Case Study: Globalization's Impact on Food Habits in Prahova, Romania

This research project investigates the impact of globalization on the food habits of citizens in Prahova, Romania, aiming to understand the concept of globalization in the food sector, analyze its influence on introducing foreign dishes, and identify changes in eating habits due to social and economic environmental shifts. The research employs an inductive approach with interpretivism philosophy and a descriptive design, utilizing primary data collected through surveys with 20 managers in Prahova. Key themes explored include familiarity with globalization, changes in eating habits, the impact on restaurant preferences, and the influence of income levels and social structures. The study concludes by recommending the promotion of domestic food, the development of globalization policies for food exchange, and the enhancement of the food sector through technology, emphasizing the importance of globalization in exchanging food and flavors among countries. Desklib provides access to similar case studies and research materials for students.

Research project
(Task 4)
Research Result

Research title
The impact of globalization on food habits: A case study on
citizen on Prahova/Romania

Aim and objectives
Aim of research project:
“To identify the impact of globalization on food habits of Citizen of Prahova.”
Objectives of the project:
 On the behalf of aim of study, set targets are to be described as follows:-
 To understand the concept of globalization for Prahova in food sector.
 To analyze the impact of globalization on Prahova’s food sector in terms of
introduction of foreign dishes.
 To understand changes in eating habits of people in Prahova due to
globalization
 To identify the impact of change in social and economic environment on the
eating habits of people in Prahova.

Contd..
Research is based on understanding the impact of globalization on food
habits of Prahova's citizens. In this regard, different research questions
can be expressed like:-
 What is globalization?
 What is the extent of globalization have an impact on people eating
behavior? In terms of foreign dishes?
 What are the changes that come in peoples of Romania in eating habits
due to globalization?
 What is the impact of social and economic environment on eating habit
of country's people?

Research project plan
Project plan for the research can be identified in terms
of:
 Gantt Chart
 Network diagram

Gantt chart

Network diagram

Research approaches
Following approaches are used for data collection as:
 Research approach: Inductive
 Research philosophy: Interpretivism
 Research design: Discriptive
 Data collection method: Primary data collection
(Conducting survey with 20 managers of Prahova).

Theme 1: Familiar with globalization concept
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Theme 2: Changes in eating
habit of people in
comparison to last years
Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree
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Theme 3: Globalization impact on eating
habits for Prahova's people
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Theme 4: Impact of changes
in people eating habit in
restaurant
Yes No
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