29th Annual ISoF Conference
School of Economics & Business
University of Oviedo
Asturias, Spain
June 18 – June 21, 2015
- When the party’s over: Issues at the end of a franchising relationship
Andrew Terry, The University of Sydney, Australia
Maree Chetwin, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
- A cross-cultural exploration of franchise entrepreneurial orientation
Anna Watson, University of Hertfordshire, UK
Olufunmilola (Lola) Dada, Institute for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development, UK
Owen Wright, Griffith University, Australia
Rozenn Perrigot, University of Rennes, France
- Emergence of local retail food franchises in the Middle East: The influence of foreign franchises – Focus on Saudi Arabia & United Arab Emirates
Bassem Nasri, Grenoble Ecole de Management, France
Pablo Collazo Yelpo, Institute for the Environment & Regional Development, Austria
- The effect of service complexity on performance of franchised outlets
Ben Lawrence, School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University, USA
Linda Canina, School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University, USA
Cathy Enz, School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University, USA
- Knowledge based view of franchise system success: An empirical investigation and replication
Hyo Jin (Jean) Jeon, College of Business Administration, University of Nevada, USA
Rajiv Dant, Michael F. Price College of Business, The University of Oklahoma, USA
Brent Baker, College of Business and Public Administration, University of North Dakota, USA
- Linkages between pricing practices in franchise chains and franchisor-, franchisee- and system-level-outcomes
Brinja Meiseberg, Institute of Strategic Management, Germany
Rozenn Perrigot, Graduate School of Management, University of Rennes 1, France
- More or Less Integration? Sector-based differences in French franchising and brand-distribution networks
Odile Chanut, Aix-Marseille University, France
Magali Chaudey, University of Lyon, France
Muriel Fadairo, University of Lyon, France
- Ownership and control in franchising networks
Josef Windsperger, University of Vienna, Austria
Magali Chaudey, University of Lyon, France
Muriel Fadairo, University of Lyon, France
- Revised statutory cooling off provisions as a solution to the ‘market for lemons’ problem in business format franchising
Courtenay Atwell, School of Taxation and Business Law, University of New South Wales, Australia
- Certification: Motivations and perceptions of value within the franchise sector
Denise Cumberland, College of Education and Human Development, University of Louisville
Gary Jones, College of Education and Human Development, University of Louisville
Evelien Croonen, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
- Organizational capabilities and multi-unit franchising
Dildar Hussain, ESC Rennes School of Business, Rennes, France
Josef Windsperger, University of Vienna, Austria
- Influence of brand, up-front franchise fees and initial investment on entrepreneurs’ decisions to open a franchise outlet
Esther Calderon-Monge, Department of Economics and Business Management, University of Burgos, Spain
Pilar Huerta-Zavala, Department of Economics and Business Management, University of Burgos, Spain
Jannett Ayup-González, Faculty of Commerce and Administration, University Autonoma of Tamaulipas, Mexico
- Elvis has left the building; why franchisees leave their franchise systems
Evelien Croonen, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Maryse Brand, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
- The royalty rate and the trade-off between risk and incentives; Determinants and performance outcomes in franchising networks
Cintya Lanchimba, National Polytechnic School, Ecuador
Université de Lyon, France
Muriel Fadairo, Université de Lyon, France
Josef Windsperger, Faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics, University of Vienna, Austria
- A Multi-Sector Examination of Antecedents of Voluntary Information Disclosure by Franchisors
Farhad Sadeh, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, Canada
Manish Kacker, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, Canada
- Entrepreneurial Orientation, Innovation and Performance in Franchise Networks: A Configurational Approach
Nabil Khelil, Normandie University, France
Catherine Allix-Desfautaux, Normandie University, France
Anne-Laure Le Nadant, Normandie University, France
Fanny Simon-Lee, Normandie University, France
- Unnatural Relationship Dissolution in Franchising: A Dual-Agency Perspective
Xu (Vivian) Zheng, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Jeff Jianfeng Wang, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Marko Grünhagen, School of Business, Eastern Illinois University, USA
- Consequences of Franchising Maximization Versus Optimization on Firm Performance
Melih Madanoglu, Department of Marketing, Florida Atlantic University, USA
Gary Castrogiovanni, Department of Management Programs, Florida Atlantic University, USA
- Franchising in the Education Sector in Pakistan: Is it Social Franchising? Preliminary Insights from Franchisees
Muhammad Akib Warraich, Graduate School of Management, University of Rennes 1, France
Rozenn Perrigot, Graduate School of Management, University of Rennes 1, France
- Knowledge-Based Trust in Franchising: A Franchisor’s Perspective
Nada Mumdziev, Department of Business and Management, Webster University, Austria
Jana Siklienkova, Department of International Management, University of Vienna, Austria
- Choice of Contract Duration in Franchising: Combining Transaction Cost, Resource-based and Relational Governance Perspectives
Nina Gorovaia, School of Economic Sciences and Administration, Frederick University Cyprus
- Growth or Profitability? Innovation and Performance in Franchise Networks
Magali Chaudey, University of Lyon, France
Muriel Fadairo, University of Lyon, France
Anne-Laure Le Nadant, Normandy University, France
Frédéric Perdreau, University of Lyon, France
- Crowdfunding Theory of Franchising: An Exploration
Aaron Anglin, Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma, USA
Rajiv Dant, Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma, USA
Jeremy Short, Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma, USA
- Do Good Soldiers Make Good Franchisees? Examining the Effects of Military Veterans on the Entrepreneurial Franchisee Recruitment—Franchise Growth Relationship
Miles Zachary, Department of Management & Industrial Relations, West Virginia University, USA
Jeremy Short, Division of Management & Entrepreneurship, University of Oklahoma, USA
David Ketchen, Department of Management, Auburn University, USA
Rajiv Dant, Division of Marketing & Supply Chain Management, University of Oklahoma, USA
- Corporate chains versus contractual chains: Examining competition and store development in a longitudinal analysis of the automotive parts retailing industry
Robert Stassen, Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas, USA
- Franchising Constructive Termination: Quirk, Quagmire or a French Solution?
Robert Emerson, Center for European Studies, University of Florida, USA
- Franchise Terminations: “Good Cause” Decoded
Robert Emerson, Center for European Studies, University of Florida, USA
- Franchise Savoir-Faire
Robert Emerson, Center for European Studies, University of Florida, USA
- The Neutral Factfinder as a Pathway to Legal Reform: Examples from Franchising
Robert Emerson, Center for European Studies, University of Florida, USA
- Franchisees’ Resale Price Policy Facing Legal, Contractual and Professional Constraints: Insights from European and French Perspectives
Guy Basset, University of Rennes 1, France
Rozenn Perrigot, University of Rennes 1, France
- Franchisees’ optimism bias and the inefficiency of the FTC Franchise Rule
Uri Benoliel, Faculty of Law, College of Law & Business, Israel
Jenny Buchan, Taxation & Business Law, University of New South Wales Business School, Australia
- International area development franchising relationships: A qualitative study
Vita Kadile, Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Matthew Robson, Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Kathryn Watson, Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
L. Jeremy Clegg, Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
- The enforcement of China’s Anti-Monopoly Law and the regulation on restrictive competition in franchising
Xiao Xiaowen, Faculty of Franchise Management, Beijing Normal University, China
Xiao Yongtian, Faculty of Franchise Management, Beijing Normal University, China
- The effects of E-commerce on Franchising: An exploratory Australian-based study
Zhanna Kremez, Griffith Business School, Asia-Pacific Centre for Franchising Excellence, Griffith University, Australia
- A survey on Subway’s competitiveness in Macau
Yasmin Vai, Viva Macao Commercial Offshore Ltd, Macau
Javier Calero Cuervo, Department of Management and Marketing, University of Macau
- A knowledge perspective of franchise brand management
Audhesh Paswan, Department of Marketing and Logistics, University of North Texas
Pramod Iyer, Department of Marketing and Logistics, University of North Texas
Sua Jeon, University of North Texas, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Indonesia
- Entrepreneur-Franchisor in Emerging Economy: An Introspective Study in Mexico
Audhesh Paswan, Department of Marketing and Logistics, University of North Texas
María de los Dolores Santarriaga Pineda, Escuela de Mercadotecnia, Universidad de Colima, Mexico
Francisco Carlos Soto Ramirez, Escuela de Mercadotecnia, Universidad de Colima, Mexico
- Differences in contract design between successful and less successful franchises
Vanesa Solís Rodríguez, Business Administration Department, University of Oviedo, Spain
Manuel González Díaz, Business Administration Department, University of Oviedo, Spain
- Franchisor and franchisee failures: The problem of determining how successful is franchising
Rupert Barkoff, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Georgia, USA
Andrew Head, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Georgia, USA
- Trying to reduce contract terminations: The different views of franchisors and franchisees
Begoña López Fernández, Department of Business Administration, School of Economics and Business, University of Oviedo, Spain
Susana López-Bayón, Department of Business Administration, School of Economics and Business, University of Oviedo, Spain