International retail franchising: A conceptual framework

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 264-276

  Quinn, Barry ^a   Alexander, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Franchising; Globalization; Retailing; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986059642     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550210426426     Document Type: Article

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