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A Study on the Recognition on Ethics Management of Employees in the Foodservice Industry (외식산업의 윤리경영에 대한 종사원의 인식 연구)

  • Jung, Hyo-Sun;Yoon, Hye-Hyun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.58-69
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    • 2007
  • The objective of this study was to analyze the actual situation of ethics management in foodservice industry and its employees’ recognition on corporate ethics management. Self-administrated questionnaires were completed by 342 employees, and the data were analyzed by frequency, chi-square, t-test, and one-way ANOVA. The results showed that the employees consider the corporate ethics management to be very important and it has been much more improved in foodservice industry. However, they are still skeptical about the continuous and consistent practice of ethics management. In addition, the survey revealed that the ethics management was regarded to be critically important to improve the value and the culture of the corporation. It also showed that the recognition of the improvement of ethics management in foodservice industry has been affected by the work environment of the whole society too. The result concluded that the taking the initiative by CEO is the most important factor for introducing the ethics management, while the propagation of ethics management requires the volition of the employees inside the corporation.

A Study on the Foodservice Worker's Job Satisfaction in Elementary School Foodservice Systems Located in Seoul and KangNung (서울.강릉지역 초등학교 급식소 종사원의 직무만족도 조사)

  • 김은경;김은미;강명희;홍완수
    • Korean journal of food and cookery science
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.68-75
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    • 1998
  • The purposes of this study were to determine the degree of job satisfaction of school food service employees in Seoul and Kangnung areas and to compare their job satisfaction with 3 types of school foodservice systems. Questionnaires to measure job satisfaction were mailed to 13 elementary schools in Seoul and 15 elementary schools in Kangnung and detailed informations were collected from 28 dieticians and 140 employees. Foodservice employees' job satisfaction was evaluated by measuring employee's job attitudes towards five aspects of their. job using the modified Job Description Index (JDI). Statistical methods used in this study were $\chi$$^2$-test, 1-test and one-way ANOVA analysis. The foodservice workers surveyed in this research were found to be more satisfied with their interpersonal relations with co-workers than with work content, pay and promotional opportunities. The average overall scores for dieticians and foodservice employee were 113.17${\pm}$44.48 and 111.5${\pm}$37.22, respectively. Dieticians were found to be more satisfied with their job than the foodservice employee. The foodservice employee's demographic variables including age, work experience and education were significantly related to the job satisfaction.

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The Influence of Foodservice Employees' Job Suitability on the Turnover Intention - Focusing on the Moderating Variable of Organizational Commitment - (외식업 종사자의 직무 적합 정도가 이직 의도에 미치는 영향 - 조직 몰입을 매개변수로 -)

  • Lee, Sang-Jung
    • Culinary science and hospitality research
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.31-44
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    • 2008
  • The purpose of this research was to examine the construct known as job fit perceived by service employees in the foodservice industry. The model was tested using SPSS 12.0 and AMOS 4.0 based on the sample of 667 persons that showed a 95% usable response rate. The results of the empirical analysis showed as follows. First, in restaurants, the employees' job suitability factor brings about an indirect effect by organizational commitment and turnover intention. Second, employees' job satisfaction factor causes an indirect effect by organizational commitment. Third, employees' organizational commitment factor has relationships with turnover intention. That is, the higher organizational commitment, the lower turnover intention. By the same route analysis, job suitability has an effect on organizational commitment. Also, the research proved organizational immersion has an effect on turnover intention. In this respect, the research contributes to job performance of foodservice employees, emphasizing the necessity of educational programs for them.

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The Effects of Employees' Person-Environment Fit in the Foodservice Industry on Organization Citizenship Behavior, Organizational Commitment and Turnover Intent

  • Jung, Hyo Sun;Yoon, Hye Hyun
    • Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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    • v.23 no.6
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    • pp.839-849
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    • 2013
  • The purpose of this study is to assess the associations among person-environment fit, organizational citizenship behavior, organizational commitment and turnover intent in the foodservice industry. The study was administered to 306 Korean employees. The results indicated a positive relationship between person-environment fit, employees' organizational citizenship behavior and organizational commitment. However, person-environment fit did not have a significant, direct impact on their turnover intent. Thus, this study found an indirect influence via organizational citizenship behavior and organizational commitment. In addition, organizational citizenship behavior and organizational commitment were negatively associated with employees' intention to leave the organization. Limitations and future research directions are also discussed.

An Analysis of the Differences in Foodservice Industry Employees Service Orientation Factor (외식업체 종사원의 서비스 지향성 요인에 관한 차이 분석)

  • Kim, Ki-Young;Min, Kye-Hong
    • Culinary science and hospitality research
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    • v.13 no.1 s.32
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    • pp.166-178
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    • 2007
  • A review of literature relating to the research topic and a survey method have been implemented in order to analyze effects of service orientation. For data analysis, a reliability analysis was performed to test the reliability of the construct and a series of an exploratory factor analysis was used for the validity test. The findings of the study were as follows: Classified into sex, service leadership factor and service skill factor showed meaningful difference between groups. Classified with age, service training factor, service leadership factor, service standardization factor, service technology factor, and service compensation factor showed meaningful difference between groups. Classified with scholarship, service compensation factor showed meaningful difference. Classified into working year, employees' discretion factor showed meaningful difference. Classified into work department, service training factor and employees' right factor showed meaningful difference. In addition, classified into monthly average incomes, employees' discretion factor showed meaningful difference.

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Job Satisfaction of Children Foodservice Employees at Daycare Centers (어린이 급식소 조리종사자의 직무만족도 조사 -100인 미만의 어린이 급식소를 중심으로-)

  • Shin, Hyewon;Choi, Juhee;Lee, Younghwa;Cho, Wookyoun
    • Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.241-252
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    • 2015
  • The research was conducted by center for children's foodservice management in Hanam-si. In order to improve job satisfaction, a survey was carried out by working conditions and job satisfaction in children foodservice employees working at child daycare centers registered from January to April. Ninety-five surveys out of 120 were collected, and 76 surveys were analyzed. Job satisfaction consisted of four elements, working environment, welfare, human relationships, and job-itself, analyzed by general characteristics. Pearson's correlation was carried out between job satisfaction and intention to change job by Likert 5 scales using SPSS statistic program. The percentages of child daycare centers owned by civilians was 52.6%, high school education level was 65.8%, permanent workers was 68.4%, and less than 1 year of foodservice was 34.2%. Average scores of job satisfaction were as follows: working environment scored 20.6 out of 25 points, welfare scored 10.3 out of 15 points, human relationships scored 17.5 out of 20 points, and job-itself scored 13.2 out of 15 points. The lowest job satisfaction average was 'I get paid fairly regarding the working hours and the amount of work' with a score of 3.6 points. Job satisfaction based on facility type, age, education level, and working period did not show significant differences, whereas hired status, numbers of foodservice children, and intention to change jobs showed significant differences. Hired status showed significant differences with welfare satisfaction (P<0.05). Numbers of children showed a significant difference with welfare and human relationship satisfaction (P<0.01, P<0.05). Intention to change job showed a significant difference with four elements of job satisfaction (P<0.05, P<0.01, P<0.01). In conclusion, to improve job satisfaction of children foodservice employees, working conditions and welfare satisfaction should be increased.

The Effects of Employees' Social Intelligence and Positive Psychology Capital in Foodservice Industry on Job Satisfaction (외식 종사원의 사회지능과 긍정심리자본이 직무만족도에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구)

  • Jung, Hyo Sun;Yoon, Hye Hyun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.18-25
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    • 2014
  • The purposes of this study were to understand the influence of social intelligence and positive psychology capital in foodservice employees on job satisfaction and to analyze whether employees' positive psychology capital plays a moderating role between social intelligence and job satisfaction. Based on total 316 samples obtained from empirical research, this study reviewed the reliability and verified a total of 2 hypotheses and 1 proposition using the SPSS program. The results showed that social awareness (${\beta}$=0.546) and social skill (${\beta}$=0.152) in foodservice employees, were indicated to have positive (+) influence upon job satisfaction. And, employees' positive psychology capital (${\beta}$=0.307) had a significant positive (+) effect on the job satisfaction. However, the effect of the employees' social intelligence upon job satisfaction was not found to be moderated by positive psychology capital. Limitations and future research directions are also discussed.

Need Assessments of HACCP - based Sanitation Training Program in Elementary School Foodservice Operations based on Sanitation Knowledge Test of Employees (초등학교 급식 조리종사자의 위생지식 검사를 통한 교육 필요성 평가)

  • Eo, Geum-Hui;Ryu, Gyeong;Park, Sin-Jeong;Gwak, Dong-Gyeong
    • Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.56-64
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    • 2001
  • The study was conducted to assess sanitary concepts of employees and needs of HACCP-based sanitation training program for elementary school foodservice operations. Subjects consisted of 370 foodservice employees. Foodservice employees' demographic characteristics were surveyed, and their food sanitation knowledge was tested. Food sanitation knowledge included 4 dimensions of foodborne disease & food microbiology; sanitary management in food product flows; personal hygiene management; and equipment & facility sanitation management. The data were analysed using the SPSS package for descriptive analysis, t-test and ANOVA test. The average sanitation knowledge score was 9.5 out of 15. The working periods of foodservice employees were singnificantly(p<01) related to food sanitation knowledge dimensions. Correct answering rate of 4 sanitation management dimensions were 74.4% in foodborne disease & food microbiology; 536% in sanitary management in food product flows; 78.7% in personal hygiene management; and 50.5% in equipment & facility sanitation management. 6 items in 4 sanitation knowledge dimensions under mean score were identified. Those items were temperature danger zone, thawing method of frozen foods, cooking & holding temperature, proper sampling & storage methods, proper storing methods in refrigerator, and proper washing & sanitizing method for utensils. Identified 6 items were included in 12 critical control points developed for the elementary school generic HACCP plan, and should be emphasized in implementing HACCP-based sanitation training program.

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Comparison of Wage Treatment, Employment Environment, and Job Stability before and after Conversion to Indefinite Contract Status for School Foodservice Employees in Gangwon Province (강원도 학교급식 조리종사원의 무기계약직 전환 정책에 따른 임금처우, 고용환경, 직무안정성 비교분석)

  • An, Yong-Sun;Choi, Hang-Sok;Lee, Hae-Young
    • Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association
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    • v.24 no.3
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    • pp.261-274
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    • 2018
  • The purpose of this study was to compare wage treatment and the employment environment of school foodservice employees before and after conversion to indefinite contract status since September 2012 when the Ordinance on the Appointment of Education Officials (indefinite contract) under the Gangwon Provincial Superintendent of Education was applied as well as to examine the effects of wage treatment and the employment environment on job stability. The questionnaire survey was conducted from March 31 to April 10, 2017 for school foodservice employees working at 97 schools in Gangwon province. A total of 477 questionnaires were distributed and 470 questionnaires were used for the analysis. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS Window Ver.18.0. The detailed results of this study were as follows. First, wage treatment (2.29 vs. 3.16), employment environment (3.45 vs. 4.22) and job stability (1.88 vs. 2.35) revealed significantly positive perceptions after conversion to indefinite contract status compared to before conversion. Second, after analyzing leading factors influencing job stability, it was revealed that wage treatment (before: ${\beta}{\hat{a}}=0.516$, P<0.05; after: ${\beta}{\hat{a}}=0.465$, P<0.05) had a positive (+) effect on job stability, whereas employment environment did not affect job stability. In conclusion, in the context that most school foodservice employees are contract employees, this study is significant in that the changes in the employment policies of the national government and education office were confirmed to have effects on school foodservice employees.

An The Evaluation of the Perception of Students and Employees for Foodservice Characteristics of in High Schools in the Busan Area (부산지역 고등학교 급식서비스에 대한 학생과 급식종사자의 평가)

  • Mo Sung-Jong;Suh Jae-Soo;Lyu Eun-Soon
    • Korean journal of food and cookery science
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    • v.21 no.2 s.86
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    • pp.250-262
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    • 2005
  • The purpose of this study was to evaluate the perception of students' and employees' perception with for their high school foodservicein Busan area. For this purpose, questionnaires were distributed among the 324 students and 93 employees in 12 high schools in the Busan area. The students assessed the importance and performance of school foodservice as 4.00/5.00 and 2.97/5.00., respectively, and T the employees assessed the importance and performance of as 4.07/5.00 and 3.77/5.00, respectively. The importance mean scores of students wereshowed significantly (p<0.01) higher scores in internal environment factor and sanitation factor than those of employees, but the performance mean scores of students wereshowed significantly (p<0.01) lower scores in all the factors than those of employees. The importance grid of students and employees showed that the items of the high with to the low with of consideration of preference in menu, appropriate the meal hours, rapidnessrapidity of service, and prompt dealing with complaints were high scores to the students, but low scores to the employees. The performance grid of students and employees showed that the items of the low with students to the high with employeesfreshness of food ingredients, offering the consistency of consistently good service, rapidnessrapidity of service, prompt dealing with complaints, communication between students and employees, and food cleanliness were low scores to the students, but high scores to the employees of dish. Therefore, it would seem to be desirable that the foodservice manager may be plans the strategies with the involvement of students in the process from planning the menu to proposinge of ideas for improvement.