Legal Protection of Franchisee in Franchise Contract Which Franchisor Unilaterally Terminates

Franchisor-Franchisee Relationships:

The purpose of this paper is to examine franchise relationships by using an interaction approach which involves several exchanges or actor bonds between a franchisor and franchisee. The study is based on a web survey directed towards franchisees in Sweden. A total of 191 survey responses were obtained from a wide range of industries, representing a 16.2% response rate. A Pearson Correlation tes...

The Franchisor/Franchisee Relationship: The Antecedents and Outcomes of Perceived Franchisor Support

Identity in Franchise Systems: The Role of Franchisee Associations

Utilizing theories of identity this article presents findings from a qualitative study regarding the significant role independent franchisee associations play within franchise systems. The data reveal that successful franchisee associations help manage the inherent tension that exists between cooperation and conflict in franchise relationships. A distinctive adaptive organizational identity pro...

Brand Piracy By Franchisees

This research explores the situation in which a franchisee exits the franchise system but continues to operate independently. This action is a form of brand piracy as the former franchisee exploits the intellectual property of the franchisor. A franchisor, a former franchisee and a current franchisee from six franchise systems were interviewed in order to obtain diametrical viewpoints. It was c...

(fundamental obligations of franchisee in international franchise agreements)

in business format franchising agreements, franchisee, while dependent to other party of the contract (franchisor), follows the method of business belonging to franchisor. franchisee use of the system leads to many obligations such as payment of franchise fees, secrecy of know how, non competition and making available all necessary factors to use the system. irrespective of the law which govern...