• 한국프랜차이즈경영연구
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.67-85
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• 2015

This study attempts to measure the performance of franchise brands using the Enterprise Contract Management(ECM) and Franchise Contract Management Leverage(FCML). The data were collected from 14 chicken franchise brands and 16 coffee franchise brands. This research suggests some implications as follows. Chicken franchise brands are confronted with the slow growth, but coffee franchise brands still have the potential growth. According to FCML, as well, it shows that chicken franchise brands should focus on qualitative performance through franchise store management to achieve sustainability, and coffee franchise brands need the managerial strategies to maximize franchisees' sales profit, which leads increasing franchisor's business performance ultimately.

• 한국조리학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.69-84
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• 2008

The franchise business in Korea, having a relatively short history compared to those of the advanced countries, disclosed many problems between franchisors and franchisees due to a rapid growth in number for the short period of time. Having recognized these problems, the Korean government, responding to social demands, established "The Fair Trade Practices Law for Franchise Business" to restrict unfair trade practices and to develop a healthier franchise business practice in general. In this study, we closely examined how the franchisees' understanding of the related laws would influence the franchisees' countermoves and satisfaction and the franchisor's reactions from the franchisees' standpoints. In conclusion, the franchisees show higher satisfaction in heteronomous changes achieved by the mutual agreement with the franchisors rather than in autonomous changes achieved by their active pursuits, as seen from the interrelation of the franchisors' reactions and the appropriateness of franchise agreements.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.59-68
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• 2018

Purpose - This study empirically examines the effects of environmental dynamics(dynamics of one's own company, dynamics of competitors, and dynamics of customers), within the franchise industry, on the dependence and conflict(dysfunctional conflict and functional conflicts) and the business performances(financial and non-financial). Furthermore, we empirically examined the effects of the dependence of franchise on the conflicts(dysfunctional conflict and functional conflict) and business performances(financial and non-financial). Finally, we empirically examined the effects of the conflicts of franchise (dysfunctional conflict and functional conflict) on the business performances(financial and non-financial). Research design, data, and methodology - Our study conducted a survey on the managers and owners of the franchises located in Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon. The total number of valid samples was 230, and the structural equation model was analyzed by using AMOS program. Results - First, the environmental dynamics(dynamics of one's own company, dynamics of competitors, and dynamics of customers) in the franchise industry were shown to have statistically significant positive effect on the dependence of franchise. Second, among the environmental dynamics in the franchise industry, the dynamics of one's own company and the dynamics of the customers were shown to have a statistically significant positive effect on the dysfunctional conflicts of franchisees. However, in the franchise industry, the dynamics of competitors did not have a statistically significant effect on the dysfunctional conflict of the franchise. Third, in the franchise industry, the environmental dynamics(dynamics of one's own company, dynamics of competitors, and dynamics of customers) did not have a statistically significant effect on the functional conflicts of the franchises. Fourth, the dependence of franchise was shown to have a statistically significant positive effect on the conflicts(dysfunctional conflict and functional conflict). Fifth, the dysfunctional conflict of franchisees was shown to have a statistically significant negative effect on the business performances(financial and non-financial). Sixth, the functional conflicts of franchises was shown to have a statistically significant positive effect on business performances(financial and non-financial). Conclusions - From the franchise industry researches, the environmental dynamics were selected as the preceding factors and the relationship leading to dependence, conflict, and business performance were constructed into model.

• 한국프랜차이즈경영연구
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.73-90
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• 2013

프랜차이즈 산업은 우수한 경영 노하우와 기업의 경영자원을 유기적으로 통합하는 지식산업이다. 또한 프랜차이즈 산업은 국가의 경제성장에 지속적으로 기여하는 바가 크고, 기업의 성장에도 영향을 미치고 있다. 이러한 프랜차이즈 산업 부문에서 일본 프랜차이즈 산업은 여타 산업에 비해 꾸준한 성장률을 보이고 있으며 장기간 경기 침제에도 불구하고 최근 회복세를 보이는 경향을 나타내고 있다. 따라서 일본 프랜차이즈 산업의 구조분석을 통하여 한국 기업의 프랜차이즈 산업의 해외진출에 대한 전략을 알아보고자 한다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 일본의 정체기를 벗어나는데 시발점을 제시한 2009년부터 2010년의 일본 프랜차이즈 체인협회 통계 조사와 각국 프랜차이즈 시스템의 비교 분석을 통하여 일본 프랜차이즈 사업구조와 해외진출 전략을 파악하고 그 연구 결과를 토대로 하여 한국기업의 해외 진출 전략을 수립하는데 목적을 두고 있다. 이러한 목적을 위하여 문헌고찰과 통계분석 결과 업종별 체인수와 점포수, 매출액의 추이를 통해 다음과 같은 4가지 결과를 도출 하였다. 1)서비스를 중점으로 한 프랜차이즈 활성화 방안 마련 2)서비스 프랜차이즈의 흐름으로 고령화, 간병, 건강지향, 유아교육, 미용과 관련된 사업 성장 기대 3) 일본의 문화와 인식의 차이를 고려한 서비스 업종 파악의 증요성 4)서비스 사업의 생산성을 높이는 노력에 대한 필요성으로 정리하였다. 본 연구의 결과를 바탕으로 한국기업은 프랜차이즈 산업의 해외진출 전략 수립에 있어서 일본 프랜차이즈 산업의 제도적 환경과 문화 인식의 차이를 고려하여 전략을 수립해야 한다.

• 한국프랜차이즈경영연구
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.35-50
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• 2023

Purpose: This study aims to uncover the mechanism of how initial fees are determined in the restaurant franchise business. Since the initial fees can be considered as a price of utilizing business models and operational knowledge of a certain franchise brand, it is critical to understand the fee decision-making process based on the strategic pricing theories. Therefore, this study investigates the influence of operational value on the determination of initial franchise fees grounded on a value-based pricing strategy. The Operational value is specifically categorized into profitability, growth, and stability of the franchise system. Research design, data, and methodology: The data used were collected through franchise disclosure documents and brand equity index provided by Korea Management Association Consulting. Data from 44 franchise restaurants during 2018 to 2021 are included in the sample. The panel dataset was analyzed by using generalized least squares estimation with R-Studio. Results: Profitability and stability positively influence initial franchise fees. However, growth did not influence initial franchise fees. Conclusions: The results of the study demonstrate that the operational value plays a critical role in determining the franchise fees. Specifically, franchisees recognize how much revenue a franchise system generates for them (i.e., profitability) and how stable the entire system is for operating business (i.e., stability) when they make purchasing decisions for franchise. The findings extend the pricing literature by applying pricing theories in the franchise fee context. Also, the study contributes to franchising and restaurant management literature by providing knowledge of how franchise fees are determined.

• 한국프랜차이즈경영연구
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.20-38
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• 2012

본 연구의 목적은 예비가맹사업자가 창업을 준비할 때 프랜차이즈가 성공할 수 있는 가맹본부를 선별할 수 있는 기준을 살펴보고, 프랜차이즈 사업의 위험요소 감소와 성공적인 방향을 제시하는데 의의가 있다. 특히 공정거래위원회에서 제시하고 있는 정보공개서 분석을 중심으로 도출된 2922 표본 중 2개년도, 가맹점 10개 이상 등의 조건과 결측치를 제외한 511개의 표본을 대상으로 분석하였다(2012년 8월 20일 기준). 선행연구를 통한 프랜차이즈 특성을 도출하였고, SPSS 18.1을 통해 빈도분석과 회귀분석을 실시하여 특성분석과 가맹점 사업성과 간의 영향을 살펴보았다. 연구결과, 첫째, 프랜차이즈 본부 특성은 전반적으로 소상공인이나 중소기업 규모(총점포 수, 재무재표 등)로 운영되고 있으며, 대부분 업종이 기타 외식에 집중되어 있었다. 특히 프랜차이즈의 영업지역의 보호라는 관점에서 비보호를 대부분 채택하고 있다. 둘째, 프랜차이즈 특성과 성과간의 관계에서 연평균매출액과 당기순이익에서는 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으나 성장률에 해당되는 가맹점증가율 지표에는 영향을 미치지 못하는 것으로 도출되었다. 마지막으로 프랜차이즈 특성들과 성과간의 차이분석에서는 업종구분을 제외한 대부분의 특성들이 연평균매출액과 연평균당기순이익에 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났으며, 가맹점증가율에는 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 연구결과를 통해 지속가능한 성장이 될 수 있는 방안이 마련해야 하며, 프랜차이즈의 권익보호를 위한 발판을 마련할 필요가 있다. 본 연구는 공시된 데이터를 바탕으로 관계에 관한 연구를 해보았다는 점에서 의의가 있다.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.29-36
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• 2015

The paper examines the antecedents of acceptance of social networking sites in retail franchise and restaurant businesses. The success of retail franchise and restaurant business operators via social networking sites depends not only on organizational benefits but also on their behavioral intentions of using it. Three hundred and twenty four samples collected from South Korean retail franchise and restaurant employees are analyzed using factor analysis, structural equation model techniques and one-way analysis of variance. The results of the study identify the three constructs of organizational benefits, perceived tangible assets and perceived intangible assets as for important antecedents to accept social networking sites for their business use. Moreover, higher position employees tend to have more favorable perception of tangible assets and acceptance of social networking sites for their business use.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.65-76
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• 2015

Purpose - This article aims to present and test a model regarding franchisors' supporting activities that may positively influence franchisees' attitude toward the franchising headquarter and their own business performance. Moreover, the authors examine the moderating effect of competitive intensity between franchisee attitude and business performance. Most previous research focused on behavioral performance measurements such as satisfaction, trust, and commitment. There are few empirical studies that focus on financial performance data because it is difficult to determine a relational mechanism between behavioral and financial performance. Moreover, financial data is confidential and difficult to collect in many cases. However, this study measures financial performance (e.g., sales revenue per square meter) differently than most previous research, which is mostly focused on the behavioral performance measurements. Research design, data, and methodology - To test our hypotheses, we selected 137 franchisee managers who are running chains of one of the foremost bakery franchise brands in South Korea. This study carefully investigated the reliability, content validity, convergent validity, and discriminant validity of the proposed instrument by analyzing the data obtained from the samples. The data was analyzed using the AMOS structural equation modeling program. Results - The results indicated that: non-financial support activities (e.g., information exchange and communication) had a positive impact on the franchisee attitude toward the franchising headquarter. The franchisee attitude in turn had a positive effect on the headquarters' business performance. Furthermore, competitive intensity could enhance the relationship between franchisee attitude toward franchising headquarter and business performance in a local franchise market. However, financial support activities (e.g., rewards and promotional support) and training had no relationship with either franchisee attitude or business performance. Conclusions - This study provides some practical implications to franchisors in terms of franchise operation and store opening strategies. With respect to the franchise operation strategy, franchisors need to focus on non-financial rather than financial support. Most franchisees consider the necessity of financial support activities and not their sufficiency because these activities are specified in their franchise contract. In addition, it is important for franchisees to maintain a positive attitude for the franchise headquarters. The franchisees with a positive attitude for the franchisor can show a high degree of solidarity for various support activities, and it consequently determines franchisees' sales performance. In terms of franchise store opening strategy, this study suggests an additional criterion that can be considered in determining the location of direct and non-direct management stores (e.g., franchisees' stores). In this research, franchise stores located within high level of competitive intensity are shown to have a high relationship between franchisee attitudes of franchisor support activities and business performance compared to the franchisees located within low competitive intensity level. This result shows that opening non-direct franchise stores is more effective than direct stores in higher competitive market situations. Research contribution, implications, and further research directions are discussed at the end of the paper.

• 한국프랜차이즈경영연구
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.130-143
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• 2012

Franchise store retailing is taking on ever greater roles in business and commerce in China. The diverse product range, small-batch order, high frequency and time-specific requirements inherent in retail logistics make it the most complicated of all categories of logistics. In franchise store retailing, expanding business scales make trans-regional development a trend. Without a well-functioning logistic system, the standardized delivery of products would be held back, impacting trans-regional development strategy and operational costs. Therefore, the efficiency of franchise store retailing largely depends on logistical efficiency. The integrated and streamlined management of franchise stores depends in large measure on their logistical centers. As such, logistical centers constitute the key link and bears on core competitiveness in franchise store retailing. This thesis begins with an analysis of the current developments and four basic logistical models of franchise store retailing in China, proceeds to summarize developmental trends as well as focal issues and proposes an efficiency enhancing plan.

• 한국프랜차이즈경영연구
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.61-73
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• 2011

Supermarket Franchising, as a relatively new mode of retail business, is often regarded as one of the two hallmarks of the "Modern Logistics Revolution". After more than ten years of development, franchise supermarkets have been a rising force in retail business in China. As a product of a highly-developed commercial economy, franchise supermarkets mainly deals in foodstuffs and other daily necessities, featuring low cost, high turnover rate, low prices and diversified inventory. Propelled by the conveniences that come with open shelves and self-service shopping, franchise supermarkets have been growing very rapidly and the rise of many franchise supermarket brands bears testimony to its growth potential and profitability. Meanwhile, in the backdrop of this boom, some franchise supermarkets are going bankrupt. This paper analyzes the current status of franchise supermarkets and some factors bearing on their core competencies, so as to close the competitiveness gap with international retail giants.