Purpose: This study aims to examine how geographic diversification affects firms’ risk by introducing the franchising strategy as a moderator. Design/methodology/approach: The panel regression analysis was conducted with a sample of US restaurant firms. Specifically, a two-way random (or...

Purpose: Based on the agency theory and risk management perspective, this study aims to examine the relationship between CEOs’ pay schemes and corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in the restaurant industry. Specifically, the authors propose that CEOs with a higher proportion of...

Purpose: The existing literature has focused heavily on investigating the effect of corporate social performance (CSP) on financial performance (FP) but has not paid sufficient attention to an inverse causation of the relationship. Moreover, while some of the literature argues that FP...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine how the lodging market and the state economy affected by Hurricane Sandy have recovered from the damages sustained. Specifically, this study examines and predicts the influence of revenue management key performance indicators (KPIs) on recovery...