The determinant of the hospitality industry's unsystematic risk: A comparison between hotel and restaurant firms

International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 105-127

  Hsu, Li Tzang ^a   Jang, Soocheong ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

And restaurant firms; CAPM; Financial leverage; Hotel firms; Operating leverage; Unsystematic risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650066606     PISSN: 15256480     EISSN: 15286499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15256480801907877     Document Type: Review

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