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dc.contributor.authorWanjiku, Chege Peninah
dc.contributor.authorMiricho, Moses
dc.contributor.authorGesage, Bichage
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-13T17:44:29Z
dc.date.available2020-06-13T17:44:29Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationChege, P.W., Miricho, M., & Bichage, G.(2020). The Influence of Contextual Factors on HACCP System Practices in Four and Five Star Rated Hotels in Nairobi City County, Kenya. Eastern Africa Journal of Contemporary Research, 2(1), 56 –70.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2663-7367
dc.identifier.issn2663-7359
dc.identifier.urihttps://karuspace.karu.ac.ke/handle/20.500.12092/2401
dc.description.abstractHazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) system is an important food safety strategy that most food production entities throughout the world endeavor to implement. However, a variety of contextual factors influence its successful execution. This study sought to determine the influence of contextual factors namely food safety regulations, market forces, size of the hotel, management commitment and funding level onHACCP system practices in four and five star ratedhotels in Nairobi City County. Atotal of 255 hotel cooks and 33 chefs in 16 four and five star rated hotels participated in the studyas key informant respondents and units of analysisfrom whom datawas collectedusing a self-administered structured questionnaire. Additional data was collected from hotel managers through an interview schedule forcross-validation. Analysis of data was conducted through a set of descriptive statistics that provided detailed explanations of the study variablesas well as multiple linear regression to test the set null hypothesis at 95 percent confidence level (α = 0.05).The results of the study reveal that on the aggregate, the context within which the hotels operate significantlyinfluences their HACCP system practices. In particular, regulatory framework, size of the hotel, management commitment and funding level were found to have a positive influence on HACCP system practices of the hotelswhile market forces hadnegative effect on the hotels’ HACCP systempractices. Thestudyprovides significant insights for the advancementof knowledge onHACCP concept as well as appropriate recommendations to hotel managers and other food production industry practitioners on the effective implementation of HACCP system practicesen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEastern Africa Journal of Contemporary Researchen_US
dc.subjectFood Safetyen_US
dc.subjectHACCP System Practicesen_US
dc.subjectContextual Factorsen_US
dc.subjectStarRated Hotelsen_US
dc.titleThe Influence of Contextual Factors on HACCP System Practices in Four and Five Star Rated Hotels in Nairobi City County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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