Browsing by Author "Ayoun, Baker"

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Analyzing Food Safety Cultures: A Means to Improve Food Safety in the Catering Sector

Ghezzi, Sara (2011-04-19)

Food safety is one of the most pertinent issues in the food service industry. Food borne illness and food poisoning can be lethal and can destroy the reputation of a catering establishment. A review of the literature ...

An Assessment of Food Safety Practices and Training of Food Truck Employees: Initiating a Specialized Food Safety Training Manual

Ghezzi, Sara (2017-07-28)

Major cities and smaller locations around the United States are seeing a dramatic increase in the number of food trucks. The influx of food trucks has been so overwhelming that several cities have found the regulations ...

The effect of Organizational Commitment on Word-of-Mouth intentions in Recruitment in China

Sun, Tuo (2012-05-10)

The purpose of this paper is to find out the relationships between three components of organizational commitment and word-of-mouth intentions. This study examines the correlations between three components of organizational ...

Exploring Restaurant Managers' Awareness, Attitudes, and Motivations towards Mitigating Food Waste

O'Neill, Sorcha (2021-12-10)

Food waste is an enormous global issue with severe financial, environmental, and social implications (Williams et al., 2015). The U.S. restaurant industry is a sector known to significantly contribute to food waste (Gunders, ...

Home brewing and serious leisure: An empirical evaluation

Murray, Douglas (2009-07-02)

This study examines the serious leisure experience through the perspectives of cognition and affect for the home brewer of craft beers. This research offers evidence that brewing beer at home fulfills the established ...

The Impact of the Perceived Challenge and Hindrance Stressors on the Hotel Frontline Employees Organizational Citizenship Behaviors: An Empirical Investigation to the Moderating Role of the Psychological Capital

Khliefat, Aahed (2016-12-12)

The purpose of this research study was to examine the dynamics of the relationships between the challenge and hindrance stressors and the employees’ levels of engagement in organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs) by ...

Integration of Nutrition in the Post-Secondary Culinary Curriculum: Designing a Model

Mitchell, Joseph (2015-05-08)

The present study investigates current nutritional curriculum competencies taught in post-secondary culinary programs and identifies barriers that exist teaching nutrition in post-secondary culinary curriculum. This research ...

An investigation of work values, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment among hospitality employees of different generations

Skyler, Sheppard (2022-07-27) ETD File Embargoed

The purpose of this research was to investigate the differences in work values, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment among four generational cohort (i.e., Baby Boomer, Generation X, Millennial, and Generation ...

The Relationship between Performance Appraisal and Psychological Contract: Three Generations of U.S. Hotel Employees

Eyoun, Khalid (2016-12-05)

This study aims to explore the relationship between performance appraisal and psychological contract from the perspective of U.S. hotel employees, as perceived by different generational cohorts. Specifically, this research ...

The Relationship between Performance Appraisal and Psychological Contract: Three Generations of U.S. Hotel Employees

Eyoun, Khalid (2017-05-03)

Role of interpersonal interactions with co-workers and guests in the hospitality workplace: Employee performance and turnover intention as consequences

Guo, Yejia (2023-11-27) ETD File Embargoed

Hospitality jobs and careers are usually considered as less desired. This dissertation aimed to explore the positive side of hospitality careers and what attracts individuals to choose and stay in the hospitality industry. ...

Workplace Humor and Job Embeddedness: A Cross-National Study between Chinese and U.S. Hospitality Employees

Chen, Han (2017-07-25)

The hospitality industry has a higher turnover rate when compared to other sectors of the economy. Job embeddedness (JE) was found to be an effective solution of voluntary turnover. The current study aimed to investigate ...