purpose- the aim of this essay is to attempt to explain the impact of religion and family structure on consumer decision-making style within a muslim country. this paper wants to demonstrate how and why husbands/wives with eastern culture and islamic norms use different decision-making styles. design/methodology/approach- literature reviews on consumer decision-making, religion and family struc...

This study investigates the impact of industry category and age on franchise business ownership job satisfaction. The selection choice a owner could be explained through resource scarcity theory. decision to become or not an entrepreneur is based access possession resources. In addition, might explain type chosen pursue entrepreneurship. quantitative used comparative research model gauge whethe...

Incorporating in Delaware can be expensive. Corporations pay up to $180,000 annually for this simple privilege—a figure that is substantially higher than incorporation in any other state. In their controversial article, Price Discrimination in the Market for Corporate Law, Professors Marcel Kahan and Ehud Kamar show that Delaware’s ability to charge a premium for incorporations, in the form of ...

OBJECTIVES To study the impact of a new franchise health clinic model (The HealthStore Foundation's CFWShops) on access to vaccinations and treatment for acute illnesses in a nationally representative sample of children in Kenya. DESIGN The authors used multivariate linear and count regressions to examine associations between receipt of vaccinations or treatment and proximity to a franchise h...

Although franchise chains are increasingly committed to environmental, social, and societal transitions, only a few researchers have focused on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the specific case of franchising. The aim our paper is discuss specificities challenges CSR franchising, explore how franchisors report their sustainable practices, emphasize subsequent directions for future rese...

Franchising as a global growth strategy, especially in emerging markets, is gaining its popularity. For example, the U.S. Commercial Service estimated that China, having over 2,600 brands with 200,000 franchised retail stores in over 80 sectors, is now the largest franchise market in the world. The popularity of franchising continues to increase, as people witness an emergence of a new e-busine...

This dissertation explores whether a mass media campaign, comprised of two television spots promoting exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), was successful in changing EBF behavior when implemented alone and when implemented in conjunction with other media materials, the training of service providers, and the establishment of a franchise network of infant and young child feeding counseling centers. The...

BACKGROUND Across the developing world health care services are most often delivered in the private sector and social franchising has emerged, over the past decade, as an increasingly popular method of private sector health care delivery. Social franchising aims to strengthen business practices through economies of scale: branding clinics and purchasing drugs in bulk at wholesale prices. While ...

Background A short-term protocol for evaluation of National Football League (NFL) athletes incurring concussion has yet to be fully defined and framed in the context of the short-term potential team and career longevity, financial risk, and performance. Purpose To compare the short-term career outcomes for NFL players with concussions by analyzing the effect of concussions on (1) franchise re...