Whither franchising? the case of Avis Europe PLC

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 525-535

  Jacobsen, Lowell R ^a  

^a BAKER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 13244289948     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mde.1183     Document Type: Article

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