Part I: Franchising: Contract Design and Decision Rights; Incentives and Ownership Strategy; Strategy, Competition and Internationalization of Franchise Firms; Entrepreneurship and Franchising; Franchising and Regulation -- Part II: Alliances: Value Creation in Network Relationships;...

The current book on Nework Governance contributes to the literature by offering new perspectives on network goals and performance, inter-organizational learning and trust in alliances, corporate governance issues in cooperatives, governance of cross-border retail networks, contract design and...

Managing Cooperatives, Franchises, and Alliances in International Business: Introduction -- Board Structure Variety in Cooperatives -- On the Evolution of Product Portfolio of Cooperatives versus IOFs -- Cognition and Incentives in Cooperatives -- Influence of Communication Openness, Information...

The objective of this study is to explain the franchisor’s choice between single-unit and multi-unit franchising. We employ a comparative case analysis method to compare the theoretical patterns with the empirical patterns of the governance forms. We selected two multi-national franchise...

The aim of the study is to explain the determinants of contractual completeness in franchise relationships by formulating and testing various propositions derived from transaction cost theory, agency theory, property rights theory, organizational capability theory and relational view of...