn5
1Ph.Doctor, Department of Business Administration, Yonsei University
2Lecturer, Department of Business Administration, Yonsei University, Wonju, Gangwon-do, 26493, Korea
3Professor, Ocean Technology Training Team, Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology, Busan 49111, Korea
4Professor, Ocean Technology Training Team, Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology, Busan 49111, Korea
5Professor, Training Ship Operation Center, College of Marine Science, Gyeongsang National University, Tongyeong 53064, Korea
Correspondence:  Jong-Kap Ahn, Tel: 055)772-9042, 
Email: JongKap.Ahn@gnu.ac.kr
Received: 26 November 2024   • Revised: 11 December 2024   • Accepted: 26 December 2024
Abstract
Recent advancements in maritime information and communication technologies (ICT) have significantly enhanced opportunities for seafarers to maintain connections with their families and social networks while onboard. This study aimed to empirically examine the relationship between internet communication for shore connectivity during voyages, online social capital, and seafarers’ intentions to remain in their professional careers . To address these aims, this study identified key variables, including internet communication onboard, seafarers’ bonding and bridging online social capital, and intentions to remain a seafarer. Additionally, control variables such as marital status, rank, age, and average monthly income were integrated into the research framework and hypotheses. An empirical analysis was conducted using data collected from merchant seafarers. Findings revealed that internet communication onboard had a positive influence on seafarers’ bonding and bridging forms of online social capital. However, the direct impact of internet communication onboard and online social capital on the intention to remain a seafarer was not substantiated. The mediating role of online social capital in the relationship between internet communication onboard and the intention to remain a seafarer was not observed either.
Key Words: internet communication onboard, social capital, online social capital of seafarer, intentions to remain seafarers
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