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The term ‘investor relations' (IR) often refers only to the very formal and primarily anonymous relations and communication between publicly traded companies and their (potential) shareholders. Especially for young and not yet publicly traded companies (so-called start-ups), it can be shown...
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The majority of research on corporate venture capital (CVC) relies on data retrieved from secondary databases. The various databases however define CVC differently. Generally, researchers rely on the definition of the used database. As a result, empirical CVC research is not readily comparable,...
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an analytic motivation that have moderate levels of the two scrutinized dimensions, suggesting that entrepreneurs trade …
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influencing factors are theoretically identified. To test our assumptions, a cross-cultural survey among 110 entrepreneurs from …
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This paper analyzes the decision process of venture capitalists. The study focuses on aligning the evaluation uncertainty in the decision criteria of venture capitalists with the progress of the process. The reasoning builds from the concept of search, experience and credence qualities, which...
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In the course of the tremendous downturn in global financial markets, it has become significantly harder for newly founded ventures to receive venture capital funding. Especially ventures from the electronic business sector face never before experienced financing challenges. In order to...
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When acting as an intermediary, corporate venture capital (CVC) units must balance two different institutional settings: the rigid corporate world and the advancing startup ecosystem. As a result, CVC units are faced with multiple voids that influence their organizational orientation toward one...
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This study discusses a model of success in venture capital (VC) fundraising. We develop this model based on agency and trust theory. The model is tested against quantitative data collected from 151 limited partners (LP) with headquarters predominantly in North America and Europe. Beyond the...
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Venture capital (VC) firms raising funds from their limited partners (LPs) have to provide arguments extending beyond the firm's track record to convince those partners to commit to their fund. We suggest that the subdimensions of perceived trustworthiness, that is, perceived ability, integrity,...
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Their perceived entrepreneurial self-efficacy has various implications for nascent entrepreneurs. Those effects range … from causing overconfident entrepreneurs to set unattainable goals, to overchallenged entrepreneurs being deterred by … complex opportunities. We propose that entrepreneurs' social identity, which is related to the type of opportunity they pursue …
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