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Foodservice systems management (FSM) has had impact on the role of dietitians, not only in the United States (US), but also in Korea. The purpose of the study was: (1) to delineate and identify the acceptable FSM competencies for Korean dietitians (KDs), (2) to identify factors which influenced the Korean dietitians' usage of the competencies, and (3) to compare the Korean dietetic practitioners' (KDPs) perceived importance and educational preparation of the competencies to Korean dietetic educators (KDEs). The study was completed with two parts: (1) ten expert panel surveys to develop a comprehensive list of 47 FSM competencies, and (2) Korean dietetic practitioner (n=484, 65% response) and KDE (n=39, 63% response) mail surveys using 47 FSM competencies. Chi-square analysis results suggested that type of dietetic practice area, years of dietetic experience, and education level were significantly related to the KDPs' usage and perception of the competencies (p < .10). Perceived importance and educational preparation of FSM competencies between KDPs and KDEs were compared using a t-test. There was no significant difference in perceived importance of FSM competencies between KDPs and KDEs. Both groups rated FSM competencies as very important or important for KDs' current and future practice. In terms of FSM educational preparation, KDE rated significantly higher than KDPs (p < .10). The findings of this study will be useful for Korean dietitians to identify deficits in the competencies, and to guide the selection of appropriate experience and/or continuing education for a future foodservice systems management practice. In addition, this study can be used to develop effective FSM education programs for KDs. It is also believed that information from this study will promote FSM education programs in the US to expand into international curriculum. As a study outcome, prototype curriculum of FSM education was developed for use by Korean dietetics education programs. / Graduation date: 2000

The term, sustainable development, is not new in our society. However, understanding the concept of sustainable development is not without problems. What does the concept mean in business and management? It is observed that ecological issues are neglected by mainstream management academics and practices. Conventional strategic management and organisational study do not include the &quot;green&quot; ecological environment issues as part of business environment. If &quot;green&quot; ecological environment is a part of the business environment, how do decision makers, especially top level managers, perceive green issues in the business environment and how are these perceptions related to strategic management issues? This research focuses on answering the question by studying how top executives in the Korean chemical industry perceive the uncertainty caused by ecological issues and influence the effectiveness of implementation of corporate environmental management based upon Miles and Snow's (1978) strategic typology of corporate responses. The research employs three different methods, the questionnaire, the interview and the case study for data collection. These research methods are used to identify the levels of uncertainty which result from green issues in business environment, and the link between uncertainty and strategic management issues. The findings from this research show that top managers selectively perceive green issues in the business environment. Thus, business organisations seek to create their own environment to match with their strategy rather than be controlled by their environment. The findings support the &quot;strategic choice&quot; view by Child (1972) and Miles and Snow (1978). Selective strategic choice based upon top managers' perceptions produces different types of corporate environmental strategy which range from the reactive to the proactive.

Master of Arts Dissertation / No abstract

Digitized by Kansas Correctional Industries

Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Harvard University, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Dept. of History, June 2001. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (M.A.)--Naval Postgraduate School, 2002. / Thesis advisor(s): Lyman Miller, Robert Looney. Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-101). Also available online.