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The Formation and Interplay of Social Capital in the ORFE Processes of Crowd Funded Social Ventures
Lehner, Othmar Manfred - 2018
-value pairs between the funders and the entrepreneurs. Issues of identification and control are thus not based upon any formal … transformation of capital is highly moderated by cultural and symbolic capital. Crowdfunding seems an ideal match for entrepreneurs … seeking for ‘societal' value more than for economic gain. While the entrepreneurs act as catalysts, members of the crowd take …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012938073
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Determinants of control structure choice between entrepreneurs and investors in venture capital-backed startups
Wang, Lei; Zhou, Fangzhao; An, Yunbi - In: Economic modelling 63 (2017), pp. 215-225
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The use and effect of social capital in new venture creation: Solo entrepreneurs vs. new venture teams
Cantner, Uwe; Stützer, Michael - 2010
This paper examines the use of social capital in the venture creation process. We compare solo entrepreneurs (n=182 … its effects on firm performance. Our results reveal that solo entrepreneurs and new venture teams do not differ in their … find that weak ties assist solo entrepreneurs and have positive significant effects on new venture performance. For team …
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Smart capital in German start-ups: an empirical analysis
Schäfer, Dorothea; Schilder, Dirk - 2007
It is still an open question what kind of smart capital relational investors actually supply. We divide smart capital into several components and conduct a survey among 85 German suppliers of start-up finance. The results show that the degree of "smartness" is determined by the financial product...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263790
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Der deutsche Venture-Capital-Markt – Investitionen und Rahmenbedingungen
Shafie, Seyer; Liedtke, Matthias; Asghari, Reza - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 101 (2021) 11, pp. 906-910
Innovative Start-ups sind aus mehreren Gründen durch ein hohes Risiko gekennzeichnet. Venture Capital (VC) ermöglicht es Start-ups, ihre Ideen zu Innovationen zu entwickeln und senkt das Risiko des Scheiterns. Diese Form der Finanzierung ist ein wesentlicher Bestandteil im globalen Wettbewerb....
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The Regional Supply of Venture Capital - Can Syndication overcome Bottlenecks?
Fritsch, Michael; Schilder, Dirk - 2010
We investigate whether the supply of venture capital (VC) is driven by spatial proximity between a VC company and the portfolio firm. Our analysis is based on information about VC investments in Germany between 2004 and 2009. We find that possible problems caused by the geographic distance to a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286469
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Venture capitalists, asymmetric information and ownership in the innovation process
Fabrizi, Simona (contributor) - 2008
where adverse selection problems between entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and incumbents are present. We show that as … ; entrepreneurs ; signaling ; development ; M&A …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003774795
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Informed capital in a hostile environment : the case of relational investors in Germany
Schäfer, Dorothea (contributor); Schilder, Dirk (contributor) - 2006
Informed capital is a crucial ingredient to a well-functioning market for start-up finance, especially in times of difficult market conditions. For bank-based systems, the question regarding which investors actually supply informed capital has not yet been answered. To fill this gap, we conduct...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003314893
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Influence of internal factors on the use of equity- and mezzanine-based financing in family firms
Achleitner, Ann-Kristin; Lutz, Eva; Schraml, Stephanie C. - 2009
The paper analyzes internal factors which influence the use of equity - and mezzanine-based financing instruments in German privately held family firms. Based on a sample of 195 surveys of family firms, we investigate the impact of family specific goals and corporate governance structures on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003919589
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The Regional Supply of Venture Capital – Can Syndication overcome Bottlenecks?
Fritsch, Michael; Schilder, Dirk - 2010
We investigate whether the supply of venture capital (VC) is driven by spatial proximity between a VC company and the portfolio firm. Our analysis is based on information about VC investments in Germany between 2004 and 2009. We find that possible problems caused by the geographic distance to a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008688466