Agency and similarity effects and the VC's attitude towards academic spin-out investing

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 567-584

  Knockaert, Mirjam ^a,b   Wright, Mike ^a,c   Clarysse, Bart ^a,d   Lockett, Andy ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic spin out; Agency theory; Human capital; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT; AGENCY THEORY; HUMAN CAPITALS; INVESTMENT MANAGERS; SPECIFIC HUMAN CAPITALS; SPIN-OUTS; VENTURE CAPITAL; VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS;

EDUCATION; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 78649316475     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-009-9138-y     Document Type: Article

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