An Analysis on the Job Satisfaction and Job Characteristic for the dietitians who perform Nutrition Service in the field of Industry Foodservice.
- Author:
Jung Mi KIM
1
;
Jun Hee SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Food & Nutrition, Taegu Science College, Korea. gra-ra@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
job characteristic;
job satisfaction;
nutrition service
- MeSH:
Cost Control;
Counseling;
Education;
Food Services;
Humans;
Job Satisfaction*;
Meals;
Nutritionists*;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Sanitation
- From:Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association
2002;8(1):33-41
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
This study has been focused on understandings for the problems of dietitian who perform nutrition service in the field of industry foodservice and then focused on using of its findings as basic material for smooth nutrition service performance through analyzing job satisfaction, job characteristic and its importance of dietitians' task in industry foodservice. A questionnaire survey of 120 nutritionists who have engaged themselves in industry foodservice-60 are under direct management and 60, held in trust-has been performed, and 95 responses (79%) have been collected and categorized, except some unfinished responses. The examined data have been classified statistically by using of SPSS, and then analyzed into frequency, percentage, mean value, standard deviation, and correlation among factors, according to questionnaires. The findings of the research can be summarized as following: The details of the surveyed dietitians were: 20~25 years old on an average; working less than two years; college graduates; mere employees; receiving monthly pay of 70~100 won on an average; working more than 52 hours weekly; and providing with four meals a day in a single menu. For job satisfaction and job characteristic, the service itself and the understanding of the service appear as main features. For the relative importance of the service, the findings show that the menu making, sanitation and cost control occupy an important position, while nutrition counseling, nutrition education and dietary control by ailments make up very low portion. For the cause of not enacting the nutrition service, the lack of counseling ability and the overburden of food service are at the top. The findings of this research, therefore, present the needs of the service capacity education and the reduction of excessive foodservice hours of dietitians in order to secure the efficient nutrition service in industry foodservice. To achieve this goal, first of all, there should be an intensive education course in school by using of practice hours. for enhancing practical service adaptability, and then the computerization of foodservice should be executed perfectly to reduce the excessive foodservice hours.
