• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.623-628
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• 2006

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.187-211
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was to examine the personality change of rooks that would possibly result from kitchen environment. It's basically meant to determine the relationship of environment to personality, by investigating how cooks felt about their own personality before and after working as a cook and conducting a self-diagnostic personality test based on theories on kitchen environment and personality. The subjects in this study were the cooks who served af top-rated hotels in Seoul, and the survey was carried out from April 8 through 12, 2002. The collected data were encoded and analyzed with SPSS 10.0 program. To identify the characteristics of the subjects, frequency analysis was implemented, and reliability analysis, T-test and ANOVA were employee. To verify the reliability of the questionnaire items, Cronbach's Alpha that represented internal consistency was calculated, and factor analysis was fulfilled to minimize related variables about cuisine environment and eliminate irrelevant ones. The findings of this study were as below: Out of total 27 cuisine environment variables, 22 ones boiled down to six factors. Factor 1 was conflicts, and factor 2 was job performance. Factor 3 was work, and factor 4 was environment. Factor 5 was facilities, and factor 6 was social. To make better cuisine environment each and every part of kitchen environment that affects cook personality should be improved, and further, what causes employee turnover should be eliminated. In the future, there is a need for broader research effort that could cover more extensive region and a wider variety of subjects other than cooks at the top-rated hotels.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.84-95
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• 2004

This study was aimed at learning how the service quality of family restaurants affects guest satisfaction and their intention to visit the restaurants once again. The method of the study was based on books and various data at home and abroad that contain service quality and guest satisfaction and guest intention to visit the place again as well. Previous studies and real guest survey were used as analyzing data. This study showed that interiors, sanitation and employee's hospitality are critical for the service quality of the restaurants, while employee's hospitality, the feature of interiors and exteriors, and sanitation management are important for guest satisfaction. It also indicated that high quality of the family restaurants, the feature of interiors and exteriors, and attractive environment as well influenced on guest intention to visit the place again. The study suggested that high quality of the family restaurants, high sanitation and resonable price all had an effect on guest satisfaction. More research should be conducted continuously to seek the ways to promote more visits to family restaurants through objective analyzing service quality.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.216-224
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• 2017

The purpose of this study was to analyze the job satisfaction, turnover intention and organization commitment level of hotel employees using Herzberg's motivation hygiene theory. This study used SPSS 20.0 and AMOS 20.0 to conduct frequency analysis, reliability analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, path analysis and chi-square difference test. The results of study, first of all, Herzberg's, theory of hygiene are influenced by satisfaction of employees, organization commitment and turnover intention. It will be strongly needed to management of compensation, well-organized policy of human resources system. Lastly, in Hotel business, It showed differences having a strong influence on local employee and chain hotel employee according to method of Hotel management. In conclusion, in the hospitality industry, it is desirable to carry out on their own ways of vision and purpose each corporations rather than following regimental rules.

• Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.193-208
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• 2005

The purpose of this study is to find out not only customer demands and satisfaction with service quality in restaurants, but the difference between customer satisfaction and employee practice. This study also identifies the factors affecting customer satisfaction. For the purpose, 116 copies of a questionnaire for employees and 213 for customers were analyzed with frequency, percentile, mean, multiple regression analysis, T-test, one-way ANOVA, and Duncan's Multiple range test, using SPSS/WIN 10.0 program. The major findings obtained in this study are as follows: First, customer demands were affected mostly by educational level among socio-demographic variables. Second, customer demand for service quality was not fully being met, considering customer satisfaction level. Third, employee practice was generally above customer satisfaction. Fourth, One of the variables that chiefly affect customer satisfaction was demand for information and facilities.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.186-202
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• 2004

The purpose of this study was to find out the efficiency of control plan for the productivity at the deluxe hotel. To analyze the data, 5-point measure, self entry, SPSS, frequency analysis, difference analysis, many fold regression analysis. The results of this study could be explained as follow: change of occupation rate, reflect to employees, lack of stability a state of mind condition, reflected mental factor and stability of organization, and compared to the job satisfaction and inclination of a change of occupation.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.92-100
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• 2017

The purpose of this study was to analyze the current status of 30 restaurants targeted for customized-visit consulting. For this process, experts visited restaurants and conducted consulting to improve the effectiveness of management for restaurants. A frequency analysis was used for general details, and a questionnaire survey was conducted to consult employees and customer groups. The analysis and consulting results were as follows: Firstly,menu need to be improved through restaurants' sanitary state and menu quality improvement. New menu should be developed through continuous training for restaurant operators, the relevant organizations, and cooking skill experts. Secondly, restaurants' cooking skill and knowledge should be secured by training of restaurant operators from the relevant organizations and experts to acquire cooking skills. In conclusion, restaurants' capability needs to be consolidated through persistent and cyclical process to maintain competitive menus and cooking skills. The results also showed that employee group's MOT, foods, menu, and facility education/training should be fortified. In order to reinvigorate the restaurant industry, marketers need to offer continuous education/training and consulting for employees to improve their satisfaction.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.58-65
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• 2017

This study performed to test the effect of food neophobia on the formulated model on the relationships among perceived service attributes(food, employee, and physical attributes), brand trust, satisfaction and behavioral intention as perceived by franchise snack bar consumers. Total 299 respondents were used for statistical analysis and SPSS 21.0 and AMOS 21.0 program were employed. The findings of current study verified that food attribute among perceived service attributes has positively influence on brand trust and satisfaction, and the employee attribute has only effect on the brand trust. Additionally, the brand trust was critical predictor of satisfaction, but it was not significant antecedent of behavioral intention in context of franchise snack bar restaurant. Furthermore, this study found the moderating effect according to level of food neophobia on the designed hypothesizes, so it has been identified the importance of people's propensity about food neophobia can significantly effect on brand trust and satisfaction in franchise snack bar restaurant. These findings will contribute to provide meaningful suggestion to develop marketing strategic in franchise snack bar business as well as provide the theoretical evidence in the new segmentation.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.71-98
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• 2001

The heart service of a receptionist who receives customers in the front line of a business has a great effect on the management of Company. Considering of this, this study offers a view that high job satisfaction of an employee who works eating-out businesses raises the quality of service and has a great influence upon satisfaction of customers. To support this view, the only original study were made. and for the management of human resources in the eating-industry, satisfaction factors, that have a great effect upon the characteristics of job satisfaction by vital statistics factors, are human relations, advancement, working surrounding. And we should recognize that among these, especially, human relations have d considerable effect on service offering degree and they are important variables for customers' satisfaction. In conclusion, service offers have a need to know how service products differed to customers are selected and appraised. Until now our recognition has been confined mainly to products themselves, but when service can exert its value much more. accordingly, under the recognition that job contentment has an effect on service offering and works as important variables for customers' satisfaction, employers should have incessant on job education of employees.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.12 no.1 s.28
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• pp.51-67
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• 2006

The purpose of this study is to examine the correlation between differentiation strategy of customer’s satisfaction and the effects on performance in family restaurants. Above all, looking into a device to take an internal competitive domination factor of family restaurants is the core purpose of this study. To achieve the purpose, a survey was conducted to 278 customers of family restaurants in Seoul. The result of this survey is as follows. First, the interior of family restaurants and responsibility of their employees had an effect on customer’s satisfaction. Secondly, menu/atmosphere satisfaction and employee’s appearance influenced quality performance of restaurants. In searching information on restaurants, reference group and visiting experience were highly recommended, leading to the importance of word of mouth.