Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2014

Following the 2013 Rana Plaza factory collapse , the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety and the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety were established to focus on that country. The challenges of ensuring labor compliance among franchisees are not insignificant.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Compliance Franchising How To 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

Since 2013 the number of customers who expect a response through social media has doubled, according to research from Sprout Social , yet seven out of eight messages to companies go unanswered for 72 hours.

Media 8

Media Marketing Software Human Resources 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

The company’s executives said that to help finance the plan, McDonald’s would increase refranchising (turning company-owned restaurants into franchises), take on more debt (even at the risk of lowering its bond rating ), and find $300 million to cut in general and administrative expenses.

Price 8

Price Franchising Short-term CFO 8

Strategy Driven

JUNE 7, 2013

The second was at what was the fourth KFC franchise to open in the United States. There became too many competitors, too much franchising, too much hype and just as many who exited the industry as quickly as they entered it. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Fast forward 20 years to 1979.

Franchising 66

Franchising Budgeting Pryor Consultative 66

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2017

When the pseudonymous Robert Galbraith published A Cuckoo’s Calling in 2013, the novel sold about 1,500 copies in the first month. Canonical examples are cigarette smoking or pollution, or a store manager in a large retail chain pursuing actions that benefit his individual store but damage the parent company’s brand.)

Media 11

Media Advertising Fixed Costs Content 11