The paper investigates survival patterns of Brazilian franchising firms during the 1994-1999 period. First, at a more … indicated a drastic decay in survival after only a few years and contrasts with the higher survival of firms in the franchising …

The paper investigates survival patterns of Brazilian franchising firms during the 1994-1999 period. First, at a more … indicated a drastic decay in survival after only a few years and contrasts with the higher survival of firms in the franchising … favoring a positive role for firm size on survival. -- franchising ; survival …

decisions and growth of principals, in the context of franchising. We find that a 30 percent decrease in average … collateralizable housing wealth in a region delays chains' entry into franchising by 0.28 years on average, 9 percent of the average …

, in the context of franchising. We find that a 30 percent decrease in average collateralizable housing wealth in an area … is associated with a delay in chains' entry into franchising by 0.33 years on average, or 10 percent of the average …