Contractual design as a determinant of performance: Evidence from franchising

International Journal of the Economics of Business

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 117-127

  Chaudey, Magali ^a   Fadairo, Muriel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

Author keywords

Agency Theory; Franchising Network Performance; Vertical Restraints

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949134473     PISSN: 13571516     EISSN: 14661829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13571510701830556     Document Type: Article

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