MITIGATING RISK OF FAILURE BY EXPANDING FAMILY ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND LEARNING FROM INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISING EXPERIENCES OF JOHNNY ROCKETS: A CASE STUDY IN PAKISTAN

Mitigating Risk of Failure by Expanding Family Entrepreneurship and Learning from International Franchising Experiences of Johnny Rockets: A Case Study in Pakistan

It is generally believed worldwide and backed by research too that startups face a high risk of failure and eight to nine out of ten ideas may not work (Hisrich, Peters, & Shepherd, 2009).However, many experts claim that the situation can turn vice versa for family entrepreneurship (or creative family businesses) and franchise ventures (Francorp, 2

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Percutaneous tricuspid valve replacement in childhood

Percutaneous replacement of the tricuspid valve with a bovine jugular venous valve (melody valve) was successfully undertaken in a 9-year-old boy.The patient had a previous history of bacterial Ratchet Strap endocarditis of the native tricuspid valve in infancy.Initially, a pericardial patch valve was created, followed by surgical replacement of th

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Genetic mapping of escalated aggression in wild-derived mouse strain MSM/Ms: association with serotonin-related genes

The Japanese wild-derived mouse strain MSM/Ms (MSM) retains a wide range of traits related to behavioral wildness, including high levels of emotionality and avoidance of humans.In this study, we observed that MSM showed a markedly higher level of aggression than the standard laboratory strain C57BL/6J.Whereas almost all MSM males showed high freque

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