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Franchise Operations

Franchise Operations is a subfield of restaurant management that focuses on the design, coordination, and control of activities required to operate franchised restaurant units in accordance with standardized brand systems, franchise agreements, and franchisor–franchisee governance structures.

192

Publications

10.5K

Citations

303

Authors

181

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Publications

192

Why Restaurants Fail

H. G. Parsa, John Self, David Njite et al. · Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly · 2005 · 405 citations

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Control Modes in International Service Operations: The Propensity to Franchise

Karin Fladmoe‐Lindquist, Laurent L. Jacque · Management Science · 1995 · 339 citations

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The evolution of ownersip patterns in franchise systems

Francine Lafontaine, Patrick J. Kaufmann · Journal of Retailing · 1994 · 318 citations · Full text

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Multi-unit franchising: Growth and management issues

Patrick J. Kaufmann, Rajiv P. Dant · Journal of Business Venturing · 1996 · 284 citations

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Costs of Control: The Source of Economic Rents for McDonald's Franchisees

Patrick J. Kaufmann, Francine Lafontaine · The Journal of Law and Economics · 1994 · 249 citations

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Authors

303

  1. LF
    Lorelle Frazer

    Griffith University, Australia

    8 publications · 249 citations

    8

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  2. PJ
    Patrick J. Kaufmann

    Boston University, United States

    7 publications · 1.3K citations

    7

    h-index

  3. RP
    Rozenn Perrigot

    Université de Rennes, France

    5 publications · 84 citations

    5

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  4. FL
    Francine Lafontaine

    University of Michigan, United States

    5 publications · 904 citations

    5

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  5. JG
    James G. Combs

    Florida State University, United States

    5 publications · 671 citations

    5

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Institutions

181

  1. Griffith University

    Brisbane, Australia

    8 h-index

    17 publications

    380 citations

  2. Georgia State University

    Atlanta, United States

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    1.2K citations

  3. Centre de Recherche en Économie et Management

    Rennes, France

    6 h-index

    14 publications

    453 citations

  4. Université de Rennes

    Rennes, France

    6 h-index

    15 publications

    287 citations

  5. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    1.2K citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    232 citations

  7. Kyung Hee University

    Seoul, South Korea

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    159 citations

  8. Central Michigan University

    Mount Pleasant, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    210 citations

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Venues

  1. International Journal of Hospitality Management

    14 publications · 738 citations

    14

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  2. Journal of Small Business Management

    JSBM · 10 publications · 789 citations

    10

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  3. Journal of Marketing Channels

    9 publications · 273 citations

    9

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  5. Journal of Marketing

    JM · 5 publications · 193 citations

    5

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