This paper draws on the dynamic capabilities approach to explain the performance of franchised chains. This approach is … a useful lens to understand why some chains are more likely to drive superior performance than others. Hence, using this … theoretical lens, we explore why and how several characteristics of franchised chains influence sales performance. This study …

, the authors identify department upkeep and shrinkage control as key intermediate variables impacting the performance of … investigation: team management practices, the buying role of the department manager and tailored criteria for assessing performance … order to meet margin performance objectives. This research is a step forward because it takes account of the elements …

specific performance contract if a separability condition is satisfied, i.e. if the effect of investments and the effect of the … (proposition 2). That is, specifying the terms of trade by writing a specific performance contract is useless with the separability …

performance of local food systems and the logistic leverages that could improve that performance. Long food chains have … demonstrated the importance of logistic as a means to improve performance, and we can wonder how the improvement of the logistic … organization of short food systems could increase their economical, social and environmental performance. Considering the fact that …

This paper examines the dynamic relationship between financial exposure and productive performance in agriculture. To …’2001, we find that there is a bidirectional causality running from financial constraints and productive performance …Cet article examine la relation dynamique entre exposition aux contraintes financières et performance productive dans l …

-econometric technique developed by management scientists on economic concepts for evaluating the performance of decision-making units and …