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Franchising: a literature review on management and control issues

Sofie Verbieren
Lessius – KU Leuven
Research Assistant Accounting
Lessius University College
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Department of Business Studies
Faculty of Business & Economics
Korte Nieuwstraat 33
Naamsestraat 69
2000 Antwerpen – Belgium
3000 Leuven - Belgium
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Research interests: management accounting & control, interfirm relationships, franchising, service operations
Martine Cools
Associate professor at Lessius
Research Fellow of KU Leuven
Research Associate Rotterdam School of Management
Lessius - Associatie Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Department of Business Studies
Korte Nieuwstraat 33
B-2000 Antwerpen, Belgium
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Research interests: management accounting and control in intra-firm and interfirm relationships Alexandra Van den Abbeele
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Naamsestraat 69
3000 Leuven - Belgium
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Research interests: management accounting and control

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Franchising: a literature review on management and control issues

Abstract
This article provides an overview of the recent literature on franchising, with special attention to management control issues. Based on an analysis of franchising articles published in twenty-five high-impact journals over the period 1996–2008, the literature is divided into the following three broad streams: franchise initiation and subsequent propensity to franchise, franchise performance and control of franchising relationships. Several research gaps and avenues for future research are identified, especially towards a systematic study of management control issues in the context

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