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Determinants of multi-unit franchising: an organizational economics framework

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In this paper, we use organizational economics theories to explain the percentage of multi-unit franchisees within franchise chains. We use transaction cost theory, property rights view and agency theory to formulate three research hypotheses that are related to franchisees' transaction-specific investments, intangibility of system-specific assets and risk of franchisee free-riding, respectively. These hypotheses are tested in the French franchising context by using a sample of 138 franchisors. The empirical results are largely supportive of the hypotheses. We extend the franchising literature by arguing that the explanation of the franchisor's use of multi-unit franchising requires the combined application of different theoretical perspectives.

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halshs-00816128 , version 1 (19-04-2013)

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Dildar Hussain, Rozenn Perrigot, Karim Mignonac, Asâad El Akremi, Olivier Herrbach. Determinants of multi-unit franchising: an organizational economics framework. Managerial and Decision Economics, 2013, 34, pp.161-169. ⟨10.1002/mde.2580⟩. ⟨halshs-00816128⟩
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