Size, growth rate and risk sharing as the determinants of propensity to franchise in chain restaurants

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 43-56

  Roh, Yae Sock ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chain restaurants; Franchising; Growth rate; Risk sharing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036148805     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4319(01)00014-7     Document Type: Article

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