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Showing 1 to 20 of 62 for “"Restaurant industry"”.
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Applying work simplification to the restaurant industry
Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Industrial Management, 1960.
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Demand uncertainty and investment in the restaurant industry
… lingering in the U.S. economy has dampened restaurant performance. Economic uncertainty affects consumer sentiment and spending, turning into demand uncertainty. Nevertheless, the highly competitive nature of the restaurant industry does not allow much room for restaurants to actively …
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Operating profile of the restaurant industry in Virginia
… development of a classification system for the restaurant industry in Virginia and the provision of an operating data base to be used in the future to asess annual changes and mate trend comparisons. A questionnaire was mailed to 2,864 restaurant operations which were randomly selected from the …
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Developing Sustainable Supply Chain Performance In The Thai Restaurant Industry
… issues and natural resource imbalances.Restaurant sustainable supply chain management (RSSCM) is becoming increasingly important in the hospitality industry in developed countries. However, this concept is still relatively new, even though a few sustainable restaurant operators exist in …
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Customer satisfaction amongst black customers in the fast food restaurant industry
… Knuston, and Patton, 1995), in a fast food restaurant and explore the differences in perceived service quality for customers. The study focused on black consumers as they are the majority race group in South Africa and also considered an important client group to many fast food enterprises. …
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Underlying Risk Dimensions in the Restaurant Industry: A Strategic Finance Approach
One of the keys for restaurant managers in conducting a proper assessment of their business opportunities is through understanding the level of risk these opportunities bear. This can be achieved by analyzing the causal relationships between external environmental forces and internal capabilities …
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The Restaurant Industry: Business Cycles, Strategic Financial Practices, Economic Indicators, and Forecasting
… Choi et al., 1999), this study developed the restaurant industry business cycle models and examined financial practices of the high and low performing firms over the industry cycles. The U.S. restaurant industry demonstrated three cycles (peak to peak or trough to trough) for the period of …
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The relationship between managerial holdings and performance: An empirical study on the restaurant industry
… return, was examined for the publicly traded restaurant companies during the period of 1995-1996. Additionally, the study investigated whether the degree of association between managerial ownership and performance, as measured by the same variables, differs across three groups identified by …
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A cross cultural study of consumer-based global brand equity in the restaurant industry
… society are increasingly exposed to global restaurant brands. As a result, global brand equity of restaurants has emerged as an essential subject of study. Although building brand equity ensures economic benefits, only a limited number of empirical studies are available in the context of the …
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Identification of Site Selection Factors in the U.S. Franchise Restaurant Industry: An Exploratory Study
… factors that influence the U.S. franchise restaurant industry as well as rank the confidence level of the experts. To identify the site selection factors, this study sought assistance and support from restaurant professionals. The Delphi technique was used to elicit the opinions of a panel …
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The change in systematic risk after the 9/11 events: An analysis of restaurant industry
… September 11 attacks, it is hard to identify an industry that felt those effects more immediately than the hospitality industry. The aftermath of the events of 9/11 has forced the hospitality industry to face a disastrous fact in terms of decreased customer demand. The purpose of this study was …
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An empirical analysis of the strategic implications of type of entrepreneur in the restaurant industry
… and Snow's (1978) typology of strategy in the restaurant industry, and then to establish whether or not there is a relationship between type of entrepreneur and type of strategy. A total of 1,000 entrepreneurs were surveyed using a structured questionnaire. One hundred and thirty three …
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Identification of Economic Value Drivers Impacting Operational Cash Flows in the Casual Theme Restaurant Industry
… the effects of economic value drivers on firm or industry performance have been discussed conceptually and empirically by researchers in corporate failure, and in the areas of finance, accounting, strategic management, and the hospitality industry in the past. The belief is that the more …
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Drivers of flow and commitment among service workers : an empirical exploration of Goffman’s institutions in the UK Branded Restaurant Industry
… and applies his concept to the UK Branded Restaurant Industry. Restaurants in the UK are a large part of the tourism hospitality industry, representing around 50% of the business activity in these fields, of which we see dominance from a number of branded operators. Goffman’s institutions, …
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Migrants access to the labour market and ethnic niching: case study of Zimbabweans employed in the Cape Town restaurant industry
… the role played by the context of the specific industry, the state of the local labour market and the immigration legislation. It was found that it is beneficial to use theory in conjunction with the case context and immigrant characteristics. Thus a multidimensional approach focusing on job …
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Predicting business failure in the hospitality industry: an application of logit model
… the nature of this phenomenon in the hospitality industry. The restaurant industry has consistently had the most business failures of any single segment within the retail trade sector in the eighties. Therefore, there were three purposes in this study: 1) to develop a model for predicting business …
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The Moderating Role of the Industry Structure on the Causal Relationships between Remote Risks, Task Risks, and Industry Performance: Empirical Study of the U.S. Casual Theme Restaurant Industry
… in relation to the structure of the casual theme restaurant industry, and to examine the performance consequences of their relationships. This study proposed a framework of analysis that will enable industry participants to develop an improved understanding of the relationships among environmental …
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Timing of Strategy Choice: An Exploration of Industry Cycle, Strategy Choice, and Performance
This study focuses on cyclical behavior in the restaurant industry, types of strategy choices made by the casual dining industry, and the use of the industry cycle to make a timing decision of strategy choice. The main idea of this study is that the phases of the industry cycle differently support …
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Strategic Choice and Financial Structure in Casual Themed Restaurants
… has its origins in studies of the manufacturing industry. Much of the results of this work have been applied indiscriminately to other industries without thorough validation. Only limited studies have considered financial structure in hospitality industry. The service industry is different than …
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Comparison of the Implementation of a High School Hospitality and Tourism Program and the Food Service Employment Needs in Washington County, Tennessee.
… are to be obtained. Three high schools and 114 restaurants in Washington County were involved in the study. Data were collected through a quantitative phone study questionnaire. The findings of the study identified that the restaurant industry and teachers indicated there was a need for skilled …
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