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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 …
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What Matters in Venture Capital - Evidence from Entrepreneurs’ Stated Preferences
Bengtsson, Ola - 2009
We study how entrepreneurs evaluate the ability of different U.S. venture capitalists (VCs) to add value to start …-up companies. Analyzing a large dataset on entrepreneurs' stated preferences on VCs, we show that entrepreneurs view independent … entrepreneurs are able to correctly identify the VCs with better track record, they do not believe that such VCs have a higher …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013157045
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Founder-Ceo Succession and the Paradox of Entrepreneurial Success
Wasserman, Noam - 2001
In the last few decades, we have developed a substantial body of knowledge about CEO succession. However, none of the past studies of succession has examined the very first succession event in a firm, when the Founder-CEO is replaced. There are at least four critical differences between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014133687
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The Knowledge-Based Resources of Venture Capital Firms' and Born Global Firms' Internationalization
Abrahamsson, Jan - 2018
received a response rate of 26% to questionnaires sent to 593 VC-backed entrepreneurs in Sweden. The study complements the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012921480
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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 value of human and social capital investments for the business performance of start-ups
Bosma, Niels; Praag, Mirjam van; Thurik, Adriaan R.; … - 2002
We investigate the manifold posed question: To what extent does investment in human and social capital, besides the effect of talent, enhance entrepreneurial performance? We distinguish between three different performance measures: survival, profits, and generated employment. On the basis of the...
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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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Creative destruction and productive preemption
Norbäck, Pehr-Johan; Persson, Lars; Svensson, Roger - 2013
We develop a theory of innovation for entry and sale into oligopoly, and show that inventions of higher quality are more likely to be sold (or licensed) to an incumbent due to strategic product market effects on the sales price. Such preemptive acquisitions by incumbents are shown to stimulate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009691699
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Creative destruction and productive preemption
Norbäck, Pehr-Johan; Persson, Lars; Svensson, Roger - 2009
We develop a theory of commercialization mode (entry or sale) of entrepreneurial inventions into oligopoly, and show that an invention of higher quality is more likely to be sold (or licensed) to an incumbent due to strategic product market effects on the sales price. Moreover, preemptive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003843246
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Venture Capital and Efficiency of Portfolio Companies
Annamalai, Thillai Rajan - 2011
Venture Capital (VC) has emerged as the dominant source of finance for entrepreneurial and early stage businesses, and the Indian VC industry in particular has clocked the fastest growth rate globally. Academic literature reveals that VC funded companies show superior performance to non VC...
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