Techno-entrepreneurship is broadly defined as the entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial activities of both existing and nascent companies operating in technology-intensive environments. Boasting rich conceptual and empirical contributions by leading international specialists, this highly original...

Fundraising for venture capital investments have continued to increase in recent years. One crucial step in the investment process is the valuation of the target company. Investors are faced with the great challenge of valuing a young venture without a corporate or financial history, a firm...

1. Introduction -- 2. The financing of research and development -- 3. The financing and governance of new technologies -- 4. The globalization of venture capital : the cases of Taiwan and Japan -- 5. Targeting venture capital : lessons from Israel's Yozma Program -- 6. Institutional support for...

This book addresses a blend of conceptual and applied discussions on women entrepreneurs with learning experience across continents… A good read for managers and researchers. —Angappa Gunasekaran, Director and Professor, School of Business Administration, Penn State Harrisburg, PA A woman...

Chapter 1. Theoretical Background -- Chapter 2. Start-up, Expansion and Buy-out Financing -- Chapter 3. A Snapshot of Private Equity and Venture Capital Industry: Pre and Post-crisis -- Chapter 4. Highlights of Private Equity and Venture Capital Valuation.

The Journey: Navigating the COVID-19 Crisis -- Part I: The Future is Risky and Entrepreneurial -- Resilience Is the New Competitive -- Depths of Change: Ranging from Clubhouse to Game Changer -- Oxygenating Innovation? The Not-So-Brave New World of COVID-19? -- Part II: Economies Under Pressure:...

This paper compares the impact of institutions on individual decisions to become entrepreneurs in the form of new business start ups by males and females across 44 developed and developing economies between 1998 and 2004. We test four hypotheses; that women are less likely to undertake...

Do higher proportions of (a) informed investors and (b) high-quality projects increase the number of good projects that are ultimately financed via crowdfunding? A simple model and simulation reveals the answers to both questions to be: "not necessarily".

This paper is concerned with whether women are less likely to express business start-up intentions because of a less favourable attitude to risk. Previous research suggests that attitude to risk differs significantly between genders, but has not addressed the question of whether this contributes...