Entrepreneur passion and preparedness in business plan presentations: A persuasion analysis of venture capitalists' funding decisions

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 199-214

  Chen, Xiao Ping ^a   Yao, Xin ^b   Kotha, Suresh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 62649091789     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2009.36462018     Document Type: Article

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