An Entrepreneurial Slant to Franchise Research

Hoy, Frank; Stanworth, John; Purdy, David

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“…Such noteworthy trends are progressively being observed in many countries around the world. Despite the role franchising has played in global wealth creation (Hoy et al, 2000;Sorenson and Sørensen, 2001), a long-standing controversial issue in the academic literature, and even amongst practitioners, pertains to whether entrepreneurial personalities can thrive within franchised outlets. Most of these arguments have centred on the premise on which franchising is built, replicating uniform operations throughout the franchise system (Dada and Watson, 2013).…”

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Entrepreneurial tendencies in franchising: evidence from the UK

Dada

Watson

Kirby

2015

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

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Purpose -In spite of the important contributions of franchising to many economies, it remains unclear whether it truly provides a scope for entrepreneurial tendencies to flourish amongst franchisees. This study examines the debate surrounding the franchisee as an entrepreneur from the perspectives of the main contributors within the UK franchising sector, franchisors and franchisees, by analysing their entrepreneurial tendencies and the franchisee selection process.Design/methodology/approach -The paper is based on an empirical study using a focus group and a survey approach. Originality/value -By providing an indication of the extent of the franchisee's entrepreneurial tendencies, this study expatiates on major arguments in the franchising and entrepreneurship literature, which are also profound amongst practitioners in the fields of franchising and entrepreneurship.

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Entrepreneurial tendencies in franchising: evidence from the UK

Dada

Watson

Kirby

2015

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

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“…Despite the role being played by franchising in global wealth creation (Hoy et al , 2000; Sorenson and Sørensen, 2001), a long-standing controversial issue about the entrepreneurial behavior of the franchisors and franchisees still prevails in the academic literature as well among practitioners. Thus, the present study aims to explore the entrepreneurial relationships of the franchise systems confined to franchisor perspective only, i.e.…”

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Entrepreneurial tendencies in franchisors: evidence from India

Shah

Saqib

2022

IJIS

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Purpose This study aims to develop an instrument that examines the franchisor as an entrepreneurial form. Although examining the entrepreneurial tendencies of the franchisors has been a central goal of the present research, the study also uncovers the factors that lead firms to offer franchises and promote franchisor growth. Design/methodology/approach Data was collected from the population of franchisor organizations in India by following a survey approach. Statistical techniques including descriptive and inferential statistics like correlation and structural equation modeling were used to analyze the data. Findings The study results show that franchisors possess entrepreneurship traits and reveal entrepreneurial behavior. The study also provides empirical evidence toward various dimensions that contribute to franchisor growth. Research limitations/implications The results of the present study propose research implications toward clarification of the entrepreneurial position of the franchisors in the extensively unclear research area. Originality/value Considerable ambiguity surrounds franchisors’ activities running and managing their business as entrepreneurial firms. By indicating franchisors’ entrepreneurial traits, the study expatiates on major franchising and entrepreneurship literature arguments.

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“…Despite the role played by franchising in global wealth creation (Hoy et al , 2000; Sorenson and Sørensen, 2001), a long-standing controversial issue about the entrepreneurial behavior of the franchisees within franchised outlets prevails in the academic literature as well among practitioners. These arguments are usually based on the fact that franchising involves replicating uniform operations throughout the franchise system (Dada and Watson, 2013).…”

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Entrepreneurial tendencies in franchisees: evidence from India

Bashir

Saqib

2021

JEEE

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Purpose This study aims to examine franchising from an entrepreneurial perspective. The study investigates the extent to which franchisees exhibit entrepreneurial characteristics and various aspects of franchise development. Design/methodology/approach The questionnaire was distributed to 430 franchisees operating in India and 409 responses were received. Descriptive and inferential statistics, such as correlation, analysis of variance and structural equation modeling were used to analyze the data. Findings The study’s findings indicate that franchisees also exhibit entrepreneurial characteristics and behavior. Additionally, as evidenced by their franchisee selection process, franchisors appear to value entrepreneurial personalities within their franchised outlets. Research limitations/implications By generating sufficient business enterprises, the franchising system of entrepreneurship can be promoted as one of the solutions for developing countries. Additionally, the findings of this study suggest research implications for elucidating the entrepreneurial position of franchisees. Originality/value Considerable ambiguity exists when franchisees’ activities of operating and managing their outlets are considered entrepreneurial firms. The purpose of this study is to examine the role of franchising in the development of entrepreneurship. It provides empirical evidence for the extent of franchisees’ entrepreneurial tendencies and elaborates on key arguments in the franchising and entrepreneurship kinds of literature.

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An Entrepreneurial Slant to Franchise Research

Cited by 4 publications

References 31 publications

Entrepreneurial tendencies in franchising: evidence from the UK

Entrepreneurial tendencies in franchising: evidence from the UK

Entrepreneurial tendencies in franchisors: evidence from India

Entrepreneurial tendencies in franchisees: evidence from India

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