Market Conditions Favoring Master International Franchising

Multinational Business Review

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 67-82

  Alon, Ilan ^a  

^a ROLLINS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corruption; Economic potential; Financial risk; Internalization; International franchising

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993047726     PISSN: 1525383X     EISSN: 20541686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/1525383X200600009     Document Type: Review

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