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Alleviating Poverty Using Microfranchising Models: Case Studies and a Critique
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“Microfranchisors frequently offer subsidies or patient capital to the low-income franchisee.”
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“For example, microfranchises are typically smaller than traditional franchises (Fairbourne et al., 2007;Jones Christensen, 2008).”
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“This financing allows the microfranchisee to pay less for the business or to pay for the business in small amounts spread over a long period of time-and this practice contrasts with the standardized terms and near-term profit motive that can accompany traditional franchise sales (Fairbourne et al., 2007, Jones Christensen, 2008).”
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“Further, microfranchisors place more emphasis than do traditional franchisors on mutual adaptation and co-learningwhile placing less emphasis on exact replication (Fairbourne et al., 2007, Jones Christensen, 2008).”
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“Successful microfranchises exist in many developing countries (Fairbourne et al., 2007;Jones Christensen, 2008;Lehr, 2008;Magleby, 2006), and cost of entry and business complexity varies by location.”
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- Christensen, L. J.
- Venue
- Alleviating Poverty through Business Strategy
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- Palgrave Macmillan US
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- 2008
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- 149-170
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