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Associate Professor Scott WeavenAssociate Professor Scott Weaven is an academic in the Department of Marketing, GriffithUniversity and is Deputy Director of the Asia-Pacific Centre for Franchising Excellence. Hehas a PhD in franchising and has co-authored the Franchising Australia surveys since 2002.Assoc. Professor Weaven has published in excess of 100 academic articles in franchising andhas published manuscripts in journals including the Journal of the Academy of MarketingScience, Journal of Retailing, European Journal of Marketing, International Small BusinessJournal and the Journal of Business Ethics.Assoc. Professor Weaven has been a chief investigator in major Australian Research CouncilLinkage Project grants in collaboration with industry partners the Franchise Council ofAustralia (FCA), Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and theDepartment of Industry, Innovation Science, Research and Tertiary Education (DIISRTE).Currently he is investigating conflict in franchising, the impact of personality in thefranchisor-franchisee relationship, and service quality in franchising networks. Assoc.Professor Weaven is a member of the International Society of Franchising and teachesmarketing in the Griffith Business School.4 | P age