Do business angels have an entrepreneurial orientation?

Venture Capital

Volumn 6, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 197-210

  Lindsay, Noel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Business angels; Entrepreneurial orientation; Performance; Private equity

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142748281     PISSN: 13691066     EISSN: 14645343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691060420001675983     Document Type: Article

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