Does corporate growth really matter in the restaurant industry?

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 66-80

  Chathoth, Prakash K ^a   Olsen, Michael D ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b PAMPLIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate strategies; Firm performance; Free cash flow per share; Growth; Liquidity; Restaurant industry; Return on equity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751175664     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2005.09.004     Document Type: Article

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