Choosing wehether to lead, lag, or match the market: Developing a competitive pay strategy for a new restaurant

Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 85-97

  Sturman, Michael C ^a   McCabe, David ^b  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b Punks Backyard Grill   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensation; Cost benefit analysis; Restaurant; Start up; Utility analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 37549070773     PISSN: 15332845     EISSN: 15332853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J171v07n01_05     Document Type: Article

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