Investments to create bargaining power: The case of franchising

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 497-514

  Michael, Steven C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bargaining power; Entrepreneurship; Franchising; Industry analysis; Vertical integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011977305     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0266(200004)21:4<497::aid-smj87>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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