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Copyright Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração 2007

Abstract

Plural forms are an important subject in the franchising literature. The co-existence of franchised and company-owned outlets in the same chain is well-known fact, deserving the huge attention it received from researches. Nevertheless, organizational forms in franchising are more diverse than these studies propose. In this paper, the authors describe three types of franchising contracts, observed in a set of 21 case studies in France and Brazil, that differ in terms of capital requirement, incentives and risk sharing. Franchisors frequently combine company-owned outlets with one or more of these franchising contracts, using a portfolio of organizational forms to govern the transaction with his/her outlets. The multi-case study suggests institutional environment as the main variable to explain the differences in the use of plural forms in France and Brazil. Particularly, the authors submit that legal system and the uncertainty regarding court decisions are the main reasons why franchise chains in Brazil do not fully explore the diversity of franchising contracts.

Details

Title
Formas Plurais no Franchising de Alimentos: Evidências de Estudos de Caso na França e no Brasil
Author
Silva, Vivian Lara S; de Azevedo, Paulo Furquim
Pages
129-152,226,228
Publication year
2007
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração
ISSN
14156555
e-ISSN
19827849
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Portuguese
ProQuest document ID
1458595971
Copyright
Copyright Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração 2007