The nature and potential of management contracts as a method of internationalisation are analysed with reference to Australia′s leading domestic airline, Ansett. The restrictive regulatory environment of the airline industry, especially in Australia, had prevented Ansett from conducting direct...

The spread of “second generation” franchise system use from a predominantly US base is examined. The focus is on Australia as one of the major recipient countries. Australia has moved rapidly through a process of adoption and imitation of US companies′ franchise systems in the 1970s and...