Venture capitalists' decision policies across three countries: An institutional theory perspective

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 691-708

  Zacharakis, Andrew L ^a   McMullen, Jeffery S ^b   Shepherd, Dean A ^c  

^a BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Entrepreneurship; Institutional theory; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548058690     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400291     Document Type: Article

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