Metaphors used by venture capitalists: Darwinism, architecture and myth

Venture Capital

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-20

  Cannice, Mark V ^a   Bell, Arthur H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Confidence; Cultural model; Decision making; Metaphor; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951273123     PISSN: 13691066     EISSN: 14645343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691060903184787     Document Type: Article

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