Economics and Management of Franchising Networks

Chapter 1 Introducing ‘Economics and Management of Franchising Networks’

Chapter 2 Towards a More General Theory of Franchise Governance

Chapter 3 The Organizational Choice Decision in Business Format Franchising: An Empirical Test

Chapter 4 The Dual Network Structure of Franchising Firms Property Rights, Resource Scarcity and Transaction Cost Explanations

Chapter 5 Successful Franchising Using the Plural Form

Chapter 6 Innovation Management within the Plural Form Network

Chapter 7 Franchising and Alternative Forms of Contract to Organize Vertical Restraints: Evidence from French Networks

Chapter 8 The Use of Up-front Fees, Royalties and Franchisor Sales to Franchisees in Business Format Franchising

Chapter 9 Contract Design and Range of Services in Franchising: An Empirical Contribution to the Effect of Incentives and Reputation

Chapter 10 Franchising Public Services An Analysis of the Duration of Passenger Rail Franchises in Great Britain

Chapter 11 Understanding Exploration and Exploitation in Franchising and Other Forms of Commercial Cooperation

Chapter 12 The Importance of Time Management for the Performance of Franchising Networks

Chapter 13 Relocate, Render and Renovate: A Framework for Marketing Implementation across Franchise Networks

Chapter 14 Franchising and the Choice of International Entry Mode

Chapter 15 The Choice of Foreign Entry Mode by the Franchiser: Case Studies of Lithuanian Franchisers Entering Latvia

Chapter 16 Exploring the Anatomy of Franchising: A Cross-National Examination of US and Finnish Franchise Contract Provisions

Chapter 17 A Comparison of Finnish and United States Franchisee Satisfaction

Chapter 18 Finnish Franchisee Training Program — Findings from the First Ten Programs 1999–2001

Chapter 19 Antitrust Implications of Franchise Agreements