NAFTA and franchising: A comparison of franchisor perceptions of characteristics associated with franchisee success and failure in Canada, Mexico, and the United States

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 151-171

  Falbe, Cecilia M ^a   Welsh, Dianne H B ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032020441     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-9026(97)00068-2     Document Type: Article

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