International retail franchising: An agency theory perspective

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 224-237

  Doherty, Anne Marie ^a   Quinn, Barry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agencies; Franchising; Globalization; International trade; Market entry; Retailing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986015021     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590559910278588     Document Type: Article

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