Ownership redirection trends in franchising: A cross–sectoral investigation

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 48-67

  Dant, Rajiv P ^a   Paswan, Audhesh K ^b   Stanworth, John ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0009037091     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552559610153252     Document Type: Article

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