Exploring agency dynamics of crowd funding in start-up capital financing

Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-110

  Ley, Andy ^a   Weaven, Scott ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 80054857316     PISSN: 10879595     EISSN: 15282686     Source Type: Journal    
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