Ratio Analysis Practices in the U.S. Lodging Industry

Credit Fluctuations and Lodging Firms: An Investigation of the Differing Capital Structures in the US Lodging Industry

Markets: The U.S. Lodging Industry

T his feature explores the operation of individual markets. Patterns of behavior in markets for specific goods and services offer lessons about the determinants and effects of supply and demand, market structure, strategic behavior, and government regulation. Suggestions for future columns and comments on past ones should be sent to James R. Hines Jr., c/o Journal of Economic Perspectives, Depa...

Spin-offs in the Lodging Industry

Many lodging companies now find themselves in a challenging position. They are finding it more difficult to attract capital as the industry's growth begins to stabilize due to the inherent cycles and the onset of supply growth. Companies seeking growth and access to public financing must confront questions regarding the best structure as the marketplace changes. Many hotel companies are hybrid ...

analysis of power in the network society

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Causes and consequences of Cash Flow Sensitivity: Empirical Tests of the US Lodging Industry

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the causes and consequence of cash flow sensitivity. While cash flow has been regarded as an agency problem, empirical investigations in context of managerial conservatism or optimizing behavior are limited. In this paper we investigate two key aspects of cash flow sensitivity: whether cash flow sensitivity causes variations in fixed asset investments...