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Credit to Women Entrepreneurs : The Curse of the Trustworthier Sex
Agier, Isabelle - 2011
Women entrepreneurs are known not only to reimburse loans swifter than men, but also to receive smaller loans. However …
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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 …
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Accelerators as a Tool for Encouraging Female Entrepreneurship
Avnimelech, Gil; Rechter, Eyal - 2021
This study was driven by an initial finding that female founders’ participation rates in Israeli accelerators are significantly higher (15.3%) than their participation rate in the Israeli startup sector (7.4%). Linking accelerators’ design to the known barriers for female entrepreneurship,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013217437
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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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Are Women More Likely Venture Funders? Theory and Evidence from Migrants Remitting to Developing Countries
Cummings, Michael E. - 2020
There is substantial research on how women differ from men as new business (venture) founders, but little on how women may differ from men as venture funders. We respond with theory and evidence from an unconventional venture funding context: migrants' remittances to developing countries. We...
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The Value of Human and Social Capital Investments for the Business Performance of Start-ups
Bosma, Niels; van Praag, Mirjam; Thurik, Roy; de Wit, Gerrit - 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010324773
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011326404
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Success or Failure of French New Technology-Based and Venture-Backed Firms : An Empirical Approach
Dubocage, Emmanuelle - 2013
This paper analyses the factors that drive the dynamics of French new technology-based and venture-backed companies, using a hand-collected database with 216 companies created between 1998 and 2005. The Venture Capital (VC) firms can choose between three outcomes: the company exits from their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013090154
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Co-Investment Networks of Business Angels and the Performance of Their Start-Up Investments
Werth, Jochen Christian - 2014
The venture capital literature has established the positive impact of coinvestment networks on the performance of start-up investments. In early stages, however, often angel financing is the primary source of external equity. Using a novel in-depth data set of U.S. high technology start-ups we...
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