Assessment of the environmental sustainability of restaurants in the U.S.: The effects of restaurant characteristics on environmental sustainability performance |
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Authors: | Yoon Jung Jang Tianshu Zheng |
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Institution: | 1. Hotel, Restaurant &2. Institutional Management, Yonsei Graduate School of Human Environmental Sciences, Seoul, Koreayoonjj923@gmail.com;4. Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA |
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Abstract: | ABSTRACTThis paper investigated the current levels of environmental sustainability in restaurants across the U.S. to determine whether a restaurant’s proclivity for environmental sustainability depended on its characteristics such as chain affiliation or restaurant type.A web-based survey was administered to 2,500 top-level restaurant managers, from which a total of 218 responses were judged as usable. The data were analyzed using independentsample t-tests and ANOVA. This study presents an in-depth account of the environmental sustainability in restaurants across the U.S. based on an evaluation of top-level managers. This study also highlights the differences in restaurant environmental sustainability across different restaurant segments. |
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Keywords: | Environmental sustainability restaurant restaurant characteristics top-level managers |
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