The performance of venture-backed firms: The effect of venture capital company characteristics

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 249-263

  Engel, Dirk ^a  

^a Rhine Westphalia Institute for Economic Research   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

GROWTH DETERMINATION; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 5044239571     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1366271042000265401     Document Type: Article

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