Despite an increasing number of hospitality studies on the link between corporate social
responsibility (CSR) and corporate financial performance (CFP), the literature has …

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 …

Although the implications of adopting a franchising strategy in the restaurant industry have
been examined in previous literature, the role of franchising has mostly been viewed as a …

This study investigates the impact of CSR on firms' performances within the restaurant
industry context in the US Contrary to findings from previous studies, this study finds positive …

Although some theories argued that investment decisions are irrelevant to financing
decisions under the assumption of perfect market, investment decisions and capital structure …

The paper pursues a joint analysis of the direct influence of the level of a firm's technology
opportunism capability on performance and on the adoption and intra-firm diffusion of …

This study aimed to examine a long-term motivation for franchising by considering the
influence of experience franchisors gain through conducting the franchising strategy. The …

Purpose This study aims to examine how geographic diversification affects firms' risk by
introducing the franchising strategy as a moderator. Design/methodology/approach The …

Brand equity plays a significant role in the restaurant industry due to the competitive
advantage gained by differentiation. It has been identified as a main component of …

An increasing number of studies point to the growing demand for locally sourced, organic
vegetables. 2 Various types of young vegetables, such as sprouts, microgreens and baby …