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Green approaches in Hong Kong’s fast-food restaurants and its effects on corporate image
Wong, Anthony - 2016
Previous studies have found a positive linear relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate image. CSR was found can improve an organisation’s competitive edge and sustainability. In addition, CSR and the concept of 3R (reduce, reuse, and recycle) can enhance the...
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The Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence: Rewarding World-Class Practices
Chakravorty, Satya S.; Atwater, J. Bryan; Herbert, James I. - 2008
Established in 1988, the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence recognises organisations in the USA, Mexico and Canada …
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Determinants of the Relations between Transitory Earnings and CEO Cash Compensation in the USA
Asthana, Sharad; Ye, Zhongxia Shelly - 2007
effect). This study has practical implications for regulators, corporations and investors, both in the USA and abroad. …
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A study of outsourcing of premedia services to India by US companies
Nayak, Rahul P. - 2009
Offshore outsourcing continues to gain prominence as the printing industrystrides into the future. With different segments of the industry looking at reducingcosts and, in exchange providing value-added services, more companies turntowards outsourcing services offshore as a solution. Although it...
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Licensing im Rahmen des Marketings : ein Leitfaden
Nestler, Bettina - 2009
-Instrument betrachtet werden. Es entsteht ein Leitfaden, der die Leser durch die Bereiche „Licensing“, „Franchising“ und „Marke“ führt …
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Mapping the profiles of franchisees: getting to know the black sheep, rough diamonds, whingers and best buddies
School of Marketing
The purpose of this paper is to investigate franchisees' perception of the value of quality service in the franchise system. Two dimensions, perceived importance and perceived gaps of the quality of the franchise system, form the anchors of a proposed 2 x 2 franchise system quality(FSQ) matrix....
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South African fast food franchise industry's use of project management, towards a franchise project management course
Maree, Petrus Johannes Hermanus - 2007
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The business format, franchising, can be defined as "the granting of a licence for a predetermined … financial return by a franchising company (franchisor) to its franchisees. The grant entitles them to make use of a complete …, p4 as cited by Altinay, L. 2004)Franchising as a business model can be seen in essence as a proven business model that …
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Competition In or For the Field: Which Is Better?
Engel, Eduardo M.R.A.; Fischer, Ronald; Galetovic, Alexander - 2002
In many circumstances, a principal, who wants prices to be as low as possible, must contract with agents who would like to charge the monopoly price. This paper compares a Demsetz auction, which awards an exclusive contract to the agent bidding the lowest price (competition for the field) with...
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The franchise decision and financial performance: an examination of restaurant firms
Hsu, Li-Tzang - 2007
In the last few decades, franchising has become a part of everyday life in the United States. Many firms in a variety … of industries have adopted franchising as a method of doing business. Despite the importance of franchising, the … literature on why firms initially choose to franchise and how franchising affects financial performance has been scant (Combs et …
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Are Franchising Systems Beneficial for Lodging Industry in terms of Profitability and Intangible Value?
Moon, Joonho - 2011
Franchising plays a significant role in the rapid growth of its retail sales. Franchising is a system in which the … because of its advantages. Actually, the annual retail sales of business-format franchising were about $246 billion in 1992 … (Huber, 1993).In the lodging industry, franchising has contributed so significantly to the growth of major hotelchains since …
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