The Impact of a Nutritious Cafeteria on Employee Attitudes
Open Access
Author:
Song, Lucy Jalin
Area of Honors:
Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management
Degree:
Bachelor of Science
Document Type:
Thesis
Thesis Supervisors:
Larry Ross Martinez, Thesis Supervisor Dr. Breffni M Noone, Thesis Honors Advisor
Keywords:
nutrition health promotion wellness job satisfaction turnover human resources
Abstract:
In the past few decades, workplace health promotion has become increasingly popular because it has been shown to have benefits not only for employee health, but also for organizations by decreasing health care and turnover costs and increasing positive employee attitudes and behaviors. Health promotion programs include a variety of different interventions that range from environmental modifications in the employee cafeteria and fitness facility to providing health education, counseling and other services to employees. A randomized survey of 200 college students and working adults revealed that participants who evaluated a healthy employee cafeteria reported higher job satisfaction, person-organization fit, perceived organizational support, energy levels, and lower turnover intention than participants who evaluated an unhealthy employee cafeterias. Based on these results, organizations can consider offering a healthy cafeteria as a method of boosting positive employee attitudes and lowering employee turnover.
