RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Effects of contract and trust on franchisor performance A1 Calderón Monge, Esther A1 Pastor Sanz, Iván K1 single-unit franchising K1 multi-unit franchising K1 cross-franchising K1 trust K1 contract K1 Empresas-Gestión K1 Industrial management AB The franchisor-franchisee relationship is governed by contracts and trust. This paper analyzes howformal (contracts) and relational (trust) governance mechanisms affected franchisor performancein a service sector franchise for the period 2008¬2015. Using the SOM method in the empiricalanalysis, the results revealed that trust-based governance was more prominent than contractbasedgovernance in the multi-unit franchise network and the cross-franchising network, negativelyaffecting franchisor performance in the multi-unit franchise network and positively affectingfranchisor performance in the cross-franchising network. In contrast, contracts were more prominentthan trust in single-unit franchising, negatively affecting franchisor performance. The primarypractical implication is that the franchisor should prevent franchisees in the MUF network fromopening new outlets in the same city and competing for the existing outlet’s customers. PB University of Finance and Management in Warsaw SN 2300-8814 YR 2017 FD 2017-12 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/5715 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/5715 LA eng DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos RD 25-abr-2024