Finding the right mix: Franchising, organizational learning, and chain performance

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 6-7, 2001, Pages 713-724

  Sorenson, Olav ^a   Sørensen, Jesper B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Franchising; Incentives; Organizational learning; Restaurant chains

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001596488     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.185     Document Type: Article

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