Their statistical findings seem to be fairly similar across the 2 years of 1967 and 1988. Comparing purely domestic with internationally active franchisors, scale seems a predominant differentiator, with the internationally active franchisors much larger in terms of the number of units. This effect might reflect economies of scale but is also consistent with the common notion that international markets are an obvious and often necessary means of growth of franchising systems, especially more mature ones. Time in operation is another critical differentiator, with more experienced operators more likely to expand internationally. In contrast, market factors made little difference in distinguishing domestic from international operators. Equity capital and culturally based product categories were not statistically significant. Thus, Huszaghandcolleagues(1992)emphasizeinternalfactors rather than external factors as critical determinants of the decision to take a franchise international. Eroglu (1992) presents his work in the same issue of the International Marketing Review. His conceptual model is more elaborate, akin to marketing models in other knowledge domains. However, the paper is entirely conceptual, without any attempt or need to add an empirical component. The model, purported to be the first in international franchising, seeks to describe the underlying determinants and processes of the internationalization of (United States) franchise systems. His model explains the intention to internationalize as a balance between perceived benefits and perceived risk. Organizational factors, such as firm size, experience, and top management’s perception of the firm’s competitive advantage, influence both perceived benefits and risks. Similarly, environmental (external) factors, such as domestic competitive pressures and perceived favorability of the external environment, mainly influence just perceived benefits.