The pre-investment behaviour of business angels: A social capital approach

Venture Capital

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 337-364

  Sørheim, Roger ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Business angels; Informal venture capital; Social capital; Track record

Indexed keywords

EID: 0348198898     PISSN: 13691066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369106032000152443     Document Type: Article

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