This study reviews the franchising literature on emerging markets. We used the Bibliometrix
R-package and VOSviewer software to perform a bibliometric analysis of 297 articles …

This research advances four propositions and a conceptual model of country and company
characteristics influencing key International Business Decisions (IBDs). The IBDs in this …

This article aims to analyse decisions about international entry modes from the stakeholder
perspective, delving into different configurations of governance modes. A quantitative …

This study develops and tests a novel transaction cost model of master international
franchising. Based on data from international franchise firms headquartered in six countries …

The present study examines how a number of market conditions may drive diffusion of
franchising. It considers a sample of 63 Spanish franchisors operating through 2321 …

Purpose The governance structure of international franchise firms varies from higher control
modes, such as wholly owned subsidiaries and joint venture franchising, to lower control …

Purpose In this study, the authors identify how formal institutional environments in
destination countries matter to franchise chains as they internationalize. The institutional …

Purpose This study aims to enhance the knowledge that managers and scholars have on
franchising expansion. In this sense, it is worth mentioning that although the body of …

We examine the impact of host-country institutions on subsidiary location decisions made by
European multinational companies (MNCs) across 144 countries. Our analyses occur at the …

Purpose The aim of this study is to analyze the importance of knowledge in reaching
organizational objectives (long-term organizational goals) and in constructing competitive …