An examination of capital structure in the restaurant industry

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 54-59

  Upneja, Arun ^a   Dalbor, Michael C ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Capital structure; Debt; Financing; Restaurants

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349221637     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110110381825     Document Type: Article

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