27th Annual ISoF Conference
International Institute for Franchise Education
Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai (BNUZ)
Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China
March 13 – March 16, 2013
- Institutional Environments and the Internationalization of Franchise Chains: the Contrasting Cases of North African Countries
Odile Chanut, University of Aix-Marseille
Nadjoua Gharbi, BP n°25 C. Constantine S.M.K. 25004
Dominique Bonet Fernandez, IPAG LAB and CRET-LOG (AMU)
- Franchise Environment in Saudi Arabia
Mona Mohammed Alharbi, Exeter University
- The Choice of Governance Modes of International Franchise Firms An Integrative Model
Maria Jell-Ojobor, University of Vienna
Josef Windsperger, University of Vienna
- Assessing the Threat of Free Riding Through Attributions of Franchise Service Encounters
Seema Pai, Boston University,
Patrick J. Kaufmann, Boston University
- Profiling USA Based Fast Food Franchise Chains: A Cross National Comparison
Rajiv P. Dant, The University of Oklahoma
Hyo Jin (Jean) Jeon, University of Nevada-Reno
Josef Windsperger, University of Vienna
Nada Mumdziev, University of Vienna
- One-Enterprise-Multi-Brand-Hybrid-Franchise Pattern – The Case of Cabbeen Clothing (China) Co., Ltd.
Lu Jianbao, Sun Yat-sen University
Tang Ziheng, Sun Yat-sen University
Leng Ting, Sun Yat-sen University
- Franchisees’ Financial Constraints and Franchisors’ Franchising Decisions
Ying Fan, University of Michigan
Kai-Uwe Kühn, University of Michigan
Francine Lafontaine, University of Michigan
- Signaling the Value of a Business Concept: Evidence from a Structural Model with Brazilian Franchising Data
Muriel Fadairo, Université de Lyon
Cintya Lanchimba, Université de Lyon
- The Behaviour of Franchisor Stock Prices
E. Hachemi Aliouche, University of New Hampshire
Robert J. Bianchi, Griffith University
Michael E. Drew, Griffith University
- Deriving Meaning for Social Franchising from Commercial Franchising and Social Enterprise
Elizabeth Crawford Spencer, Bond University
- Social Franchising: A New Paradigm for a Global Challenge
Benjamin C. Litalien, CFE, University of Maryland University College
- Social Franchising Formation: A Systems Approach that Enhances Formation to Resolve Issues Created by the Financial Crises
Fiori A. Zafeiropoulou, Seattle University – City College
- Insisting too Much on Network Uniformity in the French Market: A Potential Risk of Requalification of the Franchise Contract
Rozenn Perrigot, University of Rennes
Guy Basset, University of Rennes
Danièle Briand-Meledo, University of Rennes
Gérard Cliquet, University of Rennes
- The Franchise Seesaw: Thoughts on the Balance of Power and Control in Australian Franchises
Courtenay Atwell, University of New South Wales
Jenny Buchan, University of New South Wales
- Determinants of the Evolution of Cooperation in Franchising Networks
Thomas Ehrmann, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
Michael Kopel, University of Graz
Brinja Meiseberg, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- The Impact of Decentralization and Trust on Network Performance: The Case of Franchising
Marc Florian Herz, University of Vienna
Clemens Hutzinger, University of Vienna
Haris Seferagic, University of Vienna
Josef Windsperger, University of Vienna
- How Do Franchisees Assess Their Franchisors Trustworthiness? An Empirical Study
Evelien P.M. Croonen, University of Groningen
Maryse J. Brand, University of Groningen
Thijs L.J. Broekhuizen, University of Groningen
- Trust and Multi-unit Ownership in Franchising A Relational Governance Perspective
Josef Windsperger, University of Vienna
Dildar Hussain, University of Rennes
- Exploring the Role of Ownership Structures in the Results of Professional Healthcare Franchises from a Multi-Actor Perspective
Karlijn J. Nijmeijer, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Isabelle N. Fabbricotti, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Robbert Huijsman, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
- Meeting the Challenges for Franchising in Developing Countries: the Vietnamese Experience
Nguyen Ba Binh, The University of New South Wales
Andrew Terry, The University of Sydney
- Knowledge Management in International Franchise Networks
Audhesh Paswan, University of North Texas
Derrick DSouza, University of North Texas
Retno Tanding Suryandari, University of North Texas
- Performance in Distribution Systems: What Is the Influence of the Upstream Firms Organizational Choices?
Muriel Fadairo, Université de Lyon
Cintya Lanchimba, Université de Lyon
- Learning and Performance: The case of Franchising
Vanesa Solis-Rodriguez, University of Oviedo
Manuel Gonzalez-Diaz, University of Oviedo
- The Effect of Franchising on Firm Growth: An Empirical Analysis from China
Li Hao, Beijing Normal University
Zhao Yu, Beijing Normal University