... year does not or negatively affect restaurant firms' annual sales growth in the following year, ceteris paribus. Business development Market share Catering industry United States of America The restaurant industry will enter its 16th consecutive year of real growth in 2007...

...&L accountability measures – this helps us to keep our costs down, as we're an industry with fine margins. Richard Teare can be contacted at: ret38mail‐ijchm@yahoo.co.uk. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Leadership Organizational structures Business development Human...

..., then it will have to grow faster. Rosario Andreu can be contacted at: Rosario.Andreu@ua.es © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Hotels Hotel and catering industry Spain Business development Profit Debts In short, enterprises must seek continuous growth with the aim of increasing...

... Entrepreneursialism Organizational structures Decision making Business development Hotels The entrepreneurial orientation of an organisation is described as a dimension of strategic posture represented by a firm's risk taking propensity, tendency to act in a competitively aggressive, proactive manner...

...”. Discusses the communication flows needed to manage business development activities effectively and relates them to practical illustrations and examples. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Business development Decision making Management information Marketing North America Planning In carrying out...

...John T. Bowen Reviews hospitality research relating to the themes of business development and service improvement. Relates this to five sub‐theme areas: market sensitivity and competitiveness; segmentation; branding and service customization; service quality and customer retention; product design...

... Business development Control Hotels International trade Market entry Internationalization has become a key research theme in the study of the hospitality industry and its constituents (Burgess, Hampton, Price and Roper, 1995; Clifton and Johnson, 1994; Litteljohn and Beattie, 1992; Teare...