...Tarik Dogru; Ercan Sirakaya-Turk Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the extent to which the quality of corporate governance mechanisms and growth opportunities affect agency problems in hotel firms. Design/methodology/approach The effects of cash flows on investments and cash...

...Jinhoo Kim; SooCheong (Shawn) Jang Purpose This study aims to compare the risk‐return characteristics and performance of real estate investment trust (REIT) hotel companies (hotel REITs hereafter) with those of C‐corporation hotel companies (hotel C‐corps hereafter). Design/methodology/approach...

...Ersem Karadag; Cihan Cobanoglu; Clay Dickinson Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine and to compare the most utilized information technology (IT) investment decision methods between hotels with centrally managed IT, and hotels with locally managed IT. Design/methodology/approach...

...K. Michael Haywood The investment climate and operational performance for the Canadian hotel industry, as highlighted in this research note, are quite robust in contrast to the USA. Supply in most markets is not chasing demand, which has shown considerable constancy given events that have...