Recent literature has suggested that adopting elements of the organization of independent venture capital (VC) firms may enhance the performance of corporate venture (CV) units (Chesbrough, 2000; Sahlman, 1990). This assertion has only been subject to minimal empirical research: typically restricted...

When large firms invest in newly created smallbusinesses, they are engaging in corporate venturing.Corporate venturinghas a cyclical popularity, most recently reaching great heights during thedot-com surge of the 1990s.Following this period, declines in U.S.corporate venturing have occurred due...