Obama Administrations National Labor Franchising

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Question 1:

Franchising has proven to be a successful and durable business model since its’ introduction. List and comprehensively discuss 3 of the primary reasons for this success.

Question 2:

From the perspective of the Franchisor there are many advantages and several critical disadvantages to the Franchise business model. List and comprehensively discuss 3 advantages and 3 critical disadvantages from the Franchisor perspective.

Question 3:

From the perspective of the Franchisee there are many advantages and several critical disadvantages to the Franchise business model. List and comprehensively discuss 3 advantages and 3 critical disadvantages from the Franchisee perspective.

Question 4:

What are the differences between Franchising and Licensing from a business perspective? Describe a situation in which Licensing may be a more appropriate relationship than Franchising, and why.

Question 5:

Franchisees often form an association in order to represent their positions with the Franchisor. List and comprehensively discuss 3 Franchisee positions that are typically the most contentious in the Franchisor/Franchisee relationship.

Question 6:

The control of quality and the ability to sanction or terminate a Franchisee in the event the Franchisee is not maintaining the quality level of a Franchise may be critical to the success of the Franchise. List and comprehensively discuss 3 of the methods that are most often used by the Franchisor to accomplish this.

Question 7:

Select the most important attribute a Franchisee must possess in order to be successful as the owner/operator of a Franchise. Defend why you chose this as the most important.

Question 8:

Business location and the decision as to whether to own or lease the Real Estate at the location is a critical component of the Franchise business plan. List and compressively discuss 2 situations in which it would be important to own the real estate, and 2 situations in which it would be important to lease the real estate.

Question 9:

The Obama Administrations National Labor Relations Board ruled recently that Franchisors – who are not legally the employer of a Franchisees employees – could be held as employers and forced to collectively bargain with Unions seeking to unionize the Franchise. This ruling – if it stands – may effectively alter the Franchise Business model in the United States and place a strain on hundreds of thousands of small businesses. Describe why this ruling has such major negative consequences.