Formal institutions, culture, and venture capital activity: A cross-country analysis

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 95-111

  Li, Yong ^a   Zahra, Shaker A ^b  

^a 160 Jacobs Management Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Collectivism; Institutions; National culture; Uncertainty avoidance; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 81555214491     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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