Franchising growth and franchisor entry and exit in the U.S. Market: Myth and reality

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 95-112

  Lafontaine, Francine ^a   Shaw, Kathryn L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032016913     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-9026(97)00065-7     Document Type: Article

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