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The Franchise Relationship: Entrepreneurship or Dependence?
Abstract
This paper reports on work conducted at the University of Westminster, England, in addressing the issue of the status of the franchisee in terms of his or her claims to being considered an entrepreneur rather than a manager or quasi-employee. The research evidence indicates that, overall, relatively high levels of independence were reported by franchisees and that, when examining the issue of franchisee freedom, the formal contract was often a poor guide to the world of operational reality.
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“Moreover, franchisees that consider themselves to be independent entrepreneurs might not willingly accept such tight control (Stanworth 1995).”
From Control techniques and upward flow of information in franchising in distant markets: conceptualization and preliminary evidence (1998) · cites this paper as Stanworth 1995
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“As noted by Stanworth (1995), the problem with such devices is that they are usually an indication that things have already gone wrong.In other words, there is no preventative or ex ante strategic element here.”
From Control techniques and upward flow of information in franchising in distant markets: conceptualization and preliminary evidence (1998) · cites this paper as Stanworth 1995
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“Too much control might be counterproductive (Stanworth 1995).”
From Control techniques and upward flow of information in franchising in distant markets: conceptualization and preliminary evidence (1998) · cites this paper as Stanworth 1995
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“Stanworth (1995) notes that longer established franchisees were more resistant to franchisor pressures to file financial returns than their more recent counterparts.”
From Control techniques and upward flow of information in franchising in distant markets: conceptualization and preliminary evidence (1998) · cites this paper as Stanworth 1995
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Dant, R. P., & Nasr, N. I. (1998) · Journal of Business Venturing · doi:10.1016/s0883-9026(97)00040-2 · Cited by 168
A Futuristic Research Agenda for the Field of Franchising
Dant, R. P. (2008) · Journal of Small Business Management · doi:10.1111/j.1540-627x.2007.00233.x · Cited by 164
Metadata
- Authors
- Stanworth, J.
- Corresponding author
- Stanworth, John
- Venue
- Journal of Marketing Channels
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1995-01
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 1-2
- Pages
- 161-176
- ISSN
- 1046-669X (ISSN-L)
- 1540-7039
- OpenAlex
- W1491534556
- Cited by
- 63
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 5.96
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Marketing Channels (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Franchising Strategies and Performance
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management of Technology and Innovation › Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Customer Service Quality and Loyalty
- Keywords
- franchising, entrepreneurship, franchise agreements, franchisor-franchisee relationship
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