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Banks versus venture capital when the venture capitalist values private benefits of control
Inci, Eren; Barlo, Mehmet - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
If control of their firms allows entrepreneurs to derive private benefits, it also allows other controlling parties … and analyze entrepreneurs' financing strategy between the two. We find that, in all strict Nash Equilibria, entrepreneurs … who value private benefits more choose banks while the rest choose venture capital. Thus, bank-financed entrepreneurs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008674267
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Early-stage venture capital in South Africa: Challenges and prospects
Jones, Morgan; Mlambo, Chipo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
The aim of this paper is to assess which factors impact the development of early-stage venture capital in South Africa. Factors identified for other markets and countries are explored and their relative importance in South Africa determined from the perspective of market participants. These...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011112215
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The way things are done here – Polish entrepreneurship - having endowned heritage or burden?
Starnawska, Marzena - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
cultural heritage from the previous socio-economic system has created population of entrepreneurs that will not necessarily …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259343
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Entrepreneurship: what´s happening?
Martinho, Vítor João Pereira Domingues - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
Much has been said lately about entrepreneurship, so it seems important to leave here some personal analysis on this topic. The issues outlined here result from a work in about a year in which because a personal and professional obligations it was doing some research on these issues. This is an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009211239
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Entrepreneurship: some considerations
Martinho, Vítor João Pereira Domingues - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
In this work it is presented some considerations about entrepreneurship. Most of these questions are linked with Portuguese context. Portugal has some particularities, namely because the asymmetries between the littoral and the interior. This situation carried out some problems that complicate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009211241
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Capital-as-a-Service?
Rosa, Frederico - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
The global financial crisis of 2007-2008 changed the landscape of financing a business, affecting all projects that are looking for growth based on access to capital. Non-bank finance and new forms of equity access started to emerge not only for attractive born-global start-ups but also for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259491
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Balanced skills among nascent entrepreneurs
Stuetzer, Michael; Obschonka, Martin; Schmitt-Rodermund, Eva - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper examines the effects and origins of balanced skills among nascent entrepreneurs. In a first step we apply …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260930
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"Trying" to be Entrepreneurial
Brannback, Malin; Krueger, Norris; Carsrud, Alan; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
If we are to understand how entrepreneurial intentions evolve, we must embrace theories reflecting the inherent dynamics of human decision making. While the dominant model of entrepreneurial intentions remains invaluable, capturing the dynamics is necessary to advance our understanding of how...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005260177
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Nanotechnology and business opportunities: scenarios as awareness instrument
Knol, Erik - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004
model of entrepreneurs and/or managers and have the ability to activate learning processes. This paper presents the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009644774
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Entrepreneurial Morality: Some Indications from Greece
Bitros, George C.; Karayiannis, Anastassios D. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
values, the personality and the character of entrepreneurs as owners and managers of their enterprises. To shed some light on … the age of enterprises, the gender of entrepreneurs, the location of schools where they grew up, etc., none of them turned …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836792