Effects of agency risks and procedural justice on board processes in venture capital-backed firms

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 331-351

  Sapienza, Harry J ^a   Audrey Korsgaard, M ^a   Goulet, Philip K ^a   Hoogendam, Jeffrey P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b SmartPricecom Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Boards of directors venture capital backed firms agency risk procedural justice trust

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT PRACTICE;

EID: 0033663380     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985620050177949     Document Type: Article

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