Strategic Debt in Vertical Relations: Evidence from Franchising |
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| Authors: | Abe de Jong Tao Jiang Patrick Verwijmeren |
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| Affiliation: | aRotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, P.O. Box 1738, Office T9-53, 3000 DR, Rotterdam, The Netherlands;bUniversity of Groningen, P.O. Box 800, Office D-829, 9700 AV Groningen, The Netherlands;cOneStopSourcing, P.O. Box 74, 3940 AB, Doorn, The Netherlands;dUniversity of Melbourne, Faculty of Economics and Commerce, Room 220A, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia |
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| Abstract: | In this paper, we examine the strategic use of debt in franchise organizations. We focus on both the franchisee's and the franchisor's capital structures. The primary goal of this study is to examine whether franchisors impose limits on franchisees’ debt levels to be able to increase their own leverage. We find that the franchisor's leverage is significantly related to the maximum leverage allowed for the franchisee. As the franchisor sets an upper limit on the franchisee's debt ratio, the franchisor can raise more debt and therefore seizes tax benefits, since interest payments are tax deductible. We find that this effect is stronger in chains with larger fractions of franchised outlets. |
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| Keywords: | Franchising Capital structure Strategic debt |
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