Abstract:
The objectives of this independent study were to explore: 1) the employees attitude level towards the management system of Food Safety System Certificate (FSSC22000), 2) the levels of participation in sustaining FSSC 22000, and 3) the effects of personal factors and attitudes towards the participation in sustaining the management system of FSSC 22000. The sample group was 360 employees in the companies that are certified with FSSC 22000 in Pathum Thani province and Rojana Industrial Estate in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province. The questionnaire was used to collect data using purposive and proportional sampling methods.Statistical techniques used to perform data analysis were descriptive statistics including percentage, frequency, mean, and standard deviation; and inferential statistics including Independent Samples t-test, One-way ANOVA, LSD, and Multiple Linear Regression at a statistical significance level of 0.05.
The research results were found that most of the respondents were females, aged between 26-35, graduating with bachelor's degree and having 1-5 years of working experience at the quality assurance department. The cognitive component of attitudes towards the management system of FSSC 22000 was at the highest level. The affective component was at a high level and the level of participation in sustaining the management system of FSSC 22000 was at a high level as well.
The results of the hypothesis testing revealed that age, level of education, work experience and the quality assurance department had different effects on participation in sustaining the management system of FSSC 22000. The affective component of attitudes has an influence on participation in sustaining the management system of FSSC 22000 at a statistical significance level of 0.05.