Venture capital investing by information technology companies: Did it pay?

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 262-282

  Allen, Stephen A ^a   Hevert, Kathleen T ^a  

^a BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate venture capital programs; Venture capital cycles

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845453379     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2006.01.001     Document Type: Article

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