Agency Costs and Scarce Resources: Influences on Brazilian Franchising
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Agency and institutional influences on franchising decisions
Article history: Received 3 March 2008 Received in revised form 12 May 2009 Accepted 12 May 2009 While the franchising literature has typically relied on agency theory, efficiency considerations may not fully explain decisions to expand through franchising or company ownership. In this study, I re-examine franchising decisions using insights from institutional theory. The key tenet of instituti...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Business Review
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1808-2386
DOI: 10.15728/bbr.2019.16.4.5