The ownership structure of property rights: Theory and empirical evidence of restaurant franchising

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 75-85

  Roh Sock, Yae ^a   Kwag Michael, Heung ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency problem; Capital constraint; Franchising; Ownership structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 59749091034     PISSN: 10963480     EISSN: 15577554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109634809702100206     Document Type: Article

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