[HTML][HTML] When do franchisors select entrepreneurial franchisees? An organizational identity perspective

A Watson, OL Dada, M Grünhagen… - Journal of Business …, 2016 - Elsevier
In spite of the acknowledged importance of the franchisee selection process, only a few
empirical studies have examined this research area. This paper employs organizational …

Exploring franchisor franchisee relationship: building a predictive model of franchisee performance

A Saraogi - Vision, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Although the selection of suitable franchisees has been identified as an important dimension
of success of a Franchise Network, the same has been at the best a subjective process. This …

Entrepreneurial tendencies in franchisees: evidence from India

G Bashir, N Saqib - Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to examine franchising from an entrepreneurial perspective. The
study investigates the extent to which franchisees exhibit entrepreneurial characteristics and …

Digital marketing capabilities, entrepreneurial orientation and franchise systems' performance

M Dermonde, B Brandão Fischer… - Management …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose We adopt the conceptual lens of the Dynamic Capabilities Approach to evaluate
the relationship between Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO), Digital Marketing Capabilities …

Antecedents of franchise strategy and performance

CW Wu - Journal of Business Research, 2015 - Elsevier
Franchising is an important form of entrepreneurship, but literature explaining franchising
strategy and performance is scarce. This study adapts the resource-based view and …

Examining the role of franchisee normative expectations in relationship evaluation

D Grace, S Weaven, L Frazer, J Giddings - Journal of Retailing, 2013 - Elsevier
Research has largely assumed franchisee satisfaction to be at the micro-level, yet
individuals are often 'sold'on the idea of franchising (as a business model) long before they …

Entrepreneurial orientation in a franchised home entertainment system

A Maritz, G Nieman - South African Journal of Economic and …, 2006 - journals.co.za
This paper fills the gap in the research undertaken into the entrepreneurial orientation of
franchisees. The study identifies entrepreneurial orientation within a defined franchise …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing the franchisees' performance: A resource-based view

E Asgharian, H Dadfar, S Brege - The Business & Management …, 2012 - diva-portal.org
Identifying the influential factors in business' performance is an important cornerstone in
business research. Although the study of franchise failure and success has received …

Using resource–based theory to help explain plural form franchising

WE Gillis, JG Combs… - … Theory and Practice, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Agency theory is the dominant explanation for entrepreneurs' decisions about how much to
grow through franchising vis–à–vis company ownership. We introduce a resource–based …

Entrepreneurial franchisees have hidden superior marketing systems

B Merrilees, L Frazer - Qualitative Market Research: An International …, 2006 - emerald.com
Purpose–This research paper aims to understand the variability of performance among
franchisees in a given system. Design/methodology/approach–A qualitative, case study …