On Managerial Strategy:

a) Think about franchise restaurants (Boston Pizza, Swiss Chalet, Montana's, The Keg) and determine the most appropriate managerial strategy for those types of organizations. Defend your choice.

b) Explain how the managerial strategy fits in with as many of the various contextual and structural variables as you can apply.

c) Are there some variables that are substituted for others or completely non-existent?

d) Is there some overlap of managerial strategies? Explain.