Trust, Decision Rights Delegation, and Performance—The Case of Franchising

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 973-991

  Herz, Marc ^a   Hutzinger, Clemens ^b   Seferagic, Haris ^c   Windsperger, Josef ^c  

^a Kleinundpläcking GmbH   (Germany)

^b INNSBRUCK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

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EID: 84958719732     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12227     Document Type: Article

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