Governance and resource interaction in networks. The role of venture capital in a biotech start-up

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 232-244

  Strömsten, Torkel ^a   Waluszewski, Alexandra ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Innovation; Networks; Resources; Speed; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860394804     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2010.11.030     Document Type: Article

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