Resources access needs and capabilities as mediators of the relationship between VC firm size and syndication

Small Business Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 277-291

  Verwaal, Ernst ^a   Bruining, Hans ^a   Wright, Mike ^a   Manigart, Sophie ^a   Lockett, Andy ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Firm size; Hybrid governance; Investment syndication; Resource access capabilities; Resource access needs; Transaction cost economics; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952009651     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: 15730913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11187-008-9126-x     Document Type: Article

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