Institutional differences and the development of entrepreneurial ventures: A comparison of the venture capital industries in Latin America and Asia

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 762-778

  Bruton, Garry D ^a   Ahlstrom, David ^b   Puky, Tomas ^c  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c VA Tech Hydro Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Emerging economies; Asia; Institutional change; Institutional theory; Latin America; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650904181     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2009.3     Document Type: Article

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