The effects of resource scarcities and agency costs on the choice of organizational form in the US restaurant industry

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 27-43

  Combs, James G ^a   Ketchen Jr , David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency theory; Hospitality management; Organizational form; Resource scarcity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007970770     PISSN: 10963480     EISSN: 15577554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109634809702100203     Document Type: Article

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