How experience and perceptions shape risky behaviour: Evidence from the venture capital industry

Venture Capital

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 183-205

  Parhankangas, Annaleena ^a   Hellström, Tomas ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Experience; Risk perceptions; Risk reduction strategies; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547303471     PISSN: 13691066     EISSN: 14645343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691060701324478     Document Type: Article

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