Stable plural forms in franchise systems: An examination of the evolution of ownership redirection research

Contributions to Management Science

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 87-112

  Baker, Brent L ^a   Dant, Rajiv P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution strategy; Dual distribution; Franchising; Ownership redirection; Plural forms

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957861752     PISSN: 14311941     EISSN: 2197716X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7908-2058-4_6     Document Type: Chapter

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