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This study explores the overall competitiveness of franchises over non-franchises based on the comparison of their operating efficiency at the state level. Operating efficiency is assessed through Data Envelopment Analysis, which is an operations research-based methodology to measure performance efficiency in units characterized by multiple inputs and outputs. The results showed that franchises are more efficient than non-franchises.
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Yoo et al. (1998) studied this question.
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