The entrepreneurial role of organisational members in the internationalisation of a franchise system

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 222-240

  Altinay, Levent ^a   Roper, Angela ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurialism; Franchising; International business; Sales strategies; Service industries

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844376146     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552550510598808     Document Type: Article

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