Do human capital and fund characteristics drive follow-up behaviour of early stage high-tech VCs?

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 7-27

  Knockaert, Mirjam ^a   Lockett, Andy ^b   Clarysse, Bart ^a,c   Wright, Mike ^b,d  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Gate2Growth Knowledge Network on Innovation Finance and Entrepreneurship   (Belgium)

^d Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early stage high tech firms; Fund characteristics; Human capital; Post investment follow up behaviour; Venture Capital (VC)

Indexed keywords

INVESTMENTS; MANAGERS; PERSONNEL; VALUE ENGINEERING;

EARLY STAGE HIGH-TECH FIRMS; FUND CHARACTERISTICS; HUMAN CAPITAL; POST-INVESTMENT FOLLOW-UP BEHAVIOUR; VENTURE CAPITAL (VC);

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33646235656     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2006.009445     Document Type: Article

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