Determinants of Digital Transformation in the Restaurant Industry

This article aims to identify the factors that influence the digital transformation process in the restaurant industry. The proposed theoretical framework differentiates three groups of conditioning factors of digitalisation in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in this sector: (1) the per...

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Main Authors: Domingo Martín-Martín, José Maya García, Isidoro Romero
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Language:English
Published: Editura ASE 2022-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.amfiteatrueconomic.ro/temp/Article_3110.pdf
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description This article aims to identify the factors that influence the digital transformation process in the restaurant industry. The proposed theoretical framework differentiates three groups of conditioning factors of digitalisation in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in this sector: (1) the personal characteristics of the entrepreneurs/managers; (2) the characteristics of the businesses; and (3) the spatial location of the restaurants. The data used in the empirical research were compiled from a representative survey of restaurant SMEs in Spain. The study uses an ordinal logistic regression specification to test the hypotheses. The results obtained indicate that the education of entrepreneurs/managers, their entrepreneurial motivations, and their ambition for growth condition the digital transformation of their businesses. Furthermore, the characteristics of the company, such as the number of establishments, belonging to a corporate group, and the employees’ educational level, influence the digitalisation of restaurants. Likewise, it is observed that the digitalisation process is stimulated in inland towns compared to coastal areas, as well as in intermediate municipalities with populations of between 10,000 and 100,000 inhabitants.
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spelling doaj-art-6c82446472ba42e4a8a40b7ef215ebfc2025-08-20T01:57:11ZengEditura ASEAmfiteatru Economic1582-91462247-91042022-05-01246043044610.24818/EA/2022/60/430Determinants of Digital Transformation in the Restaurant IndustryDomingo Martín-Martín0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2796-3670José Maya García 1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8791-1637Isidoro Romero2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8764-2599University of Seville, Seville, SpainUniversity of Seville, Seville, SpainUniversity of Seville, Seville, SpainThis article aims to identify the factors that influence the digital transformation process in the restaurant industry. The proposed theoretical framework differentiates three groups of conditioning factors of digitalisation in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in this sector: (1) the personal characteristics of the entrepreneurs/managers; (2) the characteristics of the businesses; and (3) the spatial location of the restaurants. The data used in the empirical research were compiled from a representative survey of restaurant SMEs in Spain. The study uses an ordinal logistic regression specification to test the hypotheses. The results obtained indicate that the education of entrepreneurs/managers, their entrepreneurial motivations, and their ambition for growth condition the digital transformation of their businesses. Furthermore, the characteristics of the company, such as the number of establishments, belonging to a corporate group, and the employees’ educational level, influence the digitalisation of restaurants. Likewise, it is observed that the digitalisation process is stimulated in inland towns compared to coastal areas, as well as in intermediate municipalities with populations of between 10,000 and 100,000 inhabitants.https://www.amfiteatrueconomic.ro/temp/Article_3110.pdfdigitalisationdigital transformationinnovationrestaurantsmespain
spellingShingle Domingo Martín-Martín
José Maya García
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digital transformation
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title Determinants of Digital Transformation in the Restaurant Industry
title_full Determinants of Digital Transformation in the Restaurant Industry
title_fullStr Determinants of Digital Transformation in the Restaurant Industry
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title_short Determinants of Digital Transformation in the Restaurant Industry
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digital transformation
innovation
restaurant
sme
spain
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