Management and Governance of Networks : Franchising, Cooperatives, and Strategic Alliances /: Franchising, Cooperatives, and Strategic Alliances. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: George W.J. Hendrikse, Geþrard Cliquet, Thomas Ehrmann, Josef Windsperger, editors.
• Editors: Hendrikse, George; Cliquet, Gérard; Ehrmann, Thomas, 1958-; Windsperger, Josef
• Contents: List of Contributors; Management and Governance of Networks: An Introduction; 1 Franchising; 2 Cooperatives; 3 Strategic Alliances; References; Part I: Franchising; Strategic Groups in the French Franchising Sector; 1 Introduction; 2 Background Literature on Strategic Groups; 2.1 Strategic Groups and Franchising; 2.2 Main Results in the Franchise Literature; 3 Data Collection and Study Variables; 4 Multidimensional Static Analysis; 4.1 Hierarchical Clustering Analysis; 4.2 Robustness Checks and Stability of the Clusters; 5 Strategic Groups and Performance Outcomes. 6 Conclusion and Directions for Further Research; Appendix 1: Principal Component Analysis; Appendix 2: Predictive Modeling; References; Control and Performance in Franchising Networks; 1 Introduction; 2 Franchisor Performance, Intangible Resources, and Environmental Uncertainty; 2.1 Resource-Based Perspective; 2.2 Transaction Cost Economic Perspective; 3 The Moderating Role of Control; 3.1 Interaction Between Control and Intangible Resources; 3.2 Interaction Between Control and Environmental Uncertainty; 4 Empirical Analysis; 4.1 Data Collection; 4.2 Measures; 5 Regression Analysis. 6 Discussion and Implications; 6.1 Discussion; 6.2 Implications; 6.3 Limitations and Future Research Directions; 7 Conclusions; Appendix: Measures of the Variables; References; Beyond Main Street: Franchising Strategies for Indigenous Entrepreneurship in Australia; 1 Introduction; 2 The Indigenous Business Challenge; 2.1 Indigenous Australia; 2.2 Indigenous Disadvantage; 2.3 Indigenous Business; 3 A Franchising Strategy for Indigenous Entrepreneurship; 4 Facilitating Indigenous Entrepreneurship Through Conventional and Nonconventional Franchising; 5 A Variegated Cooperative Model; 6 Conclusion. 2.1 Customer Perceptions Regarding Franchising; 2.2 Franchising in Emerging Markets; 2.3 Franchising in the Education Sector; 3 Franchising in Pakistan; 3.1 Commercial Franchising in Pakistan; 3.2 Nontraditional Franchising in Pakistan; 3.3 Franchising in the Education Sector in Pakistan; 4 Research Methodology; 5 Findings; 5.1 Customer Perceptions Regarding Franchising in the Education Sector; 5.1.1 Customer Perceptions Regarding Franchised Schools Versus Public Schools; 5.2 Customer Perceptions Regarding the Main Characteristics of Franchising in the Education Sector.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer International Publishing
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 658.005; Business; Business networks -- Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Skills; Business networks -- Management; Business & Economics -- Sales & Selling; Business & Economics -- Industrial Management; Sales & marketing; Economics of industrial organisation; Business strategy; Management science; Organization; Sales management; Industrial organization; Leadership; Business & Economics -- Strategic Planning; Organizational theory & behaviour; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319572765; 3319572768
• Related ISBNs: 9783319572758; 331957275X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 09, 2017).
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