Summary The main purpose of this paper is to evaluate corporate debt ratios by size classes in Continental Europe …

Summary We analyze the spatial interaction among regions in North America and in Western Europe. We use a gravity model … structure than that of Europe. We argue that this relates to different types of institutional arrangements with effects on the …

mujeres que ocupan puestos de dirección en Europa y el efecto de ciertos factores laborales. Diseño/metodología/enfoque Se …

This paper discusses the dualistic characteristics of franchising as a means for aspiring entrepreneurs to enter the … business arena with their own start‐up venture. It discusses an alternative to franchising. A methodology referred to as …

Because franchising is a popular and important business alternative, we propose that concerted effort be taken by … the wheel”, researchers should first consider findings from outside the franchising arena to assess their generalizability … propositions to guide future study of franchise organizations are presented. Thus, both franchising and organization theory are …

Franchising has been present in the residential real estate brokerage market for many years. Today, nearly one of every …. Despite this high incidence of franchising, no current study has addressed how the decision to franchise impacts productive …