Institutions and training: A case of social franchising in Africa

The purpose of this paper is to explore two questions: how do institutions affect knowledge transfer in social franchises Africa, and does training help respond these challenges? Despite advances the management literature, our understanding role franchising remains inadequate. Using qualitative induction methodology, we examine a franchise network operating Africa. Our findings suggest that differences formal informal within network. However, understand institutional environment have been successful adapting their strategies scale up impact across African countries. We provide valuable insights into expansion rapidly growing business model entrepreneurship, franchising, show managed replicate its different frameworks