Franchise Agreements: The Distribution of Economic Rents and Agency Costs Robert Mittelstaedt and Manferd Peterson n.d. 94p. Contract awarded in FY 1981 to the University of Nebraska, 320 College of Business Administration, Lincoln, NE 68588.
During the 1970s, newer types of franchises-typified by fast food restaurants--continued to expand, while traditional franchises such as automobile and gasoline dealerships-declined in importance. This study looks at the contract provisions and system integration of these newer types of franchises and out-lines some key policy implications, particularly as they relate to SBA lending to franchises.
NTIS order number:
PB93-190296
Price codes:
A13 (Paper)
A03 (Microfiche)
RS number: 136
Franchising's Growing Role in the U.S. Economy, 1975-2000
Andrew Kostecka, James Trutko, and John Trutko
1993. 284p. Contract awarded in FY 1991 to James Bell Associates, Inc., 2200 Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201 and
JT International, 981 Keynote Circle, Cleveland, OH 44131.
This study documents the rapid growth of franchising from 1975 to1990, using primary and secondary data sources, a comprehensive literature search, and personal interviews. It provides a detailed look at both the demographic and financial aspects of franchising in the business services, food retailing, nonfood retailing, and convenience store industries. In addition, the report makes projections for franchising's future from 1990 to 2000 and makes a number of detailed recommendations to foster the growth of franchising.
NTIS order number:
Not available from NTIS;
see note at end of entry.
A Transaction Costs Analysis of Franchising with Empirical Applications to the Restaurant Industry
Jeffrey D. Goldberg
1983. 131p. Contract awarded in FY 1981 to Jeffrey D. Goldberg,
Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA 19104.
Under what circumstances do firms in retail and service
industries use franchise contracts in lieu of vertical
integration or market contracts? What leads to franchising's
superiority over these modes of organization? This study sought
to answer these questions using the "transaction costs" approach
to analyze the relative strengths and weaknesses of the vertical
integration of successive stages of production in the chain
restaurant industry.
This report is not available from NTIS. It is available in both
microform and paper formats from University Microfilms
International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106. For
information on ordering, call (800) 521-3042. Refer to
dissertation number 8406668.