Retail Contracting: Theory and Practice

By Francine Lafontaine, Margaret E. Slade. 2003

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management

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Resource Scarcity and Agency Theory Predictions Concerning the Continued Use of Franchising in Multi‐outlet Networks (2006, background): “…inconsistent across studies examining the relationship between capital and franchising and across those investigating general resource scarcities, which makes it difficult to draw general conclusions from the research to date (see Combs and Ketchen 2003; Lafontaine and Slade 1997 for a review).”
Four formal(izable) theories of the firm (2005, unknown): “14 For example, see Lafontaine (1992, 1993), Bhattacharyya and Lafontaine (1995), Lafontaine and Slade (1997) , and Lafontaine and Shaw (1999).”
The Make-or-Buy Decision: Lessons from Empirical Studies (2004, methodology): “…specific franchising provisions such as formal procedural rules, standardization of inputs and outputs, and centralization of core functions like training and information technology (Dnes, 1996; Lafontaine and Slade, 1997; Lafontaine and Raynaud, 2002), using transaction cost and agency theory.”
Hybrid Modes of Organization. Alliances, Joint Ventures, Networks, and Other 'Strange' Animals (2013, background): “Lafontaine, Francine [1993], “Contractual Arrangements as Signaling Devices: Evidence from Franchising,” Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, 9 (2): 256-289.”
Why Do Firms Use Franchising as an Entrepreneurial Strategy?: A Meta-Analysis (2003, background): “Second, qualitative reviews frequently count the supporting and contrary findings to arrive at conclusions (e.g.,Lafontaine & Slade, 1997).”
Why Aren't All Truck Drivers Owner-Operators? Asset Ownership and the Employment Relation in Interstate For-Hire Trucking (2003, background): “…internalizes all gains from quality shading or underinvestment in system inputs, she has an incentive to shade or underinvest to the extent that the costs of these actions are borne by the rest of the franchiser's system (Brickley & Dark 1987; Blair & Kaserman 1994; Lafontaine & Slade 1997).”