Complementarities and substitutabilities in franchise contracting: Some results from the German franchise sector

Journal of Management and Governance

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 291-313

  Windsperger, Josef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Complementarities; Decision rights; Franchising; Knowledge assets; Ownership structure; Substitutabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 3843113270     PISSN: 13853457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025038514512     Document Type: Conference Paper

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