An examination of dividend policy in the U.S. Restaurant Industry

Journal of Foodservice Business Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 83-91

  Dalbor, Michael C ^a   Upneja, Arun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency costs; Debt ratios; Dividend policy; Restaurants

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548815906     PISSN: 15378020     EISSN: 15378039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J369v10n02_06     Document Type: Article

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