The challenge of autonomy and dependence in franchised channels of distribution

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-67

  Dant, Rajiv P ^a   Gundlach, Gregory T ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032614695     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-9026(97)00096-7     Document Type: Article

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