• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.390-399
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• 2020

The purpose of this study was to apply Q methodology to the graduate students who have a good reputation in the food service industry in Seoul, in order to grasp the subjective perception of the customers about the small-scale banquet menu promotion of luxury hotels. As a result of the type analysis, a total of four were derived. Type 1 (N = 4): Banquet menu configuration comparison type, Type 2 (N = 5): Banquet food hygiene-seeking at a Type, Type 3 (N = 3): Banquet menu quality satisfied type, Type 4 (N = 6): Banquet course focus type. Based on this study, it will be used as basic data for the direction of the development of small-scale banquet menu promotion of the luxury hotel, the boom of the domestic hotel industry, and the service quality in the future.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.4 no.3
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• pp.305-312
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• 2018

This study investigates moderating effects of positive psychological capital between job stress and depression focusing on hotel employees. Data were collected for 3 weeks from November 7 to November 27, 2017. 6 five-star and deluxe hotels in Seoul and Gyeonggi province were chosen for this study and samples were collected from employees working the hotel. A total of 330 employees were attended in this research and finally 308 samples were used for the empirical analysis. The result of this study showed that 3 factors(self-efficacy, restoration ability, optimism) of positive psychological capital but hope factor moderated the relationship between job stress(working environment, time pressure constraint, communication factors among them) and depression. However, all factors of positive psychological capital did not moderated between job instability and depression.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.1-11
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• 2013

This study was conducted from 10 February 2011 until 2 March 2011 targeting culinary workers in deluxe hotels in Seoul. The data from 161 copies of questionnaire were analyzed using SPSS 17.0 for the factor analysis and the reliability test, and the multiple regression analysis was performed to verify the hypotheses. The results are as follows. First, correlation among interpersonal attachment, job satisfaction and job attachment showed that stable attachment had a significantly positive(+) effect on job satisfaction and job attachment. Second, unstable attachment had a negative effect on job satisfaction. Moreover, there were no correlations between job satisfaction and job attachment by the types of attachment. Third, for the effect of interpersonal attachment on job satisfaction, the stable one had a significantly positive(+) effect on job satisfaction; however, avoidant and unstable ones didn't have a significant effect on job satisfaction. Consequently, the results of this analysis suggest the future direction of culinary workers.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.9 no.7
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• pp.352-360
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• 2009

This study is to find out influences of self-leadership on team-work, job satisfaction and organizational commitment. To research and analyze, from October 1st to 25th in 2008, the questionary distributed 420 working employees in wine & dining five star hotel in Seoul, then used for data analysis 356. The results come up with; First, behavior-focused strategies and natural reward strategies positively had significant team-work, and also team-work highly had significant job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Second, there was not showed up any significant relationship between constructive thought pattern strategies and team-work. The implication of this study is that if hotels provided self-leadership training programs to employees working at wine & dining, those would have increase self-leadership, positively effect employee satisfaction and organizational commitment. Ultimately it will bring positive effect customer satisfaction as well.

• Korean Business Review
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.175-191
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• 2006

The purpose of this study is to findout the effect of using of the hotel information system(HIS) on the hotel service quality. To show how important the using level of the information system in the hotel, we surveyed some domestic and overseas deluxe hotels. For an empirical analysis, Authors have collected 574 questionaires from 4 countries during Feburary to August, 2003. Factor Analysis and Regression Analysis were applied in this research. The results are as follows: There are a close relation between using level of the hotel information systems and service quality. Authors insists that to maximize service quality efficiency in the hotel, a balanced using level of the information system should be made in the following fields: front-office operating system(FOS), back-office operating system(BOS), outlet operating system(OOS) and interface operating system(IOS).

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.193-207
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• 2010

This paper examined the impact of medical esthetic tourism and the recognition of Halleu consciousness (Korean wave) on tourism image, Korean food consciousness, tourist satisfaction and tourist behaviour intention to achieve the aimed purpose of the paper, pre-tested questionnaire that distributed by pre-arranged MA students to deluxe hotels and plastic surgery hospitals was questioned and filled up by Japanese and Chinese tourists who visited Korea for a medical-related purpose. For sampling technique and size, random sampling was used and 211 copies of the questionnaire were collected. Linear regression through PASW 18.0 as a main statistical analysing method was used to examine the hypothesis and the result showed that medical esthetic tourism and recognition of Halleu had positive effects on tourism image, Korean food consciousness, tourist satisfaction and tourist behavioral intention(p<0.001). In particular, the result revealed that esthetic tourism and the recognition of Halleu as the main key factors had strong effects on Korean food consciousness even though there were a number of variety components in tourism. Therefore, to make inbound medical esthetic tourism and the recognition of Halleu more stable and sustainable and make Korean food world-wide recognized, more strategic policies for a specific tourism market are required.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.22 no.7
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• pp.22-35
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• 2016

This study presents to demonstrate the relationships among emotional intelligence, job engagement, and work performance as perceived by hotel employees. For conducting analysis in this study, 380 copies of the questionnaire were distributed to the employees in deluxe hotels in Seoul and 353 copies was used for statistical analysing by using SPSS 18.0. Current stud y found that the factors of hotel employees' emotional intelligence (other's emotion, control of emotion, self-emotion, and use of emotion) have a critical effect on the concentration job engagement. In addition, the elements of job engagement (concentration and job engagement) have a significantly effect on work performance. Based on these results, the study established that hotel employees' emotional intelligence and job engagement were important elements as key factors affecting the continuous work performance of the hotel industry. Through these study results, this study provides practical implications that help hotel employees to better understand their emotional factors are critical predictor of job engagement and it will be useful information for utilizing human resources and improve their work performance.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.41-55
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• 2014

This study made frequency analysis, factor analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, and regression analysis using SPSS 18.0 for 225 culinary employees working for super deluxe hotels in Busan and Ulsan areas in order to analyze the effects of job embeddedness on job satisfaction, career commitment and turnover intention. Results are as follows: first, as a result of testing the effects of hotel culinary employee's job embeddedness on job satisfaction, it was found that fitness, sacrifice, and links have positive (+) effects on job satisfaction. Second, it was found that fitness and sacrifice of a hotel culinary employee's job embeddedness have positive (+) effects on career commitment. Third, this study showed that fitness and sacrifice have negative (-) effects on turnover intention. Fourth, it was found that job satisfaction has a negative (-) effect on turnover intention. Fifth, it was found that career commitment has a negative (-) effect on turnover intention. These findings indicate that the higher hotel culinary employee's job embeddedness is, the less their intention to change jobs becomes by increasing job satisfaction and career commitment.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.440-448
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• 2011

This study is to investigate the impact of hotel service quality and voluntary behavior upon behavior intentions by the actual analysis of four deluxe hotels in Seoul and Incheon. As a research methodology, a statistical package of SPSS 15.0 for window & Path Analysis 7.0 were used with 124 respondents. The empathy of service quality affects the voluntary behavior of the customers composed of three factors. Cooperation out of the voluntary behavior has an effect on the behavioral intentions and the rest of voluntary behavior only influences revisit. Accordingly it suggests that hotel employees should serve the customers with individual care and concern. In addition, it reveals significantly that the empathy is the main factor resulting in voluntary behavior and behavior intentions of the hotel customers.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.239-253
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• 2010

This study was designed to investigate the performance analysis of dining space design, food styling, and table decoration of hotel wedding conventions. For this purpose, it investigated relevant literatures, set up hypotheses to solve main questionable considerations and made a corresponding empirical analysis. For the empirical analysis, a questionnaire survey was conducted to total 316 customers of deluxe hotels in the Seoul area. The model was tested using SPSS 12.0 and AMOS 5.0 on a sample of 321 surveys received with 96% of usable response rate. The results of the empirical analysis are as follows. Dining space design has a significant effect on customer satisfaction. Food styling has significant influence on customer satisfaction. Customer satisfaction has significant influence on revisit intention. Customer satisfaction has a significant effect on word of mouth. Revisit intention has significant influence on word of mouth.