Zoltán Szakály, Enikő Kontor, Sándor Kovács, József Popp, Károly Pető and Zsolt Polereczki
The purpose of this paper is to examine the applicability of the original 36-item Food Choice Questionnaire (FCQ) model developed by Steptoe et al. (1995) in Hungary.
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the applicability of the original 36-item Food Choice Questionnaire (FCQ) model developed by Steptoe et al. (1995) in Hungary.
Design/methodology/approach
The national representative questionnaire involved 1,050 individuals in Hungary in 2015. Several multivariable statistical techniques were applied for the analysis of the data: confirmatory factor analysis, principal component analysis, and cluster and Log-linear analysis.
Findings
The results indicate that the original nine-factor model is only partially applicable to Hungary. This study successfully managed to distinguish the following factors: health and natural content, mood, preparation convenience, price and purchase convenience, sensory appeal, familiarity, and ethical concern. The FCQ scales proved to be suitable for the description of clusters based on specific food choices and demographic characteristics. By using the factors, the following five clusters were identified: modern food enthusiast, tradition-oriented, optimizer, easy-choice and un-concerned, all of which could be addressed by public health policy with individually tailored messages.
Originality/value
The Hungarian testing process of the FCQ model contributes to an examination of its usability and provides the possibility of fitting the model to different cultures.
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Júlia Tobak, Adrián Nagy, Károly Pető, Veronika Fenyves and András Nábrádi
The purpose of this paper is to present the experience, successful management and the succession of generations in a Hungarian corporation in the food industry through the “Best…
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to present the experience, successful management and the succession of generations in a Hungarian corporation in the food industry through the “Best Practice” model.
Design/methodology/approach
The chosen methodology for this paper is “The best practice model” prepared by The Solutionist Group. The model presents the characteristics of family businesses and illustrates how the process of sustainable enterprise differs in different fields concerning family and non-family businesses. In applying this model, the experience, successful management and the succession of generations will be presented in the case of a large Hungarian enterprise which has a determining role in the Hungarian food industry. The results are based on the question framework of the expert interviews.
Findings
The history of family-owned firms shows that in order to maintain appropriate business succession activity the family management has to plan in advance. Passing the baton to the next generation successfully is a complex and long-term family management role and it has strategic importance. To ensure business continuity, the successor has to take over the business and operate it well. That is why the sharing of knowledge, the innovation performance and the best practice are important parts of family company’s culture, and they consequently play an important part in the pass the baton project within family-owned firms.
Originality/value
This paper expands the knowledge about the succession of family businesses.
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Károly Marák, Sándor Bilicz and József Pávó
The purpose of this study is to introduce a novel method for the measurement of electromagnetic material parameters.
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to introduce a novel method for the measurement of electromagnetic material parameters.
Design/methodology/approach
The main idea behind the approach is the fact that for slabs with elongated shapes, the intensity of the backscattered field and the electromagnetic resonance frequency corresponding to the length of the sample are dependent on the conductivity of the sample’s material.
Findings
It is shown that for a known scattered field and resonance frequency, it is possible to formulate an inverse problem as to the calculation of the conductivity of the sample’s material at the considered frequencies. To investigate the applicability of the method, demonstrative experiments are performed during which the micro-Doppler effect is used to increase the measurement accuracy. The idea is extended to the case of anisotropic samples, with slight modifications proposed to the experimental setup in the case of significant anisotropy in the investigated material.
Practical implications
The measurement method may prove useful for the investigation of the high-frequency conductive properties of certain materials of interest.
Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first time the use of the micro-Doppler effect is proposed for the purpose of the measurement of material parameters.