Factors affecting the long-term debt decision of restaurant firms

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 422-432

  Dalbor, Michael C ^a   Upneja, Arun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capital structure; Restaurant financing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846906608     PISSN: 10963480     EISSN: 15577554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109634802237487     Document Type: Article

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