...Levent Altinay; Angela Roper; Anne Marie Doherty Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors that motivate international retail companies to choose franchising as a method for entering international markets. Design/methodology/approach Employs a qualitative methodology...

...Levent Altinay; Catherine L. Wang Purpose To investigate the role of prior knowledge in the international franchise partner recruitment process and to evaluate how cultural distance influences the role of prior knowledge in this process. Design/methodology/approach A single embedded case study...

...Levent Altinay This paper fills a gap in the research undertaken into the role of intrapreneurs in the international franchise process of an organisation. The intrapreneurial role of organisational members in implementing franchising decisions in an international hotel group was investigated. Semi...