Browsing by Author "Lee, Yee Ming"

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Applying Extended Theory of Planned Behavior to Investigate Energy Drink Consumption Behavior among General Public in the United States

Wang, Yujia (2016-04-27)

The sales of energy drinks will reach $21.5 billion in 2017. Energy drinks could boost energy but also bring some side effects. This study explored consumers’ energy drink consumption behavior based on extended Theory of ...

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 Efficacy of a Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support Coaching Program for the Ongoing Management of Type 2 Diabetes in North Alabama

Stanley Chester, Brittannie (2022-05-02)

According to the latest 2020 National Diabetes Statistics Report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 34.2 million people have diabetes in the United States (10.5% of the population).1 This number has ...

Examination of Event Volunteers’ Motivation and Satisfaction Levels Utilizing the Kano Method

Wilson, Lynsey (2015-01-07)

Many nonprofit organizations rely heavily on the assistance of volunteers. There exists a supply and demand imbalance making it critical for organizations to guard their volunteer resources (Warner, Newland, & Green, 2011). ...

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, ...

Exploring the role of online visual information in pre- and post- tourism experiences

Liu, Sijun (2022-08-04) ETD File Embargoed

Visual information significantly influences tourists' pre and post tourism experiences; it creates a vivid stimulation of the experiences and can provoke the tourists' imagination to better convey the favorable information. ...

Exploring Travel Constraints, Travel Desire, and Virtual Reality Tourism as a Negotiation Strategy

Chunhao, Wei (2023-07-28) ETD File Embargoed

This dissertation offers a comprehensive exploration of travel constraints and the potential role of Virtual Reality (VR) tourism as a negotiation strategy to cope with travel constraints. Comprising three independent ...

An Eye-tracking study: Do intrinsic and extrinsic cue words of locally grown food menu items associate with consumers’ visual attention and menu item choice at hyper-local restaurants?

Conoly, Yoonah (2021-07-22) ETD File Embargoed

Consumers’ interest in locally grown food is growing. However, there has been limited research exploring how certain cue words on menus could be eye-catching and correlate to consumers’ food selection decision. Therefore, ...

Impacting the bottom line: Behavior mapping in a full-service hotel kitchen

Belt, Virginia Lee (2014-04-08)

The study at hand sought to demonstrate the value of spatial layout and functionality in the foodservice industry and the impact these components have on productivity, employee satisfaction, and ultimately the bottom ...

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 ...

Investigating the Role of Servicescape on Site Selection for Traditional and Virtual Event Venues: A Comparative Study

Ladner, Savanna Brook (2017-07-26)

The meeting and event industry has transformed into one of the leading sectors of the hospitality and tourism industries, making it important for traditional and virtual event venues to understand the logistics behind ...

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 ...

Leptin's Potential Interactions with Counter-Regulatory Hormones and Glucocorticoid Receptor Signaling in Type 1 Diabetic Rats

Qi, Yijing (2019-12-05) ETD File Embargoed

Diabetes is a global epidemic and the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. One of the characteristics of diabetes is hyperglycemia. Untreated diabetes can lead to ketoacidosis, which may lead to coma or ...

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. ...

Rural Tourism: An Examination of the Factors Influencing Revisit Intention to Rural Destinations in the Southeastern United States

Bardwell, Amy (2017-07-22)

The continued growth in tourism over the last decade creates an opportunity for specialty forms of tourism to increase their market share. One area of expansion is rural tourism. Rural tourism a subset of cultural tourism. ...

University Students' Travel Motivation, Memorable Tourism Experience and Destination Loyalty for Spring Break Vacation

Wang, Cheng (2016-04-27)

The study examined the relationships among university students’ travel motivation, memorable tourism experience, and destination loyalty for Spring Break vacation. It also explored the moderating effects of attribute ...