The effect of organizational context on entrepreneurial strategies in franchising

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 125-140

  Falbe, Cecilia M ^a   Dandridge, Thomas C ^b   Kumar, Ajith ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032615572     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-9026(97)00099-2     Document Type: Article

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