Does transformational leadership style influence employees' attitudes toward food safety practices?

    Authors

    J. E. Lee; B. A. Almanza; S. Jang; D. C. Nelson;R. F. Ghiselli

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Cardiovasc. Surg.

    Keywords

    Transformational leadership style; Organizational climate; Employees'; attitudes; Employees' intentions to follow food safety practices; ORGANIZATIONAL-CLIMATE; PLANNED BEHAVIOR; PERFORMANCE; CULTURE; IMPACT; Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism

    Abstract

    The objectives of this study were to examine whether transformational leadership style (TL) and organizational climate (OC) impact employees' attitudes and intentions to follow safe food handling practices. We also set out to investigate the moderating effect of food safety certification on the relationships among TL, OC, and employees' attitudes and intentions to follow food safety practices in restaurants. Questionnaires were distributed to restaurants in one state. Structural equation modeling techniques and multiple group analysis were used. The results of this study indicate that TL did not impact employees' attitudes and intentions. However, TL significantly impacted CC, and CC significantly impacted employees' attitudes and intentions to follow safe food handling practices; additionally, employees' attitudes significantly impacted intentions to perform safe food handling practices. Furthermore, the moderating effect of food safety certification on the relationships among TL, CC, and employees' attitudes and intentions was also significant. The results of this study not only provide a theoretical framework but also present more detailed diagnostic information regarding the impact of TL and CC on employees' attitudes and intentions to follow safe food handling practices. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

    Journal Title

    International Journal of Hospitality Management

    Volume

    Int. J. Hosp. Manag.

    Publication Date

    1-1-2013

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    282

    Last Page

    293

    WOS Identifier

    33

    ISSN

    0278-4319

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