Why do firms use franchising as an entrepreneurial strategy?: A meta-analysis

Journal of Management

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 443-465

  Combs, James G ^a   Ketchen Jr , David J ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037678700     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-2063(03)00019-9     Document Type: Article

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