Angel investor characteristics that determine whether perceived passion leads to higher evaluations of funding potential

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 592-606

  Mitteness, Cheryl ^a   Sudek, Richard ^b   Cardon, Melissa S ^c  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective reactivity; Angel investors; Passion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861000759     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2011.11.003     Document Type: Article

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