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How and Why Does Franchise Ownership Affect Human Resource Practices? Evidence from the US Hotel Industry.
- Source :
- ILR Review; Mar2022, Vol. 75 Issue 2, p321-347, 27p, 7 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- This study investigates the relationship between ownership form and human resource (HR) practices in a franchise system. Using data from a unique establishment-level survey of a US-based limited service hotel chain, the author examines how HR practices vary between franchisee- and company-owned hotels, and among franchisees with diverse ownership structures. Consistent with agency theory predictions of franchisee profit motives and free-riding behavior, franchisee-owned hotels are associated with lower investments in HR practices compared to company-owned hotels. The results of this study suggest that ownership structures influence HR investments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00197939
- Volume :
- 75
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- ILR Review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 155345116
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0019793920972661