... with franchising participants. The first phase of the research consisted of exploratory interviews with franchising experts (franchise lawyers, accountants, consultants, mediators and bankers), and the second phase consisted of semi-structured interviews with franchisees and franchisors across two franchise...

...Lorelle Frazer; Scott Weaven; Jeff Giddings; Debra Grace Purpose The rapid growth of the Australian franchising sector since the 1980s has been accompanied by tension, conflict and disputation, causing concern for regulatory bodies. However, little is currently known about the antecedents...

...Scott Weaven; Lorelle Frazer Purpose This paper aims to provide a better understanding of the motivational incentives driving franchising choice from the franchisee's perspective and, in particular, to investigate a comparison of single and multiple unit franchisee incentives. Design...

... control, such as a downturn in the economy or rising interest rates. Research suggests that the success of franchising systems is said to be reliant upon the strength of the franchising relationship (Nathan, 2000). Indeed, franchising allows participants to perform at higher levels than they could...