Human and Organisational Factors Affecting Technology Uptake by Industry

Roupas, Peter

doi:10.5172/impp.453.10.1.4

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“…A recession can put more firms in a more financially fragile state, adversely affecting food safety. A similar study conducted by the Law Enforcement Department of the Netherlands Food and Consumer Safety Authority found that the violations of safety regulations, related to sanitary procedures, increased during the 2008 economic recession as food producers engaged in cost‐cutting activities (Roupas ).…”

Section: Economic Factorsmentioning

confidence: 91%

Determinants of Future Microbial Food Safety in Canada for risk communication

Charlebois

Summan

2015

Journal of Food Safety

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This paper investigates the factors that are affecting food safety in Canada today, and those that will become increasingly important in the future. The tools used to complete this analysis are primarily the review of scientific and “gray” literature, and the analysis of multiple sources of data. We develop a methodology for ranking the factors and rank the factors according to their predicted effect on foodborne disease in Canada. The analysis reveals the top three factors that will be detrimental to food safety as pathogen evolution, increase in temperatures and increase in extreme weather events. Future studies may benefit from an analysis of factors by commodity. Practical Applications Food regulatory bodies, such as the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, have a finite number of resources to address emerging food safety risks. A framework for ranking factors effecting food safety discussed in this paper will help determine the optimal distribution of resources designated for preventative and mitigative food safety programs and can better assist food regulators in anticipating emerging systemic risks. Although the focus of this paper is on the Canadian context, many of the results may be applied to other Western countries.

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Section: Economic Factorsmentioning

confidence: 91%

Determinants of Future Microbial Food Safety in Canada for risk communication

Charlebois

Summan

2015

Journal of Food Safety

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“…Empathy and genuine concern must be demonstrated to build trust with the public (Frewer et al, 1996;Sparks & Shepherd, 1994). Finally, if possible, pre-testing with a target audience will be advisable (McGloin et al, 2009;Roupas, 2008).…”

Section: Communicate Effectivelymentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Therefore, to increase adoption of recommended risk communication strategies and safety programs, food regulatory agencies should highlight how such programs will satisfy demand from their supply chain and customers, and lead to cost reduction (Hutter & Amodu, 2008;Massouda et al, 2010). Producers need to know how food safety programs can be integrated effectively into their production practices to provide a strategic advantage (Doyle, 2007;Ivey et al, 2012;Roupas, 2008). This will help them anticipate and plan for changes, increase the likelihood of using new systems and tools strategically, and, ultimately, adopt them (Doyle, 2007).…”

Section: Communications With the Private Sectormentioning

confidence: 98%

“…), and information overload (Doyle, 2007;Spence, 2001). Three levels of resistance may exist that include: information-related resistance, which results when there is not enough understanding of requirements; gut reaction resistance, where emotion and psychological factors are important; and resistance based on cultural factors, which are related to prior failure experiences (Roupas, 2008).…”

Section: Communications With the Private Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

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A risk communication model for food regulatory agencies in modern society

Charlebois¹,

Summan²

2015

Trends in Food Science & Technology

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“…Furthermore, Roupas (2008) examines the roles of factors like human and organisational traits, thinking patterns, attitudes and behaviours towards innovation in promoting innovation in the food manufacturing industry.…”

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An Evaluation of Critical Factors Influencing Product Innovation in the Food Industry—— A Case Study of China Mengjiu Dairy Company

Ju¹

2012

IJBM

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This paper aims to identify the critical factors influencing product innovation in the food industry and explore their roles in Chinese food company. It firstly identifies three key factors that impact on product innovation in the food industry focusing on the literature review of innovative factors in the food industry and its characteristics. Then enlightened by a case study of China Mengniu dairy company, the importance of each factor is assessed which shows that in the Chinese food industry market research is most critical for product innovation. Strategy is also the crucial factor and technology plays a comparatively weak role. The findings indicates that the factors influening product innovation can be diverse due to target industry and its characteristics. Therefore futher studies are encouraged to expolre the roles of factors crucial to product innovation in other industries in China.

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Human and Organisational Factors Affecting Technology Uptake by Industry

Cited by 20 publications

References 76 publications

Determinants of Future Microbial Food Safety in Canada for risk communication

Determinants of Future Microbial Food Safety in Canada for risk communication

A risk communication model for food regulatory agencies in modern society

An Evaluation of Critical Factors Influencing Product Innovation in the Food Industry—— A Case Study of China Mengjiu Dairy Company

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