Examining the Drivers for Franchised Chains Performance through the Lens of the Dynamic Capabilities Approach

Akremi, Assâad El; Perrigot, Rozenn; Piot-Lepetit, Isabelle

doi:10.1111/jsbm.12059

Cited by 73 publications

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“…They may, for instance, develop some relational governance mechanisms that enhance flexibility and reduce ex post opportunism (Solis‐Rodriguez & Gonzalez‐Diaz, ). As noted by Mayer and Argyres () and El Akremi, Perrigot, and Piot‐Lepetit (), experience enhances franchisors' ability to design advantageous contracts and to manage relationships with franchisees. Hence, the targeted contract duration should be lower.…”

Section: Theoretical Framework and Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 93%

“…As such, drafting and managing contracts is a dynamic capability (Ambrosini & Bowman, ; Eisenhardt & Martin, ; Teece, Pisano, & Shuen, ). In this framework, the contracting capability lies not only in choosing an appropriate contract duration—as outlined by El Akremi et al (, p. 149)—but in the ability to adapt contract duration. We contend that characteristics of the franchisor—namely, its experience and the percentage of owned units—may impact upon the franchisor's capability to adjust the duration of the contract offered to the prospective franchisees.…”

Section: Theoretical Framework and Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Networks that make strong use of franchising compared to their rivals may have advantages regarding innovation in the network (especially at the local level), but at the expense of higher risks for network uniformity and probably at the expense of the plural form symbiosis itself. This argument is raised by El Akremi et al (, p. 152): “a disproportionate increase of the proportion of franchised units can make it difficult for the franchisor to reap additional values by leveraging the advantages of each organizational form”. They also argue that when the franchising rate grows, franchisors' risk of losing control over business processes grows also.…”

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confidence: 99%

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“…There is also the one proposed by Akremi et al (2015) that expansion to reinforce their success in the domestic market.…”

Section: Franchise Internationalizationmentioning

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“…Franchisors can use their international expansion to reinforce their success on the domestic market, that is, achieving high levels of performance (Akremi, Perrigot, & Piot-lepetit, 2015). Based on the prominent theories of international business: the model of Uppsala (Johanson & Vahlne, 1977), the eclectic paradigm (Dunning, 1988) and the transaction cost analysis model (Anderson & Gatignon, 1986), this study focused on the internationalization of franchising were developed with more consistency from the early 1990's (Alon, 2006;Aydin & Kacker, 1990;Eroglu, 1992;FladmoeLindquist & Jacque, 1995;Goncalves & Duarte, 1994).…”

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Brazilian franchisor: Entry and operation of internationalized franchise

2017

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This study aimed to compare the entry and operations strategies of franchisors of developed countries into foreign countries with Brazilian counterparts. Were there significant differences? An exploratory study was conducted with 16 international franchisors operating in Brazil and 31 Brazilian franchisors operating abroad. The results show that international franchisors operating abroad prefer to use a subsidiary in the destination country. At the same time, this strategy is little used by Brazilian franchisors, which prefer the strategy of direct franchises. For data collection, 47 directors or managers of the international expansion of Brazilian companies and the expansion directors of the international companies which operates in Brazil were interviewed. Although more expensive, the subsidiary in the target country offers greater control over the expansion of business reducing the problems caused by the distance of the country of origin. For the management of franchisors, this paper points out that the subsidiary is a natural evolution of entry and operation mode when it is desired or it is needed to control the expansion of networks in other countries. Thus, managers of franchisors in emerging countries should carefully examine the subsidiary option in the target country when their company considers accelerating international growth.

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Perceived corporate social responsibility and employee voluntary pro‐environmental behavior: Does moral motive matter?

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Scholars have increasingly considered how to promote employee voluntary pro‐environmental behavior (PEB) in the hospitality industry. This research explores the normative pathway underlying the relationship between perceived corporate social responsibility (CSR) and voluntary PEB among frontline service employees. Guided by social cognitive theory, we suggest that the relationship between perceived CSR and voluntary PEB is mediated by organizational commitment and that this indirect relationship is moderated by moral efficacy. Multisource data from employees and supervisors (N = 221 matched pairs) support our proposed moderated mediation relationship, such that moral efficacy strengthens the positive indirect effect of perceived CSR on voluntary PEB via organizational commitment. This study adds to the literature by providing insights and implications for future research on the emergence of voluntary PEB in the hospitality industry.

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Examining the Drivers for Franchised Chains Performance through the Lens of the Dynamic Capabilities Approach

Cited by 73 publications

References 140 publications

Contract duration and contractual learning: Evidence from franchising networks

Contract duration and contractual learning: Evidence from franchising networks

Brazilian franchisor: Entry and operation of internationalized franchise

Perceived corporate social responsibility and employee voluntary pro‐environmental behavior: Does moral motive matter?

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