Stock price reaction to dividend increases in the hotel and restaurant sector

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 40-52

  Borde, Stephen F ^a   Byrd, Anthony K ^a   Atkinson, Stanley M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate finance; Dividend; Event study; Reaction; Valuation

Indexed keywords

EID: 64049087451     PISSN: 10963480     EISSN: 15577554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109634809902300104     Document Type: Article

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