This paper examines the evolution of the international franchise research with special focus
on the governance modes of the international franchise firm and develops a new model for …

Although knowledge accumulation is dependent upon relationships among constructs being
robust across different measurement and sampling decisions, scholars have not sufficiently …

Business format franchising is becoming an increasingly international activity. From 1971 to
1985, US franchisors added foreign outlets at a rate of 17% per year, almost twice as fast as …

In this study, we examine how a country's institutional environment affects the international
expansion activities of US franchise companies. We draw on institutional and transaction …

Franchising is a unique collection of articles that offers a handpicked selection of the main
outstanding'classic'texts in franchising knowledge. Researchers, students, professional …

Business-format franchising, which includes the product or service, the brand name or
trademark, and the operating system developed by a franchisor, has experienced significant …

Executive summary AGROWING VOLUME OF literature continues to inform debates on fran-
chising as a business form. However, a great deal of the theorizing and research continues …

This study compares franchisors with international operations with franchisors who are
domestic market oriented. Using the existing literature, the author develops various …

Although academic research has provided tremendous insights about the organizational
form of franchising, considerable work remains with regard to understanding the critical …

Alternative explanations of franchising offer contrasting predictions as to how the proportion
of franchised outlets changes as franchisors age. We propose that two dominant views …