Innovative Fee Structures by Australian Franchisors

Small Enterprise Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 10-30

  Frazer, Lorelle ^a   Perry, Chad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 0043184762     PISSN: 13215906     EISSN: 11750979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/ser.6.1.10     Document Type: Article

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