Dual-track versus single-track sell-outs: An empirical analysis of competing harvest strategies

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 389-402

  Brau, James C ^a   Sutton, Ninon K ^b   Hatch, Nile W ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual track; Entrepreneurial finance; Harvest strategy; IPO; Sell out

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952890237     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2008.10.009     Document Type: Article

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